{Review and Giveaway} Pirate Books - CLOSED

CONTEST CLOSED - and the winner is:
I think my son would love any of those books, but "How I Became a Pirate" stands out to me. Our mommy son dance theme was pirates this year. Love it!
Mdipping@att.net

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book GroupThey offered to send me some fun "pirate" books to review, and if I liked them, they would let me give an identical set of books to one of you {a $91 value}.


Of course {being a pirate loving family}, I said YES!  Here are the books we received:

Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime
How I Became a Pirate
Pirates Activity Book
Pirate Nap A Book of Colors
Lives of the Pirates
Sheep on a Ship




We loved all the books, but "How I Became a Pirate" was our favorite. 

Ready for a chance to win ALL of these fun books {worth $91}

Comment (below) letting me know which of these books you would most like to win.  Just leave your answer (and email address if you aren't logged in) before Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Good luck!


Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)
Rules {I am a mom... I can't help it}:
  1. The winner of the contest will be chosen by the Random Number Generator.
  2. To enter the contest, you must leave me a comment telling me the name of the book you would most like to win.  Contest is open to Canadian and US residents only.
  3. This contest is not being hosted or sanctioned in any way by facebook.
  4. Contest closes on May 23, 2012 at 11:59pm.
  5. Prize will be accepted as awarded.
  6. Winners will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond.  After 48 hours the prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be selected. 
Please note:  I was provided with this product (free of charge) for reviewing purposes only.  No monetary compensation was received, and all opinions are 100% my own.

71 comments:

  1. I would love to win "Pirate Nap A Book of Colors". My toddler LOVES pirates :)

    Jami MacKay
    jaym36@hotmail.com

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  2. I would love Sheep on a ship! We've had real pet sheep in this house and love pirates!

    kathlene07@hotmail.com

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  3. The book i would love to win would be the pirate activity book. My three boys love doing activity books, they would be so excited.
    jeffandmarg@hotmail.ca

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  4. Alyssa would love to win Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime!
    Jen Verge

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  5. Definitely the Pirate Activity Book! It would be a huge hit with our pirate-activity loving daughter!

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  6. My son loves pirates as well, he has one book we read all the time and it is falling apart. He would love How i became A Pirate

    Katherine

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  7. What an awesome giveaway! Sheep on a Ship sounds like such a cute book.

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  8. My girls LOVE Pirates! I know they would enjoy any of these books. I can't decide which one I think they'd like more.

    Aldona MacNeil

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  9. We love books and pirates here - what a great mix. I think the boys would love How I Became a Pirate :)

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  10. Lives of Pirates looks like a good book for my twins. Seems like a book my kids would learn alot from reading.

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  11. The Pirates Activity Book would be a hit in our household! My son loves pirates so much that when one of his stuffed animals lost an eye, he was re-named pirate doggy :) crystalanne (at) rogers (dot) com

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  12. I'd love to win Nap Pirate. My boys love pirates and it would be nice if this book let them know that even pirates have to rest sometimes. Hahaha.
    karenclifton77@gmail.com

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  13. I would love to win the Pirate Nap one! Maybe it might help get my kids down for one! lol! This is a fantastic giveaway!

    jthibodeau at live dot com

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  14. I know Seth (who has Worn a paper pirate hat 12 hours a day since his friends pirate birthday last week) would love How I Became a pirate because being a pirate is his backup plan for if he can't be a knight when he grows up :)
    Jaymacg@ hotmail . Com

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  15. How I Became a Pirate - I love the look on the little fellow's face. I think my little girl would love it.
    April
    april_m_smith@hotmail.com

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  16. I would most like to win How I Became a Pirate because I have read it to my boys and we love it.

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  17. I would love How I Became a Pirate!!
    maclayburn@juno.com

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  18. These books all look great. I would love to win Pirate Nap. jackieannie@hotmail.com

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  19. We already have and love How I Became a Pirate (actually we have Comment Je Suis Devenu Pirate, but it is the same thing in French) but we love pirates around here! I'd love Pirate nap, that looks cute! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Lindseyaylward@yahoo.com

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  20. Sheep On A Ship

    jmbarata21@hotmail.com

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  21. How I Became a Pirate or the activity book would be great to win .. I think he would just love it..

    Jennifer

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  22. My boys would love the Pirate Activity book, but they all look great!

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  23. I would love the Pirate Activity Book most (just because we already have How I Became a Pirate which is a favourite at our house - one I love to read with them). The three oldest kids LOVE pirates.

    Julianne
    grg1@ns.sympatico.ca

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  24. Wouold love the Sheep on a Ship would be great! All of them would be great actually! Shannon
    shantibbetts@gmail.com

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  25. Jennifer Corbett18 May 2012 at 09:50

    I would live to read "How I became a pirate" to my pirate loving 3 year old. But all of them look great!!
    Jennib88@comcast.net

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  26. Great set. Would especially love How I Became a Pirate. Thanks!

