March 24, 2008 | Contests
I promised you more contest goodness and I would not lie to you, pretty ones. You know how I love giving things away.
In fact, I love it so much, I’ve been extending my giftiness (totally a word) to other places in the blogosphere. Oh yes. Why, I recently insisted that one of my employers give some stuff away because I am all about sharing the love! And free stuff! So you have all week to go visit me over at Ty’s Toy Box and leave a comment for a chance to win one of five exclusive Noddy and Mr. Men/Little Miss prize packs. C’mon, you know you want to.
Also, I’ll of course be giving away something right here. Meet Alice of In a Blue Room, brought to you by author Jim Averbeck and illustrator Tricia Tusa. Alice can only sleep in a blue room, which is potentially bad news for her parents, I suppose, but excellent news for those of us who love a beautifully illustrated children’s book. The publisher’s recommendation is for ages 4-8, but I’m going to say it’s really best for more like 2-6. Regardless, it’s a gorgeous book and a sweet story, and I have a hardcover copy sitting right here on my desk, hoping to go to a home with little kids (”This is a nice book,” commented my daughter, “for babies,” she concluded, lest I somehow damage her tween cred because she’d expressed anything other than disdain, at first.)
For a chance to win this copy of In a Blue Room, you know what to do: leave a comment on this post by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008. One comment per person, please. Winner to be determined by random drawing and how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
Go!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Count me in!!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I have a baby that loves to have betime stories read — and sleeps in a blue room!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I furnish our rooms - with books!!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I have a library in EACH room (in piles - but still!)
Thanks for the contests!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Me too. Come on number generator!!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I always love a good story!
Pick me!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Always need new books!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
My son loves books. Pick me!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am
This looks like a great book!
Oh, and it takes 267 licks to get to the center.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Two litle “babies” of mine could use a new book!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Never miss an opportunity to add a new book to our rotation.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
just three licks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fGTUFqPJo4
would love the book for my 2 baby boys
March 24th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
My little girl loves books! Hope we win!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
A book!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I have a 3 year old daughter that loves for us to read to her. We’re always looking for new books.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
That looks like a beautiful book!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
book me
March 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I have a 4 year old and a baby on the way. Yea for more books!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
My kids love books!!
Thanks!
Melanie
March 24th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
me!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I would love to have the book for my granddaughter. Thanks.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Sweet! We love to read! thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
A Blue Room sounds nice at the moment.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
We love books!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I’m in
March 24th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
We love books, especially pretty illustrated ones!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
We love books…
March 24th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
You are on a roll, lady!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
My students love story time!!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Anything that might convince my 4yo to go to sleep at night sounds nice to me. Count me in!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
we love books in our house!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I have a 3-year-old daughter that will only sleep in her Pooh room — I’m sure she’d love a story about a little girl with a similar, um, preference.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I *pink puffy heart* beautifully illustrated children’s books!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Maybe me this time?
March 24th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
My 2 year old son’s room is a blue ocean mural on all the walls, with fish and boats and everything; does that count? And he loves books. Thanks for the chance!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Oh, how I love children’s books…and I have two little ones to share them with, too!! Thanks for the giveaway!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Oooo, a free book!! Now that’s a contest I REALLY like!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Books are awesome! Especially with a new baby on the way, we can never have enough! Oooh…are you giving away a tootsie pop, too? (J/K of course!!)
March 24th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
We can never have too many books!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
My 4 and 2 year old babes would love the book!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Sounds like a great book for my 3-year old daughter!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Count me in, thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Yay for books! And the Tootsie Pop? I’ll never know. The Tootsie part is too good to wait for.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
my three year old would love this!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Well, my son is not yet four, so I bet he will love this book!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
oo oo! me me! we love books in our house!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Books are our friends over here! AND blue is a favorite color!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I have a wee one at home who just loves books!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I would be more than happy to read something other than Elmo Poke Pokey.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Yay books! Thanks!!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Woohoo! My grandbaby will LOVE this!
