Win a Spoonful of Stories Cheerios Prize Pack!
This giveaway is now closed! Random.org chose comment #35 as the winner, Amy from Amy Loves It! Amy, I’ve sent you an email!
Despite my commitment to decluttering our home, children’s books continue to be one thing that I just can’t resist. I love surrounding my kids with books that capture their imagination, teach them about the world and give us an excuse to sit and cuddle on the couch!
Cheerios is committed to helping parents provide their children with a healthy, nutritional and educational foundation, and they’re once again bringing books to the breakfast table with over six million children’s books to be distributed free inside Cheerios boxes.
All five books are written for 3-8 year olds and include both English and Spanish, and my girls find it hilarious when I do my best to read them the Spanish story after we’ve read the English version!
One lucky Doodles’ Place reader will win a Spoonful of Stories prize pack from Cheerios, including:
:: A box of Cheerios
:: A $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble
:: A complete set of this year’s Spoonful of Stories
Junkyard Fort, written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and Dave Gordon
Join Gabriella, Jack, Melvin, Ted, Lucy and the other Trucktown characters as they make their own fort, using things found in the junkyard. Ages 4-8.Tea for Ruby, written by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Wherever Ruby goes, a bit of disaster seems to follow. But one sunny morning, things change when the postman brings Ruby an amazing invitation: would she like to have tea with the Queen? Ruby needs to polish her manners, and quickly. Ages 4-8.Sleepyhead, written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal
In this rhythmic bedtime story, a cat is the parent and a teddy bear is the child who doesn’t want to go to bed. All ready for bed with teeth brushed and story read, Sleepyhead teddy tries anything to prolong his bedtime; books and his quilt provide ample fodder for his imagination. Ages 3-7.Ballyhoo Bay, written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson
Mira Bella, an artist who teaches painting and sculpture, loves Ballyhoo Bay and what it offers: sun, sea, sand, and sky. But one gray day a billboard arrives, announcing an impending development that would take all the fun out of the place. Read along to see if Mira Bella and her art can save the day and Ballyhoo Bay! Ages 4-8.What´s Under the Bed?, written and illustrated by Joe Fenton
Young Fred cannot stop worrying about the scary creature that might be hiding beneath his bed. Finally summoning the courage to peer under his bed, Fred, with his cumbersome glasses, sees that the only thing there is Ted, his friendly Teddy Bear! Ages 3-7.
Every reader has two methods available to enter this contest (for a total of up to two entries):
1. Leave a comment. When is your favorite time of day to read with your children?
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Prize:
(1) Spoonful of Stories Cheerios prize pack, as described above
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, 11/14. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email, and this post will be updated with their name as well!
Cheerios and MyBlogSpark provided me with a Spoonful of Stories prize pack to review for myself and one to give away to a reader.
I love to read after bath, before bed. The girls are usually pretty calm and ready to sit still and cuddle.
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My favorite time to read with the girls is anytime they want to climb in my lap.
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Too cute! What fun books!
I love children’s books too. My mom’s a children’s librarian, so I come by it honest.
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I really love reading with the kids right after breakfast. We’ve usually spent 30 minutes listening to Veggie Tales music so they are fairly calm and ready to get excited!
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We love to read just before Quiet Time and at night before bedtime. My daughter would read and be read to all day if we could!
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I like to read to my daughter before nap time and bed time or if she wakes up at night. Or any time she wants me to read to her! We try to read for at least 20 minutes a day.
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I like to read before bedtime.
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I like to read to the kids anytime, but usually before bed, or during the morning.
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My favorite time to read to my kids is right before they go to bed. We read throughout the day too.
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i love to read to my kids at bedtime. they always seem extra snuggly then…
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I also love collecting books for my daugher. I enjoy reading to her mostly at night
I love to read to my kids before they go to bed every night but they love me to read any time of day.
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I love to find those quiet moments during the weekdays. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon are my favorite times to read to my son. The phone isn’t ringing, the dogs aren’t barking, and I have so much gratitude for the peace. That baby boy of mine has so much energy these days (12mo,) but he will always cheerfully abandon his adventures to snuggle up with me and a book. His attention span for reading is endless. My recognition that these are the best days of my life is humbling.
entry 1 - i like to read to my kids in the evening. they are tired enough to sit still
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We love to read as soon as my toddler wakes up in the morning. He pulls book after book after book off the shelf, and we read until I can convince him to stop for breakfast!
