Getting Ready for Summer giveaway! Don't miss this one!

Thanks for visiting Classic Children's Books! This giveaway starts at 12:01 AM June 4th - Good Luck! I also wanted to remind everyone of the 3rd Annual Middle Grade Summer Book Club! I am not going to be able to post as often (my computer totally died thanks to Malware & a virus on Wednesday - Grrr!) as I have in the past so this year it's going to run a little differently (makin' it up as I go! LOL) - I am LOOKING for people to help me with advertising the giveaways and would especially LOVE it if people can check back each Tuesday and help me with advertising the review for the week and then add it to linkies and perhaps even share it on your FB or Twitter pages! I would be SO VERY GRATEFUL if you can all help me out! Thanks!

This year the giveaway will run differently for the Summer Book Club! Please be sure to return each week to get the answer to that weeks question - you can join the giveaway & the book club at anytime during the 5 weeks that this event runs.... so stay tuned & make sure you return each Tuesday or Wednesday to join in!

Click here for the 1st link to Week One!

(posted 6/4/13)

Hosted by:

 NYSavingSpecials 

and 

Your Fashion Resource

Co-Hosted by:
Barbara's Beat, BabyDashCo, Capri's Coupons, Maria's Space, Stay a Stay at Home Mom, My Natural Family, Simply Sherryl, The Parenting Patch, The Mommy Nest, My Devotional Thoughts, All in a Day's Work , Kaisy Daisy's Corner  

Come and join us on this great giveaway

"Getting ready for Summer"
We will have 3 winners, all prizes will be ordered and shipped from Toysrus.com

Prize #1 Any bike up to $150 (kids or adult/Safety accessories not included)

Prize #2 Step2-Touring-Wagon-Functions Value $119 (if not available winner can pick another wagon up to $119)

Prize # 3 Scooter up to $80 (Safety accessories not included)

US Only

June 1 to June 30

All entries are optional

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure:  Classic Children's Books is not responsible for prize. If you have any questions about this giveaway please send an email to nysavingspecials@gmail.com.  All entries are optional, if you do any of the tasks with the 10 extra entries, even if you do one entry you can get the extra 10 entries  but if the winner tasks is a tasks you did not complete, a second winner will be chosen. If the winner tasks is the one you did you will be the winner.

NYSavingSpecials is responsible for prize.

Fern Valley: A Collection of Short Stories

Fern Valley: A Collection of Short Stories 
by Aileen Stewart
ISBN: 9781617395277
$10.07 (paperback)
$ 8.39  (kindle)

About the book:
Follow the adventures of delightful young farm animals who are just like you. Fern Valley is home to a group of wonderful animals who have fun and face some of the same problems children everywhere do. Roberta and Mildred Cornstalk are creative chickens dealing with the loss of their beloved granny, and they're looking for something to do to cheer them up. Want to know what adventures they find? Want to know what happens to Roberta and Mildred's brother, Edward, when he goes fishing, what birthday surprise is in store for Betsy Woolrich, or what lesson Kimmy Curlytail learns when she keeps something that isn't hers? Then follow this endearing cast of characters as they enjoy their time together and learn important lessons.

My thoughts:
This is a very cute book full of little stories ideal for transition times (riding in the car, waiting for a meal at the restaurant, bedtime, etc...). It reminded me a lot of some of the little stories by George MacDonald (The Princess and the Goblin particularly comes to mind) just for a slightly younger crowd. Perfect for kids 4 to about 7 years old some of the stories would be nice for beginning readers as well who can read without a lot of verbal help from mom/dad or teachers.

Many of the stories have character lessons in them about being kind to others, obedience, listening and more. Be sure to stick a copy in your purse or in the beach bag for little breaks.
Disclaimer: I was given a copy of the book to read & review on CCB. I was not required to write a positive review & no money exchanged hands. Thanks for reading CCB!

Middle Grade Fiction: Usborne Books - now has.....

Usborne Books now has eBooks - more and more are arriving!

We just released all of the "Extreme Adventures" series, as well as "Butterflies" by Susanne Gervay. Also, "Bloomswell Diarie"s price has been reduced to $6.99. 

Summer MG Book Club on hold

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to give you all a headsup that CCB will be on a short (hopefully) hiatus until my computer gets fixed. That doesn't mean you won't see me occasionally - it just means I will have to make a trip to the library to update my blog and that won't be on a daily basis as the computers there (an the sniffing, sneezing, hacking patrons) drive me nuts!

