Monday, July 02, 2012

a giveaway (perfect for the school holidays)

A few fabulous reads have made their way to me in the past few weeks so I've decided to bundle them together and give them away. Winter school holidays are perfect for long, lazy reading sessions by the fire and what better way to celebrate than with new tales.

1 & 2: BIG Kids Magazine is the kind of publication that I dreamed about as a child. A contemporary children's art publication, it celebrates imagination, creativity and self-expression. I've got the first (now sold out!) and second issue to give away. Creators Jo and Lilly are currently pulling all-nighters to get the third edition to the printers on time - due out in November! 

3: We are big fans of Oliver Jeffers in this household.  I love his whimsical illustrations, Che loves his grand stories of adventure and discovery. His latest creation in hardcover is The Hueys in The New Jumper, a quirky tale about standing out from the crowd. 

4. First it was a film and now Hailey and Andrew Bartholomew, along with the artistic talents of illustrator Alarna Zinn, have turned Ruby Who? into a book. This gorgeous story is both sweet and poignant, a gentle reminder to celebrate the beauty of YOU.

To enter this giveaway all you need to do is be a follower of Che & Fidel and leave a comment with your email address. I'll announce the winner on Friday 6th July and pop the parcel into an express post satchel on Monday morning. 


Good Luck! And if your kids are on school holidays I hope you're staying in your PJs ALL day.

graphic designed by my beautiful friend Lena from visionfield design house

Update: Comments closed. The Random Number Generator chose #22 - Imogen Eve...congratulations lovely one. Some treats for your littles x


83 COMMENTS

  1. This would be such an amazing gift to give my 7 year old who just can't get enough of books. How exciting!! My email address is leahkua@gmail.com

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  2. These books you see will feed the mind of my little boy kassie, they will inspire and urge him to imagine things beyond the norm! Please consider me sweet pea! Erica.englert@gmail.com
    And it's his 1st birthday on the 10th too! X

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  3. These all look beautiful Jodi! I have not seen Big Kids Magazine before, it sounds great. This is a very generous giveaway...thanks for the opportunity. janesmith7706@hotmail.com

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  4. I teach first grade in Seattle and am super curious about BIG magazine and am also a Oliver Jeffers fan. I enjoy reading your blog. All the best to you and your sweet family.

    julie@colando.com

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  5. ooh, what wonderful mags and books. Thanks Jodi x
    joanna@miettehandmade.com

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  6. I would love to pour over those magazines with my boys while we pack up our house in our pjs these holidays. alisonjbtaylor@yahoo(dot)com(dot)au

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  7. That big Kids magazine sounds fantastic-perfect for my big boy and my little girl would love Ruby Who- Hailey's work is so inspiring. melx my email is mfowler@hotmail.com.au

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  8. we are in our pjs with horrible coughs to go along with them, some new stories would go down a treat x

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  9. What a fabulous giveaway! My nieces would eat these up, and just in time for their birthdays. themoores.dl@gmail.com.
    Thanks Jodi!

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  10. Yay! PJs all day is exactly where it's at for us on this first day of school holidays. The sun is shinning and we're having a magic day pottering about at home. It's what i do best!

    xox

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  11. You know I love a good children's book (and we tend to think Oliver Jeffers is a genius too)...Big Kids magazine is very exciting. Fingers crossed x

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  12. we are book lovers here too. Perfect for winters days! What a great giveaway! milina.opsenica@gmail.com

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  13. wow, lovely giveaway, I've got a four year old that loves books!!

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  14. we adore oliver jeffers, and brought our nearly 4yr old one of his prints, from how to catch a star

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  15. Oh, these books all look darling! Would love to add these to Riley's collection!

