This giveaway has ended. Thanks to all that entered!
One of the best presents you can buy a child is books! Ella has such a massive collection and enjoys sitting down to “read” by herself during the day and we read together every night before bed time. I love reading stories that teach important lessons and inspire her imagination. I found Barefoot Books and fell in love with their collection!
Barefoot Books began in 1993 when 2 mothers wanted their children to have books that would feed their imagination, while instilling a respect for diversity and a love for the planet.
Barefoot Books sent us an amazing One World, One Planet Gift Collection that has been one of my favorite review items yet!
This extraordinary gift collection comes with the beautifully illustrated books, Whole World, The Sun in Me, A Forest of Stories, and Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon. It also comes with the Putumayo CD World Playground, Yoga Planet: 50 Activities for a Greener World (card deck), and a 100 piece Around the World Puzzle. They sent Ella the Our World Floor Puzzle instead of the 100 piece puzzle. This gift collection is so wonderful, I don’t know where to begin!
My favorite book is The Sun in Me.
This is a collection of poetry, written by poets representing various cultures and times, that explore the beauty and fragility of the planet. I majored in creative writing and I honestly haven’t read much poetry since I graduated. When I read The Sun in Me to Ella, my passion for poetry reemerged. They are such simple, yet powerful poems. They are a great start for early readers and poets. Ella was at first confused at why there wasn’t a story being told. After we talked about the poem and explored the illustrations while re-reading them, she started to understand. You can purchase The Sun in Me for $12.99!
My other favorite is Whole World.
The book comes with a sing along CD, which I love! I couldn’t help but sing the song as I read it to Ella. Whole World is a vibrant book with whimsical illustrations that help teach your child about the world. It’s a classic song and I love seeing it come to life! I especially like that after the story/song is over there is a index explaining each part of the world. This is a great tool to explain what a valley and plain is to a 2 year old! The last page has the sheet music to the original song, so if you are musically inclined, you can play along! You can get the Whole World for $16.99 or the mini version for $9.99!
The Putumayo CD World Playground and Our World Floor Puzzle are great learning tools to teach your child about the world.
I love the diverse music in World Playground. You’ll hear music from Bolivia, Jamaica, Greece, France and many more.
The Our World Floor Puzzle is great for teaching about the continents and important land marks. We listened to the World Playground CD while putting together the puzzle and talked about the music and where it originated. I’m not quite sure if Ella got it, but I had fun doing it! You can get the Our World Floor Puzzle for $17.99 and the World Playground CD for $15.99!
It’s been a rough week and Ella didn’t cooperate to do the Yoga Planet cards or allow me to read the other 2 books with her. But, I have enjoyed them. Especially the Yoga Planet cards, which are great for any age!
You can purchase all of these amazing products at Barefoot Books separately or as the One World, One Planet Gift Collection for $100. Plus get
The Giveaway: Barefoot Books would like to give 1 LUCKY reader a One World, One Planet Gift Collection
Rules: You have until 11:59 p.m. EST December 14, 2009 to enter. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after they respond to the winning email. The winner has 48 hours to respond to the winning email, or a new winner will be chosen. You must leave your email address! This contest is open to the US and Canada
EXTRA entries: You must complete the “How To Enter” before making any extra entries. Make sure you leave a comment for each extra entry and tell me which one.
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New disclaimer: I was sent these items to review from Barefoot Books. This is NO way changes my opinions about the products or company. These are my thoughts, opinions and results.
I would like the Animal Boogie and One Moose, Twenty Mice books.
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I subscribe by email.
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Lots of cool things but the Kid's Kitchen Cards and Tales From Old Ireland particularly caught my eye.
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I'm a subscriber.
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I'm sure we'd enjoy reading “Port Side Pirates” and “Magic Train Ride”.
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I follow Barefoot Books on Twitter.
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I entered the Shaklee giveaway.
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I follow your blog.
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I like the Portside Pirates and Dotty Spotty Doodles.
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I entered the Celery Street giveaway.
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Mother Goose Remembers and Mrs Moon would be nice.
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I entered the Celery Street overnight bag giveaway.
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I follow through Google Connect.
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I'd love the The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales book and the Kids' Kitchen card deck.
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I joined the Barefoot Books Community.
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I follow Barefoot Books on Twitter. (MamandeEDS)
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I became a Fan of Barefoot Books on Facebook. (Laureen Marston-Hindi)
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I entered the Ecorations Giveaway.
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I'm an email subscriber.
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I follow you on Twitter (MamandeEDS).
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I added your Eco-friendly Holiday Gift Guide to my Facebook page. (Laureen Marston-Hindi)
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We would absolutely love the books The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales and Kids' Kitchen. These look great…we'll have to check them out! Thanks.
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I like Barefoot Book of Princesses and Fireside Stories.
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Skip through the Season and Kids kitchen recipes.
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I like the DVD/CD Christmas Around World and the book One City, Two Brothers.
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I think the books “I Dreamt I was a Dinosaur” & Thesaurus Rex sound fun!
Tarah
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Pirate fun activites and Animal ABC Ring Flash Cards are something my son would enjoy
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I'd also love the books “Goddesses” and “We All Went on Safari”.
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i like sing-a-long gift set and the ABCs 123s gift set!
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Wow I wish I knew of this when my daughter my younger. My son is 4 so we will start him off with these.
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The Barefoot Book of Pirates and The Barefoot Book of Princesses. Email in profile.
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I also entered the Maukilo giveaway.
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2 other items I like are: I Dreamt I Was a Dinosaur book and Animal ABCs Alphabet blocks
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I entered your Wild Dill Giveaway.
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I entered your Celery Street Giveaway.
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I entered your Ecorations $20 Gift Card Giveaway.
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I entered your Go Green giveaway.
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I subscribe to your blog too.
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I also follow your blog.
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Facebook Fan under Susan Ledet.
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I would also like to get their I Spy the Sun in the Sky Board Book and their Kid's Kitchen Recipes.
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My son would also love The Adventures of Odysseus.
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Love your blog—
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Great books for our elementary library media center
Please add me to the contest.
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I have your holiday guide button on my blog http://johnnjana.blogspot.com/
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I Joined the Barefoot Books Community
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I Follow Barefoot Books on Twitter
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I am a Fan of Barefoot Books on Facebook
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I follow on twitter and tweeted http://twitter.com/dropcqueen/status/6400103210
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