The folks at Simon & Schuster are catching on to the idea of earth friendly books and have produced some reading material for children under the Little Green Books header. I simply had to check them out when I heard about them. The following books are made of recycled material, in whole or in part, and are made to be safe for little hands and little mouths.
My First Garden is made out of 100% recycled material and addresses the subject of colors from the perspective of garden growth. For example, there are pretty PURPLE turnips and bright ORANGE carrots. The book is shaped somewhat like a basket and is very sturdy (although I would watch how much contact little mouths had with it!).
They also offer two cloth books for babies. Both of the books, Little Monkey and Little Panda tie into one another in that Panda & Monkey are friends and enjoying being with one another as they play in trees and laugh. Each book is packaged in a brown cardboard box, which, of course, is made of recycled material. (The books themselves are made with 50% recycled material.) These are soft, baby friendly books that would make perfect gifts for young ones who want to both taste and cuddle and are drawn to friendly animal faces. They really are quite cute and lovable.
I like the fact that Simon & Schuster is trying to be more forward thinking (backward thinking?) in their approach to using recycled goods — esp. for books for babies. Books that go in babies mouths really don’t last long and can’t easily be passed down from children to children. Therefore I find it easy to advocate the use of recycled material for the kids as it seems the best use of material. Sure it would be nice to hang on to baby books for awhile but as little hands are learning to be gentle, I’d rather them have something that has been well used as they put it to good use. The baby books, by the way, are incredibly easy to toss in the wash which is another thing that makes them totally appealing.
You can visit the Simon Little Green website for more information about these books and the idea behind them. You can also play games with your kids and learn more about how to live green. It’s a pretty catchy and informative little site if you want to hop over and take a peek!
Better yet – Simon & Schuster have graciously agreed to give away one Little Panda and one Little Monkey book to one of you! The winner must be a U.S. resident. In order to win these two books, please leave a comment below!
In the midst of our fantastic Mother’s Day Giveaway, we still wanted to feature our regular Wednesday giveaway. So leave a comment here to enter and come back next Wednesday to see if you won. Also I wanted to let you know that the 5 Minutes for Mom Mother’s Day Giveaway just began and has some GREAT prizes.
5 Minutes for Going Green is hosting Earth-friendly giveaways all week as well, so check them out.
The winners of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone are
#2 Crystal
#5 Sassle
#31 Judith T.
#56 Catherine
#78 Israel Y.The winner of Greetings from Kiwi and Pear is #23 Shelly T.
Carrie comes by her book and holiday obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know.
Rita says
These books would be delightful for my little students and my grandkids!
Alicia says
Love them!
Angela Calvert says
I would love to win them for my little daughter. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Sheila Capell says
Wonderful books!!! I’d love to add these to library!
Janet F says
I would love to win these for my grandson.
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Elizabeth says
I do love these books. My baby’s board books are well-chewed-on!
Carey says
These books are simply adorable and the twins would love them.
stephanie says
Enter me please! 🙂
Lesley says
Oh these are adorable! My littlest one (8.5mos) is just now discovering books and he chews on all of them so the cloth would be terrific.
Brea's Mommy says
These look really neat. THanks for the opportunity.
Denise says
I’d love these for my son, thanks.
grndbaygal says
these books are terrific would love them for my daughter.
Heather M says
My daughter would Love both!! Thanks
Pat says
What wonderful books!
WENDI SMITH says
MY LITTLE BOY WOULD LOVE THESE BOOKS. HE IS 17MNTH OLD AND HE LIKES TO THINK HE IS READING TO US.
Jennifer Monteiro says
My baby is only 5 months but I want her to get interested in books at an early age.
Sue says
My little boy would love these. Thanks for sharing~
Karen B says
These would be perfect for my littlest greatgranddaughter.
Tobster says
I would love these books for my daughter
shannon Baas says
Great giveaway.
Annie says
Adorable books! Enter me, please!
corrie clemens says
bet these are great reads.
Lisa L says
I like the green tips on their site. My niece would enjoy these books.
Monica Bonillas says
Too cute!! My two little ones would enjoy these books, and i wouldnyt mind reading them over and over.
susan varney says
who could resist these [email protected]
john ferris says
These cute books would be good for the children.
Aubrey brantner says
The books look great!
christopher h says
great looking books
Jamie says
I just bought Little Panda for my one year old niece. It’s a great book for a little ones. She can chew on it and then it can be tossed in the washer.
ky2here says
Perfect for the grandchildren.
jennifer bowen says
oh how cute add me in for this thanks
Meredith Rogen says
These are so cute and I’d love them for my little friends!
kristi blackstone says
I’d love to win for my two sons! Great contest!
Belinda says
I love those. What a really cute and pratical idea.
KarenPr says
These would be wonderful for my little girl. Thanks for the contest.
Carol G says
Would be a great gift for my grandson to start with.
Teresa says
So cute-The grand kid’s would really enjoy this.
Ellen C. says
I’d like to win these for my son. Thanks for the chance.
Candis Hansen says
Great prize! I would love to win!
Linda says
These books would be great for my new little niece!
Angela J says
Fun books for the little ones
Courtney says
I’d love to win this!! Thank you!!
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Gabriel J. says
My son would love those!
Katharine D says
These would be perfect for my toddler, thanks for the chance to win
Amanda U. says
I’d love to win!
Rhonda Clemens says
OMG…how CUTE!!!! I would love to WIN this! Thanks for the great giveaway =)
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John Stetson says
These would be perfect for my granddaughter since she is crezy about monkeys.
hminnesota says
my girls would love these books.thanks
valerie Mitchell says
these look fun!
Heather Goldsmith says
Always looking for more books! Thanks