We’re past the board book stage here now and it’s a stage I loved. Introducing Monkey to the world of books for the first time. Going from board books that I would choose to read to him, to the days when he’d thrust one in my hand for me to read to him. A magical time for all families to enjoy. Well we might be in the transition stage from picture book to early readers here now, but it doesn’t stop me wanting to share some lovely board books with you in a giveaway. You may recall that we’ve previously reviewed Hedgehugs and Horace and Hattiepillar in picture book format. Well now Maverick Arts Publishing have released both titles in a board book format and I have a set to offer to you, my lovely readers.
We love the picture book version of these stories and in the board Book format the text has been edited to simplify the story, as have the illustrations. They really do look lovely, and if you would like to win the set for yourself, please complete the Gleam form below. Good luck!
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The giveaway will close on 3rd November 2015 at midnight.
I love Halloween, Bonfire Night & Chritmas shopping!
The smell in the air, Bonfire night with hot dogs and toffee apples.
walking through crunchy leaves
We like the falling leaves and the sound of the leaves crunching as you walk through the park. My kids like jumping into a mound of leaves!
The wonderful changing colour of tree’s
Beautiful colours on the trees and crunch noise as you walk.
Woodland walks and kicking the leaves up with the kids, proper family time x
Where do I begin? The colours, the smells, the clothes – Autumn is by far the best time of the year. I love the crisp, sunny days, leaves and conkers.
And – it’s my birthday in October! Win win 🙂
I love the changing colours of the leaves on the trees!
we love collecting leaves, twigs, etc on a nature trail and then making pictures/sticky paintings/rubbings out of it all xx
Fresh mornings
I love the changes in the colours of the leaves!
I love the weather turning cooler and crunching through leaves with my little people. It is my favourite time of year!
Gorgeous red and orange leaves and bright Autumn days
leaves on the ground brings back child hood memories
Celebrating Halloween and Bonfire Night with my husband and children.
collecting leaves
The Crunchy Leaves and Lovely skies 😀
It has to be taking my son on walks through the woods, collecting leaves and hunting out conkers!
Knowing Christmas is on the way
kicking up leaves in the park with the kids
the colours. warm & vibrant, perfect for a walk in the woods
I love sunny, crisp autumn days spent walking in the park collecting leaves and twigs to make into collages back home 🙂
I love the beautiful colours of the trees and leaves. Can’t beat an autumn walk through the woods, crunching leaves and looking for wildlife
I love Autumn as it gives lots of opportunity to become childlike again – shuffling through piles of leaves, splashing in puddles and collecting conkers
I love the changing colours, it’s so pretty. I also love the fallen leaves- my boy loves stomping through them on his way to and from nursery. I would love these for my friends little boy who is due to become a big brother in January. Thank you for the giveaway xx
Halloween
I love the colours of the leaves, and being able to wear sweaters and boots again.
Watching my son kick up piles of crunchy leaves. It reminds me that its not about the expensive toys, its all about having fun as a family.
collecting conkers with my little Grandson because it is fun!
The Crisp mornings as the air always feels far fresher.
I love walking through fallen leaves, listening to the crunchy sound.
The colours because they are beautiful.
the darker cosy nights in
Bonfire Night, brilliant 🙂
Turning radiators on & hot baths!
I love the colour change of the leaves and all the beautiful autumn colours around, the red berries, the gorgeous golden yellows, oranges and reds of the leaves and trees and i adore the pictures my children make 🙂
Going for long walks all wrapped warmly
I love foraging for wild mushrooms, and Autumn is when most of them appear! I absolutely love long walks in the forest, looking for mushrooms but also enjoying the changing colours of the trees and the crisp air!
Home Cooked stews and cozying up
bonfire night and autum leaves
I like that it’s nearly Christmas
Halloween – I love all the kitschy horror stuff! 🙂
Woolly jumpers and lighting the fire x
The colours – so pretty
The colour changes of the trees & crunching through the fallen leaves with my grandsons
The smell of the fresh cold autumn air and the crisp leaves under your feet.
Also love the candle scents that come out.
Its my favourite time of the year.
For me it’s the smell – I always know when Autumn is truly on it’s way because the air smells fresh and crisp with the promise of cold mornings, crunchy leaves and beautiful colours. It’s absolutely my favourite time of year!
love the colours of the leaves in autumn
it has to be Halloween!!
The different colours of the trees.
I love crunchy leaves and my dad’s epic bonfire party!
The changing colours of the leaves – they remind me of my honeymoon in New England.
Walking through the leaves
I love the smell of the damp leaves on the floor, as it reminds me of walking home from school as a kiddie
Halloween because it’s so much fun!!
I love the cooler weather, as I find summer too hot. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
the crispy leaves xx
I like that it is slightly cooler and closer to Christmas
Running the basset hounds on a empty beach.
The different colours of all the leaves on the trees – reds, oranges, browns and yellows. Beautiful!
the peppery smell of the leaves that have fallen and gone wet!
I love the sharper mornings, beautiful leaves and skies. And the hedgehogs visiting to fatten up for winter.
Jumping in dried leaves with my 2 year old!
