Santa Claus has his work cut out for him this year. We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What fictional book thing do you want for Christmas? Here are your most requested items! (If ol' St. Nick actually does deliver on any of these, please let us know.)
Invisibility Cloak
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Who would give it to you: It's a mystery! An owl flew into your house and dropped the cloak off, but didn't stay long enough to let you know what human sent it.
What you could do with it: Manage mischief.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Who would give it to you: It's a mystery! An owl flew into your house and dropped the cloak off, but didn't stay long enough to let you know what human sent it.
What you could do with it: Manage mischief.
Babel Fish
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Who would give it to you: Your spacey two-headed brother-in-law.
What you could do with it: Stick it in your ear and finally understand what your distant relatives are saying about you. (It's not great.)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Who would give it to you: Your spacey two-headed brother-in-law.
What you could do with it: Stick it in your ear and finally understand what your distant relatives are saying about you. (It's not great.)
Mary Poppins's Umbrella
Mary Poppins
by P.L. Travers
Who would give it to you: Your magical nanny, of course.
What you could do with it: Skip all that terrible Christmas traffic and fly through the sky via umbrella transportation.
Mary Poppins
by P.L. Travers
Who would give it to you: Your magical nanny, of course.
What you could do with it: Skip all that terrible Christmas traffic and fly through the sky via umbrella transportation.
Time Machine
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
Who would give it to you: A cousin whose name you can't remember.
What you could do with it: Travel back in time to buy that forgettable cousin a better present than a Starbucks gift card.
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
Who would give it to you: A cousin whose name you can't remember.
What you could do with it: Travel back in time to buy that forgettable cousin a better present than a Starbucks gift card.
Ella's Enchanted Book
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
Who would give it to you: Your friendly neighborhood fairy.
What you could do with it: Open it up and magically find exactly what you want and need to read waiting for you.
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
Who would give it to you: Your friendly neighborhood fairy.
What you could do with it: Open it up and magically find exactly what you want and need to read waiting for you.
Clean-Up Machine
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
Who would give it to you: Your mother. Definitely your mother.
What you could do with it: Hop aboard and start your cleaning adventure.
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
Who would give it to you: Your mother. Definitely your mother.
What you could do with it: Hop aboard and start your cleaning adventure.
A Job with SpecOps27
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
Who would give it to you: Your great-grandmother, who just happens to look a lot like you.
What you could do with it: Become a kick-ass Literary Detective, investigating literature-related crimes on a fairly reasonably salary.
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
Who would give it to you: Your great-grandmother, who just happens to look a lot like you.
What you could do with it: Become a kick-ass Literary Detective, investigating literature-related crimes on a fairly reasonably salary.
Dragon
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
Who would give it to you: Your community Weyrleader.
What you could do with it: Fly through the air on your new dragon friend and save the world from Thread (which is something your Weyrleader has been trying to get you into for ages).
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
Who would give it to you: Your community Weyrleader.
What you could do with it: Fly through the air on your new dragon friend and save the world from Thread (which is something your Weyrleader has been trying to get you into for ages).
The Luggage
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
Who would give it to you: A frumpy wizard who runs through your annual holiday party and shoves the hastily wrapped gift at you.
What you could do with it: Literally trample your enemies.
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
Who would give it to you: A frumpy wizard who runs through your annual holiday party and shoves the hastily wrapped gift at you.
What you could do with it: Literally trample your enemies.
Wardrobe Made from a Narnian Apple Tree
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Who would give it to you: Your professor.
What you could do with it: First, you'd use it to totally win at hide-and-seek. Then you'd use it to travel to a magical kingdom, overthrow a dictator, and become royalty.
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Who would give it to you: Your professor.
What you could do with it: First, you'd use it to totally win at hide-and-seek. Then you'd use it to travel to a magical kingdom, overthrow a dictator, and become royalty.
Portrait Session with Basil Hallward
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Who would give it to you: Your first cousin, twice removed, who clearly doesn't know you at all.
What you could do with it: Hang it up in your room and proceed to stop aging while your portrait does it for you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Who would give it to you: Your first cousin, twice removed, who clearly doesn't know you at all.
What you could do with it: Hang it up in your room and proceed to stop aging while your portrait does it for you.
The One Ring to Rule Them All
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Who would give it to you: Crazy Uncle Sauron.
What you could do with it: Use the ring to turn invisible and peek at all your other presents. Rule the world. Possibly go insane.
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Who would give it to you: Crazy Uncle Sauron.
What you could do with it: Use the ring to turn invisible and peek at all your other presents. Rule the world. Possibly go insane.
What fictional book item would you love to find under your Christmas tree? Tell us in the comments!
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