This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The winner is Amira.
Congratulations!
Ever heard of Excite Books? It’s kind of like a “Netflix of Children’s Books” where for a monthly fee you’ll receive great books for your kids through the mail. Each time they complete reading a book, they’ll place a sticker on their Progress Calendar and when they’ve filled 12 spots, they can donate Basically how it works is that you sign-up for their free introductory offer and pay only $4.99 shipping + handling and they’ll send you a product sample kit containing:
3 age specific Excite books- 1 educational activity
- 8 free gifts
- Excite Kids pilot wings
- Space Shuttle Cockpit Poster
- Excite Reading Completion Stickers
- Excite Reading Progress Calendar
- Movable Propellor Airplane Glider
- Thank you letter with each order
Then if you’d like to continue with the program, for a low monthly cost you may elect to join for as low as $4.99 a month. When they send you your 12th book, they’ll also include a pre-addressed, postage paid envelope big enough to hold up to 4 lbs of books. You can then decide which, if any, books you’d like to donate to this school in need. The great part is that you can also include your own books by placing them in this envelope.
At first I was a little skeptical because I prefer to select my kids’ books. However, I was impressed with 2 sets of titles we received - 102 Dalmations, Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too, The Emperor’s New Groove, Disney Year Book 2008, Sticker Activity Fun Teddy Bears, & Sticker Activity Tough Trucks. The gifts were pretty great, too - Matching Items Activity, Magic Mix-a-Bubble, & Flying Gliders. The girls were thrilled!
I explained the program to Girlie Girl and she immediately went to her bookshelf and selected a few books to donate. “I don’t read these anymore, Mommy. Someone else might like them.” she said.
It’s a great way to receive great books for your children and to also teach them the importance of helping those less fortunate. Give the gift of learning.
Win it!
How would you like to try Excite Books out for yourself? I have all the items in the above kit for one lucky winner. You even get to select which age group you’re interested in. To enter:
- Excite Books before midnight, Dec 11th and view a sample their books.
- Then come back and mention which one is your favorite. That’s it!
- A random winner will be selected and notified on Dec 12th.
- The winner will have 3 days to claim their prize.
For extra entries, you may do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each extra credit that you’re doing.
- Subscribe to my feed.
- Blog about this giveaway with a link back here and to Excite Books.
- Place my button in your sidebar.
This giveaway is open to US addresses only.
In addition, if you want to start a monthly subscription of your own, you can get a bonus fourth book by entering “4th Book Free” in the Personalized Message field when you submit your order. You may also type in a personal message that will be included with your order for your child.
148 Comments on “Excite Books”
8:04 am
I just don’t know how you keep doing this! finding all these cool things. I bow down to you!
8:36 am
My twins would so enjoy this! Great idea! We would like the toddler books since the boys are 2 now.
8:36 am
I subscribe to your feed
8:36 am
Your button is proudly displayed on my sidebar
8:55 am
This would be a terrific gift for my daughter-in-law, who owns and operate a pre-K school for infants and toddlers, as well as having a 2 and 4 year old herself. I think the toddler book collection would be terrific! Great giveaway!!
maggie@mannwieler.com
8:55 am
I’m a subscriber by email!
maggie@mannwieler.com
9:05 am
I would be interested in the Toddler age group and the Franklin Rides a Bike book looks great.
9:07 am
Also subscribe via google reader. Thanks!
9:10 am
I like the book Five Minutes Peace. It’s too cute!
9:10 am
I subscribed
9:11 am
I like the toddler portion, “Five Minutes’ Peace” looks interesting!
10:23 am
I think my toddler would like “Five Shiny Stars”
10:23 am
I’m a subscriber
10:23 am
I have your button on my blog as well.
10:24 am
Shel Silverstein! I love him! Of course it would make more sense for my family to get either the infant or toddler set…or even the cooking set. But when my little one gets older we will have A Light in The Attic, The Giving Tree, and all the other awesome stories and poems by him. (Sorry to gush so hard, it can’t be helped)
10:25 am
I get your RSS feed through Google Reader!
10:58 am
Great idea!
11:51 am
Hmm: Should I be good and says I’d like the toddler Books for the youngest…or be selfish and say the Cookbooks??
