{"id":10581,"date":"2013-12-20T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=10581"},"modified":"2013-12-20T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T17:18:39","slug":"2013-gift-guide-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2013\/12\/20\/2013-gift-guide-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Gift Guide Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s getting closer to Christmas, and these are some more items I’d recommend for you and yours. I’m afraid I didn’t have time to go through and write-up thoughts on each, but I find them all exciting.<\/p>\n

1. Postertext Wall Art<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This team of bibliophiles have created dozens of pieces of wall art out of text — that is, the full<\/em> text of the novel or short story that inspired the art. This year I finally was able to check them out first hand. I have the striking 2014 calendar:<\/p>\n

\"Postertext-2013-literary-calendar-front-cover\"<\/p>\n

The calendar suited me perfectly because it’s made up of classic short stories.<\/p>\n

\"Sherlock-and-January---Dual-Image---1500px\"<\/p>\n

It is HUGE at 15″x28″, and they’re designed so that when the calendar year is used up, you can remove the calendar portion and keep the text art as a poster.<\/p>\n

If you’re not interested in the calendar, they have a bunch of text art posters that use the full text of novels to create the art, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em>, The Adventures of Huck<\/em>leberry Finn<\/em>, and a very cleverly designed Around the World in 80 Days<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You can find their website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Children’s Books:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A. New York Review Children’s Collection:<\/em><\/strong> Earlier this year I had my children guest review a few children’s books, all so far from the New York Review Children’s Collection’s great series (you can see their list here<\/a>). These hardcover, fantastically produced books are heirloom quality — and not just because of the physical product.<\/p>\n

Some I recommend:<\/p>\n

Hickory<\/em>, by Palmer Brown.<\/p>\n

\"Hickory\"<\/p>\n

And, though I haven’t read it, but it fits the bill, Something for Christmas<\/em>, by Palmer Brown.<\/p>\n

\"Something<\/p>\n

The Thirteen Clocks<\/em>, by James Thurber.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Wonderful O<\/em>, by James Thurber.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Midnight Fol<\/em>k, by John Masefield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

And another that I haven’t read but that fits the bill, The Box of Delights<\/em>, by John Masefield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Uncle<\/em>, by J.P. Martin.<\/p>\n

\"Uncle\"<\/p>\n

B. Peter Sis “Children’s<\/strong> Books”<\/strong><\/em>: While I love looking at these books with my children, I think most of what they say goes over their head. But they’re simply beautiful pieces of art.<\/p>\n

Some I recommend:<\/p>\n

The Tree of Life<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Starry Messenger<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Starry<\/p>\n

Tibet: Through the Red Box<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sis<\/p>\n

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sis<\/p>\n

3. Big Beautiful Books or Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Collected Stories of Stefan Zweig<\/em> (Pushkin Press)<\/p>\n

\"The-Collected-Stories-of-St\"<\/p>\n

A True Novel<\/em>, by Minae Mizumura<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Dalkey Archive’s Library of Korean Literature<\/p>\n

\"Korean<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, that’s all I have this year (not really — my wife and I actually have a lot of things we’d love to put on here). Everyone, I wish you a wonderful holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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