Reading is one of the few pleasures in life that does not require us to go anywhere, spend a lot of money or commit a bunch of time. Reading, for fun, can be entertaining, spark your creativity and take you to places you never dreamed you would go. I have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember and it makes me so happy that both of my kiddos are following the same path. Reading just for the heck of it gives children the opportunity to stretch their imaginations, conjure up new goals for themselves and yearn to learn more about the world and what it has to offer.
Of the many gifts my kiddos have been been given over the years, the ones that seem to vie for the top spot of favourite are the personalized ones. This past Christmas my then six year old son received two books that not only contained his name, but his photo as well. He was thrilled! Despite expensive Lego and other fun gifts addressed to him, the most cherished were his personalized books. ♥
Recently we had the chance to check out a new personalized book from Lost My Name, the company that brought us the iconic ‘The Boy Who Lost His Name’ book (read about ours here.) Known as the world’s most technologically advanced children’s book company, they have done it again with the release of ‘The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home.’ This cool story is different for every child as certain aspects of the plot and even illustrations, are based on where they live! From the country flag on the spaceship to the view of Earth from outer space to the final pages where the child flies over landmarks near their house and eventually their actual home, each book is personalized! Your child will feel so special when they see they are the star of their very own story.
The Giveaway
We are kicking off the party for #BloggersFete 2016 with a fantastic giveaway! One lucky MapleMouseMama reader is going to win their very own personalized copy of ‘The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home’! To be eligible to win just complete the Rafflecopter below with your qualifying answers. This giveaway is open to residents of Canada, ages 18 and older. Make sure you read our giveaway policies before entering please. This giveaway ends on August 16th at 11:59pm. Remember, the more entries you complete the greater your chances are of winning!! Good luck!
What was your favourite book when you were a child or young person? I adored the Bobbsey Twins Series. ♥
FT&PD
Suz
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My favourite book was Alice in the Wonderland when I was a child
I loved Nancy Drew when I was younger. Also Encyclopedia Brown 🙂
Dancing on the Edge
My favourite books growing up were about Big Red and Little Black, stories about two ponies, I think the author was Farley but can not remember!
I loved the series The Borrowers!
Green Eggs and Ham and the Cat in the Hat!
My favourie when I was younger was The Babysitters Club series. I think I had them all!
I enjoyed the Black Beauty series
I loved the Sweet Valley High Twins series when I was younger.
one I remember well is Lady and the Tramp.
I liked the Nancy Drew Series.
Charlotte’s Web was a childhood favourite.
A book called Murtel the Turtle
My favorite book as a child was The Secret Garden.
i love the ugly little duckling
The CS Lewis Series.
My favourite book was the very hungry caterpillar
My favourite book was Each Peach Pear Plum!
I loved The Secret Gardern
gREEN eGGS AND hAM ALWAYS
babar
I loved Dr.Seuss books! This book looks good 🙂
Nancy Drew books were my favourite. I read one each night under the covers with a flashlight after it was lights out at our house. The town librarian knew me and would save the new books for me when they came in. After I had read them all I started on other book series and read a lot!
My first favorite book was The Black Stallion
I loved Of Mice and Men. It just kept me reading!
T’was the Night before Christmas has always been my favourite children’s book. I also really have always loved the monster at the end of this book (Grover from sesame street). These were the first two books I bought for my oldest son who will be 22 next month, and I still have them!
I loved Charlotte’s web!
My favourite books were the whole Baby-sitter Club series.
I would definitely say the entire Harry Potter series. To be honest, they’re still my favorite.
The babysitters club books!
charolettes web!
The Nancy Drew books.
My earliest book memory is when I got sick and my mom bought me hard cover books that were about fairy tales. I also looked forward to the scholastic books sheets we got in school as kids…that was the highlight lol
I loved Sussanah of the Mounted.
When I was a child it was Babar, as a yougn person it was Anne of Green Gable.
My favourite books were anything written by R.L. Stine.
When I was little my favorite book was one of the Little Golden Books, call “The Store Bought Doll”
I always loved the book “Black Beauty”.
My favorite book was Wheedle on the Needle when I was a child. Now my daughter enjoys it too!
When I was young, I really loved a book called “The Tortoise and the Hare”.
My fav book as a kid (and still to this day) is the Velveteen Rabbit.
My favorite books were The Babysitters Club 😛
loved and still do Charlottes Web
As a youngster I liked the Clifford books and Encyclopedia Brown
I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I devoured every book I could get my hands on! I oops on the instagram follow spot, should read brandeelh7
I loved books by Roald Dahl, but you could find me reading a large variety of books!
I made a comment but the site crashed as I posted it so I am trying again (hopefully not duplicating). Mine was The 3 Little Pigs.
I loved the Martine books!
Cat in The Hat was definitely my favorite as a child.
The Peculiar Mrs. Pickett was mine.