Today I went shopping for ornaments with my kids which is always a blast. Our tree is filled with keepsake ornaments, bringing back memories of the people who gifted them and the places we were when we received them.
Every year I like to go through the books I’ve read in the past year or so, and pair it with something significant from the story. It’s a fun way to give gift ideas to my reader friends.
And while shopping, an idea took form. What about pairing a Christmas book with a Christmas tree ornament?
The Book List
Here are some books with ornament pairings that any book worm on your shopping list would appreciate:
(scroll down past the gallery for the links to purchase either the book and/or the ornament, or support your local artisans and booksellers)
The Pairings List
- Christmas at the Amish Bake Shop by various authors and a baking ornament
- Meddling with Mistletoe by Liz Johnson and a mistletoe ornament
- The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson and a red truck ornament
- Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna White and a sugar plum ornament
- The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry and a guitar ornament
- We Three Kings by various authors and a wise men ornament
- The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury and a book tree ornament
- Mistletoe Season by various authors and a royal crown ornament
- All I Want for Christmas by Susan May Warren and a trout ornament (formally published as A Christmas Bowl)
- A Marriage Carol by Chris Fabry and Gary Chapman and a fireplace ornament
- Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin and an advent ornament
And there you have it! Some lovely ornaments to pair with a Christmas book. A fantastic way to support local artisans, and the authors we all love to read.
If you were to pair an ornament and a book, which two would you choose?