Christmas books giveaway

Today my sponsor Random House is giving away two Christmas-themed paperback books - Greg Kincaid's A Christmas Home and Brian McGrory's Buddy: How A Rooster Made Me A Family Man. To enter to win, leave a comment with the title of the book you prefer. You can earn extra entries by sharing this giveaway on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Google+, Tumblr and/or on a forum. Leave a separate comment for each action you took so I can count it accordingly. Contest is open worldwide and ends December 21. Good luck!

Christmas book #1: A Christmas Home

Have you read the book A Dog Named Christmas or seen the TV movie? If you liked it, you do not want to miss out on A Christmas Home which is already the third book in the series (don't worry – if you haven't read the other two books, you will still be able to follow and enjoy it). The main character from those two books, Todd McGray, now works at the local animal shelter where he has become best friends with Laura. When the shelter closes down, Todd does not only have to find a new job – preferably one that allows him to work with dogs - he also has to look for a permanent home for all the animals left at the shelter. A Christmas Home is mainly a tale of growing, believing in yourself and following your dreams; but it's also a story about the spirit of Christmas and finding the love of one's life. I liked it because of the adorable Christmas atmosphere and because it conjured up memories of my own work at an animal shelter years back. Some might call the book a bit too simple, predictable and cheesy, but isn't that what Christmas is about? If you love books that remind you of TV movies and Christmas, then this is the one you should pick.

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Christmas book #2: Buddy: How A Rooster Made Me A Family Man

Brian McGrory has been a writer and an editor for the Boston Globe since 1989 and received both the prestigious Scripps Howard and Sigma Delta Chi awards. It is not the kind of man you would expect an animal story from. Buddy: How A Rooster Made Me A Family Man is far from a love story though. You see, Brian hated the bird, so much he wanted to get rid of him on every occasion he got. He just couldn't stand that his family was going all mellow over it: they made him birthday cake, kept him in the sofa for a television show, built him a tree house, and generally were the rooster's slave. Turned out though that the rooster could teach him a few lessons - about becoming a leader, being happy with what you have and doing all that you can to be with one family. It sounds mellow, but it isn't. McGrory tackles Buddy with humor, intelligence and honesty. The result is a touching story that will make you laugh, cry and think all at once.

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