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: https://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!
Shannon
Favorite Book – Hand, Hand, Finger Thumb!! dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dum!! lol!
staceyk
I love the Runaway Bunny
Noreen
Dr Suess’ Sleep book
Noreen
I took the pledge, we read the hungry caterpillar yesterday
Noreen
https://twitter.com/nor_lou/status/4071712090
Gina Hindman
Where’s Bunny’s Mommy?
Laurie Turkel
Hi! Entry method #3: I tweeted the message @laurieturkel on Twitter!
Laurie Turkel
Entry method #2: I took the pledge!
Laurie Turkel
My favorite children’s book is Love You Forever because I love reading it to my children. I wish my mother would have read it to me as a child. I’ll read it to any future children I might have. Reading it gives me the best feeling!
Cathy R.
My favorite book as a child was Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs & Ham…loved that book!
Cathy R.
I took the pledge to read!
Angela
My favorite from my childhood is Too Much Noise. I would have my dad read it to me over and over. When I found out I was expecting, my mom and dad gave me a hard cover copy of the book. My kids giggle at it…but I just don’t think they love it like I did.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Angela
I took the pledge…now I better add it to my calendar, lest I forget.
Thanks again.
Amy
My favorite is There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly.
Amy
I made the pledge.
Angela
I tweeted.
https://twitter.com/ABusyMomofTwo/status/4076012655
jennieb
my favorite book is where the wild things are
Julie
Good Night Moon is our favorite right now.
Julie
Took the pledge!
Julie
Tweeted the giveaway. https://twitter.com/Topazjules
Lissa
It’s so hard to choose just one, but I definitely love Brown Bear, Brown Bear!
Alli
I love The Giving Tree!
Julie
I love Guess How Much I Love You!
Bethany
Oh The Places You’ll Go – by Dr. Seuss
Bethany
I took the pledge!
sally
Peter’s Old House by Elsa Beskow