Welcome to all my new followers - please do jump in and comment on your favourite books, and send me reviews for books that haven't been reviewed yet. We're after 1001 book reviews, which is too many for me to do alone!!
And now... the giveaway!
Scholastic New Zealand have very kindly sent me some of their best books, and I am very reluctantly passing them on to you, my readers and reviewers. I wish I could keep them all for myself, but that would be greedy!
The titles up for grabs are:
Down in the Forest - this picture book for ages 3 - 6 takes the traditional tale 'Over in the Meadow' and retells it featuring New Zealand native flora and fauna. My children have both really enjoyed this rhyming story, and we've spent a lot of time discussing the different New Zealand forest creatures, some of which my 3 year old didn't know existed! (we're urban dwellers, so don't always get the chance to see forest animals!)
Giraffe Attack - Jack is fearful of the dreadful ‘giraffe’ that everyone talks about thumping and bumping around the house, trying to get in. His imagination knows no
bounds. So why does Mum laugh and tell him he’s being silly? It took me until half-way through this book to realise what the upcoming punchline was going to be, and my 3 year old was still a bit confused by it at the end - but slightly older children will certainly catch on pretty quickly. A fantastic book that had us all laughing out loud.
The Little Tractor - now the family farm has been sold, a new owner is needed for this special little tractor. Read about its long search for the right home. You can't go wrong with a Joy Cowley book, and this one is no exception. A very sweet, circle of life story.
The Fidgety Itch - when you have an itch that you just can't scratch, it's great to have somebody else to do it for you. But what do you do when you're last in the scratching queue? Join Tiny Timpkin, Fuzzy O'Hare and friends, as they try to solve this terribly tickly, naggly-niggly, itchy-twitchy problem! This story had us laughing out loud as each creature tried to solve their itchy problem - my 3 year old was shouting at the book, trying to tell each animal who was itching them!
There's a Hole in my Bucket - when Henry the goat discovers a hole in his bucket, Liza the duck offers a series of solutions. Traditional words to a well-known song, and the book comes with a CD featuring the iconic Kiwi duo, the Topp Twins, singing the song.
And so... how do you enter to have a chance to win one of these fantastic books? With 3 simple steps.
Step 1: Tell me which famous children's book each of the quotes below is from - I've chosen well-known books, so hopefully there won't be too many head-scratchers! Email your answers to 1001bookreviews@gmail.com with the subject line "100-likers giveaway"
Step 2: Share our Facebook page with your friends and invite them to 'like' the page as well. Yes, I can see if you've done this or not!
Step 3: Find one of your favourite children's books, write a little review on it, and email it through to me at 1001bookreviews@gmail.com with the subject line "Review: (book name)" If you really want to review a book that's already been done, that's OK - we put double-up reviews in the comment section, so your review still counts!
Simple?! Of course it is! A bit of work? Sure, but there's no such thing as a free lunch, right?! Nearly everyone that's sent me reviews so far has said that, actually, the thought of writing a review is a little daunting at first, but it turned out to be quite a lot of fun putting thoughts onto paper (or screen, in this case)!
Right - hop to it, then! Entries for the giveaway will close at 5pm Friday 23 March, and I will announce winners shortly thereafter. If you're a 'liker' after #100, you're still welcome to enter :)
The Quiz - tell me which famous children's books these quotes are from:
1. A person’s a person, no matter how small.
2. I love you all the way to the moon and back
3. “I am dancing! Yes, I’m dancing! I AM DANCING!” Gerald cried.
4. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast
5. “And now,” cried Max, “let the wild rumpus start!”
6. If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.
7. We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.
8. Who is this creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
9. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
10. You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting.
Answers to 1001bookreviews@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment