Book Giving Day Blog Hop
Love is in the air! In the spirit of love and gift-giving, my writer pals and I are sharing in Blog Hop devoted to the love of books. Please have a read and enjoy. Then visit the other #Gr8Blogs listed at the end of this post for more Book Giving inspiration. Be sure to enter the rafflecopter below for your chance to win some amazing books being giving away, as our way to share in the spirit of book giving.
International Book Giving Day. You’ve likely been seeing it all over your Social Media feed, pictures of books people plan to give away to children. Idea’s for how to get involved, ways you can give back to the community. This is a day that comes around once a year, and it shares the day with Valentine’s Day.
Here’s a little background for those unfamiliar with the holiday. This is a day devoted to instilling a lifelong love of reading in children and providing access to books for children in need. Book Giving Day calls on volunteers to share their favorite book with a young reader. Although the holiday originated in the UK, book lovers around the world now join in the celebrations every year.
Even though this day hasn’t passed yet, it really has me thinking. Why does this have to be a day celebrated only once a year? Why can’t we make it a conscious matter to share our books with others? Especially to children in need all the time!?!
What, or how could we do this? Book Giving Day has few organized events. Instead, individual volunteers are encouraged to give a favorite book or books to children. This can take many forms; some people give books as gifts to their children or those of friends. Others donate books to children’s libraries, schools or charities. Still, others leave books in places where they’ll be found, such as doctors’ waiting rooms or even train stations.
February 14th is a day to tell our family and friends we love them. What better way to tell our children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, etc. we love them than with a book! A book can become a lifelong friend, something that can be enjoyed for years to come. I still enjoy reading books I had as a child, the memories that are recalled to mind wouldn’t be possible if I didn’t have those books.
Books are small things that leave a lasting impact! So many authors are where they are today because of a book. Imagine, by our giving a book instead of a card, we could be helping to inspire a future author. What’s more, an inscription on the inside cover is the best way to take a book and make into something more. Something special, and long lasting.
All you have to do is visit the link below to enter the Book Giving Day Extravaganza powered by Raffelcopter and follow the prompts. The giveaway will run from 2/1-2/15/17. There is no purchase necessary to enter*, it’s free and open to all. Easy Peasy! As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I have partnered together with some fellow children’s authors, and we are giving away 14 signed copies of our books, along with 4 eBooks. That’s a total of 18 books! Wowza!
We can all give a little something back and just because this holiday is once a year, does not mean it has to be forgotten once it’s passed. So help all to remember this day by leaving a comment below and sharing with us: How a book as impacted you? How have you shared in this day? And, What this day means to you!
Never underestimate the power of giving a book! #GiveABook!
Want to learn more about the authors involved in the giveaway? You can click on their names to find out more! Thanks for stopping by! For more International Book Giving Day reading, visit the #Gr8blogs below. And don’t forget to enter the rafflecopter for your chance to win autographed copies by some amazing authors. And hey, if you’re pumped about reading and books, just add your family-friendly International Book Giving Day link to your blog post in the comment section. We’ll visit your blog and give you some blog love!
JD Holiday, Tracy Bryan, Julie Gorges, James Milson, Rosie Russell, Sandra Bennett, Corrina Holyoake, Cat Michaels,
*There is NO purchase necessary to enter or win. Winners will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget within 48 hours and notified by email once the giveaway ends. The winners will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner(s) do not respond within 72 hours, a new winner(s) will be chosen. This giveaway is open to all who live in and outside of the US. However, as there are several sponsors of this giveaway who live both domestic and international. Print books are available only for domestic country of author origin; ebooks offered outside author’s country of origin at their discretion.