I love collecting conkers with my boys
I love the trees changing colours, makes such a pretty picture!
the leaves on the trees as they change colour and the leaves on the floor to kick your way through – we love nature
Long walks in the park seeing nature change
I love watching the leaves cascade from the trees onto the ground, where we can play at kicking them about!
The colours of the leaves – so pretty.
I love the fresh crisp morning air, there’s nothing quite like it x
I like buying warm, cosy jumpers!!
I love the beautiful colours 🙂
Autumn scents, like apple and pumpkin! x
Bonfire night x
I love long, frosty Autumn walks with the kids then going home for cozy nights in.
I love getting cosy and snuggling on the sofa with a blanket and hot chocolate when it’s cold and dark outside 🙂
to be honest i dont really like autumn or winter as they’re too cold, but i do like the early dark nights
crunchy leaves to jump in =)
The colour of the leaves changing!
The autumn colours!
I love cycling in the autumn …along the river Clyde which is so beautiful now it’s been redeveloped
up until this year its been halloween and bonfire night but now my kids (and clearly myself) are a bit older, my fave thing is nature, have had a lovely time collecting conkers, having a leaf fight and the other night when we were walking the dog we saw a massive hedgehog and my daughter turns round to me and says “I didn’t know that hedgehogs were real, I’m going to tell all my friends at school that I’ve seen a real life one” that was so cute, she was chuffed bless her
The colours of the trees and the crispy cool breeze
I love playing conkers with the children
I used to love kicking the leaves on the walk to Grandma’s. I still look for them now.
I love open fires because they make me feel so cosy. I love autumn!
I like wrapping up in warm cozy clothes to keep warm
This is my first autumn with my little boy. I’m really looking forward to walks with him in the pushchair. I love the colours of the trees and it’s pleasant just to walk along and actually notice the changing season.
Starting the christmas shopping 🙂 and Halloween with the kids x
The cooler nights, sitting in the garden with the Chimenea burning & a glass of wine. Summer nights are like being on your holidays but autumn nights feel like home
The colour of the trees
The colours. I adore the hues of red, orange and yellow.
cosy nights in
I love the crispy leaves that fall from the trees.
I love the autumnal colours, the leaves are absolutely stunning
I love the changing colours of the leaves on the trees because they’re beautiful and brighten up the weather!
Jumping in piles of leaves, because my kids love it too!
The smells
There is such a distinct smell to an autumn evening
Crisp cold fire
Love it oh and it’s my birthday season
Early cosy nights
Nice warm jumpers
I love the changing colours of the trees, collecting conkers, carving pumpkins and starting to think about Christmas shopping!
Cosy nights in with the curtains drawn as I am a hermit
The pace of life gets slower and I can go on holiday…..!
I love the quietness of the busy summer seaside town I live in, I love splashing through the leaves in the wood when walking the dog x
the autumnal colours
The falling leaves as it looks so pretty
The colours have been wonderful this year- and that’s meant lots of crunchy piles of leaves to kick our way through.
I also love knitwear and wearing boots, so autumn really is my favourite season 😀
The leaves on the floor, wrapping up warm wearing knitted hates, the crispness off the air and been able to be all cosy in your home watching tv with blankets and snacks
Soon be christmas
Sitting around a bonfire with family and friends-doesn’t need a reason why lol!!
the conkers falling from yhe trees as my toddler loves collecting them
The gorgeous colours which are everywhere!
Knowing its nearly broth and dumpling time, cheap meal, taste better day after though
I get an incredible urge to hibernate in the Autumn just like the hedgehogs. There’s nothing better than a long Sunday lay in, pulling the quilt over my head 😉
My favourite thing about autumn is the central heating 🙂
The cosy nights in with hot chocolates, blankets and candles 🙂
The beautiful colours, walking through the crispy leaves in my winter boots with my big silver cross balmoral pram!
Halloween. All that free chocolate.
I love the nights getting darker. I love catching up on interests like reading that I don’t do so much of in the summer evenings.
I love the changing colours, the crunching leaves under feet and we also have 7 birthdays in October alone so lots of parties.
Walking in the woods and the colour of the leaves on the trees
Walking in the crunchy leaves because it’s fun!
I love the colours and the temperature, when I was a kid I used to always ask when the orange country would come back.
i love autumn i love all the different coloured leaves scattered around and u know its coming u o christmas
I love all the things the kids collect from our walks in the park to use for crafts, we have lots of fun
my birthday 5th November also getting dark earlier x
i love getting cosy on the sofa during the dark nights
Walking in the new forest because I love the colours of the leaves on the trees
Love the colours of autumn, the falling leaves and conkers 🙂
Sitting in front of a roaring fire after a country walk
Crunching leaves with my daughter
the scrunching of the leaves
crunchy leaves and long wooly jumpers
I love the fact that the weather has cooled down, walking the dog in the summer is horrible for me, I’m a sweaty mess, but now, we’re nicely chilled and can walk for hours!
the beautiful colours
My favourite thing is the seasonal vegetables and being able to get in the kitchen and cook warming comfort food after a summer of salads 🙂
The different colours of leaves on the trees – so beautiful
Family walks in the countryside, crunching in leaves and collecting conkers, we have so much fun!
