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The Literary Lost & Found – Book Lover's Advent Calendar - Personalized Advent Calendar Card

The Literary Lost & Found – Book Lover's Advent Calendar - Personalized Advent Calendar Card

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The Literary Lost & Found – Book Lover's Advent Calendar

A hand-illustrated advent calendar for book lovers: open 24 hidden doors, find a famous object left behind, and guess which classic book it came from.

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Every Christmas Eve, the town library's Lost & Found fills up with the strangest things. A glass slipper. A pocket watch that's always late. A rusty key to a garden nobody can find…

Santa is minding the counter, magnifying glass in hand, and he needs your help to return each object to the right story. Hidden among the cubbyholes, hat boxes, suitcases and card-index drawers are 24 little doors. Behind each one waits an object that belongs to a famous book. Your challenge this December: guess which book it was lost from.

Some objects you'll recognise in a heartbeat. Others will have you scanning your own bookshelves for clues.

How it works

  1. Find the door. The numbers are tucked into Santa's crowded Lost & Found and not in order, so the hunt is half the fun.
  2. Open it. A hand-drawn "lost property" item is waiting inside.
  3. Name the book. Shout it out, write it down, or keep score with the family.
  4. Check your answers on Christmas Eve. All 24 answers, with book title, author, year and the object, are sealed in an illustrated envelope. No peeking!

Why readers love it

  • A fresh kind of book quiz: you guess the book from a single iconic object, not from a character.
  • Hand-illustrated artwork: a cosy ink-and-watercolour Lost & Found packed with details, including a sleepy cat on the counter, elves tagging parcels and snow at the window. It is lovely enough to keep up all season.
  • 24 timeless classics: fairy tales, adventures, gothic tales and great novels, the stories every reader meets sooner or later.
  • Answers sealed until Christmas Eve: the illustrated envelope keeps the suspense and settles every family debate.
  • Screen-free fun: a small daily ritual for book clubs, families and anyone who'd rather count down to Christmas with a good story.

Perfect for

Bookworms, book clubs, English teachers, librarians, older children who love stories, and anyone who has ever said "I know that one!" a little too loudly.

What's included

  • 1 illustrated advent calendar, A4 landscape (21 × 29.7 cm / 8.3 × 11.7 in), with 24 perforated doors
  • 1 illustrated answer sheet listing all 24 books with author, year and object
  • 1 illustrated "The Answers" envelope to keep the solutions secret until Christmas Eve

Good to know

  • The calendar contains no food or treats. The surprise behind each door is an object to identify.
  • The answers are in English.
  • Recommended for ages 10+ (younger readers will enjoy it with a grown-up's help).

Help Santa return every lost treasure to its story. 📚🔑🎄

Delivery

We take pride in creating items that are made to order. When you place an order with us, we ensure that your item is printed or made specifically for you. We believe in delivering the best quality, and by crafting each item one at a time, we can maintain a high level of attention to detail and ensure that it meets our stringent standards.

Production Time: 
All orders are processed within 5 - 7 business days before shipment.

Shipping Time: Once your item/s is dispatched, the estimated delivery time is:

  • USA: 7-15 business days
  • Rest of world: 14-20 business days

Warranty

At Bookswares, we stand behind the quality of our products and are committed to providing our customers with a hassle-free shopping experience. Our 1-to-1 exchange warranty ensures your peace of mind, covering manufacturing defects, discrepancies in product quality as per our commitment, faulty stitching, fabric damage over time, and discrepancies in print quality.

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Santa's literary lost & found

24 lost treasures. Can you return them to their stories?

A glass slipper, a pocket watch, a scarlet letter… Santa's lost & found office is full of things famous characters left behind. Open one tiny door a day and guess which classic each belongs to. A cozy daily ritual for every reader, no screens needed.

