September 1, 2008 | Contests
No, really—this next awesome contest is all about Hold on to Your Horses, a delightful children’s book written by Sandra Tayler and illustrated by Angela Call. I have a soft spot for fellow writer mamas, of course, but trust me when I say that I get a lot of folks who want to show me what they’ve built or written where I then end up trying to figure out how to respond politely, because what they’ve just shown me is boring at best or bad at worst.
Thankfully, Hold on to Your Horses is one of those children’s books that tells a great story with beautiful pictures; I loved it immediately. Here, don’t take my word for how great it is (but it is great): Go download the free PDF and see for yourself. I dare you not to love it, in fact.
Five lucky Want Not readers will win signed copies of Hold on to Your Horses because Sandra Tayler is extremely pretty. And generous. For a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post by 11:59 p.m. Eastern (8:59 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008. One comment per person, valid email address required. Winners to be determined by random number generation and stamping of hooves. (Whose hooves? Well, that’s part of the mystery, right there.)
Ready? Go!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
This is my lucky number.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Yes, we love books!!!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
It’s worth a shot!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
3 is my lucky number.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:09 pm
My niece had her 1st horse ride last weekend. I then taught her how to say “horsie, please grampa” I love seeing my dad squirm!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:24 pm
One of these days, my number will be chosen.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:26 pm
me please
September 1st, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I love to read new books to my kids (to break the monotony of the SAME books I memorized months ago but are favorites).
September 1st, 2008 at 9:26 pm
We could use another book! This would be great.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:28 pm
What adorable illustrations!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:33 pm
oh cute!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Ooh, how fabulous! We love to read!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
It’s so cute!! Hope I’m lucky!
Thanks!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
We love books!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Wow. My son needs this and I’m guessing that my daughter will too one day…
September 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
LOVE books!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Mir, my daughter would go crazy for this!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Awesome!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Fun! All little girls love horses.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:46 pm
What a cute book, we’d love a copy!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thanks so much for another wonderful contest! You are awesome (and oh so pretty!)
September 1st, 2008 at 9:54 pm
My favorite kind of giveaway, a book giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
My 5-year-old daughter loves horses; this would be a great book to add to her bookshelf.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
As a future children’s librarian, I’m always looking for great new kids books!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Wow, that’s beautiful, and my 4-year-old will need this soon…
September 1st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Love it!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
How neat! Beautiful illustrations.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I feel like a winner!!!!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Awesome! We love books and horses!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Best of luck to all
September 1st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
ne-aay!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
*stomp* We heart books! *stomp*
September 1st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
My little girl loves books!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Books, horses, what’s not to love.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Sounds great!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:22 pm
My son went to his favorite dude ranch camp again this summer. The book would be for me (for school!), not for him, though. Clip, clop, clip, clop.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
A lovely book for everyone in the family to enjoy. Thanks, Mir.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Would LOVE this book!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
A great book for teachers!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:31 pm
We love books! Thanks for offering the best giveaways!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:31 pm
We love books, particularly free ones!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I’d love to share this book with my daughter and the kids where I teach!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Books, books, books! Can you ever have enough? Thanks!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
We love horses and books!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
We love us some good books!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Books are ALWAYS good!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
My son Alex has so many ideas that often “go wrong”. I downloaded the .pdf version to read to him but I know this will be a wonderful book for him to learn from. What a wonderful image…horses to help you with those ideas.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:43 pm
My niece would love this book!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
September 3rd, my bday, my son is 3 and is JUST starting to love story time!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
thanks!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Pick me!!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Oh, free + book = awesome! Thanks
September 1st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Yeah another giveaway!!
Thanks:)
September 1st, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I ALWAYS use that expression and my kids will get a real kick out of seeing it in print - Pick me, Pick me, oh Random Number Generator!!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Eventually the random number generator will pick me!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
my niece would love that!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Count us in!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:16 pm
My daughter would love this!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Books! Books! Books! Can’t live without them!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Neat!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I’m in!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
My daughter would love this book!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
we love horses, and pretty Mir!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I downloaded the PDF file. Hopefully I will find time to reafd it tomorrow. Thanks for the contest.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Books and horses, what could be better?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:30 pm
While a book about horses is a far cry from the live pony my daughter wants for her birthday, it will have to do. I’d love to have this.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:31 pm
oooh! books are the best! The PDF looks promising (I used to be on a committee that gave awards for children’s lit so I too have seen my fair share of stinkers).
September 1st, 2008 at 11:34 pm
such a cute book! We would love a copy!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Thanks for the chance!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Yeah! Books!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:43 pm
We went to a small town parade today and I was surprise how excited my boys were to see the horses–so I know this would be enjoyed at our house!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Cool contest.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 am
ohhhh…me me!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:30 am
This number seems random enough to me. Here’s hoping the generator agrees.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 am
What a lovely book. I think N would love it.
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 am
looks like a great book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:10 am
Looks like an adorable book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:22 am
That looks like a cool book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 am
Aww. Great books are so important to children.
Thanks for making such a solid reccomendation, Mir!
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:13 am
we would love this book!!! Thanks Mir
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:22 am
Neigh!
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:37 am
ooh, today being the first day of school here, this would be a perfect way to celebrate! Thanks Mir!
