Since everyone else has a list, here are a few of the books I’m hoping for this year. Some I’ve already read, but I just want them for my very own:
This is Just to Say – Joyce Sidman
Grumpy Bird – Jeremy Tankard
(got it for my class, but not for moi)
365 Penguins – Jean-Luc Fromental
Baby Mouse: Skater Girl – Jennifer L. Holm
Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide – Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi
The Arrival – Shaun Tan
The Snow Goose – Paul Gallico and Angela Barrett
The Red Necklace – Sally Gardner
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Sherman Alexie
Outcast – Michelle Paver
Miss Spitfire – Sarah Miller
Good list, yes? I hope Santa is reading.
Shelf Elf: read, write, rave. 
The Arrival and The Red Necklace both look intriguing (in different ways of course).
Yes they do. I can’t wait for The Red Necklace. I adored “I Coriander.” If this new one is half as good it will still be worth it.