Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Top Ten Tuesday: Books ft. Elves, Reindeer, & Toys!

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book blog meme now hosted by Jana over at The Artsy Reader Girl!

This week's topic is:  Books I Want Santa to Bring Books ft. Elves, Reindeer, & Toys!

Okay, so for this week's Top Ten Tuesday I'm getting a little, er, creative with this week's Santa-related topic and have developed a list of Santa-related items that appear in books, such as elves, toys, and reindeer! I should preface this by saying that most of these books are not Christmas/winter-related (i.e. the elves in these books are clearly not Santa's elves, though some of them may be willing to help out if you ask, I'm sure), though some are just by nature of the topic. Still, these are all great books that I would highly recommend!

Elves 🧝
If you enjoy books with elves, here are some books that each have their own unique variation of elves to explore!
     



     
We all know the incredible elves from The Lord of the Rings, and there are a lot of other amazing elves in Blood of Elves from The Witcher series, Neil Gaiman's Stardust, and the beloved middle grade series Artemis Fowl!



Reindeer 🦌
Okay so not all of these are directly reindeer... but there are deer in these stories!
     
     
What's more reindeer than The Reindeer People? Then we have Fire Bringer, which is story centered entirely around some fictional dears, the classic The Yearling about a fawn who is taken in by a young child and his family, and of course we can't forget about the White Stag in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (which is also a great winter-themed book!).



Toys 🎄🎁
     
The Toymakers is a beautiful and sort of heartbreaking books that features quite a lot of toys since it takes place largely within an incredibly magical and amazing toy store, Papa Jack's Toy Emporium. Coraline also features some toys, though Coraline definitely takes a darker turn at times (though that's not to say The Toymakers is all fun and games!). 



And bonus--Santa-inspired! 🎅🤶
What's better than a story about the fictional daughter of Santa and Mrs. Claus!? Okay, so I haven't actually read The Legend of Holly Claus yet, but it's been on my TBR for ages and I hope to get to it soon because it seems delightful, and I love that cover artwork!



Have you read any of these? What books would you add to any of these categories!?


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16 comments:

  1. AngelaDecember 22, 2020 at 4:27 AM

    Fun list! The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is one I love to reread!

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  2. Tammy SparksDecember 22, 2020 at 6:38 AM

    This is such a creative post! Now you've got me thinking about books I've read with these elements...

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    1. Jordan @ForeverLostinLiteratureDecember 23, 2020 at 11:50 AM

      It was hard at first to come up with some (especially reindeer!), but once I got going they started popping up more, haha.

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  3. LydiaDecember 22, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    Aww, I loved this post. You were so creative with it. I had no idea there were so many books featuring reindeer.

    My post.

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    1. Jordan @ForeverLostinLiteratureDecember 23, 2020 at 11:51 AM

      I'm so glad! I know, I thought reindeer was going to be a hard one, but I was surprised by what I could do with it!

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  4. Savannah@ReadingBifrostDecember 22, 2020 at 10:24 AM

    Man, if I read Coraline as I kid I would have had nightmares for months! Great list!

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    1. Jordan @ForeverLostinLiteratureDecember 23, 2020 at 11:51 AM

      Oh man, same! I mean, I had nightmares about ET for months, so I can only imagine what this book would have done to my dreams, haha. Thanks!

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  5. Deanna @ A Novel GlimpseDecember 22, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    I love what you did here! Perfect for the season!

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  6. ElenaSquareEyesDecember 22, 2020 at 1:41 PM

    I really like the spin you put on this week's theme :) Hope you get a lot of book-shaped presents!
    My Top Ten Tuesday.

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  7. GregDecember 22, 2020 at 4:17 PM

    Ooh I love elves. Especially Tolkien's. :) And the white stag is awesome!

    Great topic!!!

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  8. SusanDecember 22, 2020 at 4:26 PM

    How fun! I love how you divided this list.

    Happy TTT!

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  9. Jess @ JessticulatesDecember 22, 2020 at 4:43 PM

    Such a fun topic! One of these days I need to read The Lord of the Rings.

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  10. Aj @ Read All The Things!December 23, 2020 at 7:41 AM

    I like your spin on the topic! When I think of elf books, the first one that comes to mind is Dobby from Harry Potter.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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