Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Little One Books $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway!

I've mentioned time and time again how Ari (my energetic 2 1/2 year old) is a terrible sleeper. Well, I finally decided to take matters into my own hands, with the help of Little One Books. Little One Books is a company based in Seattle founded by two grandparents who sought to provide parents, family members and caregivers access to quality children's books, music and videos.


If you go to amazon.com, for example, and search for a lullaby CD the results you find are overwhelming. Barney Cohen and Joan McCoy have done the research and have provided us parents with a easily search-able website containing products that they personally recommend for children.

Little One Books was generous enough to allow me the opportunity to review a couple of their products. The first thing that came to mind was a lullaby CD for Ari to combat his bad sleeping habits. I chose this particular CD, which has a combination of traditional and original lullabies.

Now, I have to admit, I was skeptical for several reasons.
1. Ari has never much been into music before bed.
2. Often children's music can be irritating
3. Would this put the perpetual non-sleeper to bed?

My mom and I introduced the CD to Ari as a "special surprise." He immediately got excited.

I played the CD on my computer, so as it was playing he got to watch the Windows Media Player color animation, which he also thoroughly enjoyed. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, it looks like this:

The colors move as the music plays. How fun is that? Anyway, after each song ended Ari would ask:

"What happened?"

And I would explain to him that a new song would be coming on in a few seconds. Eventually, he began to get sleepy.

And so did I, as a matter of fact. The lullabies on this CD are really soothing and surprisingly not annoying! One of my favorite tracks is an original lullaby written by Mary Lee Sunseri and Nancy Stewart called "Auntie's Lullaby." The singer addresses her nephew and lulls him to sleep by explaining her role in his life. They also do a really nice version of the traditional song Kum Ba Ya.

Ari and I continued to listen and we both fell fast asleep. In fact, Wil had to come in and turn the lights out for us early in the morning.

Because of my sleep success, I am feeling generous. Little One Books and I are offering
a $25 gift certificate giveaway!


To enter do the following:

1. Leave a comment here about a product you are interested in trying from Little One Books. Here's a link to their site.
2. Like Little One Books on Facebook here.
3. Like Old School/New School Mom on Facebook here
4. Follow them on Twitter here.
5. Finally, sign up for their newsletter! The sign up is on the upper right hand corner of their site.

The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Little One Books

In case you're wondering, this giveaway is open to readers in the United States and Canada! Yay Canadians! To quote Audra, Online Community Manager at Little One Books, "We love Canadians!"

The winner will be selected randomly on Wednesday 11/10/10! Good luck!

37 comments:

  1. Awesome giveaway! This site is amazing.
    I found an album that is perfect for Grace. "You Are My Sunshine" by Elizabeth Mitchell caught my attention with the album title. I began singing this song to Grace the night she was born. I have been singing it to her every night since. The song holds a special meaning to me and has been a bed time staple for Grace.
    I started reading the "Why We Chose This..." section and was sold when I read "Each song has an instrument that is dedicated to keeping the steady beat, and can be picked out by listeners." This is something I have been working on with Grace, recognizing the individual instruments and how they come together to make music. She will be starting dance classes in January and I think this skill will be a great asset to her development in class.
    If I win this or not, this album will be in her Christmas stocking.
    (By the way, I have "liked", "followed", and "newsletter-ed" this wonderful company")

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  2. Oh my! I would have to get Brown Bear. My daughter used to love it, I'm sure Kobi will too!

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  3. They have a ton of good stuff! I would have to get some dinosaur books I think.

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  4. Following them on Facebook and Twitter :)

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  5. Awesome giveaway. I like the Machines At Work book. You are so sweet to do this! I like the books you chose for Ari. :)

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  6. I am so impressed by the selection at Little One Books. Looking at their website, I discovered a counting book that I'd never heard of before called One Leaf Rides The Wind. It sounds like so much more than "just" a counting book, and I am intrigued by its setting in a Japanese garden. I would love to buy this book!
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  7. I subscribe to the Little One Books newsletter!
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  8. I would love to get The Best Mouse Cookie
    momdram@gmail.com

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  9. I like Little One Books on Facebook
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  10. I follow Little One Books on twitter
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  11. I signed up for their newsletter
    momdram@gmail.com

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  12. i would love the Merry Christmas, Curious George!
    thanks
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  13. Liked Little One Books on Facebook
    angela m
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  14. Liked Old School/New School Mom on Facebook
    angela m
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  15. i follow Little One Books on twitter
    (@flower_child_23)
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  16. signed up for their newsletter!
    floewr_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  17. I have really been wanting to get the Fancy Nancy book for my 3-year old :)

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  18. I "like" Little One Books on FB as Christina Graham.

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  19. I "like" Old School/New School Mom on FB as Christina Graham.

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  20. I signed up to recieve newsletters from Little One Books :)

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  21. Hmmm decisions! Not really sure what book I'd like to get but we love books!Curious George..maybe a holiday book...

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  22. So hard to choose! They all look wonderful! Alphabet Explosion looks fun for my kindergartener. I liked Little one books on Facebook as well. I like old school/new school mom too.

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  23. I would love to get a Harold and the Purple Crayon book. My grandchildren love him.

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  24. I would like to try the book White on Black.
    diaperdadjames at gmail dot com

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  25. Following Little One Books on Facebook
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  26. Following Little One Books on Twitter
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  27. Fan of you on Facebook
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  28. Signed up for their newsletter
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  29. I would really like to get a classic book or two if I win. Goodnight Moon is a great one. We check it out from the library often, but I think we should just have it all the time!
    reynoldsmommy at gmail dot com

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  30. "Like" Little One Books on FB! (Ashley Reynolds)
    reynoldsmommy at gmail dot com

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  31. Follow Little One Books on twitter! (@reynoldsmom)
    reynoldsmommy at gmail dot com

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  32. "Like" you on FB! (Ashley Reynolds)
    reynoldsmommy at gmail dot com

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  33. I signed up for their newsletter!
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