0 Day #4 : 30 books in 30 days : Reading prompt : 123

As part of the 30 books in 30 days challenge , everyday of the challenge we will post a reading prompt to motivate you to read books.

Day #4: March 4, 2014 : Reading prompt is 123

Here are our picks:

Ten Black Dots - Donald Crews

Ten in the Bed - Penny Dale

9 to 1 - Thumb Print book - Nivedita Subramaniam

P.S: It is not mandatory for you to read on this theme or any of the above books. Tell us what you read as a comment on the wall post on FB for Day #4: March 4, 2014 or email bubbleink.writes@gmail.com or leave a comment on this blog post.

0 Day #3 : 30 books in 30 days challenge : Reading prompt : Jungle

As part of the 30 books in 30 days challenge , everyday of the challenge we will post a reading prompt to motivate you to read books.

Day #3: March 3, 2014 : Reading prompt is Jungle

Here are our picks:

1. Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson - An intelligent mouse tricking its predators!

This book and its sequel Gruffalo's child was the most read in Day #1 of the challenge and this was also part of our Children's book trivia quiz and 90% of the entries got it right!

2. Hide and Seek - Jez Alborough - Animals playing hide and seek in the Jungle. Lift the flap is great fun for toddlers.

3. Endangered Animals of India - Praba Ram and Meera Sriram - Animals threatened and the endangered species of wildlife in India.

P.S: It is not mandatory for you to read on this theme or any of the above books. Tell us what you read as a comment on the wall post on FB for Day #3: March 3, 2014 or email bubbleink.writes@gmail.com or leave a comment on this blog post.

If I Ran the Zoo: Amazon Link :

If I Ran the Zoo: Yellow Back Book

Little Bear: Visit

Amazon Link:
Little Bear's Visit (I Can Read Book 1)

0 Day #2: 30 books in 30 days challenge : Reading Prompt : Dr Seuss

As part of the 30 books in 30 days challenge, everyday of the challenge we will post a reading prompt to motivate you to read books.

Honoring Dr Suess' birthday on March 2, the reading prompt for the day is:

Day #2 : Dr Seuss

Updated after Day #2: 
Here , at the Bubble Ink, we read these. The bubbling read Cat in the Hat, One Fish, Two fish.. and I read Oh! The places you'll go.

Pic Courtersy: http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.in/2013/03/happy-birthday-dr-seuss.html

P.S : This is just a reading prompt to motivate you. You can read any book , any author, any theme!. Come back and tell us what you read either as a comment to this post or as an email to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com or on the Facebook page facebook.com/thebubbleink

Good luck for the challenge everyone.

0 Day #1: 30 books in 30 days challenge : Reading Prompt : Hugs and Kisses

As part of the 30 books in 30 days challenge, every day of the challenge we will post a reading prompt to motivate you to read books.

Honoring Mar 1, Share a Smile Day, the reading prompt for the day is Hugs and Kisses.

Here are our picks:

Huggy Kissy - Leslie Particelli
Counting Kisses - Karen Katz
Love and Kisses - Sarah Wilson

Updated after Day #1
Here, at the Bubble Ink , we read these. One for the bubbling and the other for the book lover in the blog author.

P.S : This is just a reading prompt to motivate you. You can read any book , any theme!. Come back and tell us what you read either as a comment to this post or as an email to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com or on the Facebook page facebook.com/thebubbleink

Good luck for the challenge everyone.

0 30 Books in 30 Days @ The Bubble Ink

Bubble Ink - Inspired by this post here and backed by our love for Children's books, Bubble Ink is hosting a Reading Challenge. Anyone who loves reading to their children or have children who love to read can participate. Our very own version of 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - "30 books in 30 days challenge". The challenge is aimed at children in the age group of 0 to 5. The challenge starts on March 1(Day 1) and goes on till March 30 (Day 30). On the Bubble Ink  Facebook wall, we will post everyday indicating the Day in the challenge and also a book prompt. All participants would have to comment on the post mentioning the book that they read on that day. For the non-FB participants, you can send an email with the Subject Day#1:YourName:NameOfTheBook to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com

Rules:
1. Read a book everyday and tell us the book you read as a comment on that day's wall post. For older children, parents would need to help them post the name of the book the kid read on that day.
2. Any book, any language will be accepted. Story book, word less picture book, board book with just pictures/words - anything. You can repeat the books. You are allowed to even read the same book on all 30 days. Just read everyday and tell us what you read.
3. One who completes the 30 books in 30 days challenge on the 30th day will win a Rs.250 flipkart voucher from the Bubble Ink.
4. All participants will get a badge "I am participating in the 30 Books in 30 Days Challenge @Bubble Ink" to flaunt on your blog/facebook profile.
5. In case you miss a day due to stressful parenting times or work schedule or any unforeseen circumstances, the contest will run till April 7, to allow you to complete the 30 books challenge.
6. Selecting winner rules: On March 30, if there is only one winner, the voucher is theirs to keep. If there is more than one winner on March 30, Bubble Ink will send a book each to a maximum of 5 winners (the first 5 to post the 30th book) . Books selected will be at the discretion of the Bubble Ink. If there is no winner as on March 30, we will wait till April 7 for one/more winners and the same rules apply for the prizes. Between March 30 and April 7, the first one to complete the challenge will take the voucher. If there is no winner till April 7, then the one who has read the maximum number of books takes the voucher.
7. All those who complete the challenge, (even if you complete it after April 7) will get a badge "I Completed the 30 Books Challenge @Bubble Ink" to flaunt on your blog/website/facebook profile.
8. The contest is open to all. All Indian resident winners, will be emailed the Rs 250 voucher. In case of books, they will be shipped to them. In case of an international winner, instead of a Rs 250 voucher, $5 amazon voucher or an equivalent for the country of residence will be sent out. For logistics issues, we will not be able to ship the books internationally. In case of an international winner who needs to get the book, we will work out a suitable option for them depending on the city they reside in or contact them if they need the book shipped to someone in India. This being a self-sponsored event, we are forced to have some restrictions like these.
9. The flipkart voucher is self-sponsored by Bubble Ink and has no affiliation or tie-up with Flipkart.com. Bubble Ink's decision on the prizes , the winners and the rules of the contest is final.

