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Now You're Bookin'! (Bookworm Humor and Fave Reads) 📚
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items Designs celebrating literacy (in a tongue-in-cheek fashion) and a personal (and lifelong) love of books (plus puns, whenever possible); and, of course, a not-so-short list of my favorite books!
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Note: This list may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission (at no extra charge to you) if you make a purchase using these links..
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Favorite Books
These personal favorites have stood the test of time!
I read every one of Piers Anthony's FORTY ONE Magic of Xanth paperbacks. I would eagerly await the release of every one!
A Spell for Chameleon / Magic of Xanth #1 (Paperback) by Piers Anthony
I've bought and read every Anne book (in paperback) that L.M. Montgomery wrote, and was hooked on the CBC-produced series that came out in the mid-1980s. Hagood Hardy did a great job of scoring the instrumentals, too!
Anne Of Green Gables, Complete 8-Book Box Set (Paperback) by Lucy Maud Montgomery
One of my first young adult reads. I was in Grade 8 when I devoured this book, and I could empathize 100% with the protagonist of this story (except the favorite color being pink – mine is bluish-purple!) ;)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Paperback) by Judy Blume
One of my earliest childhood reads and favorite books – about a horse, of course!
Black Beauty (Sterling Unabridged Classics Series) (Paperback) by Anna Sewell
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If chocolate figures into the title, you know I have to read it! I read portions of this book in Grade 2 to my fellow classmates – one of the few times when I've not been afraid to elocute! ;)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Paperback) by Roald Dahl
My dad got me hooked on reading Dune (every book)! The 1982 Dune movie starring Kyle Maclachan was grand and sweeping, but it could not even begin to address all the plots, subplots, and machinations of the books. The Children of Dune miniseries atte...
Dune Saga Books 1-6 Boxed Set: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune (Paperback) by Frank Herbert
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Elfquest is no ordinary fantasy comic book series! Wonderful artwork and engaging storylines have me returning to read my EQs from front to back, year after year!
ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 1--Fire and Flight (Hardcover) by Wendy & Richard Pini
The adventures of Cutter's tribe and new family continue!
ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 2--Forbidden Grove (Hardcover) by Wendy & Richard Pini
On his quest to find more races of elves, Cutter makes some startling discoveries about his kind – and the humans.
ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 3--Wolf Blood Caged (Hardcover) by Wendy & Richard Pini
The culmination of Cutter's first quest comes at the cost of some great sacrifices by all parties.
ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 4--The First War (Hardcover) by Wendy & Richard Pini
Another Roald Dahl classic that was required reading in my Grade 2 class. Dahl has the knack of interspersing tragic circumstances with really oddball humor and situations down pat! Two thumbs up! I loved the book (not the movie, which I did not see)...
James and the Giant Peach Paperback by Roald Dahl
I loved reading every one of Terry Brooks' Magic Kingdom of Landover series. My favorite character was Abernathy the talking dog and court scribe!
Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! / Magic Kingdom of Landover Series #1 (Paperback) by Terry Brooks
Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality offered an interesting take on the Four Horsemen of Biblical lore, told from the viewpoint of each of the horsemen.
On a Pale Horse / Incarnations of Immortality #1 (Paperback) by Piers Anthony
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Is it a surprise that another favorite book of mine happens to involve an animal? The inspirational and heartbreakingly too-short story of an extraordinary filly who captured hearts with her beauty and blazing speed on the racetrack.
Ruffian: Burning from the Start (Paperback) by Jane Schwartz
I've read all 20 of them; I even watched the movie starring Kelly Reno. The Black Stallion books were the reason why I started drawing horses (and kept drawing them for many years!)
The Black Stallion Adventures (4-Box Set) (Paperback) by Walter Farley
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I was hooked on Card's Ender quadrilogy, well before the movie with Harrison Ford was released in theatres.
The Ender Saga #1 (5-Book Box Set): Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender in Exile (Paperback)
When the book you read draws you into its pages, your imagination may be the hero of the plot! I loved the first movie (even though it deviated somewhat from the book) and the theme music.
The Neverending Story (Paperback) by Michael Ende
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Margery Williams' enchanting children's classic that still has me misty-eyed after all these years. You could almost think of it as a more modern-day (and much furrier!) re-telling of Pinocchio.
The Velveteen Rabbit
One of my absolute favorites. I've read my paperback until the pages look a little, well, dog-eared.
Where the Red Fern Grows (Paperback) by Wilson Rawls
Designs Celebrating Literacy
A witty look at the power of words as portrayed through the creative mindset and visual mediums of graphic designers (including yours truly).
The cute way to encourage curling up with a good book: add coffee and a cat to the mix!
CDS Cute Cat and Coffee Book Lover Literature Reading Postcard
A homage to Hamlet, done with tongue firmly in cheek!
CDS Funny Book Reading Quote Literature Bookworm Postcard
The very definition of today's modern (intellectual) man.
JS Mens Never Underestimate Old Man Who Plays Chess A Sweatshirt
If the book you want to read is the story of your life … I have just one piece of advice: EMBELLISH! ;)
LDDL Typography Write the Book You Want to Read Coffee Mug
A hilarious spoof of Las Vegas, done book club style.
M Custom What Happens at Book Club Stays at Book Club Coffee Mug
A funny quotation that makes for a great shirt for bookworms and school students!
MFFHQTAG That's What I Do I Read Books And I Know Things T-Shirt
I couldn't be trusted in a library, either! ;)
PP I Can't Be Trusted In A Bookstore Vinyl Sticker
The classy glass for book lovers, bookworms, authors, writers, book club friends or avid readers! Personalize with a line of custom text beneath.
RVDC Blooming Floral Book Personalized Book Club Stemless Wine Glass
I never needed one. I would polish off a 400-page book in 4 hours!
RVDC Bookmarks Are For Quitters Personalized Book Club Tote Bag
Yes, I was dependent on sci fi and fantasy to get me through the weekends. :)
SBDS Fiction Addiction Bookworm Reading Quote Saying Coffee Mug
Pop culture song spoof never goes out of style. I love big books, too! Some of them are encyclopedias, others really heavy dictionaries!
SBDS I Like Big Books And I Cannot Lie Funny Saying Tote Bag
Y'know, I used to read way, way, way past my bedtime.
SBDS Just One More Chapter Funny Bookworm Reading Books Tote Bag
This book bag demands a second look! A whimsical little design featuring studious guinea pigs and humor by yours truly for speed readers!
W2A Funny Guinea Pigs Reading Under Red Mushrooms Collection
Add a bit of wit to your literary adventures with this humorous bookmark, which features an AI-generated pair of tortoiseshell guinea pigs, reading an oversized tome of fantastical adventures amid a colony of red fly agaric mushrooms. So engrossed ar...
W2A Funny Guinea Pigs Reading Under Red Mushrooms Bookmarks