HoCoCast wraps up 2022 with a discussion of their favorite things: from places to travel, to book worlds they’d love to visit, to favorite books and authors, to favorite traditions. By listening to this episode, you may just discover what will be on your list of favorite things for 2023!

Show Notes:

Travel Recommendations:

Hawaii https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/

Alabama https://tourism.alabama.gov/

Williamsburg https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/

Virginia https://www.virginia.org/

Swurfer https://swurfer.com/

Busch Gardens https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/

Penguins https://nomadparadise.com/best-places-to-see-penguins/

The Santa Tracker: https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

Book & Media Recommendations:

The Father Christmas Letters: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=841530

Scythe: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=819133

The Hunger Games: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=196046

The Island of Dr. Libris: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=565898

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=432360

Eragon: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=199804

Wings of Fire Book #1: https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=17&cn=407508

Lord of the Rings https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=23965

Charlotte’s Web https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=25398

Harry Potter https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=61044

The School for Good and Evil https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=505167

The Gorillaz: https://www.gorillaz.com/

Learn More About: Penguins as Endangered Animals

Galapagos Penguins https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=372769

March of the Penguins https://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=7&cn=142720

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/penguin

https://www.birdlife.org/birds/penguins/

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131489472/emperor-penguins-endangered-species-extinction-antarctica