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For day 1 of #decemberdreams I thought I‘d do a book that‘s all about a magical #advent calendar! I love everything about jostein gaardner and this one is so so gorgeous, everything magic I love about Christmas.

#wintergames @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I bought this when it was published, which the book & the price tag stuck on the back tell me was 1996! I read it then & remember liking it a lot. This month I've been craving fluffy, undemanding reads & was happy to find it this on my shelf. There's something old-fashioned about Gaarder's children books but in a good way. It's about the meaning of Christmas, but it's also about the magic, mystery, & miracle of the diversity of humanity & beliefs.

My first holiday read of the #wintergames2020 finished! This was, like all Gaardner books, wonderfully mysterious, strange and heartwarming. A boy finds a strange homemade advent calendar which tells part of a story every day and leads to answers about woman who went missing decades before. Highly recommend!

#merryreaders @Clwojick +26

A little boy buys a magic Advent calendar. Each day he opens a window to find a picture and a message. I read it 10 years ago and am re-reading it one chapter a day as if the book were an Advent calendar itself.

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Is this your adorable baby?

Welp, this is a first. I received a Christmas card in the mail today, addressed only to me & not to my husband... & I have no idea who it‘s from. 😆😅

My only thought is: maybe it‘s a Litsy friend who I know first by handle? I‘m genuinely stumped — but happy someone thought to send me festive blessings? 🎄❄️🤷‍♀️

My pick for #AdventRecommends for day 3 is very fitting for the season. It‘s a lovely advent calendar book, where there is one story each day leading up to Christmas 🎄

The #audio version is also beautiful, with a nice soundtrack starting and ending each chapter. This book never fails to get me in the Christmas spirit 🤩

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#Seasonreadings

Ah I loved it. Perfect reading for an entire family :)

Oh how I'm adoring this book.
It's absolutely wonderful.
I think it'd be ace read aloud to some older children throughout the advent season :) :)

Hmm. Is it too early for this?

To all those celebrating the birth of the Christ child, a very merry Christmas, and a kewl Yule to those who aren't

Merry Christmas!

This is the only Christmassy book I own, besides A Christmas Carol. I haven‘t read it. Every year, I remember sonewhat belatedly that I have it and then I thin, “but I have so many other books I want to read!

Anyone read it?

#TisTheSeason #ReindeerReads @Jess7

Day 4: Is this too on-the-nose for #setinwinter ?
#decktheshelves

#seasonsreadings2017 day 3: #onlyatchristmas. There are so many things, but reading Jostein Gaarder's The Christmas Mystery is one of my favorite ways of counting down to Dec. 24th ❤❤❤ @Reallifereading

This is my bookish calendar counting down to Christmas. I have read this book at least three times.

Every chapter is a day in December and it tells the story of Joakim who come across a special calendar in the bookstore.

Of all my #christmassyreads, I think The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder is the most christmassy. It's a calender book, with twenty-four chapters and a story within the story, about Joachim and his magic advent calender, and Elisabeth who follows the little lamb...
Other christmassy reads include Through A Glass, Darkly, also by Gaarder (they both feature an angel called Yriel. Hmm) & Christmas In Noisy Village (Astrid Lindgren).

I'm sure this same sentence can be applied to many other religions! #17thDayofAdventCalendar #BookSwap.
Really enjoying this book. One chapter per day :)

My current chapter in this nice little Christmas Story.

With only two weeks to go, it's time for a Christmas book! I love Jostein Gaarder but I haven't read this one yet. Now is the perfect time.

I ❤️ this book. This is my 📚 Advent calendar..so many times I just want to read ahead but i am keeping the mystery going till 24th Dec

I've had this book forever, but haven't read it! Seems like a good time to start. 🎄📚

History is like a big pile of pancakes where each pancake is a new map of the world.

Joachim knew that Jesus loved everyone, but in his dream he had been fond of chocolate too.

#Christmas #AmReading #BookSwap #1stDecember #BookventCalendar. This is a great 📚, Thanks to my BookSwap club I found Jostein Gadder (now one of my fav author).

I am finishing one print and one kindle book this weekend. Looking forward to my December TBR, with some Christmas titles too (thanks to this group).

I'm starting to read my #Christmas list. Do you make #Festive #ReadingList. If you do, please share it here. #AmReading #BookSwap #BookReviews #BookGiveAways coming soon :) 🎁🎁🎁📚📚📚