As a parent of two little boys who love books, I know what an important part they play in their lives. From sparking their imagination to giving them the foundation to learn to read, everything about books is both fun and educational. But I know we’ve all been there. We want to purchase a book for our child or grandchild but feel overwhelmed. We’ve been stuck while trying to pick out a gift for our best friend’s child or the birthday party from a boy at pre-school that your kid was invited to. Trying to pick through a sea of books can be daunting and even flipping through the book doesn’t always help. We’ve received books that at first glance I would have dismissed but have been fast favorites after reading them aloud to my children. Joan and Barney had the same frustration purchasing for their grandchildren so they created the online store, Little One Books.
Little One Books specializes in quality books, music and video for children from birth to five years of age. With their team of professionals they have personally reviewed and selected every single item available. You will find detailed information about why a particular product was chosen in the Why We Chose section of the product pages.
You can choose to sort by products and then by age or by age and then by product. The products are matched by the youngest appropriate age group so your selection can grow with the child. I decided that I wanted to get a new book for my almost four year old Lucian so I stared with books and narrowed it down to products for 4 years. I had a lot of fun going through all the options and reading more in depth about the books. I decided on When Dinosaurs Came with Everything because I was intrigued by the product description and my son really enjoys dinosaurs.
“Get a “WHAT? Free WHAT? DINOSAURS?”
Just when a little boy thinks he’s going to die of boredom from running errands with his mom, the most remarkable, the most stupendous thing happens. He discovers that on this day, and this day only, stores everywhere are giving away a very special treat with any purchase. No, not the usual lollipop or sticker. Something bigger. Much, much bigger. It’s a dream come true, except…what exactly do you do with these Jurassic treats? And how do you convince Mom to let you keep them?
I had a blast reading this story to Lucian. The story is clever, unique and created some fun conversations as we read along. I found myself laughing along with him as we followed the characters through some silly situations. I let him look at the book again after we were finished and these are just a few of the cool shots I got as he browsed the book.
The excitement as he talked just isn’t the same through pictures so I couldn’t resist recording some of his absolute glee to share with you. See what I mean?
I highly recommend this book and the service provided by Little One Books. Taking the guesswork out of shopping for the perfect present has never been easier. If you are looking for a larger gift set, browse through their gift bundles which feature books, music and video selection with a particular theme by age. They are packaged in a silver pouch, tied with ribbon and shipped in a box with colorful tissue. It doesn’t get any easier than this!
Buy it:
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything is available at Little One Books in hardcover for $16.99.
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Little One Books would like to offer one of my lucky readers a $25 gift certificate to their online store!
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This contest will end on 8/24/10 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents 18+ only. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 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 but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.
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