“Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play” Children’s Book Review & Giveaway

By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
October 29, 2009
175 Comments
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Snowy Sports

The Winter Season is just around the corner and many parts of the country will have snow, which means snowy sports!  I had the opportunity to review the children’s book, Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play, written by Per-Henrik Gurth.  It has cute illustrations and fun descriptions of the different kinds of snowy sports there are.  Sports include Ice Skating, Hockey, Luge, Downhill Skiing, and more!

1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will win a copy of the children’s book, Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play!!!

WIN IT!!!

– Tell me in a comment what your favorite snowy sport is!

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RULES!!

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on November 12th, 2009! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a copy of the book “Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play!” to review for this post!  All opinions expressed in this post are my own.

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Shannon Gurnee is the author of Redhead Mom formerly "The Mommy-Files", a national blog with a loyal following. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development with a Minor in Business Management. Shannon and her husband, Frank, have a large family with 6 awesome kids and love living on the Central Coast near San Luis Obispo, California, as well as traveling around the world. A full-time Social Media and Professional Blogger, Shannon also serves as a National Brand Ambassador for many well-known companies. Her blog focuses on motherhood, family fun activities, traveling, fashion, beauty, technology, wedding ideas and recipes while providing professional opinions on products, performances, restaurants, and a variety of businesses.

175 Responses to ““Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play” Children’s Book Review & Giveaway”

  1. Wendy says:

    My favorite snow sport is sledding or tubing.

  2. Wendy says:

    I subscribe via google reader.

  3. Linda Kish says:

    Sledding was something I enjoyed when I lived in snowy areas.

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  4. Linda Kish says:

    google reader subscriber

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  5. i wish we had snow here, but when i lived up north i loved going sleeding

  6. i get your emails:)

  7. Dana says:

    I would say skiing is my favorite snow sport.

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  11. Dana says:

    I have the Holiday Gift Guide button up.

  12. Dana says:

    I commented on Thankful Thursday Letter O.

  13. jakell meckley says:

    because we love the snow, and when its too cold to be in it, its fun to read about it 🙂

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  15. jakell meckley says:

    i follow via google friend

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  18. Amanda Starr says:

    We don’t get much snow but always like sledding

  19. Sandy M says:

    My fave snowy sport is sledding.

  20. Sandy M says:

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  21. Sandy M says:

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  22. Sandy M says:

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  23. I am a snowboarders! I love it.. it’s fun and I fall constantly, but it’s worth every snowy pant filled moment!

  24. Linda Kish says:

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  27. jennifer says:

    Unfortunately, I have only seen the snow once, and my kids have never! This would be really awesome to show them!

  28. jennifer says:

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  29. jennifer says:

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  30. jennifer says:

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  31. Marci says:

    Me I like sledding. However, my 7yo and 3yo daughters like to snow ski with their Daddy.

  32. Marci says:

    Subscriber!

  33. Jaime says:

    fave snowy sport is snow ball tossing

  34. Jaime says:

    follow on Twitter
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  35. Jaime says:

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  36. Jaime says:

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  37. Mommy Daisy says:

    I love watching ice skating!

  38. Heather McD says:

    I follow on twitter

  39. Mommy Daisy says:

    I follow you on Twitter. @psmomreviews

  40. Heather McD says:

    I’m a subscriber

  41. Mommy Daisy says:

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  42. Hockey is my favorite snowy sport!

  43. Follow on Google Friends Connect.

  44. I also follow you on Twitter.

  45. susan varney says:

    we love skiing
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  46. Elizabeth Y. says:

    Sledding!

  47. Hanna D. says:

    I love to go sledding.

  48. marge mckoen says:

    would love this book for grandsons

  49. Amanda Starr says:

    Follow on twitter

  50. Honey Mommy says:

    We love building snowmen. I don’t know if that counts as a sport, but it does for us!

  51. Honey Mommy says:

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  52. Amanda says:

    Does sledding count as a sport. 😉

  53. Kelly Ann T. says:

    The whole family loves to go dog sledding and our dogs get so excited.

  54. Rosey says:

    Snowboarding is my favorite because I have a teen who loves it.

  55. Katherine C. says:

    I love to watch ice skating.

  56. angie says:

    My favorite is skating.

  57. We live in Minnesota-so we love all snow sports. Tubing is our fave. Very fun! Thanks for the giveaway.
    Bridgette Groschen
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  58. I voted for you on Top Mommy Blogs. Good Luck!

  59. I follow you on Twitter. Thanks!
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  60. I follow your blog. Thanks!

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  62. Tanya says:

    My fave snowy sport is Sled Riding and Tubing

  63. Tanya says:

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  64. Tanya says:

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  65. Tanya says:

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  66. my favorite snowy sport is snow ball fights, clallen at ntin dot net

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  71. corrie says:

    sledding.

  72. Linda says:

    We love to go sledding and love to build forts out of snow!

  73. Susan C says:

    I like to sled and would love to try snowshoeing!
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  74. Susan C says:

    I follow on Google Connect.
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  75. erica g says:

    Does ice skating count?

  76. In my family we’re nutso for snowshoeing!

  77. Annette E says:

    My favorite snowy sport is sledding (is that a sport?).

  78. Snowball fights! and ice skating…

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  80. Google Connect follower, too

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  82. We posted about this at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/11/snowy-sports-ready-set-play.html

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  83. We posted about this at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/11/snowy-sports-ready-set-play.html

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  84. We posted about this at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/11/snowy-sports-ready-set-play.html

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  85. We posted about this at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/11/snowy-sports-ready-set-play.html

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  86. Erma says:

    I like snowboarding.

  87. Molly K says:

    Our favorite is snow tubing.

  88. Molly K says:

    I subscribe.

  89. Molly K says:

    I follow on google friends.

  90. Molly K says:

    I follow on twitter as tomandmollyk

  91. Ed Nemmers says:

    Making snowmen!

  92. Christina S says:

    I like to climb of mountains and slide down the snow in my snowpants without a sled. A little more exciting and less predictable.

  93. Angela Winesburg says:

    Sledding!

  94. Chan says:

    We like to play baseball, but with a snowball instead of a baseball. My 5 year old son loves it, though I don’t think he remembers doing it last year, but I know he will be in heaven this year!

  95. my favorite snowy sport is sledding, though we don’t see a lot of snow in GA

  96. twitter follower- WeeShare

  97. nan lara says:

    i love ice skating on ponds!

  98. nan lara says:

    i follow

  99. susan smoaks says:

    my favorite snowy sport is skiing

  100. susan smoaks says:

    follower on twitter @mrstls

  101. susan smoaks says:

    follower

  102. susan smoaks says:

    subscriber

  103. Heather says:

    Ours is Sleeding.

  104. Brittany says:

    You would think that living in Utah I would love skiing and snow boarding but I don’t. I do love building snowmen with my kids, especially when we have hot chocolate after.

  105. Brittany says:

    I voted

  106. Brittany says:

    I follow you on google

  107. Brittany says:

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    I have your holiday gift guide botton

  110. Brittany says:

    I commented on mingle monday

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  114. My favorite snowy sport is sledding!

  115. I follow you on Twitter (tobinsmommy08)

  116. I subscribe by e-mail

  117. I follow you through Google connect

  118. DanV says:

    My favorite is skiing

  119. Gianna says:

    Skiing 🙂

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