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My favorite time to read to my kids is right before bed when they are all clean and warm from their baths and their feet are cozy in the PJ’s. It’s so sweet and special for all of us.
I love to read to my child in the evening right before he goes to bed.
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I read to my son often throughout the day but my absolute favorite is right before bedtime when the whole family climbs in mine and my husband’s bed and reads together. My husband does the best voices for the Three Little Bears and I like to read chapter books as a family.
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I like to read with my girls right before bedtime. They are very talkative, but relatively calm then!
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We read any time we can, but we always read before bed.
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What a great giveaway! I enjoy reading to my boys at bedtime.
Books play an important role in my house. You can never have too many, and these look like some great stories! Thank you for the opportunity.
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Anytime is a good time for my guys. However, my favorite time is snuggling up before bed.
Christine
We like to read after lunch and before bed time or whenever the mood strikes us. Which is a lot.
Hope the Doodle girls are doing better!
I’m a subscriber too! What a great give away.
My fav time to read to my daughter is bedtime because she curls up to me and will fall asleep!
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I like to read to them right after I return from work
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I like reading at bedtime, it is a wonderful way to connect at the end of the day and a great way to unwind.
We always wind down for bed by cuddling & reading.
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I love to read to my boys in the time between dinner and baths. The bedtime books still get read, but it’s this “extra” read that I really love! Plus we can get super silly and not worry about being too hyped up for sleep!
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My son loves story time with Daddy just before bedtime. Since he gets to see me alot more often than he gets to see Daddy, it’s a nice time for them to get in a little quality time.
My first child is due in March and I can’t wait to read to her anytime she is willing to snuggle and share my love of books!
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I like to read to my boys right before bedtime.
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I like to read to them after an hour of school and before an hour of play (mid-morning!) I also like to read to them after supper.
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We are “book-aholics” too! We have over 300 that we’ve found at garage sales and we always have at least 20 checked out of the library every week!
I love to read before bed.
I don’t have my own children yet, but we are hoping soon! I plan to read to them as a bedtime tradition, but hope they will love to read any time!
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My favorite time to read to my children is right before bed.
My girls love to read in the morning right after breakfast. We all snuggle on the couch and they are usually pretty calm as they are still a tad sleepy. I am not able to resist childrens books,each payday, I log onto B&N to order more books.
When isn’t a good time to read?!? We always read before naps and bed, plus anytime throughout the day that the kids bring me a book, or anytime I sit down for a minute, or at the breakfast table, or in the bath, or anywhere, anytime! We have books in every room of the house.
I also subscribe with Google Reader. (Eek, I got the angry face icon! I need to figure out how to put up my own photo somehow…)
Always before bed and whenever it’s cold or rainy outside1
We love to read! In the morning, during homeschool and in the evening!
I love reading to my children one on one…when the little ones take naps, when the big ones are at school, etc. but we all love reading together just before bed. My 1-yr old will not go to bed without having read everyone’s chosen book-she LOVES it! I love children’s books!!
I love to read to my girls before bed.
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I love to read to my boys at night before bed.
I have always loved reading to my kids before naps and bedtime, but bedtime is the best. I also love finding those quiet moments though the day with any one of my kids when the others are occupied elsewhere. And if you ask my two younger kids, they’d tell you that most of their reading time currently happens on the potty. ;o)
I don’t have any children yet but I would imagine that anytime I’d get to share with him/her reading would be fabulous!
Thanks for the chance to win this awesome giveaway!
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My favorite time to read with my daughter is in bed before our noon nap time.
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I love to read to my child before his afternoon nap and then again after his bath and right before bed each night.
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Anytime! I love taking a moment out of my busy schedule to sit down and enjoy a quiet story with my daughter.
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My favorite time of day to read to my babies is night time. It is the best way to wind down and from a long day and make sure that I get to spend a few minutes with just me and the kids!
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I love to read right before bedtime. I want to be the last voice in their head!!. btw, really nice and thoughtful giveaway.
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