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The first week in May marks a special celebration of children's books and reading -- Children's Book Week (CBW).
This annual event, in its 96th year, is the longest-running national literacy initiative in America. However, you can join the event from any part of the globe. 
Children's Book Week: May 4-10, 2015
Here are three ways you can get kids hooked on books during Children's Book week and beyond.  Children's Book Week: Bookmark
1. Download a CBW bookmarkHERE
Enjoy the drawing lesson, too, offered by the bookmark's artist, Raul Colon. 2. Find kid-friendly activities about your child’s favorite books HERE Browse this jam-packed list of Kid Lit favorites. Then click corresponding links for printables and activities based on your picks that you and your children can do together. (Fuzzy and Jenna love the wearable cut-out rabbit ears!) 3. Enter a giveaway for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition 7 Tablet or Gift Card (entry is below) Notice how kids can't wait to get their little fingers tapping on tablets? In addition to games and videos, tablets are great devices to engage children in reading and learning.
I’m pleased to partner with motherdaughterbookreviews.com to coordinate an awesome giveaway to celebrate children’s books.
The Prize One winner will receive either a
This giveaway kicks off during Children’s Book Week, running from May 1 to 31, 11:59 pm, 2015. It is open internationally.
Good luck! And have fun getting kids hooked on books this week! Mother Daughter Book Reviews, in collaboration with the fabulous sponsors listed below, is pleased to be coordinating a giveaway for a Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition 7" Tablet (+ $50 gift card/cash). This giveaway will take place from May 1 to 31, 2015, overlapping with Children's Book Week (May 4 to 10, 2015).
About the Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition 7" Tablet The Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition Tablet also comes with 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited (which means kids get unlimited access to 5,000 books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games—at no additional cost!). It includes a quad-core processor for great performance, a vivid HD display, front and rear-facing cameras, and Dolby Audio PLUS comes with a Kid-Proof Case, and a 2-year worry-free guarantee - if they break it, return it and Amazon replaces it for free. No questions asked! PLUS, we will also gift the winner a $50 Amazon gift card to help fill up their new Kindle with books!
Fabulous Sponsors (Bloggers)Thank you to the following bloggers who are sponsoring this giveaway. Please consider visiting at least one or two and thanking them personally.My Love For Reading Keeps Growing Fabulous Sponsors (Authors and Publishers)A big thank you to all of the participating authors and publishers who are sponsoring this giveaway. Below you will find their fabulous books Please consider purchasing one, two or more books that interest you as a "Thank You" to these generous sponsors. Some books are free, others only 99 cents!                                                       
GiveawayPrize: One winner will receive either a new Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition 7" Tablet + a $50 Amazon gift card (US only) a $200 Amazon gift card (US Only) or $200 PayPal cash prize (International) Contest closes: May 31, 11:59 pm, 2015 Open to: Internationally How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com. NOTE: When the winner is chosen, ALL of their entries will be verified. If ANY of the winner's entries is invalid, they will be disqualified and a new winner will be chosen. In our last Kindle giveaway, the first winner chosen was disqualified for this very reason!* PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN *ADDING BOOKS TO WISH LIST ON AMAZON: Hint...if you scroll to the bottom of the list on Amazon, you will see a button "Add All Items to Your Wish List". One click is all it takes! ADDING BOOKS TO "WANT-TO-READ" SHELF ON GOODREADS: If you do not see the column entitled "my rating", click on "settings" and make sure that the "shelves" box is checked. This will make it super-easy to add the books to your "to-read" shelf. a Rafflecopter giveaway
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2 Comments
Carmela
5/4/2015 01:17:46 pm
The most magical week of the year for authors of children's literature. Thank you for sharing in this week to make it special!
Cat Michaels
5/11/2015 04:53:57 pm
Carmela, It WAS fun! Plus, the giveaway lasts until the end of May, so the fun continues. Thanks for stopping by and joining in. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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