through April 21 at 5 Minutes for Books.
Although I did not order Welcome, Little One thinking that my 4 1/2 year old son would love it, when I took it out of the box, he scrambled up beside me to look at it and sat rapt as I previewed this creative book.
The sticker on the front says, “The ultimate Baby Gift,” and I agree.
It’s oversized, which makes it easy to share with a child, the interior pages are colorful and interactive and include
- a soft baby blanket and a fuzzy heart to feel
- other pop-up hearts
- a letter to take out of an envelope
- and a musical chip to listen to.
The book ends with a mirrored insert that excites kids every time they peer in.
I like the text a lot too. It’s sweet and affirming, but not overly sappy or trite.
I would think that the target audience would be around two or three years of age (and any woman filled with new-mother hormones), but judging from the reaction that my son had, it could become a traditional favorite that kids might enjoy year after year.
Welcome, Little One is a deluxe interactive novelty book celebrating the magic and joy that come with the arrival of a new baby – an irresistibly sweet gift, or a treat for your family to enjoy yourselves.
In this special interactive gift book, beloved author and artist Sandra Magsamen celebrates the miracle of baby’s arrival. With soothing, lulling text and a wide variety of novelty elements, including touch-and-feels, pull-tabs, lift-the-flaps, a musical sound chip, pop-ups and more, readers are invited to remember all of the special moments that are experienced when baby arrives.
One Grand Prize winner (U.S. shipping addresses only) will receive a prize package valued at $149:
* 2 Baby Outfits from Sandra’s clothing line “Messages from the Heartâ€
* 1 copy of Welcome, Little One
A copy of each of these other titles by Sandra Magsmen as well:
* Peek-a-boo, I Love You
* Baby Love
* My Blanket
* Little Blossom
* Goodnight, Little One
* Butterfly Kisses
* Love Bug
* Bedtime Bunny
* Little Angel
Four winners will receive a copy of Welcome, Little One (U.S. shipping addresses only).
Please leave a comment if you’d like to win. This prizing is for U.S. residents only, and is subject to our terms and conditions.
This contest ends 4/26 and the winners will be announced in this column on 4/27.
The winners of Chicken Soup for the Soul Power Moms are #47 Toby, #53 Linda Gilbert, #49 Kathy D.
If you’re disappointed that you didn’t win, we’ll be giving away two more Chicken Soup books at 5 Minutes for Books in April in our giant Mother’s Day Giveaway (starting April 15).
Contributing editor Jennifer Donovan manages 5 Minutes for Books and blogs at Snapshot.
The blanket with the heart has textures to help little ones sleep well. We all deserve to be loved.
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My niece is PG for her third child! She is due in November & Her hubby goes back to Iraq in Jan. !
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Would love this for my granddaughter.
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What a terrific prize pack!
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This would make a great baby shower gift for my niece. Thank you
I’m so hppy I was able to put you on my homepage,so I could always read your wonderful reviews! I have always made a reading a part of my visit with my Grandbabies & sure would love to add this perfect prize to my collection! Thank You!
This would be such a nice gift to my adopted-by-love daughter for my grandchild.
Great collection. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the giveaway!
My best friend’s daughter is getting ready to have a baby and would love this!
So, so nice!
I would like to win this for my little one.
I’d love to win! I have a new niece on the way and this would be a wonderful gift. Thanks so much for the review and giveaway…”Welcome Little One” sounds like a very nice book.
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Would love to win!
These book are so precious!
Thanks for giving us the chance to win them!
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I’d love to win!
This would be a cute gift for my niece!
This would be a great gift for my 1 and only sister n law, she is expecting, my first baby neice in a few weeks
I would love to win it for her
Thanks for the contest
This set would be wonderful.
This is such a cute little book set!
I would love the chance to win, thanks.
I would love to win this! Thank you!
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I would love to win this for my friend who’s due in August!
Awww! So cute! Perfect for little ones!
I would love to win this to share with my husband’s cousin.
I would love to win this for my little girl
If I win this, I am going to share it with many children! So cute.
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My daughter would enjoy these fun books!
I would love to win this book. I have a 4 month old daughter who really is a miracle and would love to read this book to her.
Adorable books to share with my little ones.
I would love to win this to split with my sister. I have a little boy and she’s expecting a baby any day now.
This would be lovely for my little boy! Thanks!
My little one is due next month, this would be so nice! Thanks!
Such a wonderful giveaway. Thank you!
This is great, count me in.
I love books and children’s books can get alifetime reader started. The magic and imagination passed on to each generation.
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I would like to win this for my newborn grandson.
