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Kid LIt Giveway Hop

Back to School Kid Lit Giveaway Hop

Posted on August 26, 2013May 19, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

I’m excited to be participating in the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop again!  Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews are again the hosts — the last one was in May — and we think it’s a great way to start the school year off with each of us giving away children’s books! We hope it will get kids excited to read this year!

Back to School Kid Lit Giveaway Hop

To win my short stack of books, please enter my Rafflecopter.

Kid Lit Giveaway Hop

The Girl with a Brave Heart: A Tale from Tehran by Rita Jahanforuz is a retold multicultural Cinderella story.

Patchwork Helps a Friend by Gail Greiner, illustrated by Jacqueline Schmidt is a lovely picture book for back to school about being a good friend.

The Remarkable Ronald Reagan: Cowboy and Commander in Chief by Susan Allen, illustrated by Leslie Harrington

I have a review here.

The Magic Poof by Stephen Hodges is a wonderful multicultural book embracing uncontrollable hair that turns out to be her best friend.

I’m going to be focusing on multicultural books for kids this upcoming year so I’ve included a one in my giveaway. I also have a Multicultural Books for Kids Pinterest board.

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To win books at each blog stop, please see the linky. You can enter at each stop!

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46 thoughts on “Back to School Kid Lit Giveaway Hop”

  1. Barbara Mojica says:
    August 26, 2013 at 10:05 am

    I would love to share The Girl with a Brave Heart with my readers.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Hi Barbara,
      Thanks for entering! The Girl with a Brave Heart is a wonderful story. Good luck! I hope you win it but only Rafflecopter decides.

      Reply
  2. Tales of a Bookworm (@BookwormTales) says:
    August 26, 2013 at 10:27 am

    We are working on numbers & letters, so any books that make that fun would be on our reading list this fall!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks for entering Tales of a Bookworm!

      Reply
  3. Natalie says:
    August 26, 2013 at 10:32 am

    We love multicultural books here, and biographies as well.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 8:55 pm

      Hi Natalie,
      Thanks for entering! I’m glad you are a fan of multicultural books too!

      Reply
  4. Julie Grasso says:
    August 26, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Hurrahh Mia, wonderful short stack of books there, wish we lived on the right continent to enter, lol
    Thanks for a great giveaway and joining us on the hop.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      Hi Julie,
      Sorry I have limited winner to U.S. and Canada but the shipping is so expensive otherwise. Thanks for your kind words though!

      Reply
  5. Dianne says:
    August 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I love anything that is going to teach my daughter about diversity and other cultures.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      Hi Dianne,
      Thanks for entering! I’m glad you appreciate diversity books as well! I am hoping to raise awareness for this and hopefully get more pubished!

      Reply
  6. Jenny Stanek says:
    August 28, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    We have been reading all the Junie B. Jones books and I’d love for us to finish them!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 9:04 pm

      Hi Jenny,
      We love the Junie B. Jones series too. I think I read nearly all of them, some of them snort laughing so much that I could barely breathe. Did you read Junie B Jones is a Barber Shop Guy? That is my favorite! I know that some moms object to Junie B because she’s fresh and that her language is not grammatically correct, but OMG, those books are funny! Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  7. bn100 says:
    August 28, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    whatever they find at the library

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 9:08 pm

      Hi Bn100,
      Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  8. Tina says:
    August 30, 2013 at 10:05 am

    I really want to read that Ronald Reagan book! I’ve been hearing great things about it!

    Thanks for being part of the giveaway hop! I want to invite you to participate in Booknificent Thursday, my all-things book-related link-up party every Thursday at mommynificent.com anytime you have a chance! We’d love to have you join our little reading community!
    Tina

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 30, 2013 at 9:16 pm

      Thanks so much Tina! Yes, I would love to join you for Booknificent Thursday! And thanks for entering the giveaway!

      Reply
  9. Kathy Davis says:
    September 1, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    I want my granddaughter to read all the Patricia Polacco books.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 2, 2013 at 12:04 pm

      Hi Kathy,
      I don’t think Patricia Polacco ever wrote a bad book. I’m trying to make my way through all of them myself. Does your granddaughter have a favorite yet? It’s hard to choose! I really like My Ole Man.

