You know that one of our favorite Christmas traditions is our countdown to Christmas with books. One of the most frequently asked questions is how many books do you have?? and, which are your favorites? I’ve made a list of 20 of my favorites for you today and I’ll include the links to them on Amazon, but some other great resources are the library (so you can see if you love them before you buy!), thrift stores, ebay, half.com, used books on Amazon, etc.

20. Santa Mouse by Michael Brown: this is harder to find these days because it’s an older book. My kids love it~a short, sweet story about a mouse helps Santa out. And now we leave out cheese with our cookies for Santa.

19. The Christmas Alphabet by Robert Sabuda : this is a gorgeous pop-up book, but the paper tears easily, so it’s a read-with-a-grown-up-book that doesn’t go in the book basket with the others.

A couple of quick deals for the weekend!

Don’t want to cook dinner?

Macaroni Grill: $10 off $20 ONLINE order for pickup only Use Code: PASTA  Good thru 12/31!

Papa Johns: 50% off regular price pizza (exp. 12/2) enter code PEPSI50 at checkout.

*Target has all of their sleepwear for 20% off, plus free shipping~click here and scroll down to see the deal. We love nick & nora jammies!

Hellooooo 320 Sycamore friends! Are you ready for a super easy, cheap, quick Christmas project? Of course you are.

Let’s go:

Here is my inspiration at Pottery Barn. We’re going to do much better than $50 though.