Little Green Books Review and Giveaway

Little Green Books: Review and Giveaway

B and I love Little Green Books! When I had the opportunity to review and giveaway these amazing, educational stories, I was so excited to for this! He already had the Little Panda soft book and it’s something we take with us on trips and to restaurants, etc. It’s plush and easy to toss in the wash when dirty.

To review, we received: Little Monkey, Don’t Throw that Away, I Can Save the Earth, and Easy to Be Green. All of their books can be found here and are available for less than $10 each! If you’ve got children or grandchildren, make sure you put a Little Green book on your Christmas list!

We love Little Monkey because it’s the same cloth format as Little Panda. It’s durable and easy to tote around. Not to mention, both characters are adorable. I Can Save the Earth is really cute! B loves Max. Though this book is intended for ages 4-6, it was still fun to read to him and point at the pictures. He can point back and recognize. About: Meet Max the Little Monster. He is a cute, furry green monster who is an environmental nightmare. Among other things, he leaves on all the lights, keeps his computer plugged in, blasts the TV, hoards his old toys and uses so much toilet paper it clogs the toilet until finally, his excessive ways cause a power outage. With no TV to watch, computer to play on, video games to play with, Max finds there is a whole big world outside that he can make a difference in the environment.

For older children, Easy to Be Green offers a selection of “green” activities for you and them. This is really cute and I can’t wait to try these out! Don’t Throw that Away is a Lift-the-flap-book about recycling. B understood this concept as well. Though I wouldn’t leave him alone with it (recommended for ages 4-6), it is definitely one we will read together and he can help lift the flap. For a toddler, this would be a lot of fun! There’s a surprise at every turn!

We love all the books. I would highly recommend ANY of Little Green Books’ fabulous selection for your children! There website is more than just a shop. Visit it to find helpful resources and fun activities…

On their website you can find helpful Green Tips, Little Green blog, and FREE Games for you and your children!

Parents can find these Downloadable tools for further education and fun. These would also be great for preschools, daycares, churches, and organizations!

Little Green Books Activities and Downloadable Assets:

• Little Green Screensaver (.zip)
• Little Green Books Activity Pages PDF
• Little Green Books Earth Day Event Kit PDF
• Little Green Books Glossary PDF
• Little Green Recycling & Activity Kit PDF
• America Recycles Day Postcard PDF

About Little Green Books:

This new series of books will get little ones excited about going green. From recycling and replanting to creating an awareness of endangered animals and much more, Little Green Books plant the seeds for earth-friendly living at an early age. Each book in this environmentally friendly line is made from recycled materials – proving our commitment to this worthy cause.

Little Green Books is a new eco-friendly series from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. As our mission statement above explains, each book in this series will be devoted to educating children about the benefits of being green.
Little Green Books will cover a variety of subjects, teaching children about the dangers of global warming, the benefits of recycling, what they can do to help endangered animals, and much more. In I Can Save The Earth!, children can follow Max the Little Green Monster on his journey as he goes from being a litterbug to loving the earth. And in The Polar Bears’ Home, children can learn about the polar bears’ habitat and how it has become a victim of global warming. On a lighter note, The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle details the journey of a plastic bottle, from a blob of crude oil to a plastic bottle to a fleece sweatshirt! Told in diary form, this humorous tale is sure to give readers a laugh while stressing the significance of the recycling process.

In our storybooks we also include a glossary of terms so that parents and children can learn them together. So if you don’t know what “postconsumer” means or what “compost” is, don’t worry! Our books provide definitions so that your green vocabulary will grow along with your awareness. If you’re already devoted to living green, these books will be a welcome addition to your child’s library. And for those of you who aren’t totally green yet, you’ll still find these stories entertaining and educational.

What sets our books apart from other “green” books is that in addition to the themes, the manufacturing of these books is also environmentally friendly. Our books are printed on recycled materials with vegetable or soy inks. This initiative will continue as the series progresses, from storybooks to cloth books to novelty board books. A unique, innovative new series, Little Green Books plant the seeds of eco-friendly consciousness at an early age so that we can grow a generation of earth-friendly readers.

