With Christmas right around the corner, gift shopping is going full-speed, especially today, “Black Friday,” also known as the craziest shopping day all year. If you’re like me and terrified to even go within a mile of a shopping plaza today, you can always enjoy shopping online from the comfort of your own couch and not worry about the crowds! In honor of Cyber Black Friday, if you will, Sleeping Bear Press is happy to offer giveaways on two of their new holiday titles.
I do love a good wordless picture book and the opportunities for storytelling and observation that one provides. Jane Monroe Donovan’s Small, Medium & Large depicts a young girl whose humble letter to Santa results in a three lovely surprises on Christmas morning, in animal form! A cat, a dog and a miniature horse warm this girl’s heart and their warmly illustrated adventures need no text for explanation. Children who adore animals will enjoy, and understand, the love shared between the girl and each of her beloved pets. The author’s note at the end is interesting to share with children as well, since it introduces the real-life inspirations for the animals!
Living near Washington, DC, certainly has its ups and downs, but the beauty of the holiday season is always a wonder to behold. The celebrations get a little doggy-makeover in picture book format with First Dog’s White House Christmas by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello. As a certain adorable Portuguese water dog lives in the White House, he takes it upon himself to invite his canine pals from around the world to a Christmas Gala being held there. In the pages that follow, Bo plans what he wants to share with his friends about the holiday decorations and celebrations he loves, and when his friends arrive from ten different countries, he also learns about traditions they enjoy in their homelands. This makes for a fun read with a true multicultural experience wrapped in.
As part of our Gift Guide Giveaway, the publisher is generously offering 1 copy each of Small, Medium & Large and First Dog’s White House Christmas! (U.S. only, please) . The lucky winner will also receive a copy of one of Sleeping Bear Press’s backlist holiday titles, as well.
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Dawn’s children anxiously await the new books that greet them every Christmas morning. Their holiday tales will be shared at my thoughts exactly.
These look like adorable books for the little grandkids!
Growing up inside the Beltway, we were always in tune with the first pets (and yes, got to pet Ronald Reagan’s King Cavalier). Would be fun to share with my kids. Thanks!
These look like really nice stories to read.
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I would love to add to our holiday reading collection. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Please count me in.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Would love to win these!
My 8 yr old is a fan of any book that has to do with animals. We’d love to win these!
My kids love Christmas books – all year round!
I love Christmas books 🙂
This would be great. I love to give books as gifts.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Both of these books look like something my son would very much enjoy reading.
Count me in! I love sleeping bear press!
jensteed dot 08 at gmail dot com
awww these both looks like good stories for my 5 yr old, who loves books and animals!
Oh so cute! Please enter me, thanks.
ruthiekb72ATyahooDOTcon
Cute…thanks for the great giveaway!
These books great for holiday reading.
Great titles! I picked up small, medium, and large – but didn’t buy it!
These lookk like sweet books! I will put them on our reading list.
These two books sound so sweet. Love to read them to my nephews. : )
I love reading holiday stories to my kids.
castings at mindspring dot com
I am a subscriber and my daughter loves to read!
Carla
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This looks like it would be perfect for my youngest! I love books.
I love reading to my two-year-old. These would be great additions to our collection.
What neat books!
We are all about animals through and through in my family. We’d love these.
These look like wonderful books. Even though there aren’t any children in the family right now, each Christmas I put out all of the Chirstmas books for children. I would love to add these to my collection.
My son desperately wants a dog… unfortunately this will be as close as he gets to one this Christmas. Thanks for offering them.
My three year old would be in heaven with these!
Too cute! Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
Please enter me in this giveaway. Thanks.
My daughter loves to read & animals
My grandkids all love books! This would be great for them!
Thanks for the great giveaways! Would love to win these!
Small, Medium, and Large sounds like a wonderful story. We love any type of animal stories around here!
These are precious books, please count me in!
Count me in! thanks!
thanks for the chance
nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net
I would love to read these to my children!
Congratulations Brianna, you’re one of our winners! Please email me at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing info!
These sound very cute!
Awe, these look so cute.
what a great gift for the holiday season.
What a sweet giveaway…the boys would love these books.
alekee02[at]yahoo[dot]com
The kids in our family are all animal lovers, they would really enjoy these.