      Reply
  10. Leslie Nakagawa says:
    September 2, 2013 at 12:17 am

    I am always looking for new books to share with my class!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 2, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      Thanks for entering Leslie!

      Reply
  11. Ann says:
    September 2, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    Wow, a whole stack of books! I love Cinderella stories and the patchwork bears look adorable. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 3, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      Thanks for entering Ann!

      Reply
  12. Linda Bradshaw says:
    September 3, 2013 at 6:00 am

    My daughter is reading the Little House series.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 3, 2013 at 3:51 pm

      Hi Linda,
      Oh, I love that series! Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  13. Valerie Rhodes says:
    September 4, 2013 at 2:11 am

    My son is reading Treasure Hunters by James Patterson.. loves it so far. 😉

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 5, 2013 at 10:38 am

      Hi Valerie,
      My oldest loves James Patterson but she hasn’t tried that series yet. Thanks for your great recommendation and for entering!

      Reply
  14. Kristina Belcher says:
    September 4, 2013 at 3:44 am

    We like multicultural books as well as books that confirm good values and educational ones and some good clean fun mixed in lol.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 5, 2013 at 10:39 am

      Hi Kristina,
      I’m so glad that you like multicultural books too! And books that confirm good values and teach as well as entertain are definitely keepers!

      Reply
  15. Erika Rhodes says:
    September 4, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    My daughter just got Grape Bubblegum so far she’s adoring it.. books in that scope work great for her. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Thanks so much for entering Erika and for your great book recommendation! It sounds like a fun book!

      Reply
  16. Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews says:
    September 6, 2013 at 12:16 am

    The Magic Poof looks so great! Thanks so much for joining our Giveaway Hop. Hope you had a nice summer! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:16 pm

      Thanks Renee! Thanks for hosting! I love the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop!

      Reply
  17. Daniel M says:
    September 6, 2013 at 12:53 am

    they get whatever looks interesting at the library

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:17 pm

      Hi Daniel,
      Picking a pile of books is one of the great joys of a library! How wonderful that you take them! Thank you for entering!

      Reply
  18. Georgia Beckman says:
    September 6, 2013 at 8:01 am

    This year, I’m hoping my older kids will find their “genre”, what it is they really LOVE to read. We’ve picked up a few different ones & hopefully we’re on our way.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:20 pm

      Hi Georgia,
      Sounds like they will since you are wonderful to give them room to explore! Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  19. Susan Smith says:
    September 6, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    I like them to read anything they find interesting.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:23 pm

      Hi Susan,
      Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  20. Karen Propes says:
    September 6, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Books about manners, treating others well and exciting books about animals, people and history.
    ncjeepster@aol.com

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      Hi Karen,
      What books about manners do you like? I love that as a book list!! Exciting books too! Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  21. Andrea Amy says:
    September 6, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    well i have one in kindergarten and one in grade one, so i just hope they read anything and i am really hoping they make my 16 year old read some shakespeare. not to be mean, but because i love shakespeare and i hope he does too.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      Hi Andrea,
      How wonderful to expose your kids to Shakespeare! Thanks for entering by the way!

      Reply
  22. Christina Graham says:
    September 6, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    I want my daughter to read The Secret Garden.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 6, 2013 at 10:25 pm

      Hi Christina,
      Me too! That is such a great book and I have such cherished memories of reading it as a child. I wanted to find and explore a secret garden someday too!!

      Reply
  23. Tanya says:
    September 6, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    Our girls will be reading a variety of genres. This mama is an English teacher, so it’s never to early to begin a little bit of everything. Right now, they’re enjoying non-fiction about ocean life and also animal adventure fiction.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      September 7, 2013 at 8:57 am

      Hi Tanya,
      Your kids are so lucky to have an English teacher for their mama! What a nice variety of genres you are exposing them to! Thanks for entering my multicultural picture book giveaway!

      Reply

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