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.
serena says
I’m pregnant with my first and want to stock up on great books.
Candie L says
Those look too cute. Thank you
Michelle Bardo says
This would be the baby’s first cloth books if I win.
michele anne says
I can’t imagine anyone child or adult having enough books…can always use/rad more.
Kris T. says
What an adorable prize! Thanks for the chance to win it.
Mj says
I teach kindergarten. My students still love board books!
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Vicki Wurgler says
my grandkids would enjoy these
Denise Y says
Great gifts for little ones. Thanks for the opportunity.
Brooke says
That really is a great idea for kids books…
Kyndra Sherman says
These would fit in at our house great! We teach our little one green living and books are a great way to start!
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Ann says
They’re just darling!
ReggieMann says
Would love to win these for my niece 🙂
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Erma says
I would love the chance to win,thanks.
Vicky Boackle says
my grandson and i would have fun with these.
Julie Smith says
I would love to have these books on hand for storytime with my grandchildren. My eight-year-old will also enjoy them; however, he will ‘pretend’ that he is just listening to be a good uncle 🙂
Cynthia Mercado says
These books will be awesome for my grandson.
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Marion B says
This would be a great gift for my new niece!
Sheila H says
This would be great for both my kids!
Sheila R says
My son would really love these. This is a great giveaway!
shawna says
I would love this for my little girl.
beth shepherd says
Thank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. Thank you
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Tarah says
Perfect for the smaller kids!
Dan says
My kids would like these
jessi hilton says
my neice would love them
Rose Alexis says
The perfect sized book for a toddler!
Susan C says
My one year old grandson still likes to chew on his books, these would be perfect for him!
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Wehaf says
I’d love to give these to my nephew!
Ed Nemmers says
Happy Spring!
Tammy says
Thanks – these would be great for our church nursery.
Chrysa says
These are so cute! Thanks for the giveaway!
Kathy D says
What great books
Kathy D says
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Bob says
I have a new Granddaughter my daughter would love these
Adrian Lamont says
Sounds like a great read, please count me in.
Angie O says
These look great! My kids would love them. Thanks for the giveaway!
Jennifer M says
My daughter would really enjoy reading these.
Traci C says
I would love to win these. Thanks for the opportunity
Kelly F says
These books look adorable! I love that everyone is going green!
Kristyn Martin says
My son would love this! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Lily Kwan says
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
sharon says
these look like cute yet ecofriendly book
Jennifer Jozwiak says
I think my little one would love these books.
Annmarie says
These books look adorable! They’d be perfect for my little niece!
Timothy Sternberg says
These books would be delightful for my students.
kathy pease says
GREAT giveaway please count me in 🙂
Andria says
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
Miranda Allen says
these are too cute
Angela says
These books look adorable!
Marilyn says
These books are so adorable, would love to have them for the new baby!
Marilyn says
I would love these for the new baby!
Great giveaway, thanks!