Thursday, May 16, 2013

Give A Book


This past Sunday was Mother's Day. How was that celebrated in your house? Breakfast in bed? Flowers delivered? Dinner out at a restaurant? Popcorn at the movies? Someone other than Mom washing the dishes?

 Did you call your Mom and say Happy Mother's Day? Did you add, I love you?

 Did you consider giving her a book?

Whether it's Mother's Day, Christmas or any holiday, books are easy to give. You can go to your local bookstore or shop online. Look for a book in the genre she or he likes to read. Get a paperback or an e-book or perhaps a hardcover book.

If it's by a local author, get it autographed if you can.

A book lasts a whole lot longer than flowers or candy.

Not sure what s/he likes? Check his bookshelves. See if an author she reads has a new book out. If there's not a new book out, then find a series in the genre she likes that seems similar to one she already follows, and get that.

Introduce her to someone she's never read before. Choose an author that you like and get her one of his/her books. If it's a new to him/her series, start with the first book.
Flowers wilt. Candy sits on the hips. Books take time to read. Mom, Dad, Uncle, Aunt, or friend can be transported to a new place and go along on a ride with engaging characters.

That's my recommendation ... books. 'Course, someone else washing the dishes sounds pretty good, too.

8 comments:

  1. I spent the day with my mother-in-law and we gave her a Barnes & Nobel gift card. So yes, we did give her books.

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    1. I love gift cards, especially bookstore ones. They get the perfect gift because they choose it.

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  2. Ah! My mum and I always gave each other books for gifts. Our whole family does. I only give my grandkids books at Christmas. Books are the very best gifts. I wish I could have phoned my dear ma but she has gone on (dying mid-book I might add).

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    1. I agree with you, Jan. Books are great gifts. My mom was a reader, too. All her kids ended up being readers.

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  3. I love to give books for every occasion too!

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    1. Due to the Internet, I now know so many more authors than I used to, so I try to get their books to give as presents.

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  4. I love to give and receive books as gifts. It is always neat to find a new author to share with family and friends.

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    1. Good idea, Maryann. Seems like everyday, I meet up with a new author just by being on the Internet. I also belong to the local chapter of Sisters in Crime, so I meet authors there, too.

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