Happy Holidays! I hope your month has been wonderful. Can you believe it actually snowed yesterday in Arizona? It was just a little flurry for a few minutes, but the last time I saw it snow in the Phoenix area, I was in elementary school! We had a Wii Christmas this year, filled with lots of Guitar Hero, Band Hero, and Lego Rock Band. That was the big present this year. My boys can’t get enough of it.

Just a quick news item I thought was interesting. The Association of Booksellers for Children cast ballots in favor of a merger with the American Booksellers Association (ABA). I've belonged to the ABA in the past and think that they're a great organization, especially for small bookstores. I hope this helps both organizations. The book industry needs all the help they can get.