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Sneak Peak on a Brand New Children’s Book and Fabulous Giveaway

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Boy am I excited! 

We’ve been given the exclusive opportunity to view what no one else has had the chance to see!  How cool is that?

Zondervan Publishing is allowing me to share with the ABC Jesus Loves Me and Our Our-of-Sync Life family a brand new Zondervan book called Goodnight, Ark available on August 5th.  From the Zondervan website:

Beds are ready. Food is stored. Noah hollers, “All aboard!” It’s bedtime on Noah’s ark, but the animals can’t sleep because of the storm. Two by two, they crowd into Noah’s bed, creating a sticky situation. Will Noah ever get them back to their own beds? Climb aboard the ark for this rollicking, yet ultimately restful bedtime story as Noah finds a way to make things calm and cozy, even in the midst of a storm.

Click the video below to see the dynamic illustrations and cute text, perfect for bedtime reading.  Also, this book would be an excellent additional to the other ideas on the ABCJLM website to teach Noah’s Ark. 

If you are unable to see the video above, click this link to view on the blog. 
And if this isn’t cool enough, Zondervan has allowed me to giveaway not one…but 5 copies of this brand new book.  All you have to do is enter to win!  Keep it for yourself or give as a gift! 

To Enter:

If you would like to win one of the five copies of Goodnight, Ark, simply share your favorite bedtime story in the comments below.  (If reading from email or RSS feed, click this link to leave a comment on the blog.)

The Rules:

One entry per person.  US and Canada addresses only, please.
No entries after 6:00 AM (CST) Thursday July 31st.
Winners will be randomly selected and announced on this blog on July 31st after the sweepstakes has ended.

And return Friday to this blog as I will share an extension activity written by Goodnight, Ark‘s author Laura Sassi to teach patterns. 


Thank you to Zondervan for allowing me to feature and giveaway this book!

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  3. Amber BR says

    Our favorite bedtime story by far has been Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton. We had it memorized in no time!

  8. Vicki says

    The Bible in Pictures for little eyes is one of my favorites. They are great to read to your child before bedtime. They have little questions that you can ask to make sure they are listening to the story.

  13. Brittany Hudson says

    My girls are 2 and 3. We don't have a favorite bedtime story. My oldest did go through a phase where she had to go to sleep with a book versus a doll. 🙂

  19. Christy says

    So many to choose from . . . Mem Fox's Time for Bed and Steam Train Dream Train are probably the top two right now.

  22. Jen B says

    The Fly Away Kite is by far my favorite. It's a beautiful picture of the gospel, but it is out of print and hard to find. Well worth the search though!

  26. Priti DSilva says

    I make up this story about each body part needing to rest and sleep so they can do their job better. Before I finish all, my son is calm and fast asleep.

  29. lissestolebanon says

    Where, Oh Where Is Huggle Buggle Bear? is my 1 1/2 year old's favorite story, and it is just so cute when he tries to read it to himself, hearing him say "Huggle Bear".

  30. Kim P says

    Ten Little Sleepyheads by Elizabeth Provost! Woohoooo – cannot wait to get a signed copy of this whether by a contest or buying a couple!! Congratulations Laura – I am So excited for you!!!!

  31. Kay Gillock says

    My daycare kids love "The Going to Bed Book." My personally favorite was "Strawberry Thumb" because I sucked my thumb until I was 6th grade.

  35. Lisa Rose says

    A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza. It is older–but describes the heart of adoption. It is my daughter's first step into understanding how she was gifted to me.

  36. olga adkins says

    pajama time is one of their favorites and of course the new beginner's bible 🙂

  40. Sarah says

    My boys (2 and 4) don't currently have a favorite bed time story but they will not go to be without reading at least 2-3 books each. We add an extra 30 minutes onto our bedtime routine just for reading!

  41. Christina Tate says

    I have 2 little girls, ages 5 and 7, and our favorite bedtime book has always been Goodnight, Gorilla. While the book doesn't have many words, we put in our own words and make up what the animals are saying.

  44. writersideup.com says

    Now that's a tough one, though Goodnight Moon tends to come to mind pretty easily (as is shown in many of these comments). At bedtime I read almost any kind of book to my son when he was little and there are only some "bedtime" stories that I think truly lend to sleepiness, but I CAN say that, just recently, with the release of this book, I have a favorite "new" book for bedtime (shared it with a friend last night and she bought a copy, too!):

    SLEEPYHEADS by Sandra J. Howatt, illustrated by Joyce Wan 😀 The story is so sweet and, along with the beauty and coloring of the illustrations, I think it truly does lull a little one toward sleep 🙂

    Can't wait for Laura's book to be added to the list for my future grandchildren! 😀

  52. Sarah Gibson says

    I registered a few days ago, but I don't see it on here, so delete this if I missed something… My kids have lots of favorites. Time to Sleep is one of them.

  55. Kristine P says

    So many good choices already listed. We don't read before bed, we read earlier in the day, but we have gone through phases with several different books. My son loves "Goodnight Moon", "Goodnight Gorilla", "The Going to Bed Book","Llama Llama Red Pajama" and most recently "Guess How Much I Love You". I think it appeals to his competitive nature…..

  58. MomGoggles says

    We have a selection of favorites that we read over and over and over every single night. My daughter enjoys Olivia, her Story Time Bible, Curious George and Charlie Browns Christmas (yes, we are STILL reading a Christmas book lol)

  67. Erin W says

    My favorite book to read to the kids is 'On The Night You Were Born' by Nancy Tillman. My kids are bookworms and happily listen to anything you want to read.

  71. Mary Hoover says

    My little girl loves the Biscuit books! My son likes to look at any books with trucks!

  75. Tish G says

    Our favorites are Far Flutterby and Goodnight Moon. Goodnight Ark looks cute!!