A book list for holiday giving
During her annual Books Sandwiched In on Nov. 20, Sharpe covered 40 books, including cookbooks, biography, a peekaboo book for babies, fiction and non-fiction for children and adults.
Here’s Jane Sharpe’s book gift list for the 2008 holidays:
FOR ADULTS:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Shades of Gray: A novel of the Civil War in Virginia by Jessica James
The Oyster War by David Faulkner
Lucky in Love by Stacey Coverstone
An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor
Samuel Adams:A life by Ira Stoll
Ladies of Liberty: The women who shaped our nation by Cokie Roberts
Emily Post: Daughter of the gilded age, mistress of American manners by Laura Claridge
Dewey: The small-town cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
This I believe II: More personal philosophies of remarkable men and women edited by Jay Allison & Dan Gediman
Bob Schieffer’s America by Bob Schieffer
Choosing Civility: The 25 rules of considerate conduct by P.M. Forni
Spooky Maryland: Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore retold by S.E. Schlosser and illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman
Being Dead Is No Excuse: The official Southern ladies guide to the perfect funeral by Gayden Metcalf & Charlotte Hays
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous flavor from simple ingredients by Ina Garten
CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULTS
Paula Deen’s My First Cookbook by Paula Deen with Martha Nesbit and illustrated by Susan Mitchell
Our White House: Looking in, looking out created by 108 Renowned Authors and Illustrators & The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
Be Glad Your Nose Is On Your Face and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Brandon Dorman
Chalice by Robin McKinley
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
The Penderwicks of Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Peter Pan: A pop-up adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s original tale by Robert Sabuda
Owney, the mail-pouch pooch by Mona Kerby, pictures by Lynne Barnasch
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond
Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
First Snow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams & Jean Stoick
Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman
Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Santa Claws: The Christmas Crab by Priscilla Cummings and illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey
Count My Blessings 1 through 10 by Sabina Yoon
Christmas Peekaboo! by DK Publishing
A is for Annabelle: A doll’s alphabet by Tasha Tudor
A Friend is Someone Who Likes You by Joan Walsh Anglund
Amazing Peace by Maya Angelou and illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher
The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore and illustrated by Jan Brett