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To continue celebrating the International Postcard Swap for Families (there are still a few days left in which you can sign up for it – see here for details) I’ve another great and very appropriate giveaway today.
Image from "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle (Philomel Books, 2002). Reproduced with permission.
The kind folk at none other than The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art have provided two sets of Eric Carle postcards to giveaway to readers of this blog. There is one set of Eric Carle favourites and one set of Eric Carle Animals and Plants up for grabs. Each set contains 35 assorted postcards, all featuring Eric Carle’s art.
Image from 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle (HarperCollins, 2005). Reproduced with permission.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post.
If you want extra chances to win an Eric Carle postcard set you can:
Tweet about this giveaway
Mention this giveaway on your blog
Link to this giveaway from your Facebook page
For any of the extra entries to count you must leave a separate comment here on this post saying what extra chance you’ve gone for (eg tweeted about the giveaway etc).
This giveaway:
is open worldwide
is open until 6am (UK time) 19th May 2011
The winner will be selected randomly with the help of random.org, and announced here on Playing by the book sometime during the day on 19th May. Good Luck!
In addition, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is offering Playing by the book readers a 15% discount on one entire purchase from their online store. Just use coupon code PLAY2011 at checkout. Offer expires May 19, 2011.
The online shop is full of gorgeous items! I particularly like their exhibition posters, the Very Books fabric line and the Animals carpet.
To celebrate the launch of the 2011 International Postcard Swap for Families I’ve been researching great children’s books, especially picture books, all about letters, mail, post and post offices.
Last year I published a list of 99 such books as a series of Amazon listmania lists:
Click on the links below to take you to the list:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
But now here’s another 20 great books to add to the collection:
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Ahlberg
The Jolly Pocket Postman by Janet Ahlberg
A Strange Day by Iris van der Heide
Mail by the pail by Colin Bergel
Send it! by Don Carter
Love, Lizzie by Lisa Tucker McElroy
Hi! by Ann Herbert Scott
Bear at Work by Stella Blackstone
Mailbox Magic by Nancy Poydar
Raymond and Nelda by Barbara Bottner
Postal Workers by Paulette Bourgeois
The Longest Wait by Marie Bradby
4 Comments on Books about sending and receiving post, last added: 4/23/2011
Last year I held an International Postcard Swap for Families. Families from all over the world signed up, sent and received 5 postcards and – perhaps my favourite part – they included details of their favourite children’s books.
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m running the swap again this year and the time has come to sign up if you wish to participate.
The idea is simple – you sign up, you agree to send 5 postcards overseas, including a children’s book recommendation, and in return you will be sent 5 postcards from overseas each containing a children’s book recommendation.
If you would like to take part in the International Postcard Swap for Families here are the nitty gritty details:
1. Sign up for the postcard swap.
The deadline for signing up is Tuesday 17th May.
Email me at zoe (dot) toft (at) kuvik (dot) net to let me know you wish to take part. I will then email you a link to a form where you can fill in the details needed for the swap.
The key details are:
*your name,
*your kids names, ages, sexes (I shall try to match up families with kids of similar ages as best I can)
*your postal address
*and (if you have one and wish to share it) your blog name and address, and your twitter ID
The form you will submit your details to is a Google Docs form. The data will held securely by Google until the signup period closes. I will then delete the form and associated data from Google (although I will retain a copy of the data on my own computer in case of queries). Your data will be held by me only for the duration of the swap and the information you provide will only be used for the purposes of the swap. Your details will not be shared with anyone, other than the 5 families who will be sending you postcards.
2. By late Tuesday 24 May I will email you with the names and addresses of 5 families you will be sending postcards to.
These will not be the same families you will receive post from.
3. Make / write your postcards and please make sure you post them out to your recipients by Tuesday 31 May.
4. Eagerly await the arrival of the postman!
As this is an international swap it may take a few weeks to receive your postcards. It is also a sad fact of life that some postcards may get lost in transit so be prepared for this.
Other questions?
1) Who is this swap open to?
All book loving families. The idea is for families to swap with other families so I anticipate most children taking part to be 0-15 years old. I am willing to try to pair up school classes but please email me separately if you wish to do this, and bear in mind that I cannot guaranteed postcards sent will arrive before any school holidays in June or July.
2) What is the deadline to send the postcards by?
Please have all 5 of your cards in the post by Tuesday 31 May. Please don’t sign up for this swap unless you are happy to write and send 5 cards internationally.
3) What should I write on the message side of my postcard?
It’s up to you but given that we’ll all have “met” via Playing by the book please include a kids’ book recommendation – perhaps something very popular where you live, or one of your kids’ favourites.
If your recipients have blogs you could read a few of their posts and comment on th
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and twittered too!
count me in! Love Eric Carle and the Museum! Wish we didn’t live so far away….
Jen
Just shared on my Facebook page!!