    P.S. I'm already a follower, but seem to be having trouble logging in with google, so I've just commented using my URL :)

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  16. that's such a great giveaway, I'm a huge fan of Oliver Jeffers and I've got a five year old nephew who loves reading books with me :-)
    thank you!
    fishesmakewishes@gmail.com

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  17. Cute!!
    maat_ka_re (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  18. Super cool and super cute. We LOVE Ruby Who in our household - Tiny really, really loves it. This is a super giveaway. x lexipmm@gmail.com

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  19. ME! I so would love this, Jodi. My 2 boys have 6 weeks off from the middle of July... this would be such a wonderful treat for them and it will help their mama too! xx littlegreenshedblog(at)hotmail.co.uk

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  20. I don't have a little of my own, but my niece would LOVE these! elizabethlclark(at)hotmail.com

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  21. I don't really like reading novels much...but I LOVE reading children's stories :-) I collect children's books. katrinayule@hotmail.com

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  22. oooooo ... lovely giveaway.
    imogeneve(at)gmail.com

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  23. Oh, yes pretty please.

    thejadeleaf@gmail.com

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  24. Love all them all. shelleyjnelson@yahoo.com.au

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  25. Oliver Jeffers just happens to be our favourite author illustrator, would you know! And I've never heard of Big Kids, so thanks for sharing that too. Vanessa

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  26. i'm entering out of a neighbourly duty to save you postage costs. We'd love this goody bag and if the random number generator should choose us then we would be very grateful.

    I'll skip the email address, i'd be faster for you to knock on my door (with fresh baked brownies, you know, like you do from time to time) ;)

    xo em

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  27. Yes pretty please!- faerymother@hhotmail.com

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  28. What a neat pack of books. I'm all for PJs all day too.
    We'd love to win.
    kittyspeer@gmail.com

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  30. Entering again as i forgot to add my email address!
    Big fans of Oliver in our home, such wonderful stories . Thanks for the tip on the magazine too, it looks great!

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  31. These look like great holiday reads. The holidays haven't started yet here in the UK - 2 weeks to go, woohoo! - but when they start it will be PJs all day in our house for sure!
    My email is - rainbowvintagehome@gmail.com

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  32. Great collection of books! Would love to win these for my son :) if I win I can be contacted through my blog. Thanks for a fantastic giveaway!

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  33. Love Oliver Jeffers but haven't had a chance to read this one, would love to.
    Lilastewartwolff@gmail.com

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  34. It's a very good giveaway!
    typicallyred@yahoo.com

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  35. Love this neat little giveaway Jodi!

    Left the trackies on all day today, felt super :)

    xx

    sj_mckinnon@hotmail.com

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  36. Oh my boys would love these x

    natcleverly@gmail.com

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  37. What a great collection! We've spent most of the school holidays huddled up reading. Oliver Jeffers is a favourite around here too. Miss 4 and I were very lucky to meet him at a book reading in London a couple of years ago.
    mswatsi@gmail.com

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  38. What a lovely pile of treasure! I am looking for things to get the children away from screens!!

    Redchocolate@ymail.com

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  39. My two little Huey's are very keen to read the book about Huey's! Great giveaway.

    Claireyhewitt@ gmail.com

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  40. Oh we love Oliver Jeffers too! what a beautiful giveaway! xx

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  41. Lovely Giveaway ! Thankyou
    mirandamoffatt@live.com.au

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  42. oooh what a beautiful giveaway! count me in x milkpleasemum@gmail.com

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  43. wonderful! pick me!

    emily at adenverhomecompanion dot com

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  44. these would be perfect for my art classroom! jennfos@gmail.com

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  45. We love Oliver Jeffers in our home too :-) x

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  46. We love oliver jeffers...Thank you so much for the opportunity.
    cblengerio@gmail.com

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  47. I love Oliver Jeffers too! Such amazing and meaningful stories! Great giveaway.

