It's Easy Being Green with Barefoot Books $200 Giveaway

Apr 9 2008

Nina's blog

By Nina

Every few months I get to a point where I feel overwhelmingly bored of all the books my daughter chooses to read and need to find some exciting new ones to lure her away from the endless re-readings of her favorites. The Beeman, one of Barefoot Books' new Spring titles is our most recent savior.

The Beeman teaches about the process of harvesting honey through the story of a boy whose grandpa keeps honeybees and while it's still a bit out of reach for my two year old, she happily listens along and asks for more. The book ends with some solid in-depth science information and a recipe for apple honey muffins.

The thing I like about this book, and many of the Barefoot Books, is that I actually learn something from reading them as they go further in-depth than the average kids book and they aim to get the science right unlike some of the other pseudo science kids books out there (yeah, I'm talking about you, Very Hungry Caterpillar). And when you add the eye catching illustrations and rhyming text you get books that work really well for a wide range of ages.

Barefoot Books publishes children's books with a slant toward openness, world-culture and themes that inspire goodness, think Putumayo on paper. You can see their line up of environmental and earth conscious children's books on their online store.

As part of our Green Month we are giving away a $200 gift certificate to Barefoot Books where you can stock up on books, puzzles, puppets and more. Plus, Barefoot Books has offered ALL Mommy Poppins readers a 10% discount on all their products, just use the code SCTEMP which is good till April 30.

To win the gift certificate, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post before Saturday, April 12th at 8pm, letting us know which book from the Barefoot Books site you are most excited to check out. We will pick one commenter at random to win the $200 gift certificate. The rest of us will just be green with envy. But don't worry we've got another big Green giveaway coming up on April 22, Earth Day.

(PS your email addresses will not be used for anything other than notifying the winner. We won't even look at them unless you win. There is actually no catch here. In fact, I don't even have any idea why we are doing this.)

Good Luck!

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we would love to read the

Submitted by melody on April 12, 2008 - 1:15am.

we would love to read the elephant dance! my son keeps saying "how do you do the elephant dance?"

My son and I love barefoot

Submitted by Stephanie on April 12, 2008 - 1:31am.

My son and I love barefoot books and have many already! I would love to get him Emily's Tiger it sounds really fun!

I think, any book that

Submitted by Alla on April 12, 2008 - 4:30am.

I think, any book that brings awareness to the planet,, life around us,. global issues is great! But if it also has beautiful pictures and engaging story, it is even better. Thank you for such a thoughtful book introduction

Okay, it worked. I buzzed

Submitted by Tracy on April 11, 2008 - 4:12am.

Okay, it worked. I buzzed over to Barefoot Books and not only did I find dozens of exciting products , but I also discovered that they have a wealth of wonderful suggestions and ideas at their website. Thus, I just added their website to my "favorites". If I had to pick just one product about which I am most excited, I'd choose "My Dad is a Pretzel" - it is exactly the type of resource we've been looking for.

Hi, that's a cool book

Submitted by Ana on April 11, 2008 - 4:31am.

Hi, that's a cool book website! The book that most caught my eye was "Abuelita fue al mercado
(My Granny Went to Market)". I'm trying to read in Spanish to my daughter, with this book my non-spanish-speaking husband can read to her as well. Love the blog!

love the books w/CDs! and

Submitted by sarah on April 11, 2008 - 5:04am.

love the books w/CDs! and they're available in HB & PB! so cool! but i think the beeman is the one i like best...my partner's grandfather used to keep bees, too. he still compares all other honeys to those they'd make...

I would love to read "We All

Submitted by Jeanie on April 11, 2008 - 5:29am.

I would love to read "We All Went on Safari" with my son. It looks beautiful, I'm sure he would love it!

Jeanie
doc-mama.blogspot.com

What a great resource. I

Submitted by Reena on April 11, 2008 - 1:54pm.

What a great resource. I had not heard of them before this and love the fact that they are earth-friendly, and has such great selection. Definitely a keeper!!

It is so difficult to choose a favourite. I am so excited to see that Barefoot books have children's books referencing great literature like Shakespear's Storybook and the Adventures of Odysseus, as well great minds of our time eg The Genius of Leonardo.

But as I have beautiful twin girls, the book I will definitely want to check out on their behalf would be Goddesses.

They all look so great but

Submitted by candice on April 11, 2008 - 3:25pm.

They all look so great but if I had to choose Shakespeares storybook looks fabulous. My husband is an actor so we like to keep our children involved and this would be a great way!

What a wonderful opportunity

Submitted by Brigitte on April 11, 2008 - 3:57am.

What a wonderful opportunity you are giving us! I like very much the series of travel books and would start with "We're Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt". The pictures I saw and the story segment I read look and sound like a great way to explore this special culture and land. Thank you again for connecting us to this site - and the opportunity for nice prizes.

Yes. I want to win!

Submitted by the mama bird diaries on April 11, 2008 - 2:32am.

Yes. I want to win!

Actually the The Beeman has

Submitted by Wendi on April 11, 2008 - 12:50am.

