Children’s Book Giveaway 2012!

Win nine fabulous books for children published or released in 2012.

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We’ve selected the best new books for kids published or released in 2012.

We’re giving one lucky reader a chance to win all of these beautiful books to read to their little ones! The giveaway includes books by Julia Donaldson, Val McDermid’s first children’s picture book and the wonderful WoW! Said the Owl, board book from Tim Hopgood.

To read a summary of each story, click on this link: Mindful Mum Top Kid’s Books 2012

The book competition ends on the 24th of November – perfect timing for Christmas!

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Comments for 'Children’s Book Giveaway 2012!'

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1047143827 Paula Smith

    I read The Twits by Roald Dahl to my little ones. My 5 year old was hysterically laughing as I read it and I think my 2 year old was laughing at him rather than at the story .

  • Lisa J

    Charlie and the Chocolate factory

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Alana-Walker/100001759238127 Alana Walker

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002911760031 Tracy K Nixon

    The BFG!!!

  • Melanie

    The gruffulo

  • Natasha Corder

    Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson :)

  • Katherine

    Charlie Cooks Favorite Book.

  • Sarah

    Nutmeg says Yum! by Caroline Jayne Church

  • Emma Jackson

    Fix-It Duck, it’s an old favourite and gets read often.

  • Jo

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  • Soozy Bowe

    Matilda

  • Zoe G

    The Cat in the Hat, my daughter was highly amused by the tongue twisting tale

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001492179624 Kayleigh Dawn

    The hungry caterpillar! I have to read this daily!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lynsey-Buchanan/100001794492835 Lynsey Buchanan

    A Squash and a Squeeze

  • http://twitter.com/spicers1976 spicers1976

    We read The gruffalo, always a firm favourite for smiles

  • Louise Mason

    The Cuddliest Cuddles in the World

  • http://twitter.com/dazs_princess Alison

    James and the GIant Peach

  • Lu

    I am currently reading my 7 y.o. daughter The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchet. It is so good that me and my husband often argue over whose turn it is to read to her. My 4 y.o. son loves Farmer Cleggs Out and that is his book of choice at the moment.

  • lucy robinson

    We have just read Tiddler. X

  • Sarah

    Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort.

  • http://www.facebook.com/niki.barter Niki Barter

    the gruffalo my little girl loves this book!

  • Val Swift

    The Toads Road Code

  • far

    mr bear’s new baby

  • http://twitter.com/ollieamelia kayleigh bates

    The faraway tree

  • Rich Sollick

    Currently the Gruffalo is the favourite in this house as he likes the funny voices i do for each character.

  • Libby Ray

    The Bear Snores On

  • melanie stirling

    Chicken Licken

  • http://www.facebook.com/sweetiepie82 Jo Kelly

    I think Alien’s in Underpants Save The World :D Very intuitive & a funny read. My kiddies love it x

  • Caroline H

    The Gruffalo’s Child (again!)

  • Allan Smith

    Charlie and the Chocolate factory

  • Jane

    Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes

  • Zoe Howarth

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • http://twitter.com/TweetwithHelen Hello, I’m Helen

    The last book my granddaughter read was Giraffe’s Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae; it is a fabulous book with a similar storyline to The Ugly Duckling; highly recommended.

  • Carolin

    Room on the Broom, my son loved it :)

  • SCohen

    Giraffe’s Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

  • ValB

    My granddaughter and I have been reading ‘The Troll’ by Julia Donaldson. She has loved joining in and laughs at the pictures.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Bexallum Bex Allum

    Stick man :)

  • Ed Keep

    Vesuvius Poovius ,never fails to bring the laughter no matter how many times it’s read

  • http://www.facebook.com/laura.c.martin.9 Laura C. Martin

    2 year old Eva just loves The Gruffalo…..we have to read it over and over again to her and she always gives the Gruffalo/book a cuddle!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jennie-Jackson-Mse/100002942309257 Jennie Jackson Mse

    My son really loves spot the dog at the moment

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004316644471 John Harding

    Flat Stanley

  • Barrie Phillips

    Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett

  • http://www.facebook.com/michelle.best.5209 Michelle Best

    The Twits by Roald Dahl. My little boy laughs every time we eat spaghetti now and says to his brother that I have put worms in his instead!

  • Stephanie Tsang

    My daughter read Something Beginning with Blue by Nick Sharatt last night before bedtime.

  • http://www.facebook.com/deborah.willis.75 Deborah Willis

    owl babies

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lindsey-Mse-Jones/718987832 Lindsey Mse Jones

    The gruffalo

  • http://twitter.com/nutunit7 Valerie Hartley

    I read “Mary Poppins” to my grandaughter.

