I can't wait to dig in to all these stories! Fantasy is one of my favorite genres and Santa definitely took this one to Mt. Doom and back. I received The Abhorsen Chronicles, The Golden Compass, and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. I love reading to my kids and very much want to impart a love of reading to them and my Santa was extremely thoughtful in that regard!

The Andersen collection is perfect for reading to my kids, which we do every night before bed time. Once they are older I know they will love The Golden Compass, which is one of my and my Santa's favorites! I read this as a kid but don't currently have a copy so this is most welcome on our shelves.

The Abhorsen Chronicles I had never heard of before, but as soon as I pulled it out of the box my wife lit up because she recognized the second of the series when she was little. She had no idea there were two other books in the trilogy! I am very excited to start reading this one. It looks like an awesome sprawling adventure. To top it off, this was even the book that my Santa received last year in the book exchange! I think that that is so cool she passed it on to me and my family.

So basically what I'm saying is: THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is an amazing collection of books and I can't wait to envelope myself in the stories they hold!