My
writerly pals and I are feeling the vibes of this special day and
decided to do a Blog Hop devoted to the love of books, and because we
are feeling extra loved up we are giving away a load of our own
books too! Please have a read and enjoy. Then visit the
other #Gr8Blogs listed
at the end of this post for more Book Giving inspiration.
So what exactly is International Book Giving Day?
International
Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give
a book to a child on February 14th. The
aim being that we get books into the hands of many children as
possible. It
is a 100% volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children’s
access to books and to encourage their enthusiasm with reading. There
are many ways of doing this from donating books, giving them as
Valentine gifts, swapping books, creating events etc. For more ideas
of how to celebrate this day or to learn more about the event please
click here
I
am sure you will all agree with me on how important reading is for a child.
Here are just a few things I can think of...
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It encourages your child to set their imagination free and use their creativity.
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Reading aloud to your child encourages more bonding between parent and child.
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Stories provide inspiration, thought and reflection.
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Books provide a constant source of knowledge and learning.
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It
provides your child with some time to escape reality and still their
mind.
I
could write more but I shall control myself. You get the jist
though.... reading is kinda important! So much so that days like this
are created. So to help celebrate this day we are giving away some of
our books which includes 14
signed print books and 4 ebooks.....that is a total of 18 books!! not
bad eh! I am participating by giving away 2 signed copies of Animania for UK entries
only.
Thanks
for stopping by! For more International Book Giving Day reading,
visit the #Gr8blogs below.
And don’t forget to enter the rafflecopter for your chance to win
autographed copies by some amazing authors. And hey, if you’re a
fellow book lover just add your family-friendly International Book
Giving Day link to your blog post in the comment section. We’ll
visit your blog and give you some blog love!
Cat Michaels, Cat’s Corner
Julie Gorges, Baby-Boomer Bliss
Carmela Dutra, A Blog for your Thoughts
JD Holiday -JDs Writers Blog
James Milson - Writing and Things
Tracy Bryan - Tracy Bryan
Rosie Russell - Books by Rose
Terms and conditions: There is NO purchase necessary to enter or win. Eight winners (still to be determined exact amount) will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget within 48 hours and notified by email once the giveaway ends. The winners will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner(s) do not respond within 72 hours, a new winner(s) will be chosen. This giveaway is open to all who live in and outside of the US. However, as there are several sponsors of this giveaway who live both domestic and international. Print books are available only for domestic country of author origin; ebooks offered outside author's country of origin at their discretion.