🗝️ 24 lost literary objects ✉️ Sealed answer envelope ☕ A daily ritual for grown-ups too
The Literary Lost & Found advent calendar with Santa at his lost property desk
–days until door #1
How it works

Find it. Open it. Return it.

Every door hides a hand-drawn object that a famous character lost. Your job: work out which classic it belongs to. No chocolate, no batteries, just a daily literary detective game.

Front of the calendar: Santa at his desk in a lost-and-found room full of shelves and boxes

Hunt for today's number

The 24 numbers are tucked between boxes, drawers and shelves, and they're not in order. Finding today's door is its own little puzzle.

All 24 doors opened showing lost objects from classic books

Who lost this?

A pair of silver shoes? A green potion? A spindle? Study the clue and name the book it fell out of, over morning coffee or at bedtime.

Answer sheet and sealed answers envelope

Reveal on Christmas Eve

Keep a guess list all month, then break the wax seal on “The Answers” and see who returned the most treasures.

A tiny ritual for every reader

From morning coffee to Christmas Eve

A quiet moment for yourself, a game with grandma, a break at your desk or a laugh with friends. It's paper-sized, so it fits into any December day.

Woman in a window seat looking for today's number on the advent calendar
☕ Five quiet minutes, just for you
Grandmother and granddaughter guessing a lost object on the sofa
👵 Grandma always knows the answer
Hand opening a tiny door of the calendar propped on a home office desk
💻 The best part of the workday
Two friends laughing over the opened calendar at a kitchen island
🍷 Friends who argue over books

Lifestyle photos for illustration.

Warm-up round

Whose lost property is this? Tap a door.

A spoiler-free warm-up: none of these six are in the calendar. The real doors hide 24 hand-drawn lost objects.

0 / 6 doors opened. Only 18 more to go in the real thing!

What's inside

A keepsake made to be opened slowly

Lost & Found advent calendar on a dark wooden table with candlelight
Illustrated answer sheet listing all 24 books
The Answers envelope with red wax seal
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1 illustrated advent calendar

A4 landscape with 24 perforated doors hidden in Santa's vintage lost-and-found office, numbers tucked into the scene and not in order.

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1 illustrated answer sheet

Every book listed with title, author and year of publication. A ready-made winter reading list.

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Illustrated “The Answers” envelope

Keeps the solutions sealed until Christmas Eve. No peeking!

📐 21 × 29.7 cm (8.3 × 11.7 in) 👧 Ages 10+ (younger with a grown-up) 🍫 No food or treats inside 🇬🇧 Answers in English 📵 100% screen-free
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This calendar is brand new for this Christmas. Snap a photo of the calendar with your morning coffee and share it in a review, so other families can see how it looks in real homes.

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FAQs

Questions before the first door?

Does it contain chocolate or books?

Neither. It's a paper picture-puzzle calendar. Behind each door is a hand-drawn lost object from a classic book to identify. There's no food, no batteries and no screen. The answer sheet doubles as a reading list!

Is it for kids or adults?

Both! It's recommended for ages 10+, and lots of grown-ups buy it just for themselves. Younger children can play along with a grown-up.

How big is it?

A4 landscape: 21 × 29.7 cm (8.3 × 11.7 in). It fits on a fridge, a desk or a mantel, or you can frame it as a keepsake afterwards.

Can I hang it up or stand it on a shelf?

Yes. Pin it to the fridge with magnets, tape it to a wall or prop it up on a desk or mantel. It works wherever your family gathers each morning.

What do I get in a pack?

Each pack contains that many complete calendars, each with its own answer sheet and sealed envelope. Keep one at home and gift the rest to grandparents, cousins or classmates.

When should I order to have it by December 1?

Each calendar is printed to order, so please allow around 2 weeks for printing and delivery. The earlier you order, the more relaxed December will be.

Every lost treasure deserves to find its story

24 doors, 24 lost objects, one cozy countdown, for you or for every reader you love. Grab one for your home and one for everyone on your list.

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