And the Winner is .. .

I'm so excited to announce the winner of the $100 of Usborne Books! The winner is:

China from over at www.JustForJack.com

Thanks to everyone who participated. I will be contacting China so she can pick out her books!

Congratulations!

Eeek! There's a Mouse About the House is Usborne Books longstanding #1 Best Seller

There's a mouse about the house! has been Usborne Book's #1 best selling book for many years. There's a reason for that best seller status - kids LOVE the book! It's a book they will ask you to read over and over and over again. That's ok. As a mom, I know kids want some of the same books read to them almost every night. It might get boring to us, but it instills a love of reading in your little one that will last a lifetime.


It's the little grey mouse that makes this book so fun to preschoolers and those kids just on the cusp of learning to read. My daughter loves this mouse so much she named it Messy Mouse.

Your child will have a blast moving the mouse from page to page throughout the book. It's very interactive! Start the mouse coming through the slot in the floor board of the house, and he maneuvers his way throughout the whole house with the help of your little one. All they have to do is have the mouse follow the dotted line - which teaches pre-writing skills. The mouse moves from left to right across the page which helps to reinforce to children that they will read books from left to right. The mouse ends up in a covered cheese plate and safely escapes the cat that has been waiting all night for him. Holding the mouse and helping him go through the slot from page to page also enstills fine motor skills for little fingers.

If your child loves There's a mouse about the house! they are sure to love The Squirrel's Tale which is another book in Usborne's slot book series. This book has a squirrel that goes through the forest looking for nuts. It's so much fun too!

You can recieve There's a mouse about the house! in the May 2010 Starter Kit or the Business Builder kit when you start your own Usborne Books business.


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Win $100 of FREE Usborne Books of Your Choice!!

Yes! You can win $100 of FREE Usborne Books for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews or any other children in your life. And yes, you get to select what books you win from the wide selection of books that Usborne has to offer. You can view that selection here.

It's simple to get yourself entered in the drawing, and you can get yourself entered as many times as you possibly can. Contest is open only to those in the United States and runs from May 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010. Winner will be announced here on Usborne Activities for Kids at noon on June 1, 2010. Make sure you post a comment letting me know what you've done of the four options below. Make sure you leave your email or a way to contact you in your entry(ies).

How to get yourself entered - You get one entry for each item below that you do and each time you do it:

1. Tweet about our Usborne Summer Reading program including the link to the site: www.UsborneSummerReading.com .

2. Mention the Usborne Summer Reading program and the weblink on your facebook page.

3. Grab the button off my blog and put it on your blog or website for the summer.

4. Write a blog post about the Usborne Summer Reading program.

Good luck! And thanks for helping to promote a great cause!

Happy Reading!

Kristie

Usborne Activites Announces the 2010 Usborne Summer Reading Program

School will be out soon! Reading is always In!!

Have you signed your kids up for the 2010 Usborne Summer Reading program?

Keep your kids busy reading over the summer while earning books for themselves AND helping to raise books for the "Happy Wheels" cart at MUSC Children's Hospital.

*Kids read books of their choice over the summer

*Kids have sponsors pledge a dollar amount if they will read at least 400 minutes over the summer

*Kids earn books for themselves along with other prizes and awards

*Kids help to raise books for the "Happy Wheels" cart at MUSC Children's Hospital and help to brighten the day for another child

The Usborne Summer Reading program is open to all kids in the USA. Children do not need to be reading on their own yet. Mom or dad, grandma or grandpa can read to those children who are not yet reading. This is a great way to help build up a child's library.

For more information and to register your kids for the program go to:

www.UsborneSummerReading.com

Even Ponies Love to Read Usborne Books!

That's Not My Pony was already sold out that day so Pony had to settle for That's Not My Dinosaur, one of Usborne Books Touchy-Feely board books. He looks thoroughly engrossed in his book!

If you have a silly picture of an animal reading post the link in the comments section.

March 2010 Usborne Books Starter Kit - Start Your Usborne Business Today!

Need extra cash for your family? Start your own Usborne Books business in March for only 49.00 plus tax. Shipping is FREE! The March kit includes 10 top selling Usborne titles, a full set of business supplies such as catalogs, order forms and flyers, and your own website so your customers can order online! You also get great training and support.

Work the hours that fit for your family. Work at your own pace. Help spread literacy in your community and beyond.

*Vacation Bonus: Have you ever dreamed of going to London or Scotland? Join this month and start with 5,000 travel points. That gives you a HUGE head start to earning a fantastic travel incentive trip!

Questions? Email me at kglasusb@yahoo.com

Yes, I want to start my own Usborne Books business.

I LOVE WORDS - Usborne / Kane/Miller's Newest Activity Book Is Loaded With Fun To Get Your Kids Writing!

I LOVE WORDS is the newest activity book in the Kane/Miller line of Usborne Books and More. So many Usborne consultants were raving about how their kids loved this book, so I purchased two for my son and daughter.

My daughter is the studious one and is always writing. She is having a blast with the book and going through it page by page and working very diligently in it. My son, who cannot stand to have a pen or pencil in his hand is actually dilly dallying with this book! They even sit down together and compare what they did on each page. It's so nice to see the two of them working on more of an academic activity together like that - and to be excited about it is even more amazing!

The pages are designed to be written in. One page has them filling in the hardest words they know. I looked in my son's book and he had "zelcova" written down. I didn't even know he knew that word. Heck, I don't even that word! I just looked it up - it's a type of Japanese bonsai tree.

Other pages ask them to write silly stories on t-shirts, a ten line poem, their last dream, fancy signatures, and what words are light and fluffy! It gets the kids thinking and gets them using WORDS! I love this book! And so do the kids.

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