Who does not love Big and Little Nutbrown Hare? They are the sweetest things and you are sure to know them from Guess How Much I Love You? Well, I have wonderful news if you love them as much as I do. Will You Be My Friend? is the delightful sequel by legendary author and illustrator duo Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.
Little Nutbrown Hare is out exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path and through the grass until he reaches Cloudy Mountain, where something extraordinary happens: he discovers a new friend! Now the fun can really begin. Twenty-five years after we met the Nutbrown Hares, this enchanting new tale about friendship is bound to capture the hearts of Guess How Much I Love You fans—and everyone else—the world over.
The beautiful and charming illustrations in this book just make me smile from ear to ear. It is the sweetest book to share with the children and grandchildren in your life. This book makes a perfect gift for expectant parents as well. It is never too early to introduce children to books. I read to my children in utero.
We are thrilled to announce that we are having a giveaway for one copy of this hardcover book. You can read the rules and enter for your chance to win below.
Candlewick Press is sponsoring this giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win their own hardcover copy of Will You Be My Friend! Thanks to Candlewick Press for providing me a copy of this book and for providing a book for the giveaway winner! Open to US Residents. Good Luck.
Check out my book list below and watch the video for an in-depth look into the titles I have chosen.
Sing a Song of Seasons is a lavishly illustrated collection of 366 nature poems — one for every day of the year. Filled with familiar favorites and new discoveries written by a wide variety of poets, including William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, John Updike, Langston Hughes, N. M. Bodecker, Okamoto Kanoko, and many more. This is the perfect book for children (and grown-ups!) to share at the beginning or the end of each day.
Sing a Song of Seasons is such a special book, it makes a great coffee table book, and is perfect for gift giving. We like it so much, it is going to be featured on Mommy Ramblings’ 2018 Holiday Gift Guide! Check out my video below for an in-depth look at this book of poems.
I hope you watched the video above, so you could understand why I like this book so much. I have great news, we are having a giveaway where you can enter for a chance to win your own copy of this beautiful book. You can enter down below.
Nosy Crow is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! One lucky blog reader will win their own hardcover copy of Sing a Song of Seasons! Thank you to Nosy Crow for the review copy and for sponsoring this great giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! Open to US Residents.
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This innovative new activity book includes ten press-out pieces to play and decorate with. The simple die-cut shapes, including Santa, a reindeer, and an angel, are easy to press out and slot together. The book also includes lots of activities, songs, and recipes to help celebrate Christmas!
This is a really nice book to give to any child and it gives them something to do throughout the season to prepare for Christmas Day.
We think this book is so fun we have added it to Mommy Ramblings’ 2017 Holiday Gift Guide.
Candlewick Press is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win their own hardcover copy of Make and Play Christmas Book! Thank you to Candlewick Press for the review book and for sponsoring this amazing giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.
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Everyone’s favorite bespectacled explorer has been many places — the land of dragon flyers, a Jurassic arena of sports-loving dinosaurs, the set of black-and-white movies in Hollywood.
Join Waldo as he hand picks his favorite journeys of all time, revisiting twelve of his most fantastic travels in a new format that includes a surprise at the end of the book. New eye-boggling games await Waldo-watchers alongside every scene in this fresh tribute to Waldo’s many years wandering the world.
We think this anniversary book deserves a place on Mommy Ramblings’ 2017 Holiday Gift Guide. Unlike Waldo, the book is very visible on our gift guide.
Candlewick Press is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win their own hardcover copy of Where’s Waldo? Destination: Everywhere! Thank you to Candlewick Press for the review book and for sponsoring this amazing giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.
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When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he is snubbed by the other toys. But the Rabbit soon makes friends with the Skin Horse, who explains how toys can become “real” if they are loved enough.
The Velveteen Rabbit longs for this to happen, and one day he finds that he has become the Boy’s very favorite toy. They play together through a long, golden summer, Rabbit becoming shabbier and shabbier as he becomes real to the boy who loves him. The rabbits in the garden think otherwise — how can Rabbit be real when he can’t leap and hop?
When Boy takes ill with scarlet fever and Rabbit must be discarded, a magical fairy appears to transform him into a real, wild rabbit, though her parting words remind him that he was always real to the Boy.
A perfect gift for delivering an old favorite to a new generation, this beautifully illustrated version of Margery Williams’s time-honored tale is the first in a series of Nosy Crow classics. We love this book so much, you will find it on Mommy Ramblings’ 2017 Holiday Gift Guide.
Candlewick Press is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win their own hardcover copy of The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real! Thank you to Candlewick Press for the review book and for sponsoring this amazing giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.
