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In this Back to School Giveaway, 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, Jenny Nanninga, shares a look into a series of stories to spark your children’s imagination. This post is sponsored, but as always the opinions expressed are those of the writer.
Books. Â I love them. Â I have been a reader since an early age and ended up becoming an English major and teacher. Â My daughter is following in my footsteps and has more books than I do. Â I am always looking for new books to inspire and engage her.
We have recently begun reading chapter books together and I am on the lookout for educational, fun, and meaningful stories for her eager mind to soak up.
The stories of Captain No Beard, inspired by a game the author played with her grandson, include action, humor, and valuable lessons of character and information.
The illustrations are beautiful and bright and will help keep your reader interested in the story. Â One of the most difficult jumps from toddler books to chapter books can be the absence of pictures and color. Â The Captain No Beard books have imaginative illustrations to help young readers visualize a more complicated plot than most toddler books use.
Some of the Captain No Beard series books are:
- Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life
- The Crew Goes Coconuts!: A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6
- Pepper Parrot’s Problem with Patience: A Captain No Beard Story
- Captain No Beard: Strangers on the High Seas, Book 4 of the Captain No Beard Series
- Stuck in the Doldrums: A Lesson in Sharing- A Captain No Beard Story
- The Treasure of Snake Island: A Captain No Beard Story Volume 5
These books would be a perfect set to acquire as you prep your children for the upcoming school year. Â They can go back to school excited to learn after reading through this fun series! Â These stories will spark their imagination and have lessons and plots that can easily be turned into additional learning activities for young ones.
Find the series on Amazon today!
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- Set of Captain No Beard Books
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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, Jenny Nanninga. Jenny blogs at livingthesweetstuff.wordpress.com about her home, family (husband and sweet baby girls), being a mom, crafting, cooking, her faith in God, and more.
DanV says
My kids love to read
Laurie Emerson says
My oldest son loves to read and my daughter is just learning how to read this year.
s riches says
Oh yes. Everyone in my family reads frequently.
Sarah L says
No kids, but my niece loves to read and I’m always giving her books.
Thanks for the contest.
Thomas Murphy says
Yes my kids love to read.
AEKZ2 says
Yes, my daughter loves to read.
kristy says
My daughters love storytime
Crystal Rose says
My daughter loves to read.
Brenda Elsner says
One of my kids loves to read, the other 2 not so much.
Melanie Comello says
My little girl actually can’t read yet, but she sure does love to pretend read and loves to be read to.
denise a says
Yes the kids share my love of reading!
Tracy Heyer says
Yes, they love to read!! Thank you!
Renee Simmons says
Our grandkids have a serious book collection for being at “grandma’s” house. Love kids books myself. Thanks for the chance. My grandkids would love them.
susan smoaks says
yes they love to read
Gina Ferrell says
Yes, all 3 of my kids love to read.
kathy pease says
two of mine love to read the other not so much
Melanie Montgomery says
Yes, they do and so do I
RICHARD+HICKS says
The kids LOVE reading and devour everything I give them
Ed says
Without a doubt!
Randi Cook says
My son does a little but mostly my daughter. Its very true the more you read to them the more likely they are to become readers themselves!
Melanie Mesick says
My kids love to be read to!
Julie Hawkins says
My kids do love to read
Michelle S says
My little one is too little to read, but she does love being read to .
Jill Myrick says
Yes, my older children love reading on their own and my younger children love being read to.
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Seyma Shabbir says
My sons love to read! Especially books about animals.
Carolyn Daley says
Yes, my nephew enjoys reading.
Amanda Sakovitz says
yes they do!
allyson tice says
My kids cannot read by themselves yet, but they sure love being read to every night! its our nightime ritual!
Mihaela Day says
Yes, they all love to read 🙂
tara darity says
yes they do! all 3 of them have shelves full of books in their rooms!
Kerrie Mayans says
My three older kids love to read. My five year old still stuggles to read on her own but loves to be read to. I think that she will eventually also love reading.
Deb Esling says
My son LOVES to read, and have books read to him. My daughter, not so much. She has discovered the digital world and doesn’t read “traditional” books now unless she has too. Too bad too!
molli vandehey says
my oldest loves to read and my others love to be read to
Robby Rob says
yes! i’m fortunate that they both love to read, and we read together every night
Candace says
My son can’t read yet but, he loves being read to.
Lisa V. says
My daughter always liked to read.
Angela P says
Yes, especially my oldest and youngest….they can’t get enough of books!
Leela says
Yes, they all do!
Maureen says
I LOVE reading and hope to instill a life long love with my three young children. Good books really inspire them….
Susan Smith says
My kids do enjoy reading.
Shayna Brookman says
My son loves to read !!!
