It’s almost the end of the party but I’m so glad you were able to come today. I hope you find many books.
It looks today is going to be another beautiful day. The sun is shining and the fog over the lake is already burning away. I think these blankets will be wanted not to keep warm, but to spread out on the grass and sit on while diving into a stack of books. But if your are after a bit more adventure, take a bike ride along the trails in the woods and collect books in your basket. Or take an armload of favorite stories to the barn to sit and read. Perhaps you can find a friend to join you in one of the boats where you can talk of favorite authors and stories. Sit around the glowing coals of the bonfire and chat, or fill up your backpack, take a hike and rest on one of the benches. Of course there is still time to head to the orchard, pick a few apples and look for some empty bushel baskets. If you can’t find any out there, check near the kitchen door.
Just so you know how this works, I’ll be sharing my Top 5 books in the day’s genre, and right below that, I’ll have the links to all the other rooms, I mean blogs. Make sure you check them all out and find the Books room because they will be offering a FREE short story! And then, below the party rooms, is the giveaway. You won’t want to miss that!
Babies
I love babies in real live, and I love having babies in books. Of course many books with babies have them as side characters since I’m not sure how it would work to have them as an MC. But all these books are about babies or have babies in them.
Baby Dear by Esther Burns Wilkin
This story has been a favorite for as long as I can remember. I’ve always loved baby dolls and real babies, so the story of this little girl and her doll is so sweet. Plus the illustrations are so cute!
Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink
Is this a realistic story? No. Do I care? No. I’ve absolutely loved this story since I was old enough to read it. Somehow the thought of having not just one but four babies to take care of always intrigued me, and yes, there is a happy ending.
Christie’s Christmas by Isabella Alden
While half of this story takes place on Christmas Day, it’s not your usual Christmas story. And babies! There are at least three different babies and well, I don’t want to give away too much, but I love this story.
Partners by Grace Livingston Hill
This story shows such love and care for a child no one else wants to take care of. I wanted to step in and help, but it turns out I wasn’t needed.
Seven From Heaven by Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey
I remember how my best friends and I followed the story of the McCougheys when their babies were born. We watched anything, and read anything about them. You want a real story about babies and the miracle they are? Read this book. I need to go read it again.
Are you ready to visit all the other Party Rooms–er, blogs? Have fun and don’t forget to leave comments, add books to your TBR list and enter the giveaway! Oh, and these will open in a new tab, so don’t worry, you won’t get lost in the acres of land around the Literary Lodge. 🙂
Grand Prize Giveaway!
- Dancing with Fireflies by Rebekah Morris
- Promise’s Prayer by Erika Mathews
- Bingeworthy by Madison Brown (and other authors)
- Oh, the Fallen by Abigail Harris
- Jayne’s Endeavour by Lauren Compton
- A Five Fall Favorites Book Bag
- Amazon gift card
This giveaway is open to everyone. International as well as US. However, if we have an International winner, they will get a kindle bundle and an Amazon gift card instead of the actual books and bag. (Sorry, we just can’t mail this internationally.)
If we get more than 75 different people entered into the giveaway, we will add a 2nd place winner, so be sure to tell you family and friends!
Please be honest in your entries because they will be checked.
This has to be updated manually, and I can only do that every 3 hours, so if you enter and don’t see any progress, don’t despair, I will update it. 🙂
“Baby Island”! I can remember loving that book when I was younger 😊 I need to reread it sometime soon.
How fun! 😀
I’ve never read any of these!!! They look so nice, though… especially Partners!
*cries* I’m not ready for this party to end!!!!!
(By the way, the giveaway form seems to be working today after all :D)
I guess you have a few more books to read, Lydia. 😀
We do have tomorrow, so don’t cry yet. 😉
(Yay! Glad it’s working again.)
I don’t think I have read Partners yet. I bet my sister owns it though. I will have to borrow it sometime. 😉
Yep, you should! 😀
What great recs, Rebekah! Thank you! And thanks for the freebie too 😉
You’re most welcome. 😀
I loved “Baby Island”!!!! It’s such a good story, though unrealistic. “Seven from Heaven” is on my to-read list from a old FFF party. I like the theme you chose for today.
Yes, Baby Island is just so much fun. 😀 Usually I don’t like unrealistic books, but this one I like.
Yay! I rather like this genre too. 😉 And I hope you can read Seven from Heaven soon.
Baby Island is such a cute story! I want to read Christy’s Christmas. That’s actually one Pansy book I haven’t read!
Oh, you should read Christie’s Christmas! It’s so good.
I’ve never read any of these! But you keep recommending Isabella Alden, so I want to try her books sometime now. XD
Yes, Kenzie, you should try some stories by Isabella Alden.
Ooo, I read Partners and loved that one! And Christie’s Christmas, of course!!😉 Both super good!! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! Yes, Christie’s Christmas and Partners. 😀
Baby island looks intriguing, haha maybe I’ll be reading that (once I get to the end of my MASSIVE tbr pile which might be a while)!
😀 Well, if you find a copy of Baby Island, maybe you can squeeze it in for a little light reading. The book isn’t very long. 😉
Baby Island?? I’m intrigued, too! And I really need to read Grace Linvingston Hill.
Yes, Baby Island. 😀
I haven’t read many Grace Livingston Hill and I can’t recommend all I’ve read, but I did like Partners.
Oooo these look so good! I’ve never read any of them; I’ll have to look into them!
Sounds like you have some reading to do. 😀
Baby Island is amazing! Love that one so much. I’d forgotten about Baby Dear but we grew up on it, and it’s the best.
Yes, and yes. 😀 I love the pictures in Baby Dear. My mom actually had a Baby Dear doll when she was young, but she wore it out.
Aw that’s so special!