Books rule. I really used to be a voracious (see the big words I learned from reading?) reader when I was a kid. Sure I devoured comic books left and right, but I also loved reading about Encyclopedia Brown, Danny Dunn, anything and everything Roald Dahl put out, the whole Narnia thing, Alfred Hitchcock's 3 Investigators, etc. As I grew older I delved more into the sci-fi realm loving up Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game (and his Alvin Maker series too!), and then evolved into Dean Koontz somehow, reading every single thing he had put out at that time (at which point I realized he had 3 awesome books, and the rest we're all completely formulaic based on those three...).
Lately though, reading has been relegated to times where I have no other choice. Meaning when the kids were younger and I hadda sit in the car while they slept, or else if I'm on any sort of airplane trip by myself. (Yeah, I'm STILL reading Koontz's big book Strangers that I started like 6 years ago on a plane ride to San Diego. I guess I haven't traveled solo too much since then. Heh.) Other than that, the only other books I've read in recent years are computer programming books (which don't count) and the Harry Potter series. Hopefully one day soon I can get back into it. Cause really, I can't take much more of the "Wiggles Big Red Car" board book I read to my youngest son. Every. Single. Night. Five times a night. Stop laughing. I'm not kidding. Sigh, you seriously don't know pain until you've got the big red car stuck in your brain. For hours. And hours. And hours...
Anyways, this story is sponsored by an awesome Summer Reading Program with the Magic Tree House at Barnes & Noble! Since a lot of you readers seem to have kids or nieces/nephews, I figured you may want to help them earn a free book simply by reading and writing about what they've read. Huzzah!
Free book from Barnes & Noble
Read any 8 books this summer and get a coupon for a free book from Barnes & Noble.
Valid through: September 2, 2007
Basically, here's the scoop:
1. Kids read any eight (8) books of their own choosing - library books, books borrowed from friends, or books bought at Barnes & Noble.
2. Ask them to write about their favorite part of each book in the Summer Reading Journal (PDF) A parent or guardian must sign the journal after each entry.
3. Bring the completed Summer Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore between May 29th and September 2nd, 2007.
4. We'll give them a coupon for a FREE book! They can choose from a list of exceptional paperback titles.*
*Eligible books will be listed on the coupon. Choices must be made from available stock. No special orders. Limit of two (2) forms per school-age child (grades 1-6). Incomplete forms will be ineligible for free books. Offer not available online.
4 Responses to “Book Your Kids for Free”
hey - thanks for the comment on my blog! it's so nice to know others are out there and didn't accidentally click into your blog and instantly, realizing it's a dud, click out. i read your post today and seriously (!), I thought I was the only person who had realized that Dean Koontz should sue himself! It's like "didn't I read this story already?". Anyway I love the couponing stuff; I'll have to forward it to a bunch of my friends; we're nuts about it. keep up the good stuff.
Thanks right back at ya, Amy! Glad I found another Koontz mate! But the real question is: which 3 books are his best that stand head and shoulders above the rest?
Glad you like the couponing stuff! Thank ye, kindly.
Chugga...Chugga...Big Red Car....something something..ride the whole day long. Nice to know someone else shares my misery.
Kyle: You travel near and you travel faaaaarararar... toot toot chugga chugga big red... Okay, I'll stop now. Yes, I share in a lot of pain. Though Barney and the Teletubbies are the most painful of all...