I'm holding a little black book in my hand. I know I can count on anything in Tui Sutherland's Wings of Fire series for my son, and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's latest utensil drama, Chopsticks, for my youngest, but my middle baby was a doozy this year. I wait until the "may not arrive until after Christmas" warnings start coming, and then I panic, do a quick survey of what my kids are obsessed with RIGHT THIS SECOND, pull out the checkbook and hope for the best. Whether it's toys or books, it's always the same, so I wait. It wasn't always this way, I swear, but almost a decade of parenting has taught me that what a kid likes in June is most definitely not what a kid will like in December ( Star Wars excepted, of course), so I can either waste money and save time, or wait until the last minute and waste slightly less money. How?Ĭonfession: I've turned into a last-minute holiday shopper. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Fry Bread Subtitle A Native American Family Story Author Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
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