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To help grow kids’ love of reading at a young age, this fall Cheerios is once again inviting families to start the day with a nutritious breakfast and a new book. Cheerios will provide more than six million children’s books, free inside Cheerios boxes, through its Spoonfuls of Stories program. Over the past nine years, Cheerios has distributed almost 50 million children’s books in-pack. Wow! That is a whole lot of books!
This year’s free in-pack book offerings, appropriate for children ages three to eight and written in both English and Spanish, include:
- All the World, by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee, which discusses the many wonderful things a child can encounter in the world as well as the commonalities all the world shares.
- Chaucer’s First Winter, by Stephen Krensky and illustrated by Henry Cole, follows a bear named Chaucer, who knows he is supposed to sleep through the winter but feels it’s much more fun to stay up and play.
- Jump!, by Scott M. Fischer, chronicles the adventures of a bug, a frog, a cat, a hound, a crocodile, a shark, and a whale, who all love to jump!
- No T. Rex in the Library, by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa, is a story about a little girl named Tess and her adventures in the library with a boisterous T-Rex.
- The Purple Kangaroo, by comedian Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Peter Brown, which is a vivid and humor-filled story that tricks the reader into thinking about a purple kangaroo.
As studies have consistently shown, children with greater access to books and other print materials are more successful in school and in life. However, one recent study revealed that in low-income neighborhoods, there is only about one age-appropriate book for every 300 children,* a statistic that exposes one of the biggest barriers affecting literacy today – lack of access to books. In an effort to help combat this issue, Cheerios, as part of its Spoonfuls of Stories initiative, will also make a $300,000 financial donation to First Book, an award-winning national nonprofit that helps get books into the hands of children in need. Cheerios has donated more than $3.5 million to First Book over the past nine years.
You can visit Spoonfuls of Stories to learn more about this great program.
Would you like to win a Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories gift Pack? The prize pack contains the following (3 things that I Love! B&N, Cheerios & books!):
- $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
- Box of Cheerios
- All five of the new in-pack titles
Here’s how to enter: Just leave a comment letting me know what your favorite children’s book is.
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This giveaway will end on Friday, November 19th at midnight. Good luck!
The Cheerios prize pack, information and giveaway were all provided by Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.
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Megan says
One of my most favorite children’s books is “someday” I read it in the store after finding out I was pregnant with my daughter and was balling 😉 It is such a sweet story!!
Leah says
My favorite childrens book is Guess how much I love you.
Lori S says
Where the Sidewalk ends is my favorite book.
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Some Lucky Dog says
My grandson loves “No, David!”
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Shannon says
Cars , Trucks. Planes and Trains (little people)
Lori N. says
I love the Velveteen Rabbit!
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Claire says
Where the Wild Things are for sure!! Love it
ACMommy says
My favorite kids book is “Bread and Jam For Frances” or any of the Dr. Suess books!
jennifer horn says
My favorite book is Goodnight Moon.
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Kristie McNealy says
My favorite is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Heidi says
Too many favorites. I am a sucker for Curious George, especially the original ones.
Lacey says
WE HELP MOMMY is my favorite book and has been since I was a child. Written by Jean Cushman and illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, it is the most beautiful and innocent book I have ever seen! Especially love when the children and mother make a cherry pie:) When it’s my turn to pick a story out to read for my 4 children under 8yrs, this is the one I most generally pick:) Thanks so much for this opportunity!
Lisa says
As a child, I loved The Story of Ferdinand.
KellyH says
My favorite children’s book is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
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Pat says
My favorite is The Little Engine That Could.
Leigh Bright says
My favorite is Where the Wild Things Are.
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susan hadlock says
So many wonderful children’s book, hard to choose. I did absolutely love where the red fern grows, original curious george, where the wild things are.
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Karen O says
My favorite book as a child was Dr. Seuss’s One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish, and it’s still a favorite to read to my sweet nephews and nieces!
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Janet says
I love Goodnight, Moon.
Ashley Davenport says
Oh the places you will go 🙂
Jay says
My fave book is Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton.
Chantel says
I loved certain old golden books. I remember one that I read called “the house that ran away” . I always wished that I could find that one ever since.
Jandel Christensen says
My favorite children’s book is Anamalia.
Katherine Eisenback says
My favorite book is Hank the Cowdog!
Brigid Pitts says
It is SOOO hard to pick, but I will NEVER forgot the way my little girl responded to, memorized, and commentated on the entire “David” series by David Shannon.
Lyn says
The Giving Tree, love that book. Thank you for the giveaway.
Allison Miller says
My favorite is The Lorax.
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Stephanie says
Favorite child book is the Berenstein Bears!
Alicia says
Corduroy is one of my favorite books!
Alicia says
Rainbow Fish is another favorite. I follow on FB.