FOUR Lucky Readers will WIN all four books (a $26 value!) that I reviewed.

 

 

To ENTER, you will have to visit my new blog HERE and follow the mandatory entries.

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I’ll pick a random winner and send you the code for your video watching pleasure!

Kiss My Face Giveaway

Woman’s Day is hosting a Kiss My Face giveaway right now! I love Kiss My Face products and we use several in our home, including the Whenever Shampoo. 10 Lucky Winners will win this prize pack! Click on the links to enter now!

Click here to get Kiss My Face Coupons!

Genesis Today: Mega Giveaway

GENESIS TODAY SHAKING UP THE JUICE MARKET

 “Orange Juice Had A Good Run,” but now there is something better for you. Genesis Today, one of the country’s fastest growing juice brands and emerging leader in the superfood consumer category, is changing the perception of your morning glass of orange juice with a new line of superfruit juices. Now that these incredible Superfruit juices are available at Walmart, maybe it’s time you try them for yourself.

 “There is a shift in tide currently under way in the beverage market. This new beverage trend is all about the ‘halo of health’ around beverages with purpose – juices created with more antioxidants and vitamins than ever before and made with unique fruits and natural compounds like Acai, Goji berry and Resveratrol,” according to Dr. Lindsey Duncan, Founder & CEO of Genesis Today.

 Dr. Lindsey Duncan is a Naturopathic Doctor and Certified Nutritionist, who has been a trusted leader in the natural health products industry since 1983. After leading a successful nutrition practice in Santa Monica and logging over 40,000 hours of clinical experience, Dr. Lindsey wanted to do more. Dr. Lindsey has brought the superior, customized nutrition he had given his celebrity clients to everyone in America because he believes that no matter what your financial situation or your exercise routine, you deserve to be healthier, now. 

ANTI-OXIDANTS. PRO-NUTRIENTS. 

Every Genesis Today product is packed with so many nutrients, minerals and antioxidants that just one serving a day is all you need to start meeting your health goals. Genesis Today’s Superfruit juices are available in three flavors: Acai Berry, Cranberry Goji, and Pomegranate & Berries with Resveratrol. Genesis Today wants you to switch out your morning glass of orange juice for a healthier option. Try it now and feel the difference. 

I am so jealous of the winner of this prize pack! Enter now for your chance to win and stay tuned for a review from Genesis Today!

ENTER TODAY FOR A HEALTHIER TOMORROW! 

Genesis Today will choose one lucky Grand Prize winner to receive the “Ask Dr. Lindsey – Prize Pack.” This will include a personal health consultation from Dr. Lindsey Duncan himself suited to your specific health and nutritional needs and will include a three (3) month supply of Genesis Today products – a $600 value. Second Place will receive a three (3) month supply of Genesis Today Superfruit juices, and 25 Runners up will receive a free bottle of Genesis Today Superfruit juices.

 Enter now at: http://genesistoday.emgpromotions.com/

Find them on Twitter and Facebook!

 For more info on Genesis Today and Dr. Lindsey visit genesistoday.com

Available now at your local Walmart or Sam’s Club.

Organic Snacks Giveaway

A few months ago I did a review for Late July on these YUMMY organic snacks! Now it’s time for one lucky winner to get their own goodies!!!

When we founded Cape Cod Potato Chips, Inc. and Chatham Village Foods, Inc. we dedicated ourselves to making the best tasting all-natural snacks in the world. Today, the greater availability of organic ingredients has allowed us to bring that dedication to a higher level with our new company: Late July Organic Snacks.

To WIN the above snack pack, follow the directions outlined below:

Mandatory Entries: Visit Late July and tell me which snack you’d like to try most!

Each entry must be a separate comment! (Only one entry will be counted if you do not leave each completed entry in a separate comment.)

*Subscribe to Journey to “Green” via Email (Subscription must be confirmed) -1 entry

* Suggest friends for Journey to “Green” on Facebook. Friends must actually “like” the page, and you must list their names in a comment. For each person, you’ll get an extra entry!

