As if I didn't already love Cheerios (they saved me many, many Sundays at church when I had fussy babies/toddlers), they have an amazing program called Spoonful of Stories which focuses on the importance of children reading and the value of having parents and children read together. There is also a contest to find the next great children's book author!
Over the past seven years, Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories has given away more than 35 million children's books by distributing them free inside cereal boxes and has donated nearly $3 million to First Book, their non-profit partner, which provides books to children from low-income families. In addition to encouraging children to read, Cheerios is looking for anyone interested in writing children's books! Deadline is July 15, 2009, details are here.
Shellie Braeuner, the first year's winner, won for her book "The Great Dog Wash". This nanny from Nashville won a $5,000 cash prize and the opportunity to have her book reviewed by Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing!
Cheerios, sponsored by MyBlogSpark, is giving a Gourmet-Mom-on-the-Go reader a copy of The Great Dog Wash along with three other books from the Spoonful of Stories library! Hooray! I love new books!
Marne who said...
"Some of my favorites are by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Her kids books are amazing!"
Banana Nut Cheerio Bars (from Cheerios)Ingredients:
3 tablespoons margarine or butter (do not use spread or tub products)
1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (5 1/2 cups)
6 cups Banana Nut Cheerios cereal
1/3 cup roasted sunflower nuts
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon canola oil
Directions:
1. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave margarine uncovered on High 30 to 45 seconds or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss until coated. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute 15 seconds to 1 minute 45 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture can be stirred smooth.
2. Stir in cereal and sunflower nuts until well blended. Press evenly in pan.
3. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring very 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over bars.
4. Cool 1 hour or until glaze is set. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered.
optional: Melt a few peanut butter chips and drizzle those on as well. Yum!
Special thanks to MyBlogSpark for sponsoring this giveaway.
61 comments:
one of my sons favorite books was Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.
I also like If You give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give A Pig A Pancake.
My kids have a set of ABC Sesame Street books I bought through Readers Digest that all of them have LOVED! It helped all of them learn their alphabet too! But, we love anything from Dr. Seuss as well!
My all time favorite book is GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown. I still have my son's copy and he is almost 21 years old!! I just love it!
Uhmmm, just one book? I guess I'll go with Curious George by H. A. Rey.
I love Llama, Llama Misses Mama. Such a great series.
We love Click Clack Moo Cows That Type. But then again, we really like cows.
My favorite book as a kid was Where The Sidewalk Ends...it is a classic! Those cheerio bars look delicious!! Will have to try those.
My favorite children's book is Tacky the Penguin. I was devastated when I found out my mom had given our copy away. :(
Mine has to be Anne of Green Gables. Although, I love the Betsy-Tacy books, too!
I LOVE the book Fanny's Dream by Buehner. It is such a sweet story and the illustrations are great!
Go, Dog, Go! =)
I am addicted to children's books, I love so many it is hard to pick just one. At the moment my children's favorite is The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Williams!!
Colleen
One of my most humorous favorites is John, Paul, George, and Ben by Lane Smith. It gives a humorous take on our founding fathers, using both fact and fiction.
And the recipe looks delicious! I can't wait to try it.
Mine is the Dr. Seuss book, Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. All of my kids have loved this book.
Where the Wild Things Are and The Cat in the Hat.....I couldn't pick just one. They are both classics, just like Cheerios!
Right now I will pick as a favorite book The Wide Mouthed Frog...I like WATCHING my husband read it to our kids.
Stephanie Anderson
Some of my favorites are by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Her kids books are amazing!
My favorite children's book is Who, Said Sue, Said Whoo?
by Ellen Raskin. I still have my copy.
My next favorite would have to be Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel.
My favorite son's book would have to be Time for Bed by Mem Fox.
The Giving Tree.
When I was little many, many, MANY years ago I loved the Berenstain Bear books.
I just love children's picture books. Two of my top ten would have to be, "Enemy Pie" and "What Are You So Grumpy About?".
"Are you my mother" is a hot commodity right now : )
Wow. So hard to choose just one! I loved Don Freeman's Corduroy and Corduroy Gets a Pocket, and my daughter loves them now, too.
