Penny & Rio: The Crime Fighting Dog Duo (Review & Giveaway - 12/6)
(Taken from Penny & Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting)
- These books have received the Mom's Choice Awards for Honoring Excellence.
- The books are fun and endearing and place importance on family history and ties.
- Readers can buy a copy of the book on the Penny and Rio site and Jennifer will autograph it personally for the child who will be receiving it.
- Readers can contact their school or local library and request the library purchase the book for their children’s collection. Jennifer provides a “forms” tab on her site that helps readers to make the request! So easy!
- Unique Gift Idea: Penny and Rio books are available, starting Nov 3, on the Ripple Reader site! Ripple Reader is a web based audio player. Adults use Ripple Reader to make personalized audio recordings of children's picture books. Children use it to listen to these custom recordings over and over. GREAT idea for military families or for grandparents who live far away. Imagine being able to read a bed time story to your child when you are away!
- Penny and Rio books are now also available on Kindle!
My Review of the Penny & Rio Mysteries
The author, Jennifer Swanson, signed the book to all of the kids. I think it's wonderful that the author goes one step above and does that for each recipient of her book. It says a lot about her character, and it truly impressed me.
When Zander saw the books sitting on the coffee table, his eyes got as big as saucers. "Mom, are those books for me? Can I read them? Right now? Please?" He didn't want to wait for me to read the stories to them, he wanted to read them right that minute. And he did. He sat down and read both stories, (out loud so Jace and Lucy could listen, too), cover to cover.
As you can tell, Zander was quite impressed. And I love how much he loved the books. The books were easy enough for him to read, the stories were easy to follow, and all of the characters absolutely made the story. The books are illustrated perfectly for the story, and the kids loved discussing the pictures while reading. I, too, would encourage parents who want to help solidify a love of reading in their children to check out Penny and Rio.
Want to Try the Penny & Rio Mysteries for Yourself?
To Enter:
Visit the Penny & Rio website and watch one of the Trailers for the books. Leave a comment letting me know which trailer you watched and what you thought.
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Woof! Woof! Two brand new detectives are on the case. Penny & Rio are their names, and solving cases is their game. Kids of all ages will love reading along as Penny & Rio solve their latest mystery: The Locked Doghouse Mystery. Angie at 5 Vinez Monkeys is hosting a giveaway on her blog, and if you're the winner, you can have this book personally autographed by the author and sent right to your door. You won't want to miss this giveaway! Stop by before 11:59pm ET on December 6th and enter to win!
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Fine Print:
Contest is open to residents of the US. If you already do any of the above, you qualify. Please leave a comment for each of the extra entries you complete. However, you must first leave the required comment as stated above. Giveaway will end on Saturday, December 6th at 11:59pm (EST), and the winner will be selected via random.org. Winner will be announced by Monday, December 8th, and will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
Disclaimer: MommyPR sent me autographed copies of the books named above to get my honest and candid review. I was in no other way compensated for this post. The free products did not influence my opinion in any way.
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I watched the The Locked Doghouse Mystery and think that it looks like an fun book for kids Thanks
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I watched Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting and I thought it was cute! I like all the animals different personalities!
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November 19, 2009 9:49 AM
Watched Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting, looks like a book my daughter and I would really enjoy reading together.
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I watched the trailer for "Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting" thought it looked like a cute fun book.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
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