*Follow Journey2Green on Twitter (Leave Twitter name) – 1 entry

*Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs -1 entry

*Network with Journey to “Green” on Facebook! If you are a blogger, this is a great way to build a larger fan bag. You’ll find the widget on the right hand corner. – 2 entries

*Vote for me on I’m a Top Mommy Blogger- 1 entry

*Tweet about this post – 1 entry

*Blog about this post – 2 entries

RULES: Open to U.S. Residents. Giveaway Ends December 20, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be selected using Random.org. You will have 24 hours to respond. If no response prize will be forfeited and a new winner selected.

Bummas Wipes Giveaway

In September I talked to you a little about my experience with the fabulous Bummas wipes. These large baby wipes are great for your little one’s bottom and great for the environment. You can take them beyond baby wipes and use them to introduce your toddler to family cloth even! There is nothing skimpy or small about these!

Bummas are small soft, luxurious baby-sized cloths made especially for drying baby bottoms, as well as blocking those surprise squirts. And with a little douse of water, they can also replace wet wipes for clean up of sensitive bums.   They are small enough to conveniently carry on the go and durable enough to wash over and over again and won’t pill shrink or fade. We think you will find Bummas to be an indispensable item in your diaper changing regimen.

Now it’s time to win your set of Tropical Bummas Wipes!

Mandatory Entries: Visit Bummas and tell me which color combo you like best.

Each entry must be a separate comment! (Only one entry will be counted if you do not leave each completed entry in a separate comment.)

*Subscribe to Journey to “Green” via Email (Subscription must be confirmed) -1 entry

* Suggest friends for Journey to “Green” on Facebook. Friends must actually “like” the page, and you must list their names in a comment. For each person, you’ll get an extra entry!

*Follow Journey2Green on Twitter (Leave Twitter name) – 1 entry

*Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs -1 entry

*Network with Journey to “Green” on Facebook! If you are a blogger, this is a great way to build a larger fan bag. You’ll find the widget on the right hand corner. – 2 entries

*Vote for me on I’m a Top Mommy Blogger- 1 entry

*Tweet about this post – 1 entry

*Blog about this post – 2 entries

RULES: Open to U.S. Residents. Giveaway Ends December 10, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be selected using Random.org. You will have 24 hours to respond. If no response prize will be forfeited and a new winner selected.

I received this product free of charge and all opinions expressed are my own.

Terracycle and Ziploc Team Up!

Do you know a Mom who is making a difference in her community one day at a time?

 Is this Mom in charge of organizing the recycling center, or volunteering to help plant trees around town? Is she always carpooling the kids and making sure to keep the energy use down around the house?

 To celebrate the resourceful, hard working moms that give back to their community (it might be you!) and are mindful of the environment, Ziploc Brand and TerraCycle, the manufacturers of eco-friendly products from waste materials, are searching nationwide for that special “Make-A-Difference-Mom.” We’d like your help in discovering the mom who outsmarts waste in everything she does. Perhaps one of your readers knows someone that fits the profile exactly? Or perhaps you are the “Make-A-Difference-Mom?”

 Starting today and through December 15, families can nominate their moms in the “Make-A-Difference Mom” Contest at Terracycle.net by explaining – in 250 words or less – what small steps their mom is taking to make a difference for tomorrow and why their mom deserves to win the contest. Four “Make-A-Difference Mom” finalists will be featured on TerraCycle.net, but only one will win the Grand Prize!

 The grand prize winner will receive the official title of “Make-A-Difference Mom,” a Ziploc and TerraCycle Prize Pack, $1,500 to reward herself or her community and a video camera to document her family making a difference!

 For more information on the contest, you can check out the contest at TerraCycle.net (http://assets1.terracycle.net/Mom_Contest_V4.pdf).

EcoMom Savings and Giveaway

EcoMom was founded to address the connection between the health of our environment and the health of our children, EcoMom is committed to making eco-conscious living easy, affordable, and rewarding. By helping women begin to take better care of themselves and their families – with education, support, tools and products – we empower them to take the all important first steps toward a healthier, more balanced, and sustainable lifestyle.

