{"id":23970,"date":"2017-12-15T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=23970"},"modified":"2017-12-15T08:00:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T13:00:06","slug":"all-things-small-and-wonderful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=23970","title":{"rendered":"All Things Small and Wonderful"},"content":{"rendered":"

\\When I saw\u00a0My Miniature Library <\/em>from Lawrence King a few months ago, I instantly fell in love. It just delighted me on so many levels. I’ll admit that as a child I had a wall shelf in my room for years dedicated to\u00a0displaying my collection of tiny things, so perhaps this spoke to my heart in a unique \"\"<\/a>way, but I think the appeal is pretty universal. Offering 30 classic books from\u00a0Jabberwocky <\/em>and\u00a0The Owl and the Pussycat\u00a0<\/em>to\u00a0Thumbelina\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Frog Prince\u00a0<\/em>to books of birds and butterflies and maps, this big box offers a bounty of mini book magic.
\nWe have been featuring the package prominently since it came out in September, but I had an epiphany today. Why not turn these awesome little books into Christmas ornaments to trim a charmingly bookish tree? A little cutting, folding, pasting, and\u00a0voil\u00e0<\/em>! As someone with limited patience for crafting, this was just right for my skill set too.\u00a0I’ve started making them for the store display and am going to bring a second set home as a fun family project for the weekend.
\nThe little books are simply irresistible. This is surely a library fit for a bookish mouse, a thumb-sized child,\u00a0 some doll people, or even some resourceful borrowers.\u00a0I can just\u00a0imagine Arietty Clock eagerly nicking\u00a0these away to a cozy corner\u00a0or Despereaux\u00a0stumbling on\u00a0a treasure trove perfectly sized for him. They look truly festive on a tree, but you don’t have to pack these goodies away all year long with the rest of your holiday treasures. Once\u00a0Christmas is over, you can store them on\u00a0a stylish little\u00a0bookcase dapper enough for Stuart Little himself.
\nAlthough they might not be\u00a0sized for mouse hands, I also love to recommend (and use) diminutive literary treats as stocking stuffers. What looks\u00a0more enticing Christmas morning than a\u00a0little book poking out of the top of a stocking along with the candy canes? This year, I’m specifically highlighting\u00a0The Mud Book <\/em>by John Cage\u00a0and\u00a0I Like You\u00a0<\/em>by Sandol Stoddard Warburg.
\nI was just in India for two weeks for a family wedding, and we arrived back in Texas last week to honest-to-goodness snow in the air. Of course I was ordering books and checking in from abroad, but what\u00a0a perfect way\u00a0to\u00a0get back in a seasonal frame of mind.
\nOf course the real snowflakes melted by the next afternoon, but we still have the paper versions to remind us of\u00a0our brief wintry glory. Here’s hoping you are all feeling the holiday magic wherever you are. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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