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EDIT: I've linked this up to the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!! Giveaway ends Friday December 13th!
When I recieve this box from Scholastic it IS like Christmas Day over and over again! I get so much enjoyment knowing that I'll be recieving quality books that will change my life and my children's lives. I truly believe in their motto: Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. So true.
That's why I've decided to have a book giveaway because they have sent me quite a few and I have to, need to, share the book love. Above is My Merry Christmas by Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley (sorry if it's blurry). It has lovely illustrations inside and tells a story about what the animals are getting up to during Christmas time.
Here is the book Blossum Possum and the Christmas Quacker by Gina Newton and beautifully illustrated by Christina Booth. Blossum and her friends are desperately trying to wake up Koala Claus and it's a lovely journey that takes you through the bushland of Australia. I think the kids really enjoy stories that rhyme. I often stop before the last word to see if the kids can finish off the sentences.
You can't miss the classic Little Red Riding Hood by Alison Jay with cute illustrations. Your children will adore this book. The ending is changed a little so that your little ones won't be so scared. The huntsman ties up the wolf and he finds grandma and Little Red Riding Hood in the wardrobe! Ahh bliss.
She had a day care Christmas Party and I took all the kids this time without any incidents. We bought some raffle tickets and they had a little animal farm. Check out this lama! The youngest boy was cornered by the lambs which was rather funny. He thought they were going to eat him. Funny.
They kids had a bit of a dance. Did the YMCA (remember that?) Then they drew out the raffle prizes. There was one last ticket name after 5 or so winners. I kinda prayed that if we were deserving of a prize could we win and then they called my name out! Hurrah. That was funny too and we got a bag with a reed perfume diffuser inside. Nice.
The youngest boy loves Dinosaur Farm. At first it looks a bit wierd but it is so differently cool. I really enjoy reading this to them. We always read in bed and I am so thankful that Scholastic are printing some quality reads out there. Don't be shy and judge a book by it's cover though. It's the story that counts.
This is him reading Rawr by Todd. H Doodler which is another dinosaur book. Can you tell he is a typical boy who loves all things dinosaur? He melts my heart. I love this book. It's cute and friendly.
So, without further boring you, I would love to giveaway the first three books to one lucky reader. Please leave a comment. All entries welcome from around the world. I will announce the winner on Friday, 13th December and will post it out on Monday!
Thankyou everyone. You can get back to your Christmas plans now.
Glad to see another post from you Kim, I hope things are improving and getting easier for you. The daycare christmas party looked like fun, kids adore being that close up to animals don't they?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only one that doesn't finish the sentence. In rhyming books to see if the kids can get it lol. Glad you had a nice time at the Christmas party. Take care hope to hear from you in our Dio group again. :)
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ReplyDeleteWe love books and new ones are always welcome. Thanks for the opportunity to enter to win. Merry Christmas
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As a kid I always had a selection of Christmas books that were brought out when school broke up and packed away again before 1st Jan. They were so special to me and I'm recreating that for my kids. I make sure that I give them a Christmas book every year to add to the collection. One with an Aussie theme would be wonderful because we moved back to NZ earlier this year and my kids miss Aussie so much!
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ReplyDeleteThe gift of reading and storytelling is one of the best gifts available; Albert Einstein stated, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
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ReplyDeleteBooks.....the 'stuff' that sets imagination to flight! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win these books for my grandchildren, thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThat little Red Riding Hood book looks too adorable! We love to read together in this house, so a new book (or three) is always welcome!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE seeing kids reading actual books, not ereaders! Thank you for your kindness and generosity (even if I don't win)!
ReplyDeleteI love reading all types of Christmas stories right now. Would love to read them to my granddaughter.
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ReplyDeleteI hope my boys have a love of reading! One does already. One is a little iffier. :)
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This is a great giveaway. I love reading books and my grandkids are picking up my good habit!
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What a great giveaway! Every Christmas I give the kids in our family books, just the way my mom always gave us books. It is my favorite holiday tradition, and I think they like it a lot, too.