  • Jamie-Lee Norris

    I last read my daughter ‘Monkey Puzzle’ she knows it off by heart and loves reading it as a bedtime story x

  • Karen Lloyd

    The very hungry caterpillar, about 45 minutes ago was the last time we read it.

  • ashleigh allan

    Father Christmas needs a wee

  • http://twitter.com/ForcompsonlyLiz Liz Robinson

    we have today read a couple of chapters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…again!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joanne-Cross/100000793505771 Joanne Cross

    The last book my daughter (who is 22 months) read was The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=680001920 Catherine Ball

    The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson

  • http://twitter.com/AOHTurner Michaela Turner

    Dear Zoo – we are only just getting started on books but my son loves it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=539100974 Andrea Miles

    monkey and me

  • Joanne McGonagle

    The Very Hungry Catterpillar. My daughter loves it. We have to read it every night before bed. Always makes her happy.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sarah.hines.9659 Sarah Hines

    My son has just finished reading James and the giant peach, he loves Roald Dahl x

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002685789020 Karen A Barrett

    Suzy’s Shoes

  • Sarah Lambert

    The Gruffalo its my sons fav book,I do all the animals voices different which sets my son off in a fit of giggles :)
    Xx

  • Kevin Dooley

    Some zoo book, I’ve forgotten the name now!

  • Hel Jones

    The snow bear – its so sweet!

  • http://twitter.com/alisonjoyce2010 Alison Joyce

    Tilly Turner Champion Gurner

  • Sophie buckle

    Clown its my sons fav book of all time!

  • http://twitter.com/Amummysview CJ

    Julia Donaldson – A Squash and a Squeeze

  • stressymummy

    Hairy Maclairy’s Showbusiness, it makes my daughter hoot with laughter

  • sarah louise

    The Twits

  • Jennifer Low

    We read The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers at bed time this evening. The boy sitting down to watch TV with the penguin, forgetting all about the Martian always makes us laugh.

  • http://twitter.com/ummziyad umm ziyad

    we have been reading a lot of disney books at the moment, also the highway rat by julia donaldson is a funny one we all enjoyed recently

  • Katy

    The owl who was afraid of the dark

  • Janice Mackin

    Katie Morag and the wedding.

  • http://twitter.com/AttachmentMumma Attachment Mummy

    The Tiger Who Came to Tea – she loves it!

  • http://twitter.com/HelloKayteeee ..

    Peace at last!

  • Audra Weathers

    My daughter laughs when we read Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss.

  • http://twitter.com/TheMindfulMum Pam

    My 2yo is currently obsessed with Green Eggs and Ham. I am going a bit nuts with it now :-) She is learning to talk in sentences atm and one of her most common at present is “Ah don’ liiiiiiiiiiiike greeeen EEEEEEGGS!” :-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000728765728 Emily Jane Ann Nelson

    My son last read ” is this my nose”.. which was given to us from the health visitor xx

  • Cheryll H

    My girls have so many books read to them I can’t keep up. My 3 year old is constantly askng for ‘Beware the Storybook Wolves’ at the moment though, by Lauren Childs :)

  • http://twitter.com/kikicomp wendy stanger

    Bringing down the moon they all silly voices

  • Leanne Timmins

    george’s marvellous medicine

  • http://www.facebook.com/jenny.dyson1 Jenny Dyson

    Mr Bump (a Mr Men story) he just loves them!

  • http://www.facebook.com/lindylulu47 Linda Hobbis

    We’re reading The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe together.

  • redrosemummy

    We love ‘Farmer Joe and the Music Show’ by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees at the moment. The story is very sing-song and Bud and I have quickly learned the words to speak along as I read it. We love it.

  • http://twitter.com/scribble_muppet Scribble-Muppet

    We like ‘How to grow a Dinosaur!’ at the moment.

  • http://twitter.com/olivia280177 olivia kirby

    We read a few books today, including Dear Zoo.

  • http://twitter.com/ericahughes Erica Price

    Tintin in the Congo

  • http://www.facebook.com/Peedie Irene ‘Peedie’ Wares

    The Gruffalo, he absolutely loves it! (and I love reading it :O) )

  • http://twitter.com/Pagan500 Cathy Glynn

    The gruffalo

  • MrsV

    The story of the little mole who knew it was none of his business by Werner Holzwarth…quirky funny book!

  • http://www.facebook.com/xSLJo Shona Jones

    The Snail & the Whale by Julia Donaldson.

