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12 Fictional Book Things on Readers' Christmas Wish List
Santa Claus has his work cut out for him this year. We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What fictional book thing do you want for Christmas? Here are your most requested items! (If ol' St. Nick actually does deliver on any of these, please let us know.)
Invisibility Cloak
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Who would give it to you: It's a mystery! An owl flew into your house and dropped the cloak off, but didn't stay long enough to let you know what human sent it.
What you could do with it: Manage mischief.
by J.K. Rowling
Who would give it to you: It's a mystery! An owl flew into your house and dropped the cloak off, but didn't stay long enough to let you know what human sent it.
What you could do with it: Manage mischief.
Babel Fish
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Who would give it to you: Your spacey two-headed brother-in-law.
What you could do with it: Stick it in your ear and finally understand what your distant relatives are saying about you. (It's not great.)
by Douglas Adams
Who would give it to you: Your spacey two-headed brother-in-law.
What you could do with it: Stick it in your ear and finally understand what your distant relatives are saying about you. (It's not great.)
Mary Poppins's Umbrella
Mary Poppins
by P.L. Travers
Who would give it to you: Your magical nanny, of course.
What you could do with it: Skip all that terrible Christmas traffic and fly through the sky via umbrella transportation.
by P.L. Travers
Who would give it to you: Your magical nanny, of course.
What you could do with it: Skip all that terrible Christmas traffic and fly through the sky via umbrella transportation.
Time Machine
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
Who would give it to you: A cousin whose name you can't remember.
What you could do with it: Travel back in time to buy that forgettable cousin a better present than a Starbucks gift card.
by H.G. Wells
Who would give it to you: A cousin whose name you can't remember.
What you could do with it: Travel back in time to buy that forgettable cousin a better present than a Starbucks gift card.
Ella's Enchanted Book
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
Who would give it to you: Your friendly neighborhood fairy.
What you could do with it: Open it up and magically find exactly what you want and need to read waiting for you.
by Gail Carson Levine
Who would give it to you: Your friendly neighborhood fairy.
What you could do with it: Open it up and magically find exactly what you want and need to read waiting for you.
Clean-Up Machine
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
Who would give it to you: Your mother. Definitely your mother.
What you could do with it: Hop aboard and start your cleaning adventure.
by Dr. Seuss
Who would give it to you: Your mother. Definitely your mother.
What you could do with it: Hop aboard and start your cleaning adventure.
A Job with SpecOps27
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
Who would give it to you: Your great-grandmother, who just happens to look a lot like you.
What you could do with it: Become a kick-ass Literary Detective, investigating literature-related crimes on a fairly reasonably salary.
by Jasper Fforde
Who would give it to you: Your great-grandmother, who just happens to look a lot like you.
What you could do with it: Become a kick-ass Literary Detective, investigating literature-related crimes on a fairly reasonably salary.
Dragon
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
Who would give it to you: Your community Weyrleader.
What you could do with it: Fly through the air on your new dragon friend and save the world from Thread (which is something your Weyrleader has been trying to get you into for ages).
by Anne McCaffrey
Who would give it to you: Your community Weyrleader.
What you could do with it: Fly through the air on your new dragon friend and save the world from Thread (which is something your Weyrleader has been trying to get you into for ages).
The Luggage
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
Who would give it to you: A frumpy wizard who runs through your annual holiday party and shoves the hastily wrapped gift at you.
What you could do with it: Literally trample your enemies.
by Terry Pratchett
Who would give it to you: A frumpy wizard who runs through your annual holiday party and shoves the hastily wrapped gift at you.
What you could do with it: Literally trample your enemies.
Wardrobe Made from a Narnian Apple Tree
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Who would give it to you: Your professor.
What you could do with it: First, you'd use it to totally win at hide-and-seek. Then you'd use it to travel to a magical kingdom, overthrow a dictator, and become royalty.
by C.S. Lewis
Who would give it to you: Your professor.
What you could do with it: First, you'd use it to totally win at hide-and-seek. Then you'd use it to travel to a magical kingdom, overthrow a dictator, and become royalty.
Portrait Session with Basil Hallward
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Who would give it to you: Your first cousin, twice removed, who clearly doesn't know you at all.
What you could do with it: Hang it up in your room and proceed to stop aging while your portrait does it for you.
by Oscar Wilde
Who would give it to you: Your first cousin, twice removed, who clearly doesn't know you at all.
What you could do with it: Hang it up in your room and proceed to stop aging while your portrait does it for you.
The One Ring to Rule Them All
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Who would give it to you: Crazy Uncle Sauron.
What you could do with it: Use the ring to turn invisible and peek at all your other presents. Rule the world. Possibly go insane.
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Who would give it to you: Crazy Uncle Sauron.
What you could do with it: Use the ring to turn invisible and peek at all your other presents. Rule the world. Possibly go insane.
What fictional book item would you love to find under your Christmas tree? Tell us in the comments!
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My Christmas Wish List this year included Mad Love by Paul Dini, lol. I got it too! Yay!
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Haha great list! Hard to choose which would be my favourite. Also wouldn't mind getting that tablecloth from Russian fairy tales: you spread it out and pops out a delicious feast for you. ;)
I’d love the one ring to stop polluters and climate change deniers but it could get ugly so I think I will settle for a hobbit hole.
I'd want Kell's magical cloak from the Shades of Magic series.
I would love a time turner and Queen Susan's bow and arrows.
Thank you very much for the books overview and recommendations. I must confess I haven't yet read the Fate of the Tearling though I heard many feedback on it. Now I have another push to be more effective when working on the Test DPC APK & Tweakbox APK review and leave time for a book!
While Jasper Fforde is the right author you've got the wrong gift for me. I'd want both a dodo as awesome as Pickwick AND the ability to read myself into BookWorld.
Tomorrowland's badge... give it to myself along with special futuristic luggage :)
I Would Like some of the Wacky Chocolates By Willy Wonka.
Sophie wrote: "I Would Like some of the Wacky Chocolates By Willy Wonka."Who doesn't want chocolate any time anywhere lol?
They say you can tell a lot about a person whether they would choose to fly or be invisible as a superpower. I could do without the invisibility cloak. I will take the Nimbus 2000- to fly.
A Cathy Cassidy book. preferably a chocolate box girls set.
NutterButters wrote: "They say you can tell a lot about a person whether they would choose to fly or be invisible as a superpower. I could do without the invisibility cloak. I will take the Nimbus 2000- to fly."#Harrypotterfan
BTW Santa clause is spelt with an e at the end!
I've always wanted a House Elf from Harry Potter. Someone to do all the cooking and cleaning would leave me so much more time to read!
You are so wrong about who would give you the Wardrobe Made from a Narnian Apple Tree!What would happen is this; you are moving across the country or down the coast. You have to combine your mothers household and your own and then, when all your possessions arrive in the new city you are not available to receive them. A friend is there to let the removalist company in and she sees the wardrobe and does not THINK it is yours but is not sure.
Two weeks later you arrive at your new place to find a mysterious wardrobe as your surprise Christmas gift.
Hint. The removals company is Grace Brothers.
This is how I inherited an antique, creepy, timber wall clock which Grace Brothers refused to acknowledge came from them. It has, sadly, not let me through to other lands or dimensions yet. but my sister says that if it ever starts ticking she IS OUT OF HERE!