David Fultner says
NOt so much
Renee G says
Both of my boys love to read.
clynsg says
Unfortunately, no, my children do not read very much
chana says
my daughter is a read-a-holic
Teresa Thompson says
My oldest loves to read and the younger ones love to be read to.
Jessica w says
My girls love to read.
katklaw777 says
Both my kids luv to read…I have been reading to them since day one!
Lisa Marz says
2 of my kids love to read, 1 not so much and my little one is just starting to read, so hopefully he will love reading as well.
Jenny Moses says
My two year old doesn’t go anywhere without a book. It’s one of the many things I love about him.
Colette S says
My kids love to read! my son won the million words reader out of his whole school last year!
Tara says
Yes, my kids love to read.
Rebecca D says
My boys love books. My oldest is a fairly new reader and has started reading for pleasure, which I am so excited about! My youngest is still learning to read, but loves for me to read to him.
Sadie B. says
My kids love to read every night before bed.
erica c says
My two children LOVE to read especially at bedtime.
DebbieKL says
My 6 yo is doing a great job reading. His little sisters like to look at books and make up stories!
Amy Webb says
Yes they both love to read. My older son (5) will be learning to read on his own soon.
Staci A says
Yes! They read every chance they get.
Carolann Leibenguth says
My children have inherited my love of books. I have read to them from the time they were born and they love getting lost in a good book.
Janice Crespo says
My grandson is still very young but he is starting to get into the books. Yeah!
Cindi says
We love reading as a family; especially, before bedtime!
Our sons also like reading to us…
Thanks, Cindi
Jenny says
My kids love to read. I read to them every night.
ACMommy says
Yes! I was raised in a book loving home, so now our home is the same – we have bookshelves in every room of the house full of books, plus a whole place just for our library books. 🙂 We all enjoy reading, it’s a love I enjoy encouraging. 🙂
Saver Sara says
Yes, my kids love reading. We read every night and whenever we can.
Cheryl Rahkonen says
Yes, my kids love to read and I love reading to them.
Tricia Nightowlmama says
My 6 yr old especially loves to read but so does my 8 yr old son too.
Jennifer Rote says
My grandson loves reading time with his Dad.
Amy Webb says
My older son (5) loves being read to and will start reading on his own soon. My little guy (16 mo.) is just getting into picture books.
Allie says
We love to read
Erinn S says
My 6 year old loves to read
THRansom says
My daughter loves to read books and my son loves to have books read to him!
Benita says
Yes, they LOVE to read and be read to.
Sandy says
Yes, my children love to read. 🙂
Mia Dentice Carey says
My son LOVES to read & does very well!
sandra says
they prefer being read to
Barbara Platt says
yes, our kids love to read
Daiva says
Yes me kids love to read and be read to
Tabitha says
Yes,my daughter loves to read.
And I love that!
saminder gumer says
yes the kids love to read.
beth says
They love to read and I hope they continue to do so.
Melinda Brock says
Grandson would love these 🙂
Shawna O says
My boys both love to read books!
Jessica Medina says
My kids love to read and I love to encourage it!
Joelle says
My baby isn’t old enough to read but she loves to be read to.
victoria lynch says
Both of my kids adore reading. They take after their mom, we have books laying all over the house.
Holli G. says
Both love to read!!
Caitlin McClure says
They’re a bit young, but love when we read to them usually
Francine Anchondo says
yes they both do.
Dawn Keenan says
All of my kids are avid readers.
christine j says
my daughter loves to read
Jenn M says
My boys love to read. my oldest was a top reader at his school.
Emily says
My second child loves when I read to him. We are having some hurdles with reading but i’m sure he’ll learn and love it soon!
Birdiebee says
My youngest granddaughter loves to read.
Virginia Rowell says
My grandchildren love to read and be read to.
Nancy says
Yes! Without a single doubt, they adore reading and books of all kinds.
Lauren U says
My son LOVES to read
Angela Saver says
Our daughter has always LOVED to read, but our son doesn’t enjoy it much, unless it is something that really, really interests him!
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Gina Brandt says
My kids love to read as well and would enjoy any one of those books
Jenny Q. says
All of my kids love to read or be read to. These books look great for my son!
alice elzey says
My kids love to read!
Randi S says
Yes, my son keeps books in his backpack to read daily!
Angela Martini says
They love to read almost as much as I do
anna says
The love to read – I read to them and they read to me!
Linda Bradshaw says
My grandson loves to read. He is not allowed to play video games much. He does puzzles and books.
shaunie says
Would have to say yes, they do.
Nicole C. says
1 of my 3 kids loves to read!
xty cruz says
Still dont have kids
Marianna says
Both of my sons love to read – so do I!
Kelly H. says
Yes we all love reading books in my house.
Lexi says
My oldest loves to read and my other kids love to be read to! We love books at our house!
