Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Little Goblins Ten (GIVEAWAY)

Oh man am I excited to review a children's book for you. Mostly because I love children's books sometimes more than my own kids do and this one is perfect for Halloween!

Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane
Little Goblins Ten
First off, have you ever read the children's book Over the Meadow? Because this follows that basically. According to Amazon this is geared towards 4-8 year olds but honestly my 3 year old loved it because it's a counting book and he's big into learning how to count right now.

Some of the creatures in the book are goblins, monsters, ghosts, dragons, etc and while some kids might be scared of it, it's presented in a very non scary way. My daughter Olivia, age 6, is scared of everything. She has nightmares and has a very active imagination so when I paged through the book first I was kind of worried if we'd be set for another stretch of sleepless nights. But no, I read the story and at first she was scared and I was able to steer her from the scary aspect of monsters and ghosts by saying, "Look Olivia! They love their mommy too." and turn it into a "they are different from us but that's OK" conversation. So that was actually kind of a great side benefit. The story is definitely a fun read and offers lots of opportunities to have your kids count the creatures, find things in the pictures, etc.

I totally loved the story and the illustrations are so great. The other cool thing is that Pamela Jane has another story out that I really want to get for my kids and it's called A Vampire Is Coming To Dinner.
A Vampire Is Coming to Dinner!: 10 Rules to Follow
Here's the synopsis: Read along as the narrator of this story comes up with some practical rules for dealing with a vampire. But rules are meant to be broken, aren't they? From feeding the vampire garlic to filling the house with mirrors, the narrator is doing just that! With ten full-page gatefolds and a pop at the end of the book, kids will love seeing which rules are being followed and which aren't! If you're expecting a vampire (invited or not) this is your chance to get ready for a night of pranks and surprises. It is best to be prepared. "...a ghoulishly good time."— Publishers Weekly


Honestly? I think this would be a really fun book for the kids, so maybe this will be a little treat I pull out for them at Halloween.
 
I encourage you to check out Pamela Jane's website too! She is also a frequent contributor to Women's Memoirs and is the creator of Austencats- a website for Janeites and cat lovers.
 
Would you like to win your own copy of Little Goblins Ten? All you have to do is be a follower via GFC and leave me a comment on this post. I will announce a winner on Friday!

10 comments:

vadajane said...

My son would LOVE this book. He is so into monsters right now.

Josie said...

Pick me! Pick me!

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Little Goblins Ten sounds like a book that my grandkids would love, they all love it when I read to them

E said...

Yea kids books! Little dude likes "stories" before bed :)

Literary Chanteuse said...

My kids would love this one thanks! yes I'm a GFC follower.

Margaret
singitm@hotmail.com

Shirley said...

My boys would love this book.

Gwendolyn B. said...

Can I just pretend to want this for our little goblins but really want it for myself?! Oh, I guess I just blew my cover! Thanks so much for the chance to win a copy -- we'd ALL enjoy it!

geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

Tiffany Drew said...

I would love to read this with my son, I know he would really enjoy it :) Thank you for that opportunity!

GFC follower Tiffany Drew

jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you and your kiddos enjoyed reading this one together! Thanks for being on the tour.

trish said...

I'm glad your daughter didn't get scared from it! And I'm glad my son will be really into it in a couple more years. :)