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  48. Oh my this is a fantastic giveaway! The Big Kids Magazine I would absolutely treasure, it sounds fabulous! Count me in please! Thanks! Emma x

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  49. oh yes! please count us in - we would love a chance to get lucky :)

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  50. What a great selection - would be so thrilled to win!
    kelly_warry@hotmail.com

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  51. How neat! What a beautiful collection - lovely illustrations, too.
    hollyproperly@gmail.com

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  52. Pick me!
    judy_trembath@hotmail.com

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  53. What a wonderful collection of books, a fabulous giveaway! Like many others, Oliver Jeffers' illustrations have already captured the hear & imagination of my almost 2-year old boy.
    jemimalongstocking@hotmail.com

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  54. Would love to win them! lisa rlyogalisa@yahoo.com

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  55. Oliver Jeffers is a gave. We already subscribe to the best mag ever BIG kids. We could share this with cousins and make 2 lots of kids busy
    Fionam(at)fionakate.com.au

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  56. Oh what creative fun. toalison(at)gmail.com

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  57. Fantastic! We have every other Oliver Jeffers book, would love to add this new one to our collection.
    nickmon@tpg.com.au

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  58. What a beautiful bounty - full of inspiration for my 3 beautiful daughters.
    Potts.family@optusnet.com.au

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  59. Great timing for school holidays and warm nights inside! jojozed2@gmail.com
    Thanks for the chance to enter!

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  60. I heard the rustling of pages and clicked over as quick as I could. Did some body say books? Please count me in. Books are the perfect way to connect with our three and a half year old. Though I love watching him run around and playing, I so love those quiet moments where we sit together with a book. Especially if we have been having a trying day. He repeats the title with me, points to the protagonists as I say their names, his eyes light up as he understands new words, or he laughs at the goings on on the page. New books are always welcome additions. :)

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  61. My daughter works with disabled people of all ages, they would love the chance to win this prize, law0062@bigpond.com

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  62. Lots of lovely words & pictures there! also a big fan of Mr Jeffers!
    becehem(at}gmail[dot)com

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  63. This is such a lovely giveaway! I love Olive Jeffers and would love the introduction to these other lovely reads :) britt.macduff@gmail.com

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  64. My little man would love these! Thanks Jodi
    lizzyleonard_7@hotmail.com

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  65. Pick me! Pick me!
    I keep telling Little Man that we are going to go to New York to stalk Ovlar (that's how we say it here) Jeffers and we will magically just happen to have all of his books in our back pack for him to sign when we 'bump' into him in Brooklyn...and then he will invite us to his studio for tea and do a little doodle on napkin for us which we will take home and frame and then I will give him the perfect woolly hat which I knitted in anticipation of becoming his friend and then after that we will say goodbye and go and buy tacos from the Mexican lady on the corner. dannilanda@gmail.com

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  66. What fun to pore over these while we sit in our PJ's sipping hot chocolate
    kobysnan@gmail.com

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  67. halfway through the holidays and barely surviving the task of keeping my lads entertained!

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  68. My three little boys would be overjoyed to receive these.
    Thanks for the opportunity Jodi.

    Love the new blog look!

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  69. My boys would love these :)

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  70. What a fantastic prize! frithastrickland at hotmail dot com xx

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  71. Lovely prize
    karleneinjapan@hotmail.com

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  72. I love the Ruby Who movie! and I'm also excited for Oliver Jeffers.

    rachel @ wokabout . net

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  73. Love childrens books..and reading them with them!
    Monzajm@yahoo.com.au

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  74. sick small people at our house who have just had a PJ day building blanket forts and eating pikelets, would love to win these mags
    geckogrl2002@yahoo.com

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  75. I LOVE oliver jeffers too. even though my little nugget is too young for those stories just yet we still have them all... would love this one too. thankyou :)

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  76. I really want Ruby Who.
    Love love love
    Julie @ georgiepie . com . au

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  78. we would absolutely eat them up!
    thank you for the giveaway : )

    sarahkatebranine@gmail.com

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  79. Beautiful books.. I particularly love Oliver Jeffers too! My little man would love them. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  80. Forgot to leave my email ...kirstenhannahegan@gmail.com

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