Read More Than The Cereal Box
I was a voracious reader as a child. It gave me a great vocabulary with words such as voracious.
I read absolutely everything everywhere. I read the publisher’s clearing house mail details. At breakfast time I read the newspaper and the packaging of various food items, including the cereal box.
Over the past seven years, Cheerios has done a wonderful thing with their Spoonfuls of Stories program.
Over 35 million children’s books have been given away free inside cereal boxes, making their way into the hands of children from all socio-economic levels.
Cheerios is WIC approved, so that means that even families below the poverty line had access to these free, quality children’s books.
Cheerios has also donated nearly $3 million to First Book, a non-profit organization that provides books to children from low-income families.
Isn’t that exciting? Another extremely exciting element of Spoonfuls of Stories is the New Author Contest!
Cheerios is calling for previously unpublished, up-and-coming children’s book authors to submit their best stories!
Entries are being accepted March 16 through July 15, 2009 and will be judged on appropriate story and content for children ages 3-8, emotional connection, writing quality, uniqueness, and read-aloud potential. More details on the contest can be found at www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com.
The prize is $5,000 and the opportunity to have your story reviewed by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Last year’s winner, Shellie Braeuner, signed a contract with Simon & Schuster. Her winning story, The Great Dog Wash, will be released this summer.
One Mom Most Traveled reader will win a paperback Spoonfuls of Stories edition of The Great Dog Wash and three other great children’s books!
1) To enter to win these four fabulous children’s books, leave a comment telling me your favorite children’s book, or your favorite children’s book character. (You may enter once a day - subsequent entries don’t require you to answer the question).
One winner will be chosen at random.
This giveaway is open to US entrants.
This contest will close at 11:59 pm CST, on May 6, 2009
Thank you to My Blog Spark for this review and giveaway opportunity!
*Closed! Congrats to Renee C!*
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