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  27. All of the books look great but considering I have a 3 year old who wears an eye patch (against my good judgement!!) and carries a hook and telescope, I would have to choose How I Became a Pirate!!

    kerri.brown@srsb.ca

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  28. I would love the "How I became a pirate"
    thanks
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  29. I think my son would love the How I Became a Pirate book.

    jisellemahar@hotmail.com

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  30. "We would walk the planks for any of the books me hardy" We really like How I became a pirate or Charlotte Jane! Thank you
    luciasultano@hotmail.com

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  31. My daughter loves anything pirate related!!! We'd love to win any of these, but maybe "How I Became a Pirate" most of all? Great giveaway!

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  32. I would love for us to have How I Became a Pirate or Pirate Nap! What a fun giveaway!

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  33. they are all great titles, sincebedtime is always a battle at our house, we'd love to win Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime

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  34. oh and e-mail is buffy666(at)hotmail.com

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  35. Great giveaway Gina:)
    We would love the Sheep on a Ship!
    Thanks!
    Babydet@gmail.com

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  36. We have checked Pirate Nap out of the library twice so far this spring! So that would be my son's choice. My personal preference is How I Became A Pirate; I love the illustrations.

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  37. I think my kidlets would love how I became a pirate. My dh and could do all kinds of voices and it looks like a blast for my pirate princess and her gang of brothers.

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  38. Would love to have Sheep on a Ship! My daughter loves quirky things and that book looks a little silly. :)

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  39. We would love to win "Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime" as we have a "battle" most nights! What a beautiful gift pack of books!

    Danielle at viper63@hotmail.com

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  40. I am a preschool teacher and we are having a pirate picnic this weekend. The kiddos love pirates! We would love to win Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime since we have way too much fun to even think about napping:)
    Victoria Golojuch
    victoria.golojuch@gmail.com

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  41. so cute! I would be partial to the Charlotte pirate book as I have a new little niece with the same name!

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  42. These look like great books! I want to read How I Became a Pirate the most.

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  43. We love Pirates! I think Pirate Nap would fit my kids the best. And we HAVE sheep on a ship, and LOVE it; so if I win, you can have another giveaway for sheep on a ship. :)

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  44. Awesome!!!! How I Became a Pirate would be a hit in out house!!!!!

    Leanne
    canoe08@hotmail.com

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  45. Great Giveaway! How I became a Pirate looks like it would be a fun read.

    nicolemcphee@hotmail.com

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  46. I think my son would love any of those books, but "How I Became a Pirate" stands out to me. Our mommy son dance theme was pirates this year. Love it!
    Mdipping@att.net

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  47. Hallie would really like to read "Sheep on a ship "and "How I became a pirate" thanks for a great contest :))

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  48. Charlotte Jane battles bedtime would be our top pick! Charlotte is my dughter's name, she loves pretending to be a pirate :)

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  49. I would love the pirate activity book!! What a fun giveaway :)

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  50. My two boys love Pirates! "How I became a pirate" would be a hit...as well as all the others! They all look great:)

    obrien.leanna@gmail.com

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  51. My kids love pirates! Hard choice which one I'd like most. I would say either the Pirate Activity book or How I became a pirate. dnsjmoore@gmail.com

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  52. I think my kids and I would love the Pirates Activity Book melissamcnicol(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  53. How I Became a Pirate - my son would love any of them though!

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  54. Lives Of Pirates sounds like a good one! I have How I Became a Pirate... love it!! chefl@swbell.net

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  55. The Pirates Activity Book
    knightinshiningarmor75 gmail com

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  56. I think they would all be great but since I can only have one I would like to win the Pirate nap!

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  57. I think my daughter would love Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime! fenix825 at gmail dot com

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  58. They all sound great... arrr, but I would most like How I Became a Pirate - my daughter is going through a pirate phase so these would be fantastic to win. Thank you for the opportunity.
    asmithonline at yahoo dot ca

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  59. My daughters would love the Charlotte Jane Battles bedtime one. Hope i win!!

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      megsmolinski@hotmail.com

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  60. Pirate Nap is what I would love to get

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  61. The pirate nap book looks adorable!!! What an awesome contest!!! Fingers crossed. My email is danamisner (at) gmail.com

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  62. I think my son would really love How I Became A Pirate. Thanks!

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  63. My son loves pirates! We would love to read sheep on a ship. Sounds funny. my email is ashleyspilik@yahoo.com

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  64. Pirate Activity Book..always looking for new ideas.

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  65. They all look good but I think the pirate activity one would be cool :)

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  66. The pirate activity book would be a big hit around here with all my girlies....fun stuff to do in the summer! lyssasletters@hotmail.com

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  67. We would love anyone of these titles! I think the Pirate Activity Book might be fun for the summer! We just shared some fun things to do with pirate books today on our sight called Pirates LOVE BOOKS! http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2012/05/pirates-love-books.html

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  68. We would Love 'Sheep in a ship'. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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