Review & Giveaway from Little One Books: Books, Music, and Video Chosen with Care CLOSED

As parents there is a never ending supply of products out there for our children. However not all of the options out there are good for them. Let's face it - watching movies is fun but the actual movie may not always be developmentally appropriate for our kids. It can be a bit challenging to determine which movies, music, and books are actually okay for children. I know that in our house, simply because we have a six-year-old and a three-year-old, Princess A is watching movies that we would have probably deemed inappropriate for Mr. C when he was that age. Additionally, when it comes to movies, times have really changed from when we were children. Not only has the rating system changed but what is deemed appropriate for children by film makers for children's movies has also changed.

This is why it was especially happy when I learned about Little One Books.  Little One Books was developed and is owned by grandparents.  Their goal?  Simple. To hand select and review books, videos, and music products that they think make a meaningful difference in a little child's world.  I mean...truly, how can you not just love a mission as sound as that?


They have products arranged by category for birth-12 months, one-year-olds, two-year-olds, three-year-olds, four-year-olds, and five-year-olds. For each age range that they recommend products for, they subdivide it by music, books, videos, and bundle content. Additionally they provide a brief description about why they chose that product!  They provide first-hand examples and related the products to their own lives and the special people in their lives.  Their site is easy to navigate, allowing even those who may be a bit timid around computers to find products with ease.  This is especially nice for grandparents who simply want to find some products for when their grandchildren come to visit.  

Little One Books was kind enough to send our family a video. Honestly, it was a hard choice as they have so many great products to choose from.  However, my childhood memories came flooding back and I confidently chose the video "Corduroy...and more stories about caring".  Our children have read the book and really enjoyed them so I was excited to see their reaction to seeing the story come to life.  


"Corduroy...and more stories about caring" is a read along DVD, which is great for both of our kiddos. Though Mr. C is reading chapter books, it is fascinating to see him make connections between writing, reading, and crafting his own stories. This DVD contains seven stories that the children enjoy watching over and over. 


For parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and care takers, Little One Books provides you with a safe place to shop.  A safe place whose products have been through the grandparent test and whose "test results" are transparent in their product descriptions.  To be honest, I find this business approach rather refreshing.


If you are searching for products for your children, nieces, nephews, or grandchildren, Little One Books offers a great selection of products.  Their site is wonderful in helping people select birthday or Christmas presents or simply items to have on hand when little ones visit your house.  


Now for the fun stuff!  Little One Books is sponsoring a giveaway for a single product of your choice (no collections)!  To enter:


1.  Post a comment on this blog post about which products you like from Little One Books.  You can do this an unlimited amount of times so keep on sharing! ONE ENTRY


2.  Follow @MommyMentor and @LittleOneBooks on Twitter.  Post a comment back here letting me know you did this.  One entry/comment for each you follow. 


3. Tweet about this giveaway and mention @MommyMentor and @LittleOneBooks  and a link back to this giveaway. Post two comments back here with a link to your Tweet letting me know you did this.  You can do this two times per day. 

Here are two extra ways to enter if you would like:

1. Become a fan of or "Like" Little One Books or Mommy Mentor on Facebook.  Post a comment back here on this blog post letting me know you did this. One entry for each that you like.


2. Refer someone to become a fan of or "Like" Little One Books or Mommy Mentor on Facebook.  Both YOU and the PERSON YOU REFER get two entries for each one you "Like". You should both post two separate comments back here on this blog post letting me know you did this. You can refer an unlimited amount of friends. 
The Little One Books giveaway will end on Wednesday, September 22nd at 10:00am PST.
Please be sure to leave a way to contact you in your comments so I can reach you if you win.  Your comments on this post are what get counted.  Good luck everyone and thank you to Little One Books!   This contest is now closed. 


Congratulations to Jill who posted comment number 13 on winning this giveaway.  If I do not hear back from Jill within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Thank you to everyone for entering and for Little One Books for sponsoring! 

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Disclosure:  Little One Books sent me a product to review and is providing one for a reader as well. My thoughts are just that...my own, and are not impacted by anyone else but me.