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ReplyDeleteI would love these books for my two year old twins. I find myself buying books for them all of the time, but I don't have any of those. They love to sit and pretend read while I read them a story. It makes my heart melt.
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ReplyDeleteLove the books, my grandkids love to read. Merry Christmas
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What a fun idea. I love to buy scholastic books for my grand children. I have a lot of Berenstain Bear books and the kids read them over and over. Thanks.
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Oh, those sound like books my daughter would adore. We also like Scholastic here. Just ordered a bunch last month.
ReplyDeleteWould love to read these books to my one year old son who is always happy to sit in my lap for story time.
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ReplyDeleteOh these look like really cute Christmas books! My eldest has just finally started to get into books so we are slowly building up our collection! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see a mom teaching the love of reading---my mom did that for us! I still pick up children's books for "one day", but I also have a collection of books that could fill 6 or more bookshelves...so the effort pays off.
ReplyDeleteThe books look awesome!! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway! My daughter is only 9.5 months but she already LOVES books! When I say "want to read a story?" she looks up at her books and gets all excited. She helps turn the pages already too! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful giveaway! My daughter loves to "read" - ok, so she's still pretending, but she can tell us the main parts of several stories.
ReplyDeleteI love to read and passed that love on to my kids who have passed it on to their kids!
ReplyDeleteMy grandsons would love these books! Merry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteBooks are a wonderful gift!
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ReplyDeleteI am a big collector of children's books and use Scholastic too at school. My kids at school do love books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win some new to me stories.
Regards from Alberta Canada,
Anna
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Wow this is so lovely and sweet of you and so very generous.Amazing giveaway,thank you for the chance to win it.We love books,my daughter is now 7 and still love and enjoy when we read before bed time.I think that it's no better way then pass love for books on kids,it is the biggest present they will cherish in life.Happy holidays!!!
ReplyDeleteI keep meaning to do a Scholastic order - I looked at the Christmas catalogues but I wasn't sure if the stuff gets sent home with the kids or direct to me - my eldest is in Kindy so I'm a newbie still. Will have to work it out next year!
ReplyDeleteThose books look lovely. I'm in Canada, but used to live around Sydney, years ago. Have a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWe are blessed in having children who adore books as much as their parents do. In fact, it is punishment to take a book away from our 10 year old son who can't get ready for school without having reading material in one hand.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win some books.
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These books look like a lot of fun and I'd love to read them with my little girl.
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Nothing more wonderful than new books!
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AriadnefromGreece!
Those books would make my kids so happy! Thanks for the chance to win.
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I love your giveaway. I always give the grands at least one book with their Christmas. Thanks.
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I completely agree - reading is SO important. i'm so glad my little guy already seems quite interested in books!
ReplyDeleteI am so tickled to see your daughter loving books. We are fortunate that all of our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren love reading. Thanks for the offering
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win these great books.
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ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!!!
My kiddos would love these books! Thank you for the giveaway.
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We love books in this house!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE that you are giving away children's books. I am a retired elementary teacher and I know how important it is to read with your kids at home. I have a granddaughter that loves books and we love to read them together. Thanks, Kathy
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Reading has always ben important in my family and now I'm passing it on to my daughters. Thank you for choosing children's books for your giveaway.
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Would love to read these books to my granddaughter,thanks for the chance. You are very generous!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
What lovely books! Thanks so much for the chance. I am currently getting the chance to enjoy some of my favourites from childhood. Reading out loud on the couch is one of my favourite things to do together.
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What a great giveaway, my 3 year old granddaughter would love it, thanks.
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Such a sweet book giveaway...love it!
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My son loves to read! I'm always trying to find something new to add to his little library. Thank you.
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Tose books look so lovely! Thanks a lot for the giveaway!
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My granddaughter would really love these books!
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ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to see what other people read. This year I've been introduced to the elf on the shelf, something we don't have here in the UK. I'm going to look up some of these now!
ReplyDeleteI have my fingers crossed.
Thanks for the chance to win such great books! I have a little boy who would love them!
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