Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories...

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The girls love to read, the amount of books they own is massive, and you’ll always catch one of them just sitting around reading a book, even though they can’t read just yet.

Over the past seven years Cheerios has been doing something great with their Spoonful of Stories program which has been giving away more than 35 million children’s books by distributing them FREE inside of cereal boxes. They’ve also donated nearly $3 million to First Book, their non-profit partner that provides books to children from low-income families.

Providing children with the option to read provides them with some great creativity and imaginations and it’s great to see Cheerios realizes this and wants to be a part of it.

Not only are they encouraging reading but Cheerios is also encouraging those interested in writing, specifically children’s books. From March 16 through July 15, 2009 Cheerios is accepting entries for children’s stories which will be judged on appropriate story and content for children ages 3-8, emotional connection, writing quality, uniqueness, and read-aloud potential.

If you’re interested you can find more details about this contest by visiting www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com.

Thanks To: My Blog Spark

WIN IT!!

One lucky reader will win a Spoonful of Stories gift set which will include last year’s Spoonful of Stories contest winner Shellie Braeuner book, The Great Dog Wash, along with three other great children’s books.

To be eligible to enter all you have to do is leave me a comment telling me what your favorite children’s book was as a child, or what your favorite children’s book to read to your kids now is.

This first entry must be done to be eligible to enter to win, after the first entry is done, feel free to check out the extra ways to gain an entry below.

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This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address ONLY!!! And is open to non bloggers, PLEASE just remember if your blog profile is private, or you’re a non blogger, leave an email address or your entry will be disqualified....Winner will be chosen via random.org

Giveaway ends May 12, 2009 @ 11:59pm est

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