EcoMom.com is about bridging the gap between making healthy choices and making easy choices. We created EcoMom because we care and are concerned for babies and their moms, our families and our communities. We want every mom to be an EcoMom because being an EcoMom means making choices that are good for all of us, and the planet which we all share.

Originally launched by a passionate and concerned mother, EcoMom.com has become a team of moms, dads, aunts, uncles, e-commerce veterans, business and finance professionals committed to making healthy decisions for our children and planet as easy, practical and affordable as possible.

I received the Episencial Body Butter and Wash to review and try with B. They smell great and I was so excited to find that the body wash foamed and bubbled greatly! B and I enjoy playing with bubbles! Some of the benefits and properties are:

Hydrating lotion:

Features & Benefits

• Organic olive oil, shea butter, and sunflower seed oil to restore natural skin lipids. Helps prevent cradle cap and scaly skin.
• Organic lavender and geranium oils to sooth and calm the skin, as well as preserve product freshness.
• Calming oat extract also boosts skin immunity.
• Organic jojoba and avocado oils to help replenish essential fatty acid levels for proper hydration.

Body Wash:

Features & Benefits

• Won’t irritate eyes or sensitive places. Rinses off fast!
• Gentle and hydrating cleanser using thyme oil and plant-based surfactants. Sulfate free!
• Fragrance free. Organic orange extract is our mild and fresh scent.
• Organic ginko biloba and calendula extract to sooth the skin
• Organic aloe and soothing oat extract to moisturize naturally.

 

Episencial Body Wash & Butter

B taking a bath in his new Episencial wash:

bubble fun

EcoMom has a great new program called Ecopass. For just $99  a year ($8.25 a month), you can get all these amazing savings:

• Free Shipping on every order. You no longer have to worry about the size of your order, from one item to 100 items, it’s always free shipping.
• 15% savings on every product we sell. You love our products, you buy them anyway, save money on the products you already know you want.
• Advance looks at new products.You get to help us decide which products we sell. Your voice will be heard and represented.
• Exclusive offers and promotions. On the Daily Deal and select new products, you get the opportunity to buy them before any one else, plus you get to suggest which products you think should be promoted with the reward of even greater savings.

If you’re ready to save, use code: SBBL669 to save 15% off your first order!

To WIN a $15 Gift Certificate:

Mandatory Entries: Fan Ecomom on Facebook.

Each entry must be a separate comment! (Only one entry will be counted if you do not leave each completed entry in a separate comment.)

* Follow EcoMom on twitter.

*Subscribe to the Ecomom newsletter.

*Subscribe to Journey to “Green” via Email (Subscription must be confirmed) -1 entry

* Suggest friends for Journey to “Green” on Facebook. Friends must actually “like” the page, and you must list their names in a comment. For each person, you’ll get an extra entry!

*Follow Journey2Green on Twitter (Leave Twitter name) – 1 entry

*Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs -1 entry

*Network with Journey to “Green” on Facebook! If you are a blogger, this is a great way to build a larger fan bag. You’ll find the widget on the right hand corner. – 1 entry

*Vote for me on I’m a Top Mommy Blogger- 1 entry

*Tweet about this post – 1 entry

*Blog about this post – 2 entries

RULES: Open to U.S. & Canada Residents. Giveaway Ends December 5th, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be selected using Random.org. You will have 24 hours to respond. If no response prize will be forfeited and a new winner selected.

I received this product free of charge and all opinions expressed are my own.

Gift Giving 101

Happy Monday Readers!

I have been working hard with sponsors to come up with Holiday Gift Guides for all the green-minded people on your list! I and am excited to report that there are going to be some amazing products featured! Not only will be something for everyone, I will be featuring several different guides at price points ranging from $50 and up to FREE!

Guides will begin being published in November and will even be downloadable for your convenience! If you are a Journey to “Green” sponsor, a WAHM, or a business owner who would like to have your product(s) featured as one of this holiday’si must-give gifts, please contact me at palaciosamantha@yahoo.com.