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Little Green Books

April 22, 2009 by 5 Minutes for Books

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.

Filed Under: Board Books, Carrie, Children's Books, Easy Readers

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Comments

  1. serena says

    April 26, 2009 at 9:06 am

    I’m pregnant with my first and want to stock up on great books.

  2. Candie L says

    April 26, 2009 at 9:21 am

    Those look too cute. Thank you

  3. Michelle Bardo says

    April 26, 2009 at 10:52 am

    This would be the baby’s first cloth books if I win.

  4. michele anne says

    April 26, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    I can’t imagine anyone child or adult having enough books…can always use/rad more.

  5. Kris T. says

    April 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    What an adorable prize! Thanks for the chance to win it.

  6. Mj says

    April 26, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    I teach kindergarten. My students still love board books!

    mj.coward[at]gmail.com

  7. Vicki Wurgler says

    April 26, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    my grandkids would enjoy these

  8. Denise Y says

    April 26, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    Great gifts for little ones. Thanks for the opportunity.

  9. Brooke says

    April 26, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    That really is a great idea for kids books…

  10. Kyndra Sherman says

    April 27, 2009 at 2:00 am

    These would fit in at our house great! We teach our little one green living and books are a great way to start!

    themeimlookingfor at yahoo dot com

  11. Ann says

    April 27, 2009 at 3:19 am

    They’re just darling!

  12. ReggieMann says

    April 27, 2009 at 6:49 am

    Would love to win these for my niece 🙂

    ReggieM1961[at]gmail[dot]com

  13. Erma says

    April 27, 2009 at 6:58 am

    I would love the chance to win,thanks.

  14. Vicky Boackle says

    April 27, 2009 at 9:52 am

    my grandson and i would have fun with these.

  15. Julie Smith says

    April 27, 2009 at 9:59 am

    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 🙂

  16. Cynthia Mercado says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:48 am

    These books will be awesome for my grandson.

    mercsmercado at yahoo dot com

  17. Marion B says

    April 27, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    This would be a great gift for my new niece!

  18. Sheila H says

    April 27, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    This would be great for both my kids!

  19. Sheila R says

    April 27, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    My son would really love these. This is a great giveaway!

  20. shawna says

    April 27, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    I would love this for my little girl.

  21. beth shepherd says

    April 27, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Thank you for a great giveaway! I would love to win. Thank you
    [email protected]

  22. Tarah says

    April 27, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Perfect for the smaller kids!

  23. Dan says

    April 27, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    My kids would like these

  24. jessi hilton says

    April 27, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    my neice would love them

  25. Rose Alexis says

    April 27, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    The perfect sized book for a toddler!

  26. Susan C says

    April 27, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    My one year old grandson still likes to chew on his books, these would be perfect for him!
    smchester at gmail dot com

  27. Wehaf says

    April 27, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    I’d love to give these to my nephew!

  28. Ed Nemmers says

    April 27, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    Happy Spring!

  29. Tammy says

    April 27, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    Thanks – these would be great for our church nursery.

  30. Chrysa says

    April 27, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    These are so cute! Thanks for the giveaway!

  31. Kathy D says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    What great books

  32. Kathy D says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    subscriber……

  33. Bob says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    I have a new Granddaughter my daughter would love these

  34. Adrian Lamont says

    April 28, 2009 at 1:13 am

    Sounds like a great read, please count me in.

  35. Angie O says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:13 am

    These look great! My kids would love them. Thanks for the giveaway!

  36. Jennifer M says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:42 am

    My daughter would really enjoy reading these.

  37. Traci C says

    April 28, 2009 at 6:33 am

    I would love to win these. Thanks for the opportunity

  38. Kelly F says

    April 28, 2009 at 8:07 am

    These books look adorable! I love that everyone is going green!

  39. Kristyn Martin says

    April 28, 2009 at 8:33 am

    My son would love this! Thanks so much for the opportunity!

  40. Lily Kwan says

    April 28, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  41. sharon says

    April 28, 2009 at 11:40 am

    these look like cute yet ecofriendly book

  42. Jennifer Jozwiak says

    April 28, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    I think my little one would love these books.

  43. Annmarie says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    These books look adorable! They’d be perfect for my little niece!

  44. Timothy Sternberg says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    These books would be delightful for my students.

  45. kathy pease says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    GREAT giveaway please count me in 🙂

  46. Andria says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    I would love a chance to win. Thank you.

  47. Miranda Allen says

    April 28, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    these are too cute

  48. Angela says

    April 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    These books look adorable!

  49. Marilyn says

    April 28, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    These books are so adorable, would love to have them for the new baby!

  50. Marilyn says

    April 28, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    I would love these for the new baby!
    Great giveaway, thanks!

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