Wow!! Wow!! This is my first exchange where I got a gift in return and I couldn't be happier! My first package got lost but my giftee was kind enough to send another! They wrote a very nice note along with the package. As an artist myself (I took ceramics last year, in fact!) I really appreciated the ceramic piece. It'd work as a really cute serving tray for snacks or a decoration to lean against the wall in my kitchen! The howl's moving castle book is one I've never read and I think it'll be great to read before bed or in between classes! My favorite of the two has to be the ceramic piece though because I really really love homemade stuff, it just seems so thoughtful to me. No-face is my favorite ghibli character and he's gotta be my favorite on the painting too. My boyfriend really loved how my gifter did ponyo!! Thank you so much!! I'm thrilled.