  • Isabel

    What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson is a firm favourite at the moment!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jackie-ONeill/594255486 Jackie ONeill

    The Monster Who Lost His Mean

  • http://twitter.com/Madein1961 Sue

    my neice and nephew love me reading gruffalo books to them

  • http://www.facebook.com/stephanie.morris.7140497 Stephanie Morris

    We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

  • http://twitter.com/wallymummy justanormalmummy

    Wendy the Widemouth Frog

  • http://twitter.com/webrunna Blake Ahearne

    The gruffalo

  • Rachel Mccraith

    The Gruffalo

  • http://www.facebook.com/pyper10 Laura Pyper

    Father Christmas Needs a Wee nicholas allan

  • http://www.facebook.com/cmutter Christine Mutter

    The Grufalo, my daughters favourite book – she reads it a lot and never gets fed up of it

  • http://twitter.com/JoxRoxx Joanne B

    barry the fish with fingers :-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/nichola.may.14 Nichola Reilly

    My daughter loves anything by Julia Donaldson, particularly the Gruffalo but I think the last one to really make her laugh was Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits’, which I am reading to her at the moment. She loved the idea of wormy spaghetti, just hope she never tries it on me!

  • http://twitter.com/HappyHomebird Happy Homebird

    Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1473374114 Janie McColl

    The very hungry caterpillar

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1052692590 Julie Johnson

    The Gruffalo, the kids love it especially when the voices are done, they think it is funny and they know if you skip something out

  • claire turner

    hairy maclary

  • http://www.facebook.com/samanthaoliviabrown Samantha Wallace

    A squash and a squeeze by Julia Donaldson has been read over and over recently and a favourite of us all. Had never read her other books until received this as a gift.

  • http://twitter.com/Dangerbadger Kate O’Neill

    The Lorax

  • http://www.facebook.com/danka.bakic.79 Danka Bakic

    the bears picnic he chose it from nursery

  • Sara

    Dear Zoo – the noisy book version

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001502511636 Bobbie Minthull

    What the ladybird heard

  • http://twitter.com/MsXpat Ms Xpat

    owls are big at the moment my son will like this.

  • http://twitter.com/MsXpat Ms Xpat

    Last book Iast book I read with my son was Bubble Trouble from the Thomas & Friends series.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003993052203 Julie Boccara

    Winnie flies again !!

  • Dawn Paddock

    The Lion King book by Disney

  • Katyl

    Greyfriar’s Bobby. It was a school reading book but he loved it so much we had to go to Edinburgh to see where Bobby was from.

  • http://twitter.com/Manaiasmama1 Manaiasmama1

    we read A Bus for Miss Moss before bed last night. its one of her favourites!

  • http://www.facebook.com/emma.cella Emma Cella

    The gruffalo

  • Emily Hamilton

    Wendel’s Workshop by Chris Riddell is my son’s favourite

  • http://twitter.com/Paddington_Ozzi Helen Moulden

    The Gruffalo and she thought it was brilliant!

  • Pauline

    The hungry Catapillar

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Audrey-Halliday/100002590362998 Audrey Halliday

    Gruffalo, the one they keep asking for.

  • fiona o’farrell

    I’m not scared by Johnathan Allen

  • helen

    the very hungry caterpillar

  • Carolina J.

    “The Queen’s Knickers” is absolutely hilarious.

  • iain maciver

    the gruffalo

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Claire-Woods/1315750682 Claire Woods

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

  • http://www.facebook.com/katrinao.mse Katie Skeoch

    The gruffalo – we love it, especially mouse :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1462183020 Kerry Brown

    mummy never told me

  • Kelly Daugherty

    Do Little Mermaids Wet Their Beds? – Jeanne Willis :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003110395996 Cas Philip

    The Gruffalo’s Child

  • http://www.facebook.com/pixie.pie1234 Ella Pixie Pie

    dear zoo

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sherry-Poppy-Owen/100003214268783 Sherry Poppy Owen

    Guess How Much I Love You :) Such a sweet story xx

  • alison reid

    day monkey, night monkey…we love it!

  • http://twitter.com/emmav6 Emma walters

    calm down boris! with the tickly hand puppet – very funny :)

  • tracey gibbons

    gruffalo my boys love this book

  • http://twitter.com/nb_bubbles Emily

    My daughter absolutely loves books more than anything else! Last night we were reading ‘The Pirates Next Door’ it’s quite funny, she really likes it x

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sam-Jane-Aldworth/825136257 Sam Jane Aldworth

    squash and a squeeze

  • Rosie Dean

    charlies superhero underpants

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Fiona-Waterworth/666767769 Fiona Waterworth

    the gruffalo child

  • kim mayhead

    The Gruffalo , we read it most nights .

  • http://twitter.com/kimmer2111 Kim Carberry

    The elves and the shoemaker….We had fun reading that tonight before bed!

