Over the past eight years, Cheerios has given away more than 40 million children´s books by distributing them free inside cereal boxes and has donated $3.2 million to First Book, their non-profit partner, which provides books to children from low-income families. The program is part of Cheerios´ ongoing commitment to helping parents provide their children with a healthy, nutritional and educational foundation.
Beginning this month, Cheerios is again bringing books to the breakfast table, by providing six million children´s books free inside Cheerios boxes. The books are for children ages 3 to 8 years old, and include a brand new book in the popular “Trucktown” series, available only inside Cheerios boxes. And for the first time, all five books have been specially printed in both English and Spanish.
This year´s book offerings from Cheerios – all by Simon & Schuster Children´s Publishing – are:
Junkyard Fort, written by Jon Scieszka, and illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and Dave Gordon: Join Gabriella, Jack, Melvin, Ted, Lucy and the other Trucktown characters as they make their own fort, using things found in the junkyard. Ages 4-8.
Tea for Ruby, written by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser: Wherever Ruby goes, a bit of disaster seems to follow. But one sunny morning, things change when the postman brings Ruby an amazing invitation: would she like to have tea with the Queen? Ruby needs to polish her manners, and quickly. Ages 4-8.
Sleepyhead, written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal: In this rhythmic bedtime story, a cat is the parent and a teddy bear is the child who doesn’t want to go to bed. All ready for bed with teeth brushed and story read, Sleepyhead teddy tries anything to prolong his bedtime; books and his quilt provide ample fodder for his imagination. Ages 3-7.
Ballyhoo Bay, written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson: Mira Bella, an artist who teaches painting and sculpture, loves Ballyhoo Bay and what it offers: sun, sea, sand, and sky. But one gray day a billboard arrives, announcing an impending development that would take all the fun out of the place. Read along to see if Mira Bella and her art can save the day and Ballyhoo Bay! Ages 4-8.
What´s Under the Bed?, written and illustrated by Joe Fenton: Young Fred cannot stop worrying about the scary creature that might be hiding beneath his bed. Finally summoning the courage to peer under his bed, Fred, with his cumbersome glasses, sees that the only thing there is Ted, his friendly Teddy Bear! Ages 3-7.
We recieved a prize package like I am offering for a giveaway below and we have thoroughly enjoyed reading each book. They’re just small enough for little hands and all titles my son has never read before. It’s been fun introducing him to these books and the librarian (my former profession) in me is so excited that Cheerios does this each year. We have a little collection of these books from the past two years and we look forward to them!
I have one Spoonfuls of Stories gift pack, which includes a set each of the five Spoonfuls of Stories books, a box of Cheerios, and a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble to give away to one lucky reader!
TO ENTER:
Leave a comment telling me what your favorite children’s book is.
Contest will end on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11 PM Central. Winner will be notified by email.
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My favorite is the Rainbow Fish. I love how it teaches kids to share. Thanks.
My favorite is Where the Wild things are. Thanks
My favorite children's book is Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
My favorite children's book is Goodnight Moon.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
My favorite very young children's book is Jamberry.
I loved Black Beauty as a kid but Put me in the Zoo is my favorite to read my grandkis now. The rhyme and the colors are great.
whitbrit AT gmail DOT com
My favorite is The Giving Tree
I love Good Night God. I've read it to all my kids and now it means so much to me.
tutucuteforme(at)hotmail(dot)com
My daughter loves Charlotte's Web!
Thank you for the giveaway
hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow, I have to pick just one. I guess the one I remember most from my childhood is Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Thanks for the fun reading opportunity!
My daughter loves the book: I Love You Forever. Thanks for the chance.
dmkayes@gmail.com
My favorite children's book is Charlotte's Web.
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
Thank you for the giveaway. I love the Eric C. books (Brown bear, brown bear)
The Ugly Duckling
karenmed409 at comcast dot net
The Giving Tree was always a fave for me.
I love rikki tikki tavi and the giving tree is been a fav of mine since I was little as well as all of shel silversteinds books
I liked Bambi.
I was big on scary stories when I was a kid, especially the Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz.
Charlotte's web will always be the best!
My favorite are the Black Stallion series and The very Hungry Caterpillar
my son loves t
The Little Engine that could
I like the Hungry Caterpillar!
Dinner at the Panda Palace.
thefatesarevicious at yahoo dot com
My favorite is "Robert the Rose Horse".
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
My favorite childhood book is "Ramona the Pest".
Have a great day!
txgigggles@yahoo.com
My favorite is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
weird chick online at gmail dot com
Our all time favorite is The Little Engine That Could!
lgrieser(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Mine is a Toss up between Miss Suzy and Sneetches. Thanks for the chance!
mogrill@comcast.net
Mine is called The Snowy Day.
cdziuba@aol.com
"I Am a Bunny", which is illustrated by Richard Scarey.
urchikena t gmail dot com
Up Up The Mountain. It was my book when I was little and I gave it to my kids.
adr1001025[at]msn.com
My favorite is Charlotte's Web.
