Last month we announced on our collaboration with Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing in an educational contest - I CAN SAVE THE EARTH!. This was in a celebration of their new line of eco-friendly children’s books, Little Green Books. In the next couple of weeks we will review the first four books that were published so far. Today, on our Monday's green books series, we have the pleasure to start with two of them that are about two good friends - a little monkey and a little panda.
Our books for today are:
Little Monkey by Kimberly Ainsworth and Little Panda by Kimberly Ainsworth
Little MonkeyIllustrated by: Michelle Berg
Published on: September 9, 2008
Ages: 3 and under
Description: Meet Little Monkey and his friend Little Panda as they spend their day eating their favorite foods and playing together! Little ones will love to cuddle with this supersoft fleece cloth book that's made out of cotton and recycled Polartec® fleece.This book is machine-washable and comes packaged in a chipboard box that's made from 100% recycled material. Safe for all ages.
Little PandaIllustrated by: Michelle Berg
Published on: September 9, 2008
Ages: 3 and under
Description: Meet Little Panda and his friend Little Monkey as they spend their day eating their favorite foods and playing together. Little ones will love to cuddle with this supersoft fleece cloth book that's made out of cotton and recycled Polartec® fleece. This book is machine-washable and comes packaged in a chipboard box that's made from 100% recycled material. It's the perfect gift for a baby!
These two cloth book communicate with each other as we find both heroes - the little panda and the little panda on both books. Both are written by Kimberly Ainsworth and have beautiful illustrations.
These two cloth book communicate with each other as we find both heroes - the little panda and the little panda on both books. Both are written by Kimberly Ainsworth and have beautiful illustrations.
Now, as an adult it's very hard to make up your mind about these kind of books. You need to have a kid in the right age (3 and under) to get an objective review of the book. Fortunately I have one. My baby girl, Shira, is 4 months old, and I gave her both books to experience with for a couple of weeks. And here are her impressions:
1. Both books are very tasty.
2. Both the panda and the monkey are cute, but the monkey is the favourite one!
3. The illustrations are really eye catching, especially when the monkey is included.
4. Text is interesting - she listened very patiently couple of times when I read her the stories.
5. The books became part of her most favorite toys - she can play with them for a really long time before she throws them away.
So these are Shira's impressions and I count on her judgment! I can only add that these books survive the laundry machine very well and look like they can hold forever (or at least until Shira will get stronger..).
And of course, there's the green part we shouldn't forget about: the books are made from 50% recycled material, the covers are Polartec® fleece made from recycled material and they come packaged in a chipboard box that's made from 100% recycled material.
GIVEAWAY ALERT!!!
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing are giving away one package of the 4 books published so far in the Little Green Books line: Little Panda, Little Monkey, I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and The Polar Bears' Home: A Story About Global Warming.
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing are giving away one package of the 4 books published so far in the Little Green Books line: Little Panda, Little Monkey, I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and The Polar Bears' Home: A Story About Global Warming.
This is a great prize and firstly we thank Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for it! How do you get a chance to win this prize? please add a comment below with an answer for the following question: what is the best way to plant the seeds for earth-friendly living at an early age? if you have stories from your own experience with your kids that would be great.
Submissions are accepted until Sunday, October 19, 12PM EST. We will pick the comment we liked best and the winner will be announced the following day.
More relevant links:
I CAN SAVE THE EARTH! contest web page
On Eco-Libris website: http://www.ecolibris.net/littlegreenbooks.asp
Green Little Books' website: www.SimonSaysKids.com/LittleGreenBooks
On Eco-Libris website: http://www.ecolibris.net/littlegreenbooks.asp
Green Little Books' website: www.SimonSaysKids.com/LittleGreenBooks
Yours,
Raz @ Eco-Libris
Eco-Libris: http://www.ecolibris.net