11:52 am
I’m subscriber
2:49 pm
Five Minutes Peace would be my choice
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2:50 pm
I am a subscriber
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4:51 pm
Five minutes peace looks so cute! Looks like they have a great selection of books!
4:51 pm
I have your button
5:03 pm
I would really like the Giving Tree for my son!!
5:03 pm
i have your button!
5:04 pm
“Franklin Rides A Bike”…My grandson loves the Franklin books. What a unique idea this is!
5:04 pm
I’m a subscriber!
5:05 pm
I’m a subscriber!!
5:07 pm
Get Into Gear is my favorite…
5:20 pm
“The Giving Tree” is by far my favorite children’s book!
5:21 pm
I’m a subscriber
5:21 pm
I have your button on my sidebar
2:46 am
the giving tree is one of my favorites. it makes me sad though.
2:47 am
subscriber
3:13 am
My favorite is Strawberry Girl!
3:14 am
I subscribed to your feed.
3:17 am
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3:19 am
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4:29 am
Oh I like Five Minutes Peace, and it’s awesome that they also offer cook books and books for older children as well as teens! What a wonderful concept!
4:29 am
I have your button
4:29 am
and I subscribe!!
4:46 am
The Green Dog in the Fifth grade section.
5:05 am
I love ‘The Giving Tree’. It’s a beautiful story.
5:05 am
and i subscribe
5:59 am
great sets! books are wonderful gifts!
6:52 am
wow, what a cool give away!
7:31 am
I think my little guy would love Franklin Rides a Bike! So cute!
8:38 am
My daughter would love the teens book-Sledding Hill & Wake.Also the Thinker 2 puzzle book..
Thanks
8:49 am
We love the Franklin books!
8:49 am
I have your button!
9:39 am
3rd grade- Swamp monster in third grade
9:54 am
I have your button!
10:20 am
would do the cook or teen books
10:21 am
subscriber
10:28 am
Five Minutes’ Peace…that might be heaven
10:37 am
I subscribe to your email feed
11:32 am
I like the Cars: Get Into Gear book. My son would love reading that. Thanks for the contest!
11:33 am
I am a subscriber.
12:36 pm
My kiddos would probably love “The Green Dog”. This is such a neat idea!
1:38 pm
Like the look of Franklin rides a bike!
1:47 pm
the giving tree
1:47 pm
subscriber
2:39 pm
tickle me elmo
3:26 pm
five minutes peace
3:46 pm
The giving tree is a great book.
3:46 pm
five minutes peace for me
3:52 pm
My 6 year old daughter would absolutely love this, she loves to read and this would be such a great gift for her. I would choose the Hannah Montana book as her favorite, she love Hannah Montana. Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!
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3:53 pm
I am also a subscriber, thanks again!
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4:44 pm
I think Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook sounds great. Kids could help in the garden and the kitchen too:)
4:45 pm
I am a subscriber:)
5:19 pm
Five Minutes Peace! How can you go wrong with a title like that?
5:20 pm
I subscribe to your feed!
5:58 pm
I am a subscriber.
6:22 pm
I would have to go with Lightning McQueen on this one. Get Into Gear would get along fabulously with my 2 boys. Thanks!!! =)
11:11 pm
Five Shiny Stars.
11:51 pm
My Grandson loves Bambi, makes him cry every time.
1:02 am
I like the My First Word Bath Book.
1:02 am
I’m a subscriber.
5:38 am
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6:13 am
mensa sudoku
8:56 am
I like Get into Gear and Lightening McQueen.
Cheers!
9:02 am
I would love the 1st grade set but my favorite book would be Bambi in 2nd grade.
9:02 am
I’m a subscriber.
12:08 pm
the my first word bath book has been a BIG favorite in this house. My oldest loved it and now his little brother loves it. It is very durable too!
5:00 am
I would like to have my son read Wake.
5:32 pm
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7:49 pm
the princess book under 1st grade looks cute and my girls adore the disney princesses
5:09 pm
I’d love the Toddler Books!
1:15 am
The giving tree
1:15 am
Im also a subscriber!!
