Cheerios New Author Prize Pack #Giveaway

May 6, 2011 Books for children, Eating, Giveaways 42 comments

Today I read a story to my 3K class called The Big Bad Bunny. It is really funny and I enjoy reading it. The liner notes say that the story was made up between the author and his young preschool aged daughter over the course of a conversation.

What makes a good children’s book? How do you know when your story has “it”?

The Cheerios New Author Contest is in full swing, encouraging ambitious authors to write and submit an original story, in either English or Spanish, suitable for children ages three to eight.

Laurie Isop, of Renton, Wash., won the literary lottery when she was named Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 Cheerios New Author Contest. Laurie, a small business owner, mother of two boys, and aspiring author since the age of 12, can now add “published author” to her resume. This spring, Laurie’s book How Do You Hug a Porcupine? will be featured in more than three million specially-marked boxes of Cheerios and will also be available in bookstores nationwide beginning this July.

Those who want to follow in Laurie’s footsteps and think they have the “write” stuff can visit www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com from March 22 through July 15, 2011 to find out more.

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Enter to win a Cheerios New Author Prize Pack that includes a box of Cheerios with Laurie Isop’s book inside, as well as a “create-your-own” book kit for kids that contains two hard cover books and all the necessary materials to creatively fill the pages inside, including story starter ideas and colored pencils.

1.) To enter, leave me a comment telling me the answer to one of these questions:

*If you wrote a children’s book, what would it be about?

-or-

*What makes a children’s book timeless?



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2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.

Already a subscriber? Leave me a separate comment on this post to let me know you’re interested in this giveaway.


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3.) Twitter about this giveaway (include a link to this post, #MyBlogSpark and @MomMostTraveled) and comment here with your Twitter name. (once daily)

This giveaway is open to US residents only. Contest will close on May 18, 201, midnight EST.

Prizes and samples provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

  • http://www.onlyincambodia.blogspot.com Nikki

    If I wrote a children’s book, it would it be called “Big Blue Goes on a Trip,” and would be based on the experiences of the big blue school bus that my church used to have. As a youth, we road to Mexico, summer camp, winter camp, Disneyland, Magic Mountain, and everywhere in between in the Big Blue. It has since been retired, but I always thought it was make a great story with fun illustrations.

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  • sandra

    it would be about mommy and daddy’s love

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  • http://kristiesnotes.blogspot.com/ Kristie

    I’d write a children’s book derived from the fun times I had raising cattle and goats.

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  • Marci

    It would be about the Button Noodles!

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  • william mckinley

    how to bulild stuff using glue and duct tape without sticking to yourself. if it didn’t help the kids per se at least they would be able to save their folks when they are about to do something foolish

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  • Shannon Baas

    It would be about the animals in Yellowstone.

  • SANDY

    f you wrote a children’s book, what would it be about? bullies

  • http://www.ann-crabs.blogspot.com Ann Williams

    I would write a book that would help build children’s sense of self-worth.

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    I am an email subscriber.

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  • serena ames

    about sharing

  • Trisha Lynn

    I think a good moral makes a book timeless!

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  • Rach

    If I were to write a childrens story, I would write about a cat who has the most crazy adventures.

  • Rach

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  • Jessie S.

    I would write a children’s book about what a runaway balloon saw.

  • Melissa M.

    I would write about the advenutres of my daughter’s bunnies…Pink Bun-Bun and Car Bun-Bun and how they would love to trade places.

  • Ed Nemmers

    I would write about contemporary families!

  • http://asahmlookingforadeal.blogspot.com Cori Westphal

    I’d love to write a book about how different animals of different colors are all special in their own way. Giving the message that we are all different and it’s ok!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

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  • Emma Peel

    My book would be about children and animals and adventures they had in animal-land, somewhat like a storybook tale

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  • April Bever

    If I wrote a book it would be one that brought laughter to a child.

  • April Grimm

    I would write a children’s book about owls.

  • Rachel

    I think having colorful pictures and direct understandable language

  • Kerrie Mayans

    I would write a book about planting a garden.

    kerrie@mayansfamily.com

  • susan smoaks

    if i wrote a children’s book it would be about loving everyone!

  • Diane Baum

    If i wrote a children’s book it would be about getting along in the world.

  • Erin Cook

    If I wrote a book for children it would be called Jammin Josephina about a 60 year old grandma who started a band and let her guitar wailing throughout the neighborhood
    cookster77@aol.com

  • Erica G

    Children’s books are timeless because they are basic, fun, colorful, learning tools. They can be enjoyed year after years by little ones because and their subject matter, usually basic skills, letters, animals, shapes, colors, manners, are building blocks for the future.

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  • Gianna

    Beautiful pictures and a great story.

  • Gianna

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