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Summer Book Club will continue as planned but it will be pushed back a couple weeks probably .... I'm going to have to write out my reviews and then come to the library to post the reviews.... To make it easier I think I'm going to run 1 giveaway and either do 1 very lucky winner or just draw all the winners at the same time.

Please stay tuned - I haven't figured out how I'm going to run the giveaways and advertise it yet...

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So, please think kind thoughts and send helpful ideas to my FB page if you know how to fix my computer (got a message that it can't find my license for microsoft XP and the definitions were no where to be found....). I'm waiting to hear back from my computer guru but he just moved on Friday and the computer went down on Saturday so it might be a little while)

Chow! Arrivaderci (or however you spell it) - see ya later!

Tina 'the booklady'

The 2013 Summer Survival Calendar.... saving mom's sanity!

The Confident Mom

♥ Empowering Moms - Strengthening Families - Embracing God's Design ♥

Today I found a new blog & mom business (to me anyway) that enables MOMS's to be the BEST they can be. Susan Heid is a PCI Certified Parent Coach & also a Certified Family Manager Coach who has created a wonderful Summer Survival Calendar for parents to use to help plan their Summer Activities. You'll find all kinds of fun things like scavenger hunts, cookouts, waterfights, nature activities and so much more!

The calendar is MORE than just a calendar though. The file you download includes the 4 months of Summer Activities - as well as links to recipes, instructions, printables, crafts and leads to FREE community activities that may be available in your area! 

Most of you know I run a small daycare in my home and saw ALL the fun things the kids and I did last year. This year is going to be even tighter on funds so we are going to need to do a lot more FREE things and I can't tell you how excited I was to see this calendar! It's exactly what I needed. Oh, I can still add all the fun activities that the Omaha Public Library offers FREE to the community (like puppet & magic shows, an anti-bullying class with one of the TaeKwondo schools in town, FREE movies, etc...) but this will make it so much easier!

I received the Summer Calendar Bundle and the Action Guide which includes 10 Strategies for Your Best Summer Ever and an Audio Workshop that will help you get started to review here on CCB and showed it to my daycare kids (I have a 3, 5 and 8 year old I watch) and they were having great fun pouring over the calendars and picking out what they wanted to do. I personally liked all the links and all the extras that came with the Action Guide like the:

• Summer Goals Worksheet
• Ideas for Summer Fun checklist
• Quiet Time Activities Worksheet
• Important Summer Dates checklist
• Standard Operating Procedures worksheet
• Weekly Menu Planner/Grocery List
• Summer Weekly Planner
• Be Summer Organized Checklist

You can purchase this extremely affordable calendar for your family - or surprise your kids' Daycare Provider with a copy. I can tell you from experience how much providers appreciate a parent thinking about them. It can be so tough trying to plan activities that will keep kids involved and trying to spread them out for a range of ages can be extremely hard. 

To order: Just click the image below to learn more!

If you explore her website more you'll find all kinds of helpful organizational tools available too. There are a few that have me intrigued, especially these:

(yeah, yeah I know.... schools not out yet! LOL)

Disclaimer: CCB is a member of the affiliate program through The Confident Mom and may receive a small commission for any sales that may occur from this site. I was not required to have a positive review & no money was given to me to post this review. I believe in sharing quality products and services with my readers and only share those I firmly believe in. Thanks for reading CCB!

Summer Splash Giveaway Hop ~ Sylvan Dell Publishing!

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Summer Splash Event hosted by Life With Two Boys and With Our Best!

A bunch of great blogs have come together to bring you some amazing prizes to help you kick off your summer... with a SPLASH! Each blog is giving away at least $25 worth of prizes, plus we have an awesome grand prize for one very lucky winner. Be sure to hop along to each of the participating blogs because the more giveaways you enter, the more chances you have at winning the Grand Prize!

So what's this Grand Prize we're talking about? Thanks to Trex Outdoor Furniture, one very lucky winner is going to win a Yacht Club 3-Piece Rocker Set valued at $1,317! Made in the USA and constructed of durable HDPE recycled lumber, this Rocker Set is sure to help you slow down and relax this Summer and for many years to come!

Enter the Grand Prize!

