This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, comment #18 from Teresa @tmy56!
Since 2002 when they created the Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories® program, Cheerios has given away over 40 million books packaged in cereal boxes, and donated more than $3.2 million to First Book, an award winning children’s literacy non-profit that provides children from low-income families the opportunity to own their first new books. By putting children’s books inside specially marked boxes, Cheerios is providing more of the simple, basic ingredients that help nourish your whole child: 100% natural whole grain oats, just 1 gram of sugar and a great story.
My Dad eats a bowl of Cheerios almost every morning, and over the years he has collected quite a pile of the little storybooks out of the boxes. First Ryan read them, then Nathan, and now Kaitlyn is sounding out the words in books like “No Dogs Allowed!” by Sonia Manzano, “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” by William Steig, and “Click Clack Moo” by Doreen Cronin. By partnering with publisher Simon & Schuster, Cheerios is putting some of the best books written for children today into the hands of kids and their parents.
We’ve been enjoying “How Do You Hug A Porcupine” by Laurie Isop, who was the 2009 winner of the Cheerios New Author Contest. In this cute rhyming book written in both English and Spanish, a little girl has fun hugging all kinds of animals while a little boy wonders how the heck to hug a porcupine – the answer is found on the last page! Laurie, a small business owner, mother of two boys, and aspiring author since the age of 12, can now add “published author” to her resume. In addition to her book being featured in more than three million specially-marked boxes of Cheerios, it will also be available in bookstores nationwide beginning this July.
Those who want to follow in Laurie’s footsteps and think they have the “write” stuff can visit www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com from March 22 through July 15, 2011 to find out how to enter the 2011 Cheerios® New Author Contest. Cheerios® is looking for the next great children’s book by a never-before-published author. It could be you!
WIN IT: Thanks to MyBlogSpark, we received a huge box of Cheerios that included the book, and a great “create-your-own” book kit for kids that contains two hard cover books and all the necessary materials to creatively fill the pages inside, including story starter ideas and colored pencils. One lucky MomReviews reader will win the same prize pack from MyBlogSpark thanks to Cheerios!
MAIN ENTRY: For your main entry, leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite book was when you were a child or what your child’s favorite book is now. This must be done before any bonus entries will count. Comments left with keywords instead of a real first name or blog name will be DELETED, no exceptions.
ENTRY DATES AND RULES: Enter by May 13th 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. One winner will be chosen using the “And The Winner Is” plugin and emailed for their mailing address. This information will be forwarded to the PR rep handling the giveaway, who will also be handling the shipment of the prize. MomReviews is not responsible for lost or stolen prizes.
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I’ll choose the winner using the “And the Winner Is” plugin on May 13th, announce it by editing the post, and email the winner for their mailing address. Shipping will be handled by the sponsor. Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!
disclosure: Cheerios provided me with a free product, information, and the opportunity to host this giveaway through MyBlogSpark.
When I was a kid, my Mom rarely bought sweetened cereal. Because she was a diabetic, she couldn’t eat it, so she bought plain cereal like Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies. We were allowed to sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar on top, that was it. Imagine how I felt when I went off to college, and on my first morning there, walked into the cafeteria and saw a table filled with boxes of sweetened cereal! I spent the next couple of weeks trying different kinds, until I narrowed it down to a few favorites. One of those favorites, that I still love and buy regularly, is 
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