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I’m Your Bus review and Back to School giveaway

August 12, 2009 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to all the winners!

Grand Prize: Comment #41 from The Angel Forever

Runners Up: Comment #3 from Mommy Needs Therapy,  comment #80 from Grammy Janet’s Place, and comment #30 from Jennifer who subscribes by email.  Thank you to everyone who entered!

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We have a new favorite book in our house, the absolutely delightful  I’m Your Bus. I read it to Kaitlyn, Kaitlyn sits and pages through it while telling herself her version of the story, I’ve even made my boys listen to me read it. I love it, can you tell? Synopsis:

Get ready for a rip-roaring, rhyming ride that celebrates all things drivin’ with a special spotlight on a kid’s four-wheeled best buddy–his school bus! When you’re a kid, your school bus can be your very best friend. Morning, noon, and nighttime, too, that golden buddy is at your service. Ready to drive you and your friends to and from school!


Aimed at readers from Pre-K through 3rd grade, this book has a unique story and charming illustrations.  From morning pick up through mid-day field trips to afternoon drop off, I’m Your Bus shows school buses as a safe, friendly place to be. Reading this book with your child might help alleviate any concerns about riding the bus.  Here’s a peek at one of the pages:

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“Watch those backpacks coming through. Have fun today. Learn something new. Later we’ll come back for you. Hailey, Michael, Hannah, Russ, see you later. I’m Your Bus.

From morning pick up to midday field trips to afternoon drop off, I’m Your Bus shows school buses as safe, friendly and caring. Reading this book to your child might alleviate any concerns they have about riding the bus to school.

WIN IT: I’m pleased to announce that thanks to Scholastic, I have a fantastic giveaway for you to enter. There will be one Grand Prize Winner who will not only win the hardcover book I’m Your Bus, but will also win this awesome back-to-school prize pack with everything shown here:

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Value of the prize pack- $59.99

Three runners-up will each get the hardcover I’m Your Bus book, valued at $16.99.

How to Enter: For your main entry, leave a comment telling me the age of the child you’ll give this book to if you win and whether they ride a bus to school.  This information must be in your comment for it to count. Comments left with keywords instead of names will be deleted, no exceptions.

Bonus Entries: I’ll give you one extra entry in addition to your main entry for each of the following that you do or have done. Leave a separate comment for each:

  • Subscribe to MomReviews in a reader or by Email
  • Follow me on Twitter or let me know if you already do. Tweet (or ReTweet) the giveaway link. You can do this once per day, leave a separate comment for each tweet.
  • Mention this giveaway in a blog post and link to this post. Leave the URL in your comment in case Comment Luv misses it.
  • Visit Scholastic Parents, browse the site, then come back here and tell me one thing you found on the site (WORTH 3 ENTRIES, LEAVE 3 COMMENTS)

Rules: Open to U.S. 18+. Enter by September 2nd at 9:00 AM EST.  The winning names will be announced on this post as well as on Prizey, and the winners will be contacted by email for their mailing addresses.  The winners will have 72 hours to reply.  Prize fulfillment will be handled by the giveaway sponsor, neither MomReviews nor the PR firm handling fulfillment will be held responsible for the loss of any prizes.

Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

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Giveaway #3- IBW Interactive Books

July 8, 2009 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, Tamara! Check your email!

Way back in November of last year, I received a sample of books from Interactive Book-Webscene, or IBW. The IBW Reading System combines print books with an online component to enrich the stories. At the end of each section of the print books is a link to a webpage that may be an animation, music, video, or game that corresponds to what your child has just read. Very cool for today’s web-savvy kids!

The books I received are The Busy Preschooler’s Guide To Learning, and two titles from the Ghost Hunter series. The Preschooler’s Guide is so cool, it introduces each letter of the alphabet with a clever poem that describes a word that starts with that letter, then gives a webscene link. On the facing page is an activity or craft that reinforces the learning. In all this book teaches 105 skills needed for Kindergarten including colors and shapes, numbers, time, and writing the alphabet. The webscenes present online animations and learning activities in both English and Spanish.

For older readers, IBW has several book series. KA Readers, are designed to be read successfully by beginning readers who have participated in a phonics-based reading program. Clever rhymes and animations get kids hooked on reading for fun, and online assessments help parents assess how their reader is doing. The Earth Academy 7 series is for early elementary, and the Ghost Hunter series is for older readers. We received two of the Ghost Hunter titles, one of which has completely vanished from the house (oooh, a book about GHOSTS and it VANISHED, spooky! lol), the other is “The Ghost Hunter and the Ghost of Gettysburg”. It’s about a girl named Cori who moves to Gettysburg, and helps ghosts who are trapped move on to the afterlife with the help of her best friend Marta, who communicates with Cori using email and a webcam.

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BUY IT: Visit IBW-Books.com to purchase any of their books (warning, auto-play music). And for a unique money-making opportunity,check out IBW Booksellers to learn how you can earn money selling these great educational books yourself!

WIN IT:IBW has generously offered one lucky winner their choice of prizes in this giveaway:

The Busy Preschooler’s Guide to Learning – fun activities built around the 26 letters of the alphabet, with step-by-step help to guide parents in how to use everyday situations to teach 105 skills their kids need before they walk in the kindergarten door. (Retail value $60.)

OR:

THREE (3) KA Readers – beginning readers that use a new kind of                    storytelling where kids see an animation unfold at the close of every  chapter! Dr. Seuss-like rhyming hooks kids on the fun of words. Online  activities help parents assess a child’s reading and comprehension.    (Retail value $60.)

HOW TO ENTER: For your main entry, visit the IBW Books or IBW Booksellers website, then come back here and tell me one thing you learned about the books. When filling in the comment fields, you must use your real first name or blog name (no keywords! I’m serious, I’ll delete your entry!) and make sure your email address is correct.

ENTER BY: Wednesday July 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. Winner to be announced Wednesday, July 29th. Open to U.S. only.

BONUS ENTRIES: I’ll give you one extra entry for each of the following that you do or have done. Leave a separate comment for each.

  • Follow me on Twitter or let me know if you already do. Tweet the giveaway and leave the URL in your comment.
  • Mention this giveaway in a blog post and link to this post. Leave the URL in your comment in case Comment Luv misses it.
  • Help drive traffic to the giveaway-Stumble the post, submit it to Digg or Kirtsy, or post a link to the giveaway somewhere other than your blog. Leave the link in your comment, you can leave a separate comment for EACH that you do.
  • Help drive traffic to MomReviews! Grab the code for my blog button for your sidebar or links page, or add a text link to MomReviews to your blogroll. Leave your URL in a comment (I’ll check!)
  • Help increase my stats! Friend me on Facebook or subscribe to my FriendFeed. Leave a separate comment for each.

Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

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