Actually the The Beeman has peeked my interest. I am going to have to go shoping again!

I am excited to receive the

Submitted by babyalex on April 11, 2008 - 2:30am.

I am excited to receive the catolouge. I am also excited to look at the green products. My son is 7 months old and i love finding new and exciting developmental toys and music and books for him.

I look forward to buying

Submitted by Bunny on April 10, 2008 - 6:28pm.

I look forward to buying Barefoot Book of Faeries and a whole lot more!!! Awesome gift. Thanks so much! :)

It's always nice to be

Submitted by Maria on April 10, 2008 - 4:22pm.

It's always nice to be introduced to new and beautifully illustrated books. I am interested in all of them, but especially interested in Take The Moon For A Walk.

I look forward to reading

Submitted by J. Carey on April 9, 2008 - 2:43pm.

I look forward to reading "Whole World" and am pleased that it is so earth-friendly, donates to a good cause, and educates about living sensitively with the earth.

One book I'd love to read to

Submitted by Lesha on April 9, 2008 - 3:21pm.

One book I'd love to read to my son is Fiesta Femenina. I need to introduce more spanish books to him since he is half hispanic and I want him to know more about his heritage. :)

It's really hard to choose

Submitted by LuAnn on April 9, 2008 - 7:43pm.

It's really hard to choose just one favorite! But definitely up there on my list would be "Creepy Crawly Calypso" (http://www.barefoot-books.com/us/site/pages/productone.php?pid=2153). My 5 year old LOVES music, and wanted the family to each have an instrument so we could be a band in the local holiday parade!

i'm excited to read Take the

Submitted by amy on April 10, 2008 - 2:06am.

i'm excited to read Take the moon for a Walk since my son loves the moon!

I am excited to read "The

Submitted by Irini G on April 10, 2008 - 2:08am.

I am excited to read "The Beeman". My grandfather raised bees so I think the book will bring back fond memories for me.

My sister raves about Animal

Submitted by Sue on April 10, 2008 - 2:20am.

My sister raves about Animal Boogie, so I would love to read it myself.

i'd love a chance to explore

Submitted by Beth Perry on April 10, 2008 - 2:21am.

i'd love a chance to explore Stories from the Opera with my grandchildren. my grandson had a computer game based on Peter and the Wolf that we spent hours with when he was younger - and he loved Phantom! so that would be my first choice.
thanks for all the great ideas
beth

I'd like to read The Beeman;

Submitted by CraftandBake on April 10, 2008 - 2:31am.

I'd like to read The Beeman; with my kids seeing as how we just had a very interesting bee ball removed from our yard and taken to a local beekeeper! Thanks for the fun giveaway!

well i dont have a fav to

Submitted by jennifer bowen on April 10, 2008 - 2:36am.

well i dont have a fav to read but if i won i know i would find one thanks

i have always loved indian

Submitted by claire on April 10, 2008 - 2:40am.

i have always loved indian stories and would love to share the indian tales book with my daughter. thanks

I would like to read The

Submitted by Jamie K on April 10, 2008 - 2:44am.

I would like to read The Magic Train Ride, because right now trains are his favorite thing! Anything we can find about trains is so exciting to him!!!

I'd love Creepy Crawly

Submitted by Mama Luxe on April 10, 2008 - 3:36am.

I'd love Creepy Crawly Calypso because we listen to Harry Belafonte and our cat is named Calypso--plus my little one is into all animals right now.

Elephant Dance looks like a

Submitted by Lauren on April 10, 2008 - 4:02am.

Elephant Dance looks like a beautiful introduction to India - I'd love to read it with my daughter.

After scouring the site i

Submitted by regina on April 10, 2008 - 4:02am.

After scouring the site i think that 'What's This' gets me most excited (though the beeman is in my cart!) We just started planting out garden and this would be a great book to go along with planting more.

Wow, $200 in a bookstore is

Submitted by Jennifer on April 10, 2008 - 4:09am.

Wow, $200 in a bookstore is a dream for me! My daughter is really into books on tape right now, so I'd choose the Child's Book Of Faeries - Story CD.

I'd like to read Babushka

Submitted by Naomi on April 10, 2008 - 5:03am.

I'd like to read Babushka with my 4 year old daughter. She loved the Cleo and Caspar books so I would love to have a set of them for her baby brother, too!

I love these books and cds.

Submitted by Kate on April 10, 2008 - 6:27am.

I love these books and cds. We already own quite a few. We expecially love the story cds. We would want Adventures of Odysseus - Story CD and probably will buy it anyway. Thanks!

Think we'd best get the

Submitted by paige on April 10, 2008 - 8:02am.

Think we'd best get the Odysseus volume. Greek and Roman mythology seem to be following up the dragon phase around our house. My three boys just named our newest parakeet "Octavius." It's a baby that may turn out to be an "Octavia."

I'm really interested in

Submitted by Vladimir Veras on April 10, 2008 - 9:31am.

I'm really interested in checking out Clare Beaton's book "There's a Billy Goat In The Garden" my kids and I already love her book the "Secret Seahorse"!We are all big fans!