I am so thrilled that all of my children enjoy reading. More than enjoy reading, we are the kind\u00a0 of people who think, one can never have too many books. Anyone that even hints that we may have too many books, is not our kind of people. We just need more bookshelves is all, never too many books! Speaking of which did you ever see the bookshelves<\/a> we made out of plastic rain gutters?<\/p>\n

Okay, back to books. I recently discovered The Nocturnals<\/strong><\/em>. These books feature three unlikely friends: Dawn<\/em>, a serious fox, Tobin<\/em>, a sweet pangolin and Bismark<\/em>, the loud mouthed, pint-sized sugar glider<\/strong>. The stories all play out in their nighttime world with teamwork, friendship and humor in every adventure.<\/p>\n

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The books are entertaining to both parents and kids alike, since I like to read aloud to my kids, they are perfect. The stories follow these three as they work together to find solutions for problems or mysteries.<\/p>\n

The Moonlight Meeting<\/strong><\/em> is a banter-filled early reader<\/strong> (level 2) that describes the first meeting between shy Tobin, brash Bismark and kindhearted Dawn. This book works well to set the stage for continuing adventures between this brigade of friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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After a random encounter with a blood-thirsty snake, the three animals form a brigade of the night. Alarmed that animals are disappearing without a trace, the brigade gets help from a band of coyotes and many others to solve a high stakes game that will determine all of their survival. Read all about it in The Mysterious Abductions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Moving on to The Fallen Star<\/em><\/strong> where Dawn, Tobin and Bismark awaken one night to a disaster: all of the forest\u2019s pomelos have been mysteriously poisoned. The Nocturnal Brigade sets out ot investigate and find answers and the cure before pomelo blight hurts them all.<\/p>\n

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The Ominous Eye<\/strong><\/em> has the Nocturnal Brigade investigating the source of a violent jolt that fractured the Earth. In their search for answers they come across an unfamiliar reptile named Polyphema, who tells them the cause was a giant beast who will soon strike again. Polyphema also states that she is the only one that can stop the fearsome predator\u2026but can she be trusted?<\/p>\n

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On The Nocturnals<\/strong>\u00a0website<\/strong><\/a> you can even find and download educational resources<\/strong> and activity kits<\/strong> that you can use with the books. You can also read or listen to\u00a0 a chapter of each book, join reading programs and much more.<\/p>\n

We love these books so much we are adding them to Mommy Ramblings’ 2017 Holiday Gift Guide<\/strong>.\u00a0 You can enter for your chance to win all four books and the plush Dawn fox below! You can check out our video below to see even more about everything you can win.<\/p>\n