Chronicle Books is sponsoring a book giveaway worth $500. Here's the deal - book bloggers list their $500 worth of Chronicle picks and you can win their bag of goodes by entering on various blogs (including lit*chick)!
Here is what I would buy with $500 at Chronicle...consider this the first of my holiday lists (caution, it's craft and littles heavy)
Crafting:
MoMa Art Make Mistakes $16.95
Everyday's a Holiday: Year Round Crafting with Kids by Heidi Kenney $22.50
Paper + Craft by Minhee and Truman Cho $19.95
Silhouette Art: Papers Instructions and Patterns by Vana Chupp $18.95
Lotta Jansdotter's Handmade Living: Scandanavian Style by Lotta Jansdotter $28.95
Reprodepot Pattern Book: Flora by Djerba Goldfinger $24.95
Paper Cutting: Contemporary Artists, Timeless Craft by Laura Heyinga $27.50 (preorder)
Cooking:
The Big Book of Soups and Stews by Maryana Vollstedt $19.95
From Our House to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share by Joyce Goldstein $19.95
Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery & Cafe by Joanne Chang and Christie Matheson $35.00
Cake Pops by Bakerella by Angie Dudley $19.95
Quick and Easy Korean Cooking by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee $22.95
For the Littles (and their parents):
My Favorite Things Flashcards by Lorena Simenovich $14.95
Home Sweet Home Decorative Prints by Suzy Ultman $24.95
Walk the Dog: A Parade of Pooches from A to Z by Bob Barner $9.99
The Kid Who Named Pluto: And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science by Marc McCutcheon $15.95
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland $17.99
MoMa Modern Play House and Play Family... $19.99 and $12.99
Charlotte in London by Joan McPhail Knight Illus. by Melissa Sweet $16.99
Pirate's Log: A Handbook for Aspiring Swashbucklers by Jory John and Avery Monsen $15.95
Other Stuff I Like:
America's Doll House: The Miniature World of Faith Bradford by William L. Bird Jr. $24.95
Writer's Workshop in a Book: The Squaw Valley Community of Writers on the Art of Fiction edited by Alan Cheuse and Lisa Alvarez $14.95
School Years: A Family Keepsake of School Memories by Stephen Britt $16.95 (this one has been on my list forever, now I need 4!)
Haikubes $24.95
Old School Letter Set by Paper & Cup Designs $15.95
This pretend shopping is exhausting! There is plenty of good stuff to choose from and it's too easy to fill up a $500 bag. All this to say that when it comes to books the list is endless.
Enjoy and enter the giveaway below!
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