March 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Count me in- I have 3 kids ages 4 and under so we’re in the right age range :).
March 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I have a baby too… and sleep in a blue room too.. !
March 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Blue is such a pretty color - just like you oh great and wonderful Mir.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
We love books, particularly pretty ones so count me in!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I would love a book. I’m a true bibliophile.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I have two 4 year olds and a 2 year old so I have three kids who would love this book. Hope I win!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
My two girls LOVE to read and be read to!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I’m an Elementary School Counselor and I would LOVE a new book
March 24th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Two toddlers in my house!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
This would be a fabulous gift for my niece…. Thanks, Mir!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
My daughter is just starting to read to me. I would love for her to read me this!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
how many licks DOES it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop?
Anyhow, I’d love to get a book. Please pick me!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
That looks darling - my four-year-old would love it. Thanks, Mir!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
We love books!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Book? Did someone say book?
And Free? Did I hear free?
Yes, please.
~K!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
“for babies”
HA!
Thanks for the opportunity, Mir!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
A Mommy of 4, 3 of which are ages 2-6, would love a new book to read to them. Thanks Mir!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
We always love new books!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I love new books!!!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
we can always use a new bed time story.
I’m tired of GO DOG GO!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
My son sleeps in a blue room!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Thanks for the contests, Mir.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I would love to share the joy of reading with a special child. Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Pick me! Oh, pick me, please! Is this book appropriate for an almost 40-year-old who just acts like a 6-year-old? (That felt weird to describe myself as almost forty. I need to go lie down.) (Oh, and I have kids in this age range.)
March 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Cute book!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
We love books at this house! Pick us!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
My little girl loves pink, BUT she also loves to read!!! Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Count me in. Love a good book:)
March 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
My little one loves her books! And now I’m strangely hungry for a tootsie pop . . .
March 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
My little one just switched favorite colors on me… so this book sounds neat.
March 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
We love books here!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
One can never have too many books.
March 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Me, please, pretty Random Number Generator!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Sounds pretty, thank you!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Book! Book!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Three little babies who all love books, and number of licks…never made it to the center without biting
March 24th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
The book sounds great. Provided my son and daughter don’t then insist on having their rooms repainted. That would be bad.
March 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Uh huh, sure, put up the contest while I’m out in my garden, I see how you are!
I mean, could you please enter me in your ever so lovely contest?
March 24th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Sound great! I’m sure my daughter would love it.
Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Oh pretty pretty Mir, you are so generous with these fabulous contests! My almost three year old would love this book, blue is her current favorite color.
March 24th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
awesome giveaways, mir. Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Looks like a beautiful book! Count me in.
March 24th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Love books…
March 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I’m working on building up a good children’s book collection for my son. This would make a lovely addition.
March 24th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
This sounds like a book my son would love.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
My daughter would love this book!
March 24th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Sounds like a cool book…
March 24th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
we love books
March 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Thanks for your steals and deals!
March 24th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Love a good children’s story.
I think it’s impossible to count the licks to the center….there’s always a huge munch in there way before it’s time!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Not much tops a good book!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I love to read to my two kids! I hope I win!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Pretty Mir, the book sounds delightful. Count me in please!
Katherine.
P.S. I’m going to guess 103 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
March 24th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
We love books!!!!!!!!! THX
March 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
OhMyGoodness! My daughter’s name is Alice and she SLEEPS IN A BLUE ROOM! So I neeeeed that book! … Oh, okay. Her name is NotAlice and her walls are a golden tan, but she loves loves loves books and that is one of the few she hasn’t read yet.
So pretty please?
March 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I want to win oh great random number generator!!!!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
OOOOHHH!! Did you say crack–I mean a book!!?? I’m in. Way in.
March 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Pick Me!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
My 3 year old daughter loves books & I expect that my 3 month old son will as well! We’re a book-loving family!
March 24th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
My son is almost 2 but we are always looking for more books to read him.
