Walmart is partnering with Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign this fall, and you can too! On October 8, 2009, join me in reading Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and help set a world record!
Children's literacy is an important issue because it lays the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Millions of children from low-income families have limited access to age-appropriate books at home, and Jumpstart is committed to making a difference in the lives of these children.
Join Jumpstart and Walmart in this year's Read for the Record campaign:
- Take the pledge today to read this beloved children's book -- to your own kids or even at your library or community center -- on October 8th.
- If you don't yet have a copy, pick up a commemorative edition at Walmart, where all proceeds from the book sales between now and October 8th will go directly to Jumpstart.
- Sponsor books for underprivileged children.
- Help spread the word about the Read for the Record campaign using these email and blog buttons.
- Join the Twitter party on September 24th from 8-10pm. Every 100th Tweet using the hashtag #jumpstart will receive a free copy of the book!
And be sure to check out these fun The Very Hungry Caterpillar activities to go along with your reading as well!
For your chance to win a copy of the commemorative edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, tell me what your favorite children's book is.
While The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of my most favorite books to read with my kids (we have both the board book and the regular edition), my favorite book as a child was The Little Red Hen. Sadly, my childhood copy was destroyed when our basement flooded, but my mom bought me the same edition off eBay as a Valentine's Day gift a few years ago, and my kids love to read it with me as well now.
Every reader has three methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two or three for up to a total of 3 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. What is your favorite children's book?
2. Go take the pledge to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar on October 8th. Come back and leave me a separate comment once you've made your pledge!
3. Tweet the following, and be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link to your tweet!
Join @DealSeekingMom and pledge to Read for the Record on October 8th: http://tinyurl.com/readfortherecord #jumpstart
Prize:
(1) The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
This giveaway ends tomorrow, September 18th at noon EST. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
{ 206 comments }
← Previous Comments
I took the pledge also.
I loved reading The Minpins by Roald Dahl to my Kindergarten and First grade students. I can't wait until my daughters are old enough for me to read it to them!
I also tweeted it: http://twitter.com/sondouxange
By far, my favorite children's book is "Where the Wild Things Are," especially after having and enjoying my own wild things (Jacob, 5, and Katie 2).
My favorite is definitely "Where the Wild Things Are" too. We received it as a gift. My son's name is Max so he loves to read it with me.
I loved If You Give A Mouse A Cookie when I was little and now my son loves it as well
I took the pledge! =)
Favorite books here are "Brown Bear, Brown Bear..." and "Goodnight Moon" right now.
I took the pledge!
My favorites have been the very hungry caterpillar and where the wild things are. i hope my daughter will love them as much as I have and now that where the wild things are movie is coming out I cant stop reading it!!! i hope the movie is just as good as the book!!!
I have always liked the book: Guess How Much I Love You
tweet: http://twitter.com/lavonnelong/statuses/4059430231
My favorite children's book was Corduroy which I read to my children as well. Thanks so much for the chance to enter. :-)
my favorite book is Danny and the Dinosaur.
I have taken the pledge :-)
We love The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch!
Favorite books here are “Where the Wild Things Are,” especially after having and enjoying my own wild things!!
I took the pledge
I love to read "Click, Clack, Moo" to my kids. It is so funny and works on many levels, for both adult and child!
we have so many favorites at our house. Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" ranks among them! Ira Sleeps Over is another one. Chicka Chicka boom boom is a recent favorite!
Currently I am in love with the fancy nancy books, so cute and fun, my 3 year old loves them also.
My favorite childhood book is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I also really like Someday by Alison McGhee.
Here is the link to my tweet!
http://twitter.com/alio4206
My favorite childhood book is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I also really like Someday by Alison McGhee.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is one of my all time favorites. My son is too young for it right now. But, I enjoy reading the Veggie Tales books a lot.
I love The Napping House
I also took the pledge! Thanks for this opportunity.
The two favorite toddler books in our home are "Goodnight Moon" and "Peek-A-Who?" by Nina Laden.
I took the pledge!
I tweeted; http://twitter.com/HSlater351/status/4060146238
My favorite children's book is The Little Match Girl.
One of my all time favorite children's books is Goodnight Moon. I loved it as a child and loved it again as an adult reading it to my children when they were very small. A couple of other favorites are The Giving Tree and We're Going On A Bear Hunt.
We love the "Brown Bear, Brown Bear..." and all it's relative bears (panda, polar and Mama)!
I took the pledge. Love the book, esp the large one that comes with a caterpillar puppet. Kids love it.
I took the pledge too...plan to read it to my son's kindergarten class that morning
Goodnight moon!
Do you really mean August 24th?
I think my favorite childrens book would have to be The Giving Tree . I just thought that book was the best thing ever as a child.
As a Kindergarten Teacher for 30 years, Eric Carle was at the top of my list. I love The Very Hungry Caterpillar!!!
pledged!
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/couponlover16/status/4060874606
My favorite children's book is The Little House. So adorable!
Horton Hatches the Egg!
We are huge fans of chicka chicka boom boom and good night moon at my house!
My favorite children's books are the Shel Silverstein ones. My favorite of those would have to be "The Giving Tree". It's such a sweet story.
I had so many favorites as a kid since my parents decided it would be better for us to be surrounded by books instead of TV. I never lived any where with a TV until I was in college : ) So...One of my favorites was Lyle, Lyle the crocidile and any of the Bearenstein (sp?) Bears.
My favorite is Charlotte's Web, and I still it--given to me at age 6.
Our favorite book right now to read to our toddler girl is Pigeon Wants a Puppy - she thinks that book is hysterical! I must say, though, that The Hungry Caterpillar has a special place in our hearts - we took it with us to the hospital when we were in labor and my husband read it to our daughter when she was just a few hours old. The pictures are so tender!
We took the pledge!!
My favorite book was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess. I read it now thinking, man it is a long book. But, maybe when my son is older it won't be so bad.
I love that book!!
← Previous Comments
Comments on this entry are closed.