  • kerry locke

    They Loved hearing the adventures of David Walliams ‘Gangsta Granny’

  • rachael jones mann

    terrible terrible tiger read tonight at bedtime :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/emmalouise.nugent EmmaLouise Nugent

    Elmer and the Rain book

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cheryl-Darling-Pearson/100003044124133 Cheryl Darling Pearson

    Green eggs and ham

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1006595135 Debbie Burfoot

    Eat your Peas

  • http://www.facebook.com/jayne.mse Jayne Mse

    Raa Raa the noisy Lion

  • http://www.facebook.com/catherinemcalinden Catherine McAlinden

    A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson

  • shelagh milne

    Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl

  • http://twitter.com/yippeedotty madeline connolly

    pippa big

  • Jo

    3 Little Pigs!

  • http://www.facebook.com/hayley.colburn.3 Hayley Colburn

    Albie and the spacerocket

  • http://twitter.com/saz_tweet sarah

    My little niece loves the Winnie the Witch books :)

  • Nick Hopkins

    Meg and Mog

  • Yvonne Crook

    Dear Zoo

  • Debbie Davies

    TOAD MAKES A ROAD my son loves it must have read it 100s of times :o)

  • http://www.facebook.com/gembobz.clark Gem Clark

    Dinosaurs love Underpants

  • Hazel Rush

    The hungry caterpillar !

  • Cheryl Lovell

    The snail and the whale

  • Lisa Holroyd

    Duck in a truck definitely

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004683540610 Kelly Anne

    The Gruffalo’s child :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1512461415 Toni Quandt

    The very hungry caterpillar

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Robyn-Clarke/100001637695198 Robyn Clarke

    Diary of a fly

  • http://twitter.com/Darkangelmax452 Donna Towner

    Were going on a bear hunt

  • Samantha Atherton

    pip the puppy

  • SHAZZ

    The very hungry caterpillar

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003014336151 Rachel Griffin

    “You choose”. My daughter has asked for it so many times, we all groan and laugh when she picks it. Again.

  • http://twitter.com/pepicola3 Paul Witney

    I have been reading Harry Potter with my eldest (10) which we both enjoy, my youngest (4) loves Hugless Douglas by David Melling or anything by Julia Donaldson.

  • http://www.facebook.com/myz.reid Myz Reid

    She read me Mr Bump in the bath last night.. he really is a very clumsy mr man :)

  • Paz

    That’s not my pirate!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Becci-Cleary/837819283 Becci Cleary

    Twas the Night before christmas – Clement C Moore – egtting into the christmas spirit :)

  • http://twitter.com/KatieJoyceAnna KATIE

    Teddy Bear Postman

  • http://www.facebook.com/leigh.larkin.9 Leigh Larkin

    Dear Zoo – a classic!

  • pauline Dring

    Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry

  • http://whitelilygreen.blogspot.com Whitelilygreen

    We’re going on a bear hunt

  • Kate Grimwood

    the gruffalo

  • http://www.facebook.com/katie.simmonds.376 Katie Simmonds

    Mr Nosey

  • Karen R

    We’re reading “The boy in the dress” by David Walliams atm, it’s really good!

  • els

    my grandchilds all time fav is Theres a monster at the end of this book always gets them laughing

  • http://twitter.com/Alicemegan93 Alice Beaumont

    Grandpa Green

  • http://www.facebook.com/clareo122 Clare F Wood

    snow white we are obsessed

  • http://twitter.com/spicers1976 spicers1976

    angelina ballerina

  • sue willshee

    Big Mum Plum – it’s such a funny book, it makes both of us smile

  • Wendy Tolhurst

    Hairy MacClary from Donaldson’s Dairy

  • http://twitter.com/Orangeblossom78 Starry

    My boys love Stick Man – especially now it’s getting closer to Christmas.

  • Rachel King

    Mog the Forgetful Cat

  • Scott Caldon

    The Tangle Wangle’s Hat> She has to have it every night before bed

  • http://www.facebook.com/drena.harrison Drena Harrison

    Scoop The Digger – My son loves it

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=603740435 Tanita Dighton

    Thomas the tank engine flip book :)

  • Nancy Bradford

    The Lorax

  • http://twitter.com/Webkinny Ellen Stafford

    My niece last read The Gruffalo.

  • http://twitter.com/snarepuss Sarah Parker

    green eggs and ham

  • Sarah Ballantyne

    We recently read Dogs Don’t Do Ballet and my daughter giggled all the way through picturing a dog in a tutu but she had a huge smile at the end when the dog finally gets to dance on stage to huge applause.

  • Prerna Gupta

    The gruffalo

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=555848990 Zoe Dennett

    The Gruffalo

  • Emma Hart

    A book called Wiggle, very funny and silly!

  • andrealmairs

    They both liked What the Ladybird Heard

  • http://www.facebook.com/karan.savage Karen Mse Colquhoun

    the gruffalo

  • sam bailey

    The Gruffalo

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