And I don't know about you guys, but when it comes to holiday book recommendations I avoid those posers at PW and the New York Times and trust only the BEST.

Namely, the experts at Washington Parent!

I mean, yes, it is partly because they chose NINETY-THREE IN MY FAMILY as a great holiday book. But it is also because, in so doing, they demonstrated their impressive ability to think outside of the box (since none of the important holiday buzz words - "Christmas," "Santa," "Hannukah," or "Kwaanza" - appear in the book's title).

Good eye, Washington Parent! Because what are the holidays about, if not family?

Many thanks to Mary Quattlebaum for this excellent review.