This would be lovely for my friend who is expecting a baby this summer!
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I’d love this!!! Please enter me. Thanks
I’d love to win this for my niece’s baby. Please count me in. Thanks!
This would be great to win. I could share it with the little ones.
My best friend is due any day and this would be awesome for her.
would love this for my new baby boy
this would be perfect for the new little one I’m having in about a week 🙂
We have Little One #2 on the way and I’d love this collection-thanks!
Great set!
Winning would be wonderful. What a lovely gift.
THis would be a great gift for a baby shower
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I would love to win this for my grandbaby to be!
I would love to win this..I have a dear friend expecting her 4th child, she hasn’t had a baby in the house in 9 years so this would be a treat:)
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
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My daughter loves reading with us so we’re always looking for new material.
I would love to win these. Thanks
These book sound nice for my son. Thanks for the chance.
It sounds like a great book!
i would love this for my daughter who is expecting.
This would make a wonderful shower gift.
I would love to win this for my babes! Thanks for the chance!
This would be great for my little one. Please count me in to win.
nice books
I’d like this for MY little one!
My twins would love the package!
Those books look adorable. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to win.
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What a wonderful prize! I think the book sounds absolutely adorable.
This would be a great prize package for my little one. Please count me in to win.
What a cute prize! I was very interested after reading on her site that she is an art therapist. That is such a neat idea!
My niece will be having her first baby in August and this would be perfect for her. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I found it very interesting about her being an art therapist. Would love to win this set, my father instilled the value of reading at a very early age and we are passing that on to our children.
I am siure my daughter would love this.
I’d like to win, this would make a great baby gift.
Anything with children’s books is a great win, anything with children’s books AND a blanket…a sweeeeeeeeeeeeet win worth hoopla’ing about!
Great prize, please enter me.
I would looove to win this! Fantastic giveaway!
This book looks just wonderful! And perfect for my sister in law to read to my new niece over the next couple of years! I love that it’s interactive!
I would love to win. I also want to check out these books – thanks for drawing my attention to them!
This collection would be so great to have. Thanks for the contest.
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I’d love this for my 2 year old and my 5 month old!
What a wonderful prize! It’s so important to read to little ones from the beginning!
Daughter is about to start a family of her own…would love this for her
I would love to win this, as baby Dixie joined our family of 12 2 months ago.
Thanks for the opportunity!
It sounds like a great book, and one that most kids will enjoy!
I would love to win this. We are expecting our first baby next week, and, of course, I love books. 🙂
I would love to be entered! Thanks for the chance.
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I would love to share this wonderful book with my grandson. Thank you so much!
My granddaughter is about to start a family of her own. What a beautiful gift it would be for her
My little boy would love this!
What a sweet book, I would love to share it with my daughter.
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Great prize! We could never have enough books! Thanks!
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I would love to win this for a good friend of mine, she will be bringing home a new baby in June!!
I am pregnant and would love to win this for my 2 older boys.
I have a bit of an obsession with kid’s books. And so does my son 🙂 This looks like a must have for us!
My two new adopted granddaughters would love the book!
I would LOVE to win!
this would make a great gift
These would make great gifts for my friend and her newborn.
Please enter me! Nice prize!
I would love to win this book for my daughter. She loves books!!
I’d love to win this book for my granddaughter!!
I’d love to win this for my girlfriend who is due any day now. She is on a very fixed budget and this would be a special gift for her baby girl.
Great prize package. I love the “Welcome Little One” book’s sentiment! Very sweet
I would love to win this for my new niece who is expected at the end of May!
I LOVE children’s books too. We have quite a growing collection and I hope it will become a treasure to pass down to my children’s children. This sounds like a wonderful addition! I love to win it and just may buy it for my bff having her second baby on April 21st. Great review. thanks!
I love childrens books…. We can never have enough books….
I love childrens books…. We can never have enough books….
I just had a baby three weeks and I would love to read this book to our new addition…and to her 2-year-old sister too! It looks sweet and heartfelt – and I love the fact that it’s “interactive.”
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I would love to have this book as part of our collection and would love to sit down and share this with my little one.
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What a sweet book!!! And some very special prizes, too! Thank you!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
My 15 month old is into books right now and I would love to win! Thanks for the chance!
would love a chance to win! thanks!
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I would love to read this to my baby!
I would love to win these books for my almost born grandson!
This books sounds like it’s filled with the things I say to my ‘lil man’ every day…what a wonderful gift to win so we could share and read together each nite at bedtime. Thanks so much for the chance!