My favorite has always been Green Eggs and Ham.
sphinxcw at aol dot com
My favorite is Curious George
I really like The Cat in the Hat!
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
I couldn't possibly choose just one, but there is one that pops out at me as I sit here: Giraffes Can't Dance, by Giles Andrae. Maybe it's 'cause I love to dance and hate when people say they can't do it.
shimonakatz (at) gmail (dot) com
My favorite: The Velveteen Rabbit. It still makes me cry. Thanks for the chance at the generous prize pack! (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)
My favorite children's book is "No, David!", such cute illustrations!
meredith.hellen@gmail.com
Ooh, so hard to choose just the one! I love The Velveteen Rabbit and Love You Forever, even though I cry each and every time I read them to my children. Anything by Shel Silverstein is always a hit in our house, so The Giving Tree is another favorite of ours, as well as Runny Babbit.
Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention by the way!
junespider69@yahoo.com
I really like "The Very Hungry Cattepiller"
My favorite children's book is "The Icky Sticky Frog" written by Dawn Bentley. My two year old son loves to read along with us!!
Thank you!
Lori
clctaube@yahoo.com
My favorite children's book is "The Icky Sticky Frog" written by Dawn Bentley. My two year old son loves to read along with us!!
Thank you!
Lori
clctaube@yahoo.com
My favorite children's book is "The Icky Sticky Frog" written by Dawn Bentley. My two year old son loves to read along with us!!
Thank you!
Lori
clctaube@yahoo.com
My favorite children's book is "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie"
xmeliss182x (at) yahoo (dot) com
I like the Frog and Toad books. So funny!
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. sharonaquilino(at)hotmail(dot)com
I used to always read "Gus Goes to School" It is about a ghost who wants to go to school!
gmmerrell@yahoo.com
I enjoyed The Giving Tree
eod_army_wife04(at)yahoo(dot)com
Right now, my fave is "Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type", by Doreen Cronin. This is not to be missed!
Thanks!
I always loved The Tortoise and the Hare. A classic!!
jmcharries@cox.net
"Corderoy goes to the Docter"!
one of my favorites to read too~
panicxduh@yahoo.com
I love the book Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs!!
choateorama(at)gmail(dot)com
I loved Little house in the big woods as a child and have started reading it to my daughter.
tmh29141 at hotmail dot com
It's a toss up between Are You My Mother? and Corduroy!
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com
My favorite is Thumbalina. It just amazed when I was young and I read it with my mom and now I read it with my daughter
souldolphindream@aol.com
Are You My Mother?
My favorite children's book is "Green Eggs and Ham" – probably because I read it to my son, at his request, at least once a day. asthenight at gmail dot com
My favorite children's book is the Velveteen Rabbit. My daughter loves it too! Thanks!
My favorite children's book is Go Dog Go by Dr. Seuss
ssovrnej (at) gmail.com
Holt and I both like I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
Stand Back Said The Elephant, I'm Going To Sneeze is a family fave. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
I always loved Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. =)
My favorite is the Teeny Tiny Ghost.
I like Alice in Wonderland
The favorite kid book changes in our house. This week it's Gingerbread Pirates, but I was always partial to Goodnight Moon
more4momsbuck(at)gmail(dot)com
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is great! Also love The Old Woman Who Swallowed The Fly.
denyse_g@hotmail.com
Go Dog Go
My fav book was Charolitte's web.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
Our Favorite Book is Pajama Time
I love The Very Hungry Catepillar and all of Eric Carle's books-
Diane Baum
esldiane@gmail.com
Tom Sawyer was my favorite book as a child.
hellrzr(at)juno(dot)com
My favorite little children's book is The Velveteen Rabbit. I loved both the Little House and Nancy Drew series when I was a girl.
One of my favorites is Green Eggs and Ham
aunteegem@yahoo.com
Pat the Bunny. It is very tactile and easy to focus on.
The Poky Little Puppy is a current favorite in our house
Goodnight Moon has always been my favorite.
eswright18 at gmail dot com
My favorites have always been anything by Shel Silverstein (especially A Light in the Attic) and Green Eggs and Ham… and an Indian in the Cupboard… I like lots
Thanks!
My favorite children's book is I Need My Monster from Amanda Noll.
The Hungry Hungry caterpiller, thanks!
Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com
My favorite children's book is "I Went Walking"
I love so many. I think my favorite two are: Where the Wild Things are; and The Very Hungry Catepillar. Thank you
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I used to rent it every month from the library when I was a kid.
I've always loved Where The Wild Things Are. But I also love the Amelia Bedelia books. Thanks!
pjgirl74 at aol dot com
My favorite is Green Eggs and Ham. Thanks for the giveaway!
