“Bailey” – Children’s Book Review + Giveaway

By Shannon Gurnee
In Back-to-School
October 19, 2011
106 Comments
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My boys love to read and thanks to Scholastic Books, we recently had the opportunity to add BAILEY to our family book collection.  It is such a cute picture book and we loved reading out loud as a family.  My boys even read to each other!  BAILEY was written by New York Times bestselling author Harry Bliss.  You can purchase the book in stores and online, retailing for $16.99.  BAILEY is ideal for kids Ages 4-8, but all ages will love it as well.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Meet Bailey, a dog who surprises and charms his fellow human classmates with his irrepressible antics.

Follow Bailey the dog as he gets ready and goes to school. Should he wear the red or blue collar? Both are so fashionable! Will he be late? That squirrel is a distraction! And what about Bailey’s homework? Would you believe he ate it? That is what dogs do, after all.

In this funny new book from the best selling children’s illustrator Harry Bliss, school proves to be an unexpected place for Bailey to do all sorts of things he loves: reading, fetching, painting, digging, singing — and making friends!

Be sure to check out the book trailer below!

GIVEAWAY

2 LUCKY READERS WILL WIN A “GO BACK TO SCHOOL WITH BAILEY” PRIZE PACK ON THE MOMMY-FILES!!!  THE PRIZE PACK INCLUDES A COPY OF THE NEW BOOK BAILEY BY HARRY BLISS AND A LIMITED EDITION LUNCH BOX!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment one of your favorite things about the Back-to-School season! How do you get your child excited about the new school year?

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RULES

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a copy of the book “FAILEY” from Scholastic and Harry Bliss to facilitate my review.  The giveaway was sponsored by Scholastic.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

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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.

106 Responses to ““Bailey” – Children’s Book Review + Giveaway”

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  70. Katie Kaminski says:

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