Book Review + Giveaway: Chaiwala!

Hey readers,

Join a young girl and her mom as they get a cup of chai! While they wait for their cup of milky spiced tea, you’ll learn about all the sights, sounds, and smells of the Chaiwala’s cart. Treat your nose to aromas of ginger, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks while you listen to tea leaves rustling and milk bubbling. With a biscuit or cake rusk, it’s time to enjoy!

We asked Hazel, 5, to tell us what she thought about the book. Check out her review below!

“This book is about mom and a daughter getting chai. The chai looks tasty, like hot chocolate. I liked that it used cinnamon because cinnamon is good with tea. I would like to visit a chaiwala. I would like to try this type of drink.”

Thanks for the review, Hazel!

For a chance to WIN 1 of 2 copies of Chaiwala!, comment below your age, name, and favourite drink to sip on!

Contest deadline: December 4 @ 11:59 p.m.

Prizes courtesy of Owlkids Books.

For full contest rules and regulations click here.

Good luck, everyone!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com 

Disgusting Critters: Contest and Reader Review

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Hey readers,

Disgusting Critters by Elise Gravel is a one of the grossest, funniest, non-fiction kids’ book series you will ever read! This year, two new books, The Cockroach and The Bat have been added to this hilarious collection.

We asked Stella, 4, and Norah, 6, to tell us what they thought about these books. Check out their review below!

“Overall, we really enjoyed the two books. They were sort of a mix of fiction and non-fiction in a way. The facts were interesting. We learned that a bat’s baby flies at one month old and a cockroach has germs. We loved the illustrations and the little speech balloons (especially the one where the Bat drops his stuffy. This made us both giggle). We hope the next ones are about some soft animals. We thought it was a really fun way of learning!”

Thanks for the review, girls!

For a chance to WIN 1 of 5 prize packs including The Cockroach, The Bat, an activity booklet, and stickers, comment below your age, name, and favourite animal!

Contest deadline: March 4 @ 11:59 p.m.

Prizes courtesy of Tundra Books.

For full contest rules and regulations click here.

Good luck, everyone!

-Jenna, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Chirp’s Aye-Aye Gets Lucky Contest

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Hey readers,

If you love stories about animals, I highly recommend Aye-Aye Gets Lucky, written by Terri Tatchell and illustrated by Ivan Sulima. This book is about a mischievous aye-aye who loves pulling pranks and spooking the people of  Madagascar! His behaviour and creepy claws earn him a bad reputation, and people start believing he’s bad luck! Then one day, a flying fox gives the aye-aye a taste of his own medicine. The aye-aye learns it’s not so fun to feel scared and realizes he must earn back the people’s trust. I enjoyed how this story is told through rhyming verses and is about an endangered animal native to Madagascar. The additional fun facts about the aye-aye and flying fox and drawing tutorials in the back of the book were pretty neat, too!

To learn more about the aye-aye, read on below!

Aye -Aye Facts

• Aye-ayes live in Madagascar, Africa.
• Aye-ayes are primates and are related to humans.
• Aye-ayes and all lemurs are considered the world’s most endangered mammals.

For a chance to WIN an Aye-Aye Gets Lucky prize pack or a copy of the book, click HERE to fill out your entry.

Contest deadline: January 6, 2019 @11:59 p.m.

Prize courtesy of Endangered and Misunderstood.

For full contest rules and regulations click here.

Good luck, everyone!

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Book Review + Giveaway: The Story of Gigantosaurus

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Hey readers,

Based off the Disney Channel and Disney Junior TV series, The Story of Gigantosaurus is about four dinosaur friends who set off on a Gigantosaurus hunt! They’re in for a wild adventure as they search far and wide, meeting all kinds of dinosaurs along the way.

We asked Abbott, 7, to tell us what he thought about this book. Check out his review below!

“This book was good. I liked when they were inside the giant dinosaur’s mouth. My favourite part was how they kept on running into different dinos. If other kids didn’t know about dinosaurs they might not like this book but if they know how to pronounce dinosaur names they will like it. There is a TV show, too.”

Thanks for the review, Abbott!

For a chance to WIN 1 of 4 prize packs including The Story of Gigantosaurus, Gigantosaurus: The Lost Egg, and Gigantosaurus: Don’t Cave In, comment below your age, name, and favourite dinosuar!

Contest deadline: December 4 @ 11:59 p.m.

Prizes courtesy of Candlewick Press.

For full contest rules and regulations click here.

Good luck, everyone!

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com 

Book Giveaway: Where Are You Now?

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Hey readers,

Where Are You Now? is a beautiful picture book written and illustrated by Tyler Clark Burke. Told in simple and poetic verse, this story explores what happens to things that have vanished from our lives, be it the setting sun, melting snowflakes, or an eaten apple. The story encourages kids to look for what has disappeared in other places. For instance, sunlight is reflected on the moon, snowflakes turn into water, and seeds from an apple core can grow into a tree. The book also opens the door to conversations about loss and difficult times of change.

For a chance to WIN 1 of 2 signed copies of this book, tell us your name and age in the comments below.

Contest deadline: November 13 @ 11:59 p.m.

Prizes courtesy of Owlkids.

For full contest rules and regulations click here.

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com