Giveaway: “Little Green Books” for your little green kid!

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Doreen

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(This giveaway is now closed for entries. See “comments” for the winner! And thanks to all who entered!)

One of my favorite family traditions is snuggling up to read books with my kids. They love a great story and there is no better way to give a “little green lesson” than to wrap it into a fabulous story that kids can embrace.

I especially love when a book ‘practices what it preaches’ and that’s why I love Simon & Schuster’s new series of “Little Green Books”! With Earth Day right around the corner (April 22nd, so mark your calendars!) there is no better way to start the conversation about our fabulous planet Earth! And this series of books is as green as the tales they tell… they are made from 100% recycled paper, printed with vegetable based inks and 100% recyclable too (not that you would ever want to part with them unless you were passing them along, but “just so ya’ know!”).

I’ve always encouraged reading stories to children as a way to help plant the seed of awareness for protecting our environment and endangered species, and teaching kids that they can ‘take charge’ by recycling and conserving our resources… and my kids and I give this series a big green thumbs up!

I’m excited to tell you that Simon & Schuster is also offering a terrific “book bundle” from their series of Little Green Books for a Mom Goes Green reader! Books include: i can save

I Can Save the Earth!
I Can Save the Ocean!
The Polar Bears’ Home
Trees for the Okapis
SpongeBob to the Rescue

All you have to do is leave a comment saying you’d like to win and tell me about the “little green kid” you’d like to share these books with, or send a Twitter message that includes a reply to @momgoesgreen and a link to this blog. The winner will be selected on April 7, so they’ll arrive in time for Earth Day! (US entries only… sorry!)

In the meanwhile, consider sharing some “little green books” to create some “big green ideas!”

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"Going green" has always been a part of my daily life. It began, as a little girl, when I helped my mom gather the recyclables and deliver them to a recycling center. It continues today, as a mom myself, when I teach my own children those same responsible virtues.

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Put these tips into action, and you will soon find that you can "save green" while you "go green"!

16 thoughts on “Giveaway: “Little Green Books” for your little green kid!”

Lynn on March 29, 2010 at 9:55 pm said:

Thank heavens a big publisher is finally printing on 100% recycled paper etc. Now if they’d just print ALL their books this way AND by the way, plant a tree for each one sold, I’d be a very happy reader!
Beth on March 29, 2010 at 10:06 pm said:

I would love to win these “Little Green Books” for my daughter. She loves animals and pretends to be a different animal every day… (she also assigns anyone we run into with an animal name… luckily she is usually the cow 🙂 We celebrated earth hour and she made up her own song… for a 2.5 year old she already has a great appreciation for the earth and nature.
Catherine McMullen on March 29, 2010 at 10:20 pm said:

I love talking about the Earth and the Environment with my four year old. He tells me all the time the things that will make the Earth happy or sad. We also talk about what will make the earth and him more healthy. He’d love this book.
.-= Catherine McMullen´s last blog ..Music and Dance for St. Patrick’s Day in Butte, MT =-.
Jen Branham on March 29, 2010 at 10:22 pm said:

Would love to read I can save the Ocean! to my 2 year old daughter – the beach is one of our favorite spots!
Michael D. Barton on March 29, 2010 at 10:23 pm said:

I’d like to win these for my “little green kid,” my son, just turned 4 and a lover of nature and science.
Julie on March 29, 2010 at 10:29 pm said:

This is great! I have two little green boys (4 and 8) that I would love to share these stories with. And both boys like reading books to their little sister (she’s 1). Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Shannon Atkins on April 2, 2010 at 11:24 am said:

I would love to win these for my 2yr old daughter. We read books everyday and we love going to the bookstore to find new books. These sound wonderful!!
Anna Lindquist on April 2, 2010 at 12:46 pm said:

I would like to win these for my group of four kids. My 14 and 13 year old loves to read to the 2 year old in the house. The 8 year old is just loving to read. We are always searching for new adventures in nature in science so they would have a happy home in our collection of books. Thank you for the opportunity.
shelly on April 2, 2010 at 3:03 pm said:

I would love to win these for my 2.5 year old and 7 year old! They love to read!!!
Usha on April 4, 2010 at 9:24 am said:

Wow – these sound great. I would love to win these for my 5 month old. We have been consciously trying to live greener since the birth of our son and these books would make for the perfect night-time reading…….yes he’s really, really little but we read to him everyday and he LOVES it. And there’s no time like now to start inculcating the green way of life along with a sense of personal empowerment.
Jackie on April 5, 2010 at 8:37 pm said:

I’d love to win these for my 6 yr old Matt. He loves spongeBob so I’d love to see that character save the world! LOL. Seriously we are a newly greening family and can use all the help we can get!
Julie on April 6, 2010 at 1:13 pm said:

I have a 2 year old and an 11 year old – both sweet girls. My oldest is very environmentally conscious and loves to read to her little sister. How perfect to have a Little Green Book for her to pass the message on!
Jenn Ettorre on April 6, 2010 at 2:00 pm said:

Our kids are avid bookworms and would love a little green business 🙂 You know our two-year old, Finn, and our three-year old, Sophie, would devour these little ditties…GREEN IS GOOD!
Doreen / Mom Goes Green on April 7, 2010 at 1:27 am said:

(Facebook comment entry:) Deb Laufer Bowman
A little green lesson would be great start to greening our home as well as when we are away from home. I’d love to share these books with my boys!
.-= Doreen / Mom Goes Green´s last blog ..… and they say global warming DOESN’T exist! =-.
Doreen on April 7, 2010 at 10:33 am said:

(Facebook Comment entry:) Christina Lainhart Moore
Hi! I want to WIN! I have a sweet baby boy who is going to be raised to love the earth! He is already a green baby. We have made lots of earth friendly green choices in raising him. (cloth diapers, safer products, recycled items, etc.) Also, we try to read him at least 3 books everyday! These would be a a wonderful compliment to our lifestyle. I would LOOOOOVE to win these! They look like GREAT books!
Doreen on April 9, 2010 at 11:01 am said:

Congratulations goes toooooo….. BETH! You won the bundle of “Little Green Books!” Enjoy and “happy green reading!” (Thanks to everyone for entering! Check back on Monday because there is another giveaway… with even more winners this time!!!)