The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which has hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child's wish book ...

The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which just recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child’s wish book — a glossy stand-in for the toy store ...

This time of year always makes me think of the Christmas catalog. I’m not talking about the season-specific sale circulars you still get in the mail, but rather the all-encompassing catalogs that used ...

Like the 1933 edition, the 2017 Wish Book includes toys, holiday decorations, housewares, tools, clothing, jewelry and appliances. This made us wonder, “How would the prices of similar items compare ...

Sears is bringing back its Wish Book holiday catalog after a six-year hiatus. “Our members told us they missed the Wish Book, so we had to bring it back, but in a special way that lets you share more ...

Sears is bringing back its once highly anticipated holiday "wish book," which hasn't had a run since 2011. This year's includes a digital version with an interactive format on desktop and mobile that ...

To those of us who fondly remember being a young child eagerly leafing through the newest edition of the Christmas wish books, I thought I would share some history and memories. Catalogs started ...

As I turned the calendar from September to October two weeks ago a thought came to me: “It’s time for the Christmas Wish Book ...

The first Sears Christmas Book, in 1933, was a modest 87 pages. It offered fruitcakes and Mickey Mouse watches and live canaries. By 1968, the catalog had ballooned to 608 pages, and sold quilted ...

One of the best Christmas or Hanukkah presents that young baby boomers like me got even before the holidays did not cost our parents anything. This gift was as magical as many of the costly gifts that ...

It may have been in December of 1947. Then again, it could have been in December of 1954. December of 2001 may be when you last saw one. You may be old enough to remember seeing it in 1930 but I know ...

The first Sears Christmas Book, in 1933, was a modest 87 pages. It offered fruitcakes and Mickey Mouse watches and live canaries. By 1968, the catalog had ballooned to 608 pages, and sold quilted ...