Potty Animals
• $15
• Grasshopper

Not a potty training book, but a fun picture book about bathroom etiquette starring a cast of animals each with a bathroom issue to overcome. I'd recommend this for 4-year-olds and up.

The holiday shopping rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are finally behind us. Whether you braved the shopping malls or stayed at home to shop in your pajamas, you probably deserve a break. Give yourself a moment to unwind a good book, perhaps even on your tablet, including five bet-you-didn't-know-you-could-download-for-free titles. They're great for starting off on a clean slate, and one of the best ways to enjoy your new iPad, Android tablet, Nook, or Kindle. More

From time to time, you'll find Apartment Therapy highlighting tidbits from Southern Living magazine. While life in the south is not my area of expertise, the magazine's interior decor features sometimes catch my eye. The publication has recently hired George W. Bush's 31-year-old daughter, Jenna Bush Hager. More

Alphabet of Boats
• $9.95
• Canoe

The perfect gift for the child of a boating enthusiast, this volume is filled with linocuts depicting an abc of sea faring vessels from Ark to Zulu and many in between you've probably never heard of.

Some of our readers might be familiar with the band, The Decemberists, and have noticed the pure and fantastical album art that has accompanied all seven of their albums, which is the cover art of the band's lead vocalist and songwriter, Colin Meloy's wife, Carson Ellis.
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You might have heard by now that the sets of hit CBS show The Good Wife have inspired a range of furniture and accessories. While this is the first instance that I've heard of of TV decor making the leap into our homes, I'm not surprised by this development. More

As I write this, I'm curled up equidistant from a sunny window and a fireplace, basically in heaven except for a bout of the flu that's left my brain free of any thoughts more complex than "Ooh, pretty". It's the perfect time to admire Nick Knight's stunning plant portraits... More

Although I already have multiple copies of Pride & Prejudice on my bookshelves, these newly covered classics from Penguin have me pining for more. Stationer Mr. Boddingtion's Studio adds a fun vintage feel to favorite stories. More

On Wednesday, I trekked out through the blustery Boston weather to West Elm, and I wasn't the only one. Judging by the snaking line, it seemed that most of the 600+ people who RSVPed on Facebook to meet John & Sherry Petersik (and get their copies of the couple's first book, Young House Love, signed) showed up despite the storm. The can-do attitude that makes their blog so relatable translates to the book, and obviously resonates with readers. Snow, what snow?

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If you believe your television, NYC has some pretty great real estate… for cheap. How else could columnist Carrie Bradshaw afford such a spacious one bedroom and all those Manolos? How did chronically under-employed Monica Geller live in the heart of Greenwich Village? Padmapper has investigated five of our favorite TV shows and their characters' apartments to determine which shows keep it believable and which real estate is just too good to be true. More