We love The Mitten by Jan Brett.
Our fave is Dr. Seuss' Wacky Wednesday. Very funny.
jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com
The first "Big" book I read as a child was Charlotte's Web. It made me cry.I've been in love with books from that moment on.
Mine changes depending on what we've been reding lately. Right now it's the Lorax, by Dr Suess.
My favorite is It's Hard to be Five. It's fun reading it to a 5 year old.
Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett! Most awesome book ever! Thanks for the contest!
airalynn@gmail.com
Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf.,
lighthousee27(at)gmail.com
I like Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb by Dr. Seuss.
hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com
Sons fav was always Where The Wild Things Are
My favorite childrens book is Where the Wild Things Are
My own was any book in the original Wizard of Oz series.
Where The Wild Things Are and Light In The Attic!
GirlyRemix(at)gmail(dot)com
I love you forever and goodnight moon
I love the book I Love You Forever. Thanks for the giveaway.
lmcmullin2005@gmail.com
My favorite is Green Eggs and Ham!
Thanks for the chance
deb55106{at}gmail{dot}com
My favorite children's book is, "Where the Wild Things Are."
digicat{AT}sbcglobal{DOT}net
Goodnight Moon has been a favorite of mine and my kids.
helencutie06@aol.com
I like reading my daughter Charlottes Web. Thanks!
hawkgirl_16{at}hotmail{dot}com
"Good Night Moon"!
edgenemmers@gmail.com
Our favorite book to read is "There's a Monster At The End Of This Book" we love really getting into it and changing our voices,etc. Grover is hilarious:)
Thanks for the great giveaway!
My favorite is "Mama, Do You Love Me?" It's beautiful illustrations, story of mother's unconditional love and info on Alaskan Indians, makes much to love about this book. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
My two year old is obsessed with "Goodnight Moon". We read it dozens and dozens of times each day.
My favorite is The Cat in The Hat
braaisjo at gmail dot com
My favorite children's author is Mercer Mayer. Of these is, Just Go To Bed. It has a repetitive refrain that taught my children how to read.
My favorite children's author is Mercer Mayer. Of these is, Just Go To Bed. It has a repetitive refrain that taught my children how to read.
I like the Skippyjohn Jones series. They are fun to try to read out loud, fast.
My favorite Children's book is "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!"
No More Monkeys Jumping On the Bed
Mine is Goodnight Moon!
strycker@slu.edu
The Little Engine that could
Where the Wild Things are was always one of my favs
ktgonyea at gmail.com
Where the Sidewalk Ends is our favorite book
AllMyCrazyCats@AOL.com
The Cat in the Hat is my favorite!
kngmckellar@hotmail.com
We love all things from the good dr (Seuss) as well as The Poky Little Puppy.
Dr Seuss Green Eggs & Ham. It's fun to red out loud.
dearandrea
at sbcglobal.net
our children's favorite book is the giving tree
Right now, my boys love this book called "Click Clack Moo". It's cute.
My favorite is Green Eggs and Ham!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
bloggyig at gmail dot com
Pippi Longstocking. It was my favorite before I could read, when my mom read to me at night, and it continues to hold magic for me until this day!
racheliznewman(at)gmail(dot)com
Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash. It's one that I could read and probably have read 1000 times!
lkziegler[at]gmail[dot]com
My favorite children's book is The Lorax.
justaddcharm (at) gmail (dot) com
the wonderful wizard of oz
I love Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham!
Thanks for the giveaway!
email in blogger profile.
My favorite children's book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
fionen_ftw AT fionen DOT com
I always enjoyed The Bridge to Terabithia.
Goodnight, Moon!
Thanks for a great giveaway…
mayacarpenter@verizon.net
any of the "if you give a mouse a cookie" books. Love those books.
homemom3@gmail.com
my fav are the Jez Alborough books on is called Where's My Teddy????
To the Moon and Back… how simple a goodnight book and such a message of love..
I like "Hey All You Rabbits"
My favorite is Charlotte's Web. I will always love this book. Thanks
charisscharity at yahoo dot com
Curious George is my fave! Thanks!
sherri419 at gmail dot com
My favorite is Where the Sidewalk Ends
lysa.thornton@gmail.com
My favorite is Goodnigh Gorilla
any book by shel silverstein he has always been my favorite author My favorite title is Where the sidewalk ends thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
Goodnight Moon is my favorite.
My favorite kid's book is Stone Soup!
Green Eggs and Ham.
donna444444@yahoo.com
A Fish Out of Water
Are You My Mother? is my favorite. garrettsambo@aol.com
Horton Hears A Who has meaning as well a rhyme. Thank you Dr Seuss.
metu18 AT hotmail DOT com
Popeye climbs a mountain