8:36 am
This is a great idea! 5 Minutes Peace looks cute! Thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
8:36 am
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9:26 am
I like the Night at the Museum. It is tricky to get 3rd grade boys to read. This may be just the right thing!
9:26 am
I have your button!
2:32 pm
would love the toddler books-my 2 year old granddaughter LOVES books
8:22 pm
The Giving Tree is a really good book!
8:23 pm
I have your button on my blog: Here
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8:23 pm
I am a subscriber!
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8:24 pm
I blogged about this giveaway: Here
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9:40 pm
The teen books would be great for my daughter. My favorite is The Sledding Hill.
4:04 am
I would love to win this for my daughter. Thanks for the chance to win.
4:34 am
It’s Not Easy Being Mean is my favorite one!
7:37 am
The first grade books would be great for my daughter!
8:29 am
I would like Franklin Rides a bike.
8:39 am
I’m a subscriber
9:07 am
Five Shiny Stars
9:36 am
Love the Toddler books, Franklin is one of our favorites.
11:12 am
My favorite is “Franklin Rides a Bike.”
1:07 pm
It’s Not Easy Being Mean
1:32 pm
I like 5 shiny stars toddler book
1:33 pm
I’m a subscriber
2:58 pm
I would love the Teen Novels.
5:32 pm
we love to read
6:00 pm
I would love to win this for my daughter. Thanks for the cool giveaway!
7:12 pm
I’d love Room 207 for the kinder. Thanks!
7:13 pm
I subscribed to your feed via google.
7:44 pm
I like the book Five Minutes Peace.
10:02 pm
I love the third grade books. I remember the Goosebumps books were my favorite growing up, and though they might be a bit mature for my brood right now, I’d rather they be able to grow into the books then outgrow them quickly! Plus I can always read to them what they can’t read on their own.
10:02 pm
I’m a subscriber. Happy Holidays!!!!
2:05 am
The Giving Tree is my favorite.
4:26 am
Franklin Rides a Bike looks like a nice book! Thanks!
6:22 am
I like Five Shiny Stars. Thanks for the giveaway!
6:23 am
I’m also subscribed to your RSS feed!
7:01 am
i like the sledding hill
7:47 am
It’s Not Easy Being Mean
7:57 am
Fourth Grade Rats looks like a good book.
8:20 am
I love the toddler set of books, my favorite being five minute peace…brings back memories
8:32 am
Right away I saw Trucks Trucks Trucks which my two year old son would love - he is obsessed with trucks and trains.
8:55 am
I have two little ones that would go crazy over this since they are such huge book readers! Thanks for a great giveaway
9:08 am
This would be great for my son. The my first words book would be so nice now. He loves when i read him the words and show him pictures. Thanks!
~Erin
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9:17 am
I have your button on my blog sidebar.
~Erin
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9:17 am
I subscribe to your feed.
~Erin
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9:21 am
What a novel idea! My daughter would love any of the books in the first and second grade category.
11:32 am
I liked the 2nd grade books
12:29 pm
My favorite was the Tigger Movie book.
2:52 pm
Franklin Rides a Bike is my favorite!
3:09 pm
I have kids in various age groups, but would probably choose the toddler group.
3:57 pm
The Sledding Hill is my favorite.
4:17 pm
The Giving Tree is a wonderful book,thanks for the awesome contest
4:56 pm
The Giving Tree is one book I would really like to share with the kids.
6:45 pm
the giving tree
6:45 pm
I like Judy Blume-Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
6:45 pm
I am a subscriber
6:46 pm
I put your button on my blog.
10:11 pm
Amira
Congratulations! You are the winner of the Excite Books giveaway at An Island Life. Please contact me within 3 days with your mailing address to claim your prize. Thank you for your participation.
Happy Holidays!
Kailani
10:12 pm
For those looking for further inspiration for gift books for younger readers this year, the public librarians (aka the original Netflix for Children’s books) who blog at Shelf Talk have posted several lists of recommended titles. Take a look!
4:06 pm
Hello everyone. Thanks for commenting and checking out ExciteBooks.com. I would love to have all of you as customers and the Free Trial is still avail. Pay only shipping ($4.95) and get 3 books, 1 educational activity, 8 free gifts. Congrats to the winner and hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. http://www.ExciteBooks.com
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