Now, share this initiative , Read Everyday and gear up for the challenge.

Please like the Bubble Ink here to get updates on the challenge.

0 Valentine Pick : Plant a Kiss

The Book:
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a delightful book on  kindness and sharing, illustrated by Peter H Reynolds.

The Bubble:
The book is about a little girl who "plants" a kiss. She cares for it by watering it , greeting it and showing it sunshine. She waits for it with all the hope for it to sprout and stayed by it through rain, snow and sunshine. When it does, she calls all to show the magic. She shares it with all only to realize that the kisses multiplied. She gleefully goes about, spreading more of those kiss-seeds all over, thus spreading more love for endless bliss!

The book has maximum 3 or 4 word rhyming sentences and would be a treat to hear a beginning reader read it aloud. The illustrations are an overload of cuteness and a treat to see!

Bubble Ink's verdict:
Such a modern take on kisses, all life's lessons between the two covers of the book!
Use the book to teach your little one the goodness of planting, caring and hoping against all odds and acts of kindness and sharing. After all kindness is a magic penny, lend it , spend it , give it away and comes right back to you in multitudes!

Blow a kiss, fly a kiss and come on , plant a  kiss!
On this Valentine, may there only be longer lasting bliss!

We give it 5 bubbles.
Watch the book trailer here. We came to know about the book from our very own "Pappadum". We have placed an order for our own copy with them.We bought one on amazon.com to gift to a friend's daughter.

Bubbling's verdict:
My bubbling @2Years is a bit too young for the book. So this section is a verdict from a 6 year bubbling, a friend's daughter - to whom we gifted the book and instantly took to it and loved it. Infact, read it at one of her school functions where she received the "Star award". In her own words, "I like it a lot because she shares it with everyone".
It is a Bubbling-Full-Five.

0 Never Too Little To Love

The Book:
Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis and Jan Fearnley is about a little mouse who loved a tall giraffe and the mouse's attempt to kiss the giraffe.

The Bubble:
The theme of the book is awesome and a perfect aid for the huggy-kissy times with your child. The illustrations are genius with the cut away pages to show how the mouse builds a tower with objects to reach to the giraffe. The tiny mouse lifting all those objects to build its own ladder and the last page in which the giraffe and mouse kiss each other is cuteness overload. The objects in the book are a perfect blend of things that kids can relate to.

We love how a single line story has been made toddler appealing, amusing and emotional - all at the same time - sheer display of imagination and genius illustrations.
A beautiful love story, which begins in "Once upon a time..."style and ends with "..And they lived happily ever after". Now we know, where the romantic movies take their cues from.

We even grabbed some little blocks ( for thimble, matchbox), a crayon for candle and a tea-cup and cupcake from the Fischer Price tea set to build this tower along with a Finger puppet ( a bunny one for lack of a mouse).

Bubble Ink's verdict:
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it " - the variant 
"If you love something with all your heart, the whole universe will conspire to get that thing to you" - I so believe in that with all my heart.

All these life's beliefs and the values we stand by, how do we communicate them to our little ones without sounding preachy! Ha! Such books are an answer to that. If they are too young to get it, you will not regret because this book apart from all its cuteness with love and kisses flying in the air will also amuse your child, teach her to identify a lot of objects and a lesson on cause and effect - climbing high up and chances of tumbling.

You yourself will realize that you are "Never too old to read ... Never Too Little to Love".
We give it 5-bubbles.
We got ours , a hard bound book, from My Little Chatterbox as a prize we won and was part of their Animal Adventure theme.

Bubbling's verdict:
At Bubble Ink, we try the book on the bubbling repeatedly before announcing her verdict. Though I personally loved this book and was raring to review it, but the wait was worth it to now give her verdict.
We are amazed at the way this book has grown on her. From calling out objects in the pages, showing little and tall, attempting to count the number of hearts, bending the giraffe's neck to kiss the mouse to now crawling her little fingers up the tower while saying "Up, up and up and "Dhamall" fell down".
It is a bubbling Fab Four. Not giving a full-five only because she still hasn't completely got the romance in the story :). We might come back to the post to make it a Full-Five once she appreciates that piece.