It’s Working Mommy Wednesday! Today’s prompts are:

1. Does being a mom cause your co-workers to think of you as the “office mom”?
2. Children’s books can be, boring – have you found any that are fun to read over and over?

Have I found any fun children’s books which we can read over and over?

I sure have!!  In our house, we all love reading our huge collection of Barefoot Books together!

I joined Barefoot Books as an Ambassador in April 2008, and enjoy displaying and sharing the beautiful books at events, parties and fundraisers throughout Central Scotland.

My daughters have a whole cupboard full of beautiful Barefoot Books that they love to read alone or with Mummy. Some of the books also include an audio CD with stories, songs or rhymes! I like to give these beautiful books as gifts to friends and family, and my ‘special box’ (as the girls call it!) is a frequent source of inspiration for last-minute gifts for children’s parties!
Here’s a few of our favourites:

• The Gigantic Turnip
• The Parrot Tico Tango
• The Barefoot Book of Princesses
• Mama Panya’s Pancakes

Here’s some Halloween fun from Barefoot Books:

Read my WMW Part 1 post from earlier today: Working Mummy But Not Work Mum

Join in the WMW fun over with Rachel over at Occasional Boredom.

The King's Christmas List

The King’s Christmas List is a lovely childrens’ book, wonderfully written by Eldon Johnson and beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Leick.    This is the story of a little girl and her dog who are invited to the King’s birthday party.   After selecting a birthday gift fit for a king, they make their way to the castle.  However, their journey is interrupted by the various unfortunate people they meet along the way.

This charming book reminds children and parents the true meaning of Christmas via an enchanting story that children will want to read again and again.  My six year old twin daughters love it!

This book would make an ideal Christmas gift for children up to about eight or nine years old.  It’s the perfect book to read with your child on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, and one that I’m sure they’ll enjoy year after year.

The book also gives details on how children and their parents can give to charities like Blood: Water Mission and World Vision.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

I am privileged to have received a review copy of this wonderful and inspiring book by New York Times best-selling author, and in-demand public speaker, Andy Andrews.

The Boy Who Changed the World is a delightful children’s version of Andy Andrew’s book The Butterfly Effect. As with the adult version, this book is about the concept of permanent purpose, where every single human being has the ability to potentially change the course of billions of peoples’ lives, now and in the future. This book teaches children that every single action of theirs matters.

The Boy Who Changed the World is well written. In this book, Andrews tells the same inspiring story as he does in The Butterfly Effect, but this time he concentrates on the heroes of the story as children.

The book is beautifully illustrated by Philip Hurst, and would make a lovely gift for a child. My own six-year-old twin girls were charmed by the book.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

You can read my review of The Butterfly Effect here.

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Watch loveable Bear travel from here to there. Sixteen pieces fit together to create four transportation scenes with these colour-coded, four-piece, shaped puzzles.  (Ages 2 to 4 years)

Barefoot Books provide beautiful keepsake children’s books and gifts.  You can browse their products online here.

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 The draw closes at midnight GMT on Saturday 7th November 2009. The winner will be announced on Monday 9th November 2009.

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Thanks for your participation, and good luck!

My daughters and I love reading beautiful Barefoot Books together.  Barefoot Books are an ideal way to introduce children to new cultures and ideas. The stories are enchanting and the illustrations are charming.

Today, I’d like to introduce you to one of my daughters’ favourite books – Parrot Tico Tango.

Parrot Tico Tango’s hilarious ways make this book a laugh-a-minute read while the colourful pictures and rhyming text will make this a firm favourite both at home and at school.