He has a short attention span…
Thanks Mir!
March 24th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
books are my favorite thing to win!
March 24th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Children’s books are always welcome here. If only my son didn’t insist on the same ones read to him all the time. . . Maybe when my daughter gets a little older she will have different tastes.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Yay books! I’m a teacher. Books are good.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
My daughter’s favorite color is blue and in fact she HAS a blue room…this would be perfect!
March 24th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
We heart books. Pick me.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Book Love, Book Love!
March 24th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Books! Yeah! We love books!
March 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Silly Mir. It takes 3 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop! The owl in the ad proved it!
March 24th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
fun, fun, fun….thanks.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
My baby would love a new book! pick me
March 24th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
You can never have too many books, and my 3-y.o. would love this! Fingers crossed…
March 24th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
WE can’t get enough of books over at this house. Count me in!!
March 24th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
One can never have too many books…at least that’s what I keep telling my husband every time my daughter and I go book shopping.
March 24th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Yes, we all love giveaways!
March 24th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I have to babies… a 2 year old and a 3 week old (with a blue room!) so I think we qualify. Thanks a ton!!!
March 24th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Sounds wonderful, we love to read.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
^_^
pick me kthnx
March 24th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Looks like a book my almost 4 y.o. would love!
March 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Whoo hoo, another shot at winning? I’m sure I’ll feel like a loser when this is over though.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Yay books
March 24th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
i love a good contest…even though i rarely win any…
March 24th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
It would be a happy book here….Thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
My daughter loves books! This sounds great!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
We love to read! And we have a blue room! Thanks for the great contests!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
I love blue!
March 24th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
oh, books. the one way to indulge your kids and not feel guilty. usually.
March 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am
My granddaughter is four and really tired of getting her brother’s beat-up torn-up hand-me-down books. I’d love to get it for her.
And I’d tell her it was a present from the prettiest lady on teh interwebs.
March 25th, 2008 at 1:56 am
My kiddos would love this book!
March 25th, 2008 at 2:49 am
I have a 4 year old AND a 6 year old AND a Baby who will be 2 next year. SO it sounds like it would fit them all. And I love a well illustrated children’s book too, even if they aren’t around;)
March 25th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Am I allowed to try again for another contest after I won one on here a week ago? If so, my little sister or my son would like this book!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:13 am
C’mon! You know you want to pick me! I have 3 boys who love books!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:28 am
pick me!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am
I loooooooove books!!! And so do my 3 kiddos!!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:49 am
My daughter loves books - count me in!
March 25th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
We love books here!
March 25th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
We love books!
March 25th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Well, I guess I could pry my baby’s Dr. Pepper-filled bottle out of her mouth and move her away from watching Pulp Fiction long enough to read her a book. If I won. But I probably won’t, so yay! More TV!
March 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Sounds like a sweet story - and my daughter will also only sleep in a blue room!
March 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Count me in!
March 25th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
i always love a great book!
March 25th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My 2 year old little girl loves to read with me and we are always looking for new and interesting books!
March 25th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
As the daughter of a librarian and mother to a 4 year old bibliophile, I say, “Please enter us into your contest!”
Thank you so much.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Hey! I have a baby! 8weeks old, that is. And her room is kinda blue. And she wants a library to rival Mama’s.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Always ready for a new book
March 26th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Yeah! Books!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:47 am
sounds like the perfect bedtime story to read in a blue room!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
we love books and i do have a baby (vs. a tween)
so i’m sure it would be perfect!
March 26th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Our baby boy sleeps in a blue room also, however, at Daddy’s request it is Penn State blue. this will more than likely cement his desire to attend Pitt! Hee! Hee!
March 27th, 2008 at 7:43 am
[...] I’m so glad we have so many fellow book-lovers out there! All told, we had 160 entries into the contest to win Jim Averbeck’s In a Blue Room this week. It really is a delightful little book, and I’m pleased to be sending it along to a home where it can be properly loved! [...]