Getting out and about in the fresh morning air, admiring the colours of leaves.
I love the leaves turning their coppery colours and love foraging for hazelnuts and sweet chestnuts in the woods with my son.
The autumn leaves blowing from the trees, Halloween and bonfire night all remind me of my younger days!
Having a good reason for getting the slow-cooker out and making warming meals without my daughter saying ‘eugh stew again!’ lol
The beautiful changing colours of the leaves.
woodland walks with my dog
Walking through the crunchy leaves
I love all the autumn colours because it looks so pretty x
The fall colours
The smell in the air makes me feel nostalgic 🙂 x
I love EVERYTHING about Autumn! I love the way the leaves change colour and how they smell as they mulch down. I love the events (Halloween & Guy Fawkes), the crisp air, just everything!
The colours and conkers! Never mind health and safety – conker fights are fantastic
I love playing in the fallen leaves with my daughter!
toffee apples. hard to get the kids to get their 5 a day. which other season makes fruit so delicious? not the healthiest option but the kids want a treat – might as well have a whopping great apple in the middle of it.
the beautiful colours of the fallen leaves
Best thing for me is heating on fleecy pj’s and real home comfort food.
Getting to wear cuddly jumpers again
Chunky cardigans, wellies and walks!
I love getting the winter veg in from the garden – parsnips, potatoes, leeks, onions, etc., and starting to make preserves like cranberry sauce so they’re ready for Christmas time!
But, this year, my mum finally taught me to knit after decades of me refusing to learn! She got the needles out to knit some aran jumpers for my nieces, so I thought I’d help out by knitting some basic scarves…and now I’m (crochet) hooked! A great way to relax on colder evenings!
snuggling up with hot chocolate
I love the crisp autumn leaves and the crisp fresh healthy air and walking my dog in the woods
The dark chilly nights snuggled up on the sofa watching the telly
I love the festivals – with Halloween and Bonfire night! Both very exciting and lots of fun!
I like to close the curtains and settle down on my sofa in front of the fire and watch movies and dramas on tv. It is a lovely way to wind down.
I love the vibrant colours, the smell of cordite in the air as fireworks fizz overhead and the feel of papery leaves under my feet as I walk through misty woodland with my family.
Cosy night in and colourful landscapes, love it 🙂
The leaves changing colour, autumn walks and starting Christmas shopping
I love the fact that it’s nearly Christmas.
Kicking golden leaves
my birthday
I love walking or running through leaves because it reminds me of my time in cross country.
the colours the changes it all goes through is just amazing all the golds reds and oranges fantastic x
I love it when there’s a new cool freshness to the air on a bright crisp day, and a breeze just strong enough to blow the cobwebs away.
Collecting leaves
autumn walks collecting leaves with the kids 🙂
The colours of the leaves are just so beautiful
my favourite thing about Autumn is the cosy nights and helping prepare the garden visitors for winter 🙂
taking my little boy to play in the leaves
I love the stunning colours on the trees on a sunny Autumn day
The array of colours of the leaves changing on the trees, always reminds me of my childhood for some reason.
The amazing colours of the leaves fill me with a warm glow
I love that the shops start getting all their Christmas stuff in, it really gives me something to look forward to.
halloween and long walks in the autumn park…. Just love it!
running through the fallen leaves, hoping that there is no surprises under there
changes in the colours of the leaves
The autumn leaves are soooo beautiful! One day I hope to have a garden large enough to plant lots of deciduous trees, especially my favourite Liquidambar.
I love all the different coloured leaves on the ground and wrapping up warm
different coloured leaves
The darker evening (the children don’t complain about going to bed) and the run up to Christmas
I love taking nice walks on the beach in Autumn 🙂
i love the colour of the leaves its a perfect time for photography
I have a November birthday so always look forward to that. Once my birthday is gone it feels like the countdown to Christmas!
Normally it’s the perfect excuse to snuggle up on the sofa after a nice walk in the fresh air.. But this year I LOVE all the hedgehogness! .. I no longer mind chopping up the veg because I have the cutest Hedgehog chopping board hehe. This book would be perfect for my little family 🙂
The lovely colours when the leaves fall and walking through them when it’s a crisp bright morning 🙂 xx
the colours and the crunchy leafs
I love Autumn because it’s really Christmas and i love shopping for everyones gifts!
Watching my bonkers dog chasing leaves!
Collecting conkers because the kids love them and it keeps them quiet playing with them!
That wee bite in the air when you get up early in the morning!
The cooler temps and lovely autumn colours taking over.
love the changing colours of the leaves!!
The falling leaves
My daughter’s birthday
Kicking leaves and getting wrapped up in a hat, scarf and gloves
Crispy walks on crunchy leaves
bonfire night and autum leaves
I love the beautiful colours of the leaves – reds, yellows, browns and greens and walking through the leaves when they fall off the trees
collecting acorns and conkers and different coloured leaves and berries for my crafting.
Running and playing in the leaves with my kids 🙂
Stomping through the leaves with my Daughter.