My sister is about to start a family and this would be such a wonderful gift for her
Oh WOW…what wonderful prizes!!! Please enter me….thank you and blessings!
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i would love to win, thanks!
want to win this
Oh, we love to read books, we read over 30 minutes per day. I do home daycare and I feel that reading is a very important thing to a young child. We read the title, author and then after finishing the book, we discuss it a little.
love 2 win
Sounds like a great read! What a wonderful way to encourage literacy from the get go!
Hugs & Blessings!
I would love to win a copy!
My niece is expecting her first child, and this would be a great gift for her. Books are one of my favorite new baby gifts to give.
What a wonderful prize!
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I’d love to win this to share with my daughter and my friend who is pregnant with her first. m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com
Oh, I love Sandra Magsamen! I’ve got one of her books already, and love everything I’ve read of hers. Plus, her artwork is very simple and colorful, and perfect for little eyes.
I’d love to win this for my nephew and his wife who are expecting their first baby.
These are such sweet books, I would love any of them.
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My daughter would absolutely loooove this set! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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This looks cute!
My older daughter has one of her books and we love it! And this would be a great package to win with a newborn at home, yay!!!
such a sweet book!
I’d love to win this package or even just a copy of the book!
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These books are so adorable! What a great giveaway! My 2 year old would be thrilled!
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These books look so adorable!
thanks for the contest! I would love to win one
Ooohh, what a great giveaway! The book looks so sweet and I’d love to have it.
I would love to win!
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
this is just so wonderful! we love books at our house….my son is just starting to read now, so this would be great to win! thanks so much :O)
The books look great! I have a 1 year old and a baby on the way so I really need to build my library.
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Awwww!!! We just had a baby boy and would love to be able to read all of these wonderful books to him!!! 🙂
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This book looks so sweet. What a great prize package! I would love to win it – especially for my 2-year old daughter.
I would love to win this. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I’d love to win- my babies are growing up but it would make a wonderful babyshower gift!
Yes, please–very sweet!
My 2-year-old would love this book, and the outfits would make a great shower gift!
OH I’d love love love to win these books to read to my little ones! They absolutely love to read and these are some goodies!
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Would love to win!
I would love to win this collection for my newborn son. What a great way to start a home library.
We love books!
We LOVE reading books over here, and these would make a wonderful addition to our collection. Thanks for offering this giveaway! =)
These are the most adorable books 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
I would love to snuggle with my little ones and read this book to them!!
We love to read and would love to add this to our collection!!
thanks!
This would be an amazing prize to win! Our daughter is all about reading together and getting ready for her little brother!
Thanks for the opportunity to win. This is a great title to promote!
This would be a wonderful gift to my daughter!
Those books look great. I’m trying to build up my daughter’s book collection. This would really help.
I would love to win this!! I would give the book to my cousin who is expecting and if I won the package I’d have to keep some of that awesome stuff!!
Oh my gosh, this would be so wonderful to win! I am expecting our 3rd baby in July.
Soon to be, new mommy here! This is such a great prize, and I’m sure my over-active hormones would appreciate it 🙂
?This looks like a great book!
What a great giveaway! Thank you!
My kids LOVE their books….I would love to win!
I hope I win for my two kids!
I;m in the USA and i wanna win.
I;m in the USA and i wanna win.
These would make a great gift for some of the babies I know that are on the way!
I’d love to win this prize form my son and nieces. Thanks for the chance.
What lovely gifts!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I love the positive attitude & sweet nature of Sandra Magsamen books. My 2yr “book loving” son would really enjoy these. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I’d love to win!
This sounds like a great book! I’d love to have it for my daughter & son-on-the-way!
would love to get this
Looks like fun! and loving…
This is a lovely giveaway, many thanks for giving me the chance to win.
I would love to win! My 16 month old is an avid reader (listener) and would love these books. Plus, we have twins on the way… we’re gonna need a lot of books…
Between my 16 month old and the next wave of babies due in 2009, I’m all about finding good books!
This would be a fantastic prize, with a preschooler, a toddler and a new baby arriving soon! Thanks —
I LOVE children’s books!!
We LOVE books here! Thank you for the contest!
This would be a wonderful addition to my little one’s library! Thanks for a chance.
Oooh, I have a 2 year old and a three month old. We’d love to win this!
What a great contest! I would love to win.
We could always use a new book–who can’t?
We are smack-dab in the middle of all things baby in my family. If I don’t keep this wonderful book for myself, I may share it with one of the new mommies.
I have a brand new niece, and she needs this book! OK her mama would love it too. 🙂
I would love to win!