Must-Have Christmas Story Book for Your Children

Nothing reminds me more of my childhood Christmases than this delightful book The Sweet Smell of Christmas by Patricia M. Scarry.

It's a scratch 'n sniff book.

It's all about this sweet little bear family and how the little bear anticipates Christmas by all the wonderful fragrances.

There is a piney Christmas tree, gingerbread cookies, a peppermint candy cane,  and a hot apple pie. 

Not sure if the orange in the stocking is still in there but it was in mine!

If your child is under 3 they might tear the pages if left alone with it.  But nice to enjoy with children of all ages just about.

You can find it at Amazon or probably any local bookstore.

Scratch N Sniff!

This book happens to be one of my favorite storybooks as a child.

As I was cleaning out some closets recently I ran across a box of my old childhood storybooks.

This one had lost all of their scratch 'n sniff smells, so I decided to order a new one for my two girls.

It arrived today and it is just as lovely as I remembered it to be.

Besides its wonderful smells, it has such cute illustrations, a great story and is a great book for all ages. It is not a board book so maybe just for ages 3 and up.

I highly recommend this scratch 'n sniff book.

Among its smells are a rose, wonderful pine, a peach, strawberry jam, chocolate cookie, and dill pickle.

Amazon has it for $8.99.

I need to remember this every time I need a children's birthday gift.