   

Our Prize is 3 awesome books by one of my favorite publishers! Sylvan Dell Publishing is sponsoring a giveaway for Preschool Kids to age 6 or 7. Each of their books are a fictional story that teaches Math & Science concepts. You'll also find included with each book 3-4 pages of activities that teach about the habitat and characteristics of each animal. These books are awesome! Value: $29.85

Please share this giveaway by hitting the FB or Twitter or StumbleUpon buttons below.... Thanks!

Enter here:

Entry-Form

Be sure to check the other blogs participating and enter some of their GREAT giveaways!

Disclaimer: Please note that the Summer Splash hosts and participating bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prize. We have represented each sponsor with the expectation that they will fulfill their prize in a timely manner. While we are not responsible, we will make every effort to assist the winner in obtaining their prize.

Teaching your kids to Serve Others with Adventures in Odyssey!

"...the path toward building selfless, confident children is to help and encourage them toward a growing and thriving faith in God. And that includes obedience to what God teaches - not because it makes kids feel good, although it often does - but because they're following God's instructions to love Him and serve others. That builds a faith they can count on and carry with them into adulthood ~ which is the greatest gift any parent can bestow on their child."  ~ from Why Serve (link at the bottom of post)

With Summer just around the corner this is the ideal time to encourage your kids to Serve others on their own or as a family. To help you do this, Adventures in Odyssey is providing the tools for families to make it easier to teach this very important Character Skill.

There are many ways that parents can teach their kids to serve others.
1) They can set up a lemonade stand and give the proceeds to a needy family.
2) They can collect cans and recycle them to help clean their neighborhood up ~ and again give the proceeds to the local city mission or even save up the money and use it go get mittens & hats to donate to the needy.
3) They can volunteer to babysit for a single mom who is financially strapped and would benefit from saving childcare costs - or just a night out for a little R&R.

What ideas does your family have?

Adventures In Odyssey presents A.C.T.S.! – A Call To Serve. Join thousands of kids across the country making a commitment to serve your family, your community and even your world!

This summer they are joining in with christian bookstores across the country, inviting kids to participate in a Summer of Service. They're promoting this biblical message:

"When you serve, everybody wins." encouraging kids to serve their families, their communities and their world. Whether it's baking cookies for an elderly neighbor or putting together a care package for missionaries overseas, kids will discover that serving can be a blast!

The A.C.T.S. (A Call To Service) challenge and contest:
Kids who join A.C.T.S. can pick up a service log and collect fun character stickers for hours served at participating bookstores throughout the summer, or download a serving log online @ whitsend.org. At the end of summer, kids can record and upload a short video telling how they serve and why they'd like to become an Adventures in Odyssey Ambassador.

100 winners will receive the brand new AIO Album and after online voting, 2 grand prize winners (a boy and a girl) will get to travel on an exciting Good-Goers Mission Based Adventure trip to another country with a parent! The out-of-country destination will be announced on a live podcast May 22 - hosted by AIO actors Katie Leigh (Connie) and Chris Anthony (Chris)  ~ which you can watch at whitsend.org/acts. You don't want to miss it!

Listen to the Business of Busyness MP3 by Clicking Here

Stay tuned this week for announcements and more right here on Classic Children's Books - there is MORE TO COME!

Weekly Service Ideas - Download the PDF.

Article: Why Serve

Disclaimer: I was asked to participate in a 3 part post sharing details about the NEW Adventures in Odyssey A.C.T.S. ~ A Call to Serve Summer program. I was not required to have a positive review and no money exchanged hands. Thanks for reading CCB!

Children's Book Week Giveaway Hop ~ Join Us!

Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop

May 13th – 19th

Hosted by 

KidLitFrenzy, Mymcbooks

& I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

What is Children’s Book Week?

Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books for young people and the joy of reading are feted for a full week with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and other book-related events at schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and homes from coast to coast!

This week Classic Children's Books has a wonderful giveaway that you definitely DON'T want to miss out on! This giveaway is perfect to help stop the dreaded SUMMER SLUMP - it's perfect for kids 7 to 9 years of age ~ Well here goes....

Our Prize is the Entire series (so far) of The Imagination Station series for kids ages 6-9'ish. These great books are based on the award-winning Adventures in Odyssey series for older kids (middle grade to adult). Each story is based on an historical event - there are the pilgrims, a visit with the Vikings, another in China and one in Ireland. You get the idea - your children will learn about history and some scriptural truth at the same time. Value is $53.98!

So, are you excited? Ready to get your name in this HOT little pot? Get your pointer finger ready......cause HERE IT IS!

Entry-Form

Would you like to enter other awesome giveaways? Check out these great blogs.....

