This month I was asked by BookReporter.com to write a personal essay for their Holiday Author Blog feature. They requested a guest piece about my favorite holiday memories of getting or giving books. I knew instantly what I’d write about: a little-known book written and illustrated by Dick Bruna, published in 1963 in Amsterdam and out of print for nearly 40 years, that inspired – and continues to inspire – a family holiday tradition. You can read my story here.