T Michelle Trump says
My kiddos love to read and enjoy going to the library once a week!
Claudia M says
my kids love to read! Every time we see a yard sale we stop and see if we can find new books
Helga says
Yes she does like to read.
CR Williams says
She is too young right now
Nannypanpan says
He does as long as it is a book he has an interest in
Betsy Barnes says
My son was not a fan of reading until he was older. He enjoys reading as an adult more than when he was a child. 🙂
paige chandler says
Yes, they LOVE reading
Natalie F says
My boys do love to read. WE read every day for about 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night.
Christina G. says
My daughter does love to read. She especially likes sci-fi. Thanks for the giveaway!
Stacey b says
Yes, both my 3 and 7 year old love reading! I’m so thankful for that.
Daniel Darcy says
My niece and nephew love to read!
JAMES LYNAM says
WE ALL READ.
In fact every child should read.
Janice C says
these would be wonderful books to donate to my grandsons school they are always looking for books for their in school library and after school programs
Linda G. says
I have two grandson’s that love to read. I keep books in my car so whenever they are running errands with me they spend it reading
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
All my kids love to read and so does my grandkids, that are old enough to read.
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Chrystal D says
I don’t have kids but my niece and nephew love reading!
Stephanie Galbraith says
My kids love to read.
Suzanne h says
My son has always liked books. We read every night before bed and go to the library every week.
anne hill says
yes my kids love to read but they like it more when i read to them.
samantha wagner says
My daughter loves to read! My son, depends on his mood.
nickie says
My son likes to read, but he loves making up his own stories and tell them.
Laura Unger says
My boys can’t read yet, but they love books and they love to be read to!
danielle says
My son loves to read with me
Danielle Lima says
My daughter only reads when the story interests her.
Steph says
Both of my kids love to read.
Amy Orvin says
No, not really.
Stephanie says
My daughter loves to be read to!
Vivian Sun says
Yes!! My kids love books and learning to spell now too!! Even my 1 year old!
Meghan Finley says
They love to read!
Ginny says
3 of the 4 yes.
Ru says
My LO absolutely adores reading. Every night she tests her luck but seeing how many books we’d read to her before we make her go to sleep. This morning, when I realized it was waaaay to quiet, I cautiously entered the living room to find her sitting quietly in the corner leafing through a book.
Cindy Ray says
My son and daughter both like bedtime stories. My son can read but my daughter can not read yet 🙂
BusyWorkingMama says
My 6 year old loves to read. Ever since she learned, she feels so empowered to be able to read street signs and other things. She also loves books!
Trista Anderson says
My kids love to read 🙂
Daniel M says
yep they like to read
Dandi D says
My son isn’t old enough to read yet, but he loves it when I read to him!
Austin Baroudi says
My daughter is only 1 so unfortunately not yet.
Sonya Morris says
My kids love to read!
Tammy S says
My daughter will read anything you put infront of her. My son only likes to read the types of books he enjoys.
amyc says
Yes, both of my kids love to read. They love to sit on my lap and have a story read to them.
Lisa Brown says
yes, mine like to read.
K. Finn says
This would be the right age for my goddaughter, who definitely likes to read.
Lisa Davis says
My kids are just starting to learn to read and yes, they love it.
Natalie S says
Yes! My boys LOVE books and would sit around all day listening to me read to them.
Kristen says
Yes they do!
Christine L. says
I don’t have children of my own, but my nieces love to read (and I’ve helped instill that in them).
Meagan bs says
my daughter is learning to read and isn’t enjoying it, but we’ve been reading to her more to help get her more excited.
Christine W says
yes…my son loves to read!
latanya says
yes, my son loves to read
amy tolley says
yes my youngest likes to read and we read to my grandson all the time thanks for this chance
Kathy Stevenson says
My girls love to read!
Rebecca Parsons says
My oldest loves to read. The other two not so much.
Terra Heck says
My kids to like to read, and I encourage it. Thanks.
Cheryl Free says
We all love to read 🙂
Gretta says
Yes, they love to read independently and they also love to be read to!
vickie couturier says
yes,,im go glad the grandchildren have the same love of reading that I do
DEBIJOT says
Yes, they all love to read and ask for books for their birthdays.
anne says
We all read and all of my children read and still do and now my grandchildren love books and reading.
Kelly D says
Yes, my kids love to read.
Wehaf says
Everyone in our family loves to read!
Heather B says
All 3 of my children are big readers. Especially my 2 year old, he is always bringing someone a book to read him. We have to read 3 stories before every nap and bed time too!
Janet W. says
Yes, my grandsons love to read!
Noreen says
My kids adore books and reading
D Schmidt says
My children love to read, their favorite books are anything related to sea creatures.