It’™s Debs’ birthday today. This inspired her to ask today’™s question’“
What, if any, memorable or special book have you ever gotten as a present? Birthday or otherwise. What made it so notable? The person who gave it? The book itself? The ‘œgift aura?’
When I was little and was asked what I wanted for a present I always said “books please” – still do actually. When I read this question these three books came to my mind. They are Bible Stories for Children: presents from my parents on my sixth, seventh and eighth birthdays.
BooksPlease 
Ah…now I know how you got that name for your blog. ;P
Happy Thursday!
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How special that you still have them! Happy Booking Through Thursday. I’m hosting a book giveaway. Check out my sidebar.
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That is so precious, and I’m delighted to hear where ‘booksplease’ came from.
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What a wonderful blog! Edward and I are so happy to have found you and we shall return!!
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Isn’t it wonderful to have books from your childhood? I still have a few of mine, and I really treasure them.
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Books are always on my wish list, too!
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As several others have said, it’s nice discovering the story behind your blog name.
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My wonderful husband gave me a first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird (my all-time favorite) book. I was beyond thrilled both about the book and because it took him months of searching eBay to find it!
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That’s such a great remembrance from your childhood!
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What a special memory to have. The books look lovely too.
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Sweet, eh!
Booking through presents
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what special p resents. i love that you showed us the inscription too :-)
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Those are beautiful books!
My favourite gift book is my beautifully illustrated copy of An Anthology of Aesop’s Animal Fables, given to me a few years ago by my very dear friend Heather.
(I’ve always liked your blog name – even more so now I know how it came about)
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