Shadow Books from WJ Fantasy ~ Holiday SPLURGE {Review & Giveaway #9}
Babalu, the company behind Felt Tales, recently acquired WJ Fantasy and the two companies will be officially joined in 2010. WJ Fantasy has been around for 25 years and specializes in nesting blocks, advent calendars, children’s books and toys.
WJ Fantasy has fabulous gift options for the little ones in your life! Just a few include this adorable My Tool Box set for $20 which includes four board books, tool box, tool belt and of course plastic tools!
You will also find many nesting block options, perfect for the tiny builder in your life! Just a couple available include these ABC Blocks for $18 and
this My Busy Day block set for $20!
We had the opportunity to try out one of their Shadow Books, Camping Out which retails for $15. Other titles include Time for Bed and Forest Fairies. These books add a new dimension to story telling. With the small flashlight (included), cutout scenes and back drop you can create shadow scenes seamlessly with your story telling. Everyday images are used to show that while shadows can look scary, they aren’t to be feared.
I had a lot of fun turning off our hallway lights and sitting down with both of my boys to read the story. With 26 pages, these stories are longer and perfect for the attention span of my three year old Lucian, although not so much for my 21 month old, Warren. He got distracted easily and wanted to play with the images versus sitting back and listening to the story unfold. I love this overall concept of not only teaching that shadows are nothing to be afraid of, but also having a new and exciting way to tell a story. Lucian loved holding the flashlight so this a unique way to get your children involved as well.
My only complaint is that sometimes the die cut pages move/fall down. It is critical that you are on a flat surface or else the pages and sides of the backdrop aren’t very stable. I would recommend using the floor or a table in which to tell your story.
Here is just a short reading of Camping Out to give you a feel for how the shadows look.
You can purchase any of these items directly from the WJ Fantasy website or on Amazon.
{ Giveaway }
Babalu and WJ Fantasy would like to give one of my readers their choice of any of the items featured above! (This includes any of the three shadow books available.)
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This contest will end on 12/10/09 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents only. The winner will be drawn via random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.
Disclosure: I received a sample for the purpose of this review . This has no bearing on my completely honest review above and was not influenced by any type of monetary compensation. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.
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What a Fun way to get the kids to read! My pick would be any of the books, if I had to narrow it down to one, I would choose the Forest Fairies
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If I won, I would choose one of the shadow books you featured. I like the Forest Faries: An Enchanted Forest Shadow Story.
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THe MY TEA PARTY Set is so cute. I would like to have that!!!
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I would choose the ABC stacking blocks, thanks!
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My Busy Day Block set… I’ve been meaning to get my son some!
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