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:08 am
Yay! Thanks for the contest, Mir!
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:04 am
This sounds awesome!
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:29 am
Books AND horses; what could be better?
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:31 am
Hooray for Sandra Tayler!
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 am
I want to win this for my pretty girl who loves horses!
Thanks for the chance.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:19 am
Woohoo! Here’s my attempt to win!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:21 am
What a great book - my son is a lot like Amy and needs to learn to hold his horses!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:28 am
WHOA!!! Count me in!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 am
Pick Me!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
I’m in.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
I’ve got two nieces that would love this. and even if I don’t win, it still has given me the idea for Christmas!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Pick me, please!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 am
I hope I’m a lucky winner this time around
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:11 am
I should if only because I say that to my kids all the time. And they always look at me as if to say, “But I WANT a pony!”
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:16 am
Pick me please, my kids would love this book!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:17 am
I’ll try to hold my horses until the RNG picks me!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:18 am
My daughter is a huge horse fan!! This book would rock at our house.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:20 am
Stamping my hooves.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 am
we’d love a copy!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:29 am
sure me too
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:31 am
What an adorable book, both my daughters would enjoy this.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:34 am
I know 2 beautiful girls who love horses!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:40 am
Always ready for a new book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:41 am
My daughter would love this! Thanks for offering!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
My little boy loves books. This would be great. Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:44 am
My boys are always eager to read a new book.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
My daughter would love this book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 am
Pick me!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 am
count me in, please!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:24 am
I’d love this!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am
Please enter us, we would love a new book! (Especially one that is so beautiful.)
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
Oh I like this book! My horse crazed, full of ideas, girl needs this book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
we are a book family - great contest!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:36 am
Oh, how wonderful! Must have a copy of that! I have my own little Angela with lots of horses to hold.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
Horse lovers at our house! YYYEEEE–HAW!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:47 am
My son loves going to ‘find’ the horses during our daily pre-bedtime walk around the farm.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
we love books…
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
Sounds great!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
Pick Me!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
You never draw my name. BOO.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Love horese, love books!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Yay! The book is great, and I have to admit I have a fondness for her DH’s webcomic as well
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 am
I love books! Especially when they are free.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
It looks so sweet!! I’d love to be entered! Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:06 am
Bring it on~
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 am
We need more books in this house! My daughter loves to “read” so a book with pretty pictures would be perfect!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
What an incredible book! My eldest son could definitely use this story to read on a regular basis… I hope the generator picks us!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:15 am
This is an adorable story! Thank you for the chance to win.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 am
Hold on to your book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 am
We love books and especially about “yeehaas”. Hope we win
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 am
My daughter loves horses and we’d love to win this book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
Cute, I have a little friend who will love this.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 am
My nephews (2 yrs & 10 yrs) love to read.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
We would love this book!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:01 am
I love it! How timely - I told my 5yo to hold onto her horses the other day and then had a hard time explaining what I meant. Needless to say, my explanation was not anywhere near so nice.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Thanks for the chance to win more books!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
We love books too!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:11 am
We love books and horses. Please pick us!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
Books are Wonderful! Please pick us! I will read it with my granddaughter.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Books, my favorite!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 am
We love books!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:23 am
woo! I’m in!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
We love books! And three of my kids love horses! And one of them routinely wishes she had been born in a barn (seriously, she’d rather muck out a stall than make her bed).
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
Come on, hooves! Stamp this way! I come from a family of horse folk, so my daughter will love this book.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:36 am
Oh, a new horse book! My daughter will be thrilled to read it.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 am
What a sweet story! Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
pick me!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:44 am
Pick me!Pretty please
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
We’re in horse country, KY. We neeeeeeeed this book. Please.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Pick me pick me random generator!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
If I win, this book will be donated to the Watson Children’s Shelter in our town.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Thanks pretty Mir, for another great contest!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
One of these days I’ve gotta win…right?
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
What a lovely book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
A wonderful addition to our little library that we have set up!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I’m a sucker for a good (and free) book!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I’d love a new book for my son.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Pick me.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Thanks, Mir!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Mee too! I could use a second copy!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Would love another book to add to my son’s collection!! Thanks for the chance.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Thanks for the contest!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
We love books!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
You can never have enough books! Hope I win!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I would love to win!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
pick me
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Sign me up!!! We love horses in AZ.
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
me me me!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Gotta love horses!!
Did I mention how pretty you are!?!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Please, oh please, oh please! My girls would love it!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Heh, just happened to be looking up Chincoteague info and have horses on the mind!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm
We do so love horsey books in our house of 3 yr olds!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
We love books and horses! Please pick me!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Lucky number 176!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Wow - that would be awesome!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
You were right, I loved this book. What a great story with beautiful illustrations!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
My 6-yr. old niece wears a horse necklace every day. She would love this.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Looks darling.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Cool!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
My daughter loves horses - and reading - what a perfect fit!
Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Awesomeness!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
whee!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
pick me! pick me!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I want it! My daughter loves horses.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I say, “Yee-haw!”
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
My nephew would love this!
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Sounds like a great book. My neice would love it.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:11 pm
We always need new books!
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I like horses. I like books. And I like to win stuff. Pick me!
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I would love this for my three kids!