A giveaway! I think this is only my 2nd giveaway ever. The first being, the Bouncing Blossom tutu that went to Chrissy, Eva Janette's Momma.
So a bit of background first. Our pastor in New Zealand, Mike de Vetter, wrote a book. It was a pretty neat story of how it all came to be. As far as I understand. Mike and his wife Amy had been trying to conceive for 5 years when they were blessed with their first child Rosie Grace (just 6 weeks before Naomi arrived). Mike came home from the hospital, sat down, and wrote this book.
Now to the book: The Rose Princess and the Gift
The Rose Princess, who lives in a land "not far from here", is given three special gifts by her father, the King. As she goes through her day, she comes across people who need the gifts she received, more than she does. So she gives them away. In the end, she and her father, the King, talk about how wonderful it is that she was generous with her gifts. And she curtsies a lot. :) And give her Daddy hugs. It's a sweet story, with a good moral. And it's not one of those morals that you have to dig for - it's right there in your face.
My favorite aspect to the book? It's a Princess story that has nothing to do with Prince Charming and happily ever after. Instead, it's a Princess story with character (the virtue kind, not the cartoon kind).
Love it!
Oceana wants to read it before bedtime every night right now. So we do. :)
I have a brand new, hardback copy of The Rose Princess and the Gift to give away to one of you! I have not been compensated for this giveaway, it is my purchase and gift to you.
Leave a comment! Tell me, what do you read to your kids at bedtime? Using Random.com I'll choose a winner next Friday. The giveaway is open until then. Please remember to leave an email address if you blogger account does not link directly to your email (if you aren't sure, leave an email address).
And in case you want to purchase your own copy:
Barnes & Noble has them for $9.35, plus shipping.
Amazon.com has it for $11.04, plus shipping (or free if you have Amazon Prime).
We don't always read at bedtime but other times thru the day - I have one little girl among my 3 boys and she is our princess. In fact, she is just 2 and if asked if she is a girl or a boy she says, no, I'm the princess! Sounds like a wonderful book!
ReplyDeleteWe usually let the boys pick out 2 books each. Right now they are really into The Berenstain Bears and Curious George. Then right before bed we read a Preschool Devotional with them. I have a 10 month old daughter too so this would be fun to read to her when she's older.
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Ha went dont read a bedtime story yet but we do read during the day.... "God gave us you" & "Lyle the kindly viking"
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We often read before bed, but not always. It depends on what has been going on and how late it is. We always sit on the bed and sing songs to God and then pray. Usually my daughter requests that daddy comes back in to rub her back before she settles down.
ReplyDeleteRight now I've been reading an NZ book called 'Abigail Fantail' to my baby girl. Her name is Abigail so it's very fitting :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious book! I love stories like this!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has actually been working his way through with the kids The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe series...they sure do love it!
I now have grandchildren and love to read to them when they are here for an overnight visit with gramma!! I also am a daycare provider so we read lots of books and I have a bookcase full and keep getting more, you can never have enough books :-) Wendy
ReplyDeleteWe read a lot. We try to read devotionals with our older child and stories from the Beginner's Bible to our younger one. But sometimes it's just "regular" books.
ReplyDeleteRight now, we are doing a devotional called "Choosing Obedience", and also in the middle of Wrinkle in Time.
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I dont have any kids right now, but just 1 hour ago I got back from the doctors office and found out I will have a child in a few months approximently 6 or 7. So I dont know if I can enter but if I can I would love to win this as it could be a first book!! Thanks!
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Ooh!! We are really LAME at reading to our kids, but it's something we are going to start doing this year on a more regular basis (ie: every night). I remember my mum or dad always read us a story at night. I loved old fashioned stories... I adored the Uncle Arthur books :) This one looks like a sweet book to have on our shelves :)
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ReplyDeleteZoe's favourite is Hairy McClairy but then anything with a flap is a favourite at the moment! haha
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I have been reading through the Chronicles of Narnia with my 8 & 9 year old great-nieces. They love it and I feel it helps them to become acquainted with ideas of bravery and self-sacrifice among others. Plus it has some really funny parts!! jenlar3@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds very cute! I go to the library with my babies and just grab a few books, usually books that have trains cars boats etc and which ever one my son likes the most is the one that we read constantly!
ReplyDeleteOooooooooh pick me! I know Mike and Amy. They used to live in Whangarei a while ago. I had no idea he had written such a cool sounding book! Will definitely look into buying one if I don't win one here ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd the book we read...hhmmm to many to choose from, they don't seem to have favorites but...Charlie and the chocolate factory is a popular choice.
jacksta_b@hotmail.com
I read my kidddos all sorts of things before bed. Whatever they pick out is what i read to them. This book sounds really good. Hope I win..
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I love to read nursery rhymes, but my daughter has started to like chapter books so we are reading some of the american girl books
ReplyDeleteWe read a lot of Goodnight Moon at bedtime. Taylor's current choice of the day lately has been Berenstein Bears New Baby or Messy Room - or whatever she happened to have grabbed in the library that week.
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Sarah
My girls have a variety of books as I was an elementary teacher. Daddy always seems to read them Berenstein Bears. like to read them more girlie books like Gigi, Little House and we are currently reading Pippi Longstocking. My oldest is 6 and has just begun to read stories to her two younger sisters. It is precious to watch the three of them snuggled together as Big sis reads a story. My email is RachelLenda(at)comcast(dot)net
ReplyDeleteWe love to read the Llama Llama series by Anna Dewdney. They are really great, with lots of rhyme and colorful pictures. Llama Llama Mad at Mama is my favorite, but there is also Llama Llama Red Pajama and Llama Llama Misses Mama (about going to school for the first time). We also like Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! My e-mail address is jtenney (at) hsc (dot) wvu (dot) edu
ReplyDeletemy daughter would go crazy over this book. I would love to add it to our collection. I love reading your blog and pray blessings over your family.
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Would love to add a girly book since we have so many truck and boyish books for our three year old son. I was a teacher before being a mommy so we do have lots of favorites.
ReplyDeleteSomething new I have come to love are the Llama books, but classics like Chicken Soup with Rice are read too!
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