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Fill Me In by Moose Allain is an original fill-me-in journal from the World of Moose, packed with ideas and complex illustrations to spark the creative imagination. Playful drawings and simple prompts invite creators of all ages to not only color but to sketch, imagine, and finish his dense line drawings. Complete your own city, fill it with people, write a comic, and more. The ultimate rainy-day book, sure to keep budding artists busy for hours!
The next 2 are both from Rebecca Jones and they are just beautiful.
The Coloring Book of Cards and Envelopes: Flowers and Butterflies and The Coloring Book of Cards and Envelopes: Nature let kids get creative with these amazingly innovative coloring books, full of beautifully designed cards and envelopes to tear out and color.
Each book features twenty four designs that are perfect for all ages to decorate and send to family and friends. Take inspiration from real life, or get experimental – try unusual colors and different materials to make each card truly unique! With enough blank space inside for a message, envelopes to customize and cute stickers to seal your card – this is the complete creative package!
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This anniversary edition book is perfect to put in your baby or child’s Easter basket. You can print out a special Guess How Much I Love You Easter card your child can make HERE. For more fun check out this PAGE for lots of Guess How Much I Love You theme crafts, activities and snacks! To celebrate the 20 Year Anniversary of Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney, Candlewick Press is graciously sponsoring a giveaway for 3 lucky blog readers! Each winner will win the prize pack below! Thank you Candlewick Press for the review book and for sponsoring this beautiful giveaway! To enter please use the Rafflecopter widget. Open to US residents. Good Luck!!!
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Peekaboo Barn is an adorable new Lift-The-Flap book based on the iconic toddler app Peekaboo Barn will thrill fans with its tactile feel and keep them busy with lots of flaps to lift in this sturdy board book. And for those who’ve never seen or played the app, the barn setting, adorable animals, and sound words make this a book for the very young that easily stands on its own. Includes a free app with purchase!
Written by Nat Sims and illustrated by Nathan Tabor the book is suitable for ages 1 month to 3 years. Little hands will love opening the barn doors to discover the animals inside. This book makes a great gift for any young child!
ABOUT THE APP
Peekaboo Barn, which celebrated its fifth birthday in early 2014, has been played over 85 million times worldwide.
Night & Day Studios recently unveiled an updated look to their classic app that features vibrant colors, more robust and playful animations and three new farm animal friends. The app includes twelve different language options, as well as a feature for caregivers and children to record their own voice in the app.
Candlewick Press is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! One lucky blog reader will win a copy of Peekaboo Barn, A Lift-The-Flap Board Book! Thank you to Candlewick Press for the review copy and for sponsoring this great giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.
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April 22nd is Earth Day and I want to tell you about some great books you can read with your child to celebrate.
Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber:
Your child will get to follow the flight of a honey bee as she searches for nectar to sustain her hive and, along the way, pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits.
A tiny honey bee emerges from the hive for the first time. Using sunlight, landmarks, and scents to remember the path, she goes in search of pollen and nectar to share with the thousands of other bees in her hive. She uses her powerful sense of smell to locate the flowers that sustain her, avoids birds that might eat her, and returns home to share her finds with her many sisters. Nature lovers and scientists-to-be are invited to explore the fascinating life of a honey bee.The back of the book gives examples of how to save the bees that you can discuss as a family as well as an index.
Little Pear Tree by Jenny Bowers:
Children will be captivated as they watch a tiny seed grows through the seasons into a fine pear tree in this beautiful book. This format showcases vibrant artwork with more than twenty-five flaps that you lift to discover creatures hidden in every scene. The charming text makes this the perfect interactive primer to a key scientific topic.
E.I.E.I.O, How Old MacDonald Got His Farm With A Little Help From a Hen by Judy Sierra:
The Little Red Hen gives Old MacDonald some pointers on composting — and a legendary farm is born — in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud. Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn’t have a farm. He just had a yard — a yard he didn’t want to mow. But under the direction of the wise (and ecologically sensitive) Little Red Hen, Mac learns to look at the environment in a very different way, and whole new worlds start to bloom with the help of some mud, garbage, horse poop, and worms!
Judy Sierra’s spirited verse, paired with Matthew Myers’s exuberant illustrations, yields a fresh take on a children’s classic, complete with raised-bed gardens and an organic farmers’ market—making this a perfect story for armchair gardeners and devoted locavores of all sizes.
My kids love books and these 3 were a big hit and have spurred some great conversation about nature, growing plants and trees and of course all the ways bees are essential in our world. Candlewick Press is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! One luck blog reader will win all three of these books! Thank you to Candlewick Press for the review books and for sponsoring this Earth Day Giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.
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