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Sleepytime stories

Scholastic Storybook Treasures released this week another terrific box set of DVDs, this time soothing tales for bedtime: Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories. Wouldn’t this be a thoughtful gift for new parents? After all, anything to help little ones settle down at bedtime would be a welcome treat.

Every night you or your child could pick out one of the 28 classic sleepytime stories within this four-DVD box set. There are favorite stories held within this collection such as:

- Curious George Rides a Bike
- Corduroy
- I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- The Napping House

All combined, the stories included within this set have won 10 awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the ALA Notable Video Award. With melodic words and soothing illustrations gently brought to live through animation, this set has so many wonderful winners that you can share together, cuddling together as the day winds down.

Tiny tots as well as older children will all find a story (or ten) that they grow to love and ask to watch again and again. This DVD set will embellish your already cherished nightly book reading routine….seeing as books are still read here word for word, jumping off the screen in spoken word by notable people such as Anthony Edwards, Mia Farrow, and the ever-popular James Earl Jones.

The Scholastic Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories retails for just $29.95. You can purchase it wherever your favorite DVDs are sold or directly from NewVideo’s online store. (AND! If you order it online, just enter the promotional code ” musereviews ” at checkout for 10% off your total order!)

Win it! Thanks to Scholastic/NewVideo, I can offer a Scholastic Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories to you, one of my readers! Just tell me, in a comment below, which of the stories included in this box set your children would enjoy the most. I’ll close the contest next Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 11pm EST. Sorry; US entries only. Good luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to the winner, #3, Katrina!

***Here are two more fun coloring sheets to download and color! Click on each for the PDF document:

Curious George Rides a Bike (PDF)

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (PDF)

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Walker just got a bicycle for his birthday last week, so I am guessing Curious George rides a Bike would really resonate with him! Thanks!

All my kids love Goodnight Gorilla!

corduroy!

Harold and the purple crayon is always a big hit here at my house!!

Greetings! I have my copy from childhood of Harold and the Purple Crayon. We have read this story at least 100 times. That would be our family’s favorite story on the DVD.
Many thanks, Cindi

My kids would love the Corduroy stories!

My son would love the Curious George rides a bike. He used to watch Curious George on PBS but then they took it off the air a couple weeks ago when they added a new show in and hes very sad.

Curious George Rides a Bike would be the one my kids would love the most. They love Curious George!

Curious George Rides a Bike would be my girls fav!!!!!!

My kids LOVE Curious George, so I’m sure ‘Curious George Rides a Bike’ will be their favorite!

Curious George would be loved by my girls!

Definitely George Rides a Bike!

Goodnight, Gorilla is one of our favorites

I think my little man would like I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

My son would love Corduroy story!

Josie loves “George” so that will be an obvious favorite– but she loves reading so much, they all will become favorites!

I love you like Crazy Cakes is a favorite at our house. I am sure the dvd would be as well.

The Curious George Rides a Bike would be our favorite!

My son adores Corduroy and I think he would love watching the video. We have seen a few of Scholastic’s storybook videos and they’re great quality!

Please count me in. Thanks for the chance. My son just loves Good Night Gorilla. We read it over and over!

My son would love Curious George rides a bike. He loves Curious George.

My kids would like Corduroy and Curious George the most.

Since “we” have a Curious George stuffed toy, tee shirt, and a few other books, I think Curious George Rides a Bicycle would be a favorite!

Anything Curios George, my son will love it!

My grandson would like Goodnight Gorilla.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

Harold’s Fairytale sounds cute!

Curious George-I have my first son’s copy from 20 years ago. I like giveaways like this one.

my 4 year old would love “Harold and the Purple Crayon”. She has seen the t.v show and she would love the book , thanks
harborlad@optonline.net

probably the curious george rides a bike

Harold and the purple crayon.

Curious George is the fave around here so Curious George Rides a Bike would be the one I’d choose.

I think Harold and the Purple Crayon

I’ve been looking @ this set for a while now! We love so many of these books… I think my son would enjoy Harold & the Purple Crayon, or Curious George Rides a Bike, I LOVE Corduroy & we have one of the How do Dinosaurs… titles, so to pick just one would be SOO impossible! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I loved these stories as a kid but I would have to say curious George would be the favorite.

Harold and the Purple Crayon for sure!

I’ve always loved Corduroy.

Curious George Rides A Bike would be the favorite. My children love Curious George.

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes or Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel

My daughter loves the story of The Napping House! They’re all such sweet, classic stories.
Thanks! foxsquirrelrabbit at gmail dot com

My little one is crazy about Curious George, so Curious George Rides a Bike would be a favorite!

My kids would love Corduroy.

denise_22315(at)yahoo(dot)com

we would enjoy Harold and the Purple crayon the most, I think! thanks for the giveaway!

My son would love Curious George! We can’t leave the library without at least 1 Curious George book – that is the first section he goes to!

Good Night Gorilla would definitely be a hit around here!

My children would probably enjoy Goodnight, Gorilla and The Happy Lion the best. Thanks!

Curious George Rides a Bike. I loved Curious George as a child!

My daughter would love the all! Though Curious George Rides a Bike is a favorite book of hers – she always loves it when George cries and then is happy again…

janemaritz at yahoo dot com

(And we posted about this: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/10/treasury-of-classic-bedtime-stories.html)

Meghan knows Curious George and Couroroy so she’ll like those, but I think she’d love all of them! And so would I!

Probably the I Love You Like Crazy Cakes. Thanks for the entry

I think both my daughter and i would enjoy the I Love You Like Crazy Cakes. Anything were i can tell her i love her is our favorite. We giggle over it.

My husband is a big curious george fan, so i know he would love to read Curious George Rides a Bike, to our daughter

I think my oldest daughter would love Zin, Zin, Zin, A Violin. We’ve been reading the book and she loves it!

~ Jennifer
http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com

My youngest daughter would love Harold and the Purple Crayon. My dad used to read it to me when I was a kid and now he reads it to my youngest daughter. It’s quickly becoming a favorite!

~ Jennifer
http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com

My daughter would love Harold and the Purple Crayon! She loves this little story that is jam packed with imagination. Thanks!

Goodnight Gorilla sounds like it would be a good choice, I love th etitle. Thanks

My daughter loves it when we read her Harold & the Purple crayon, so she’d really like that one. Thanks!

curious george rides a bike, remember I had a curious george book as a kid and liked it a lot

Curious George Rides A Bike

Deborah
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They would definately enjoy Harold and the Purple Crayon they love to color!

My daughter is a major Curious George fan, so I think Curious George Rides a Bike would be her top pick… but Goodnight Gorilla would be a very close second.

Good night Gorilla

We own and love the the Good Night Gorilla book.

They’d love either the napping house or george rides a bike.

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