Thanks for the ideas, y'all! We're heading to the library Friday!
It's way too hard to choose just one. Anything by Robert Sabuda is good (but not for kids by themselves). I guess I'd choose Make Way For Ducklings.
Love this giveaway, gourmet mom....
I admit, I'm a 40ish teacher-type, and I read more "chapter books" than I do books for grown-up's.
I just want to stay "up" on what kids are reading these days.
My daughter and I love the Mr. Putter series by "the talented"
Cynthia Rylant.
One of my favorites is Blueberries for Sal!
Those Cheerio bars look so yummy! I love to read and love way too many books to count, but one of my very first faves was the Little Engine That Could!
We are HUGE Fancy Nancy fans around this house. And Magic School Bus is a fave for my son.
Toss up between Where the Sidewalk
end and The Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar- The kids loved both of them.
Joanne
Hb5573@aol.com
I love If You Give a Mouse a Cookie :-)
Curious George is Holt's favorite.
Dr' Suess's Sleepbook
oh the places you'll go
My favorites were the Little House books!!
choateorama(at)gmail(dot)com
Railway Rhymes to go with the Thomas trains
GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown
Good Night Moon is a good one.
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
My son's favorite book is Poor Puppy (or Bad Kitty). Both are really cute.
mommastaci33(at)yahoo(dot)com
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant has great pictures. I love reading it aloud.
i like if you give a pig a pancake, green eggs and ham, and if you give a mouse a cookie. email is jamiforcum@yahoo.com
I LOVE children's books, maybe even more than my kids! One of my favorite (could never pick a very favorite) is Aminal by Lorna Balian. CUTEST illlustrations along with a wonderful story. If you haven't seen this book, run to your library now and check it out! ;) It's a really fun one to read aloud to children and see their imaginations go!
I do want to write children's stories one day, too.
The Velveteen Rabbit is my favorite children's book.
Your recipe looks so yummy! I am definitely going to make it. As for my boys' favorite book, it's MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS. It's special for many reasons: We live outside Boston and have been to the Public Garden many times, it's charming, old fashioned, and downright adorable.
Pinkalicious by Kann is well-read at our house.
The House At Pooh Corner is our favorite book.
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So many books are my favourites! The Hungry Caterpillar; Mouse a Cookie series...
Thanks for this opportunity!
jennifergraceplus4(at)gmail(dot)com
Over from SITS to say Hi... you were ahead of me on roll call. I am going to try those Cheerio Bars on my grandson.
Have a nice Sunday!
I always liked Put me in the Zoo.
rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com
We love green eggs and ham
Well, I cruised through here and I could have missed it, but I surely thought that my darling daughter doing deep lunges in unitards would have posted her favorite/s. Mine would be a tie between "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" - and I think with your mad food skillz, you would love it. And "My Father's Dragon" - it's SUCH a great story of ingenuity and problem solving. If you don't have them, Annie has both - you have to read them!
we love You Are My I Love You.
I cry every time I read it to my girls!!
I am so excited to see this. I have LOVED the Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories for about 4 yrs now (ever since my first was born.) I always try to pick them up when I see them and have found that those stories are some of my favorites. For example: "Clorinda" and "Zin Zin Zin a Violin" If you haven't read these you NEED to check them out.
Dr. Seuss Green eggs and ham was always a favorite.
God Bless~
Debbie Jean
Amelia Bedelia. My doctor's office had all of them. Although now, I find her quite aggrivating.
My kids love the Junie B. Jones books.Thanks!
Picky Mrs. Pickle is our favorite.
It's about a lady who only wears green and eats things with pickle until her little niece helps her. I have it memorized I've read it so many times.
My favorite children's book is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It is so great! Thank you!
Five Little Monkeys Jump on the Bed and Goodnight Moon.
From the first time I read this to my daughter, it's been a favorite of all of ours. "Duck on a Bike" by David Shannon has colorful, captivating illustrations and a great punch-line. After reading our first checked-out copy from the library to our daughter, my husband said, "We must own this book!"
Well COOL! I can't believe I actaully won a giveaway! How fun! Thanks. I just emailed you my address. :)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
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