Disclaimer: This giveaway was sponsored by Tyndale House Publishers who are responsible for fulfillment of the prize. The winner's address and contact information will be forwarded directly to them upon the winner being chosen by random.Classic Children's Books is in no way responsible for delivery and prize fulfillment. Thank you for reading CCB!

Wondering what to do with the kids this summer?

Hi all - I just had a thought for those of you wondering what to do with school age kids this summer. Usborne Books has these neat Coloring Books that older kids LOVE. The Color by Number book is really cool - and I'm including some samples of what the pages look like colored up.

Color by Numbers Book

Your child might also be interested in any of the following as well: (there is something for everyone - just click on the pic)

 

Disclaimer: I was not paid to review or share this post. Your purchase of any of these books helps keep this blog active and enables me to continue sharing & reviewing books your kids will enjoy. Thanks for reading!

Book Blast: Meg the Egg

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Little Meg finds the outside world a bit too loud and far too scary! So, she’s going to stay inside her safe white shell, thank you very much. But then the Howl breaks into the barn and steals Mother Hen! What is she supposed to do, still holed up in that egg of hers? She can’t run and she certainly can’t fly. Well, never get between a chick and her momma, cause this little bird’s got a can-do spirit and a whole lot of courage that she didn’t know she had before!

A tale of self discovery that speaks to all children’s fears of the unknown, Ms. Borg delivers a great read-aloud resource for parents and teachers alike. With an onomatopoeic construction that gives life to the story and encourages children to participate through repetition of words, noises, and actions, MEG THE EGG is the perfect story for beginning readers.

AMAZON – AMAZON KINDLE – BARNES AND NOBLE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rita Antoinette Borg was educated in New York and now resides on the Mediterranean island of Malta. She performs storytelling and creative writing workshops in schools across the country and works as a freelance writer for local magazines and newspapers. Ms. Borg has published four picture books aimed at early readers as well as an anthology of short stories for older children. Her books have been recognized by the Malta National Annual Literary Awards. Her book “Don’t Cross the Road, Holly!” was chosen as the year’s best Children’s Book in English. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Writers & Illustrators.


WEBSITE – FACEBOOK

Pump Up Your Book and Rita Antoinette Borg are teaming up to give you a chance to win fabulous prizes!

Here’s how it works:

Each person will enter this giveaway by liking, following, subscribing and tweeting about this giveaway through the Rafflecopter form placed on blogs throughout the tour. This promotion will run from April 22 - May 17, 2013. The winner will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter, contacted by email and announced on May 20, 2013. Each blogger who participates is eligible to enter and win. Visit each blog stop below to gain more entries as the Rafflecopter widget will be placed on each blog for the duration of the tour. Good luck everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If the Rafflecopter form doesn’t load, you can visit the Meg the Egg tour page at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2013/04/01/pump-up-your-book-presents-rita-antoinette-borgs%E2%80%99s-meg-the-egg-book-blast-%E2%80%93-win-25-amazon-gift-card-and-free-books/ for your chance to enter and win!

MEG THE EGG TOUR SCHEDULE 

                                          

Monday, April 22nd - Literarily Speaking

Tuesday, April 23 - The Children’s and Teen’sBook Connection

Wednesday, April 24th - The Writer’s Life

Thursday, April 25th - As the Pages Turn

Friday, April 26th - The Busy Mom’s Daily

Monday, April 29th - LadyD Books

Tuesday, April 30th - Tribute Books Reviews andGiveaways

Wednesday, May 1st - Classic Children’s Books

Thursday, May 2nd - My Devotional Thoughts

Friday, May 3rd - Review from Here

Saturday, May 4th - Bea’s Book Nook

Monday, May 6th - Mayra’s Secret Bookcase

Tuesday, May 7th - Paperback Writer

Wednesday, May 8th - Read For Your Future

Thursday, May 9th - Freda’s Voice

Friday, May 10th - Lori’s Reading Corner

Monday, May 13th - Books for Kids

Tuesday, May 14th - I’m A Reader, Not a Writer

Wednesday, May 15th - Literal Exposure

Thursday, May 16th -  4 the Love of Books

 Friday, May 17th -  The Crypto-CapersReview

Disclaimer: this book is part of the Litfuse Book Blast Program. I was not required to have a positive review & no money exchanged hands. The giveaway is hosted by Litfuse and the author and they are responsible for prize fulfillment. Thanks for reading!