HarperCollins Books this Christmas + a Competition.

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When I was a child we had a small tradition, presents in the morning, off to my Grans for lunch then when we got back home in the evening some more presents would magically have appeared under the tree, always placed carefully one on top the over then tied with a ribbon in a beautiful bow, and the items were always shiny new books. I would devour them in days, enjoying each moment where you were removed off into a new world filled with magical creatures, or forming a friendship with someone who lived in such a different place. My imagination was vivid I lived each and every moment with the characters, I guess in some ways when reading I still do.
When HarperCollins contacted me about featuring some of their kids’ books on my blog I was so tempted to shout yes and grab myself some of their fantastic teen books, yes I maybe an adult and while I enjoy such adult HarperCollins books such as ones by Cecelia Ahern, Dean Koontz and who could forget Tolkien, I am partial to some of their authors aimed at younger audiences like Louise Rennison, Dr Suess, Michael Morpurgo and of course one cannot forget Michael Bond – Marmalade sandwiches anyone? And they aren’t one to let down this winter either with some fabulous titles to fill bookshelves this season.
How about one of these:
Michael Morpurgo – A Medal for Leroy | Rachel Bright – Walter and the No Need to Worry Suit | Derek Landy – Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdome of the Wicked | The Hobbit Annual 2013 | Jackie Fench – Diary of a Christmas Wombat | The Octonauts: Explore the Great Big Ocean | David Walliams – Ratbuger | Hello Kitty Annual 2013
So you may have noticed that I turned down some books? Well my loss could be your gain – as HarperCollins have agreed to let one of you walk away with a bundle of books specially picked to suit the age of your child. (I want Dairy of a Christmas Wombat though – he just looks so cute!).
All you need to do is let me know what your child’s favourite book is.
As normal the giveaway will be run via rafflecopter all you need to do is leave me the answer of the above question in comments (please remember if your rafflecopter and comment name differ to leave me your comment name in the ap otherwise I can’t match you up!) This is the only mandatory entry all others are optional just in case you fancy some extra chances! The giveaway is open to the UK. Please remember to check the full T&C at the bottom of the rafflecopter application.


*Books will be provided by HarperCollins free of charge to the winner, no other payment or gift was received by myself.
**Pictures from HarperCollins website.

308 thoughts on “HarperCollins Books this Christmas + a Competition.”

  2. His favourite book varies, but at the moment its the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Its a close thing with Spot Says Goodnight though!

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  8. This week, Harry Potter…last week, Skulduggery Pleasant…..week before The Bot in the Dress….next week…who knows?!

    Laura Harris

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  21. My 8 year old daughter, Caitlin, has just read her first David Walliams book – it was “gansta granny” and she loved it because it was so funny. My 6 year old daughter, Ella, loves anything by Shirley Hughes. Particularly “Dogger” – we read it at least once a week!

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  23. My 8 year old daughter, Caitlin, has just read her first David Walliams book – it was “gansta granny” and she loved it because it was so funny. My 6 year old daughter, Ella, loves anything by Shirley Hughes. Particularly “Dogger” – we read it at least once a week!

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  24. my son will read anything  he sees, well i rread them to him but he loves them he’s nearlly 3 going to be a book worm just like his mum lol

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  29. My daughters favourite at the moment is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I have to read this to her at least twice at bedtime.

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  38. My little boy loves his book ” Is this my nose” It was given to us from the health visitor.. He Has learnt his nose, eyes, ears , mouth, chinny chin chin from this x x x

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  61. Rebecca Morgan

    Both of my
     son’s favourite book is The great dog bottom swap by Peter Bently and Mei Matsouka… highly recommended.. you can’t believe what you are actually reading!

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  75. My son’s favourite book was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss, but that was always my favourite to read to him!  Now I have children in my life of various ages between 0 and 6, its always a pleasure to have a selection of books to read to them!

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  77. bob smith on fb
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      childs favourite books are horrid henry , the gruffalo , wibbly pig , gossie & gertie , mr men & little miss.

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  92. My 3 year old daughter loves having her 1 to 1 with mummy reading her favourite story books. Her favourite at the minute is an old classic called Dogger. I loved this book as a child myself so its great that I can now share it with her & enjoy it as much as much as she does! x 

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  99. Harry potter books are a definate favourite i can’t tell u how many times i’ve had to read them over and over to them.

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  104. My daughter loves ‘The Monkey Puzzle’ we have read it sooo many times that she knows it off by heart and loves reading it to her teddies x

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  138. She absolutely LOVES the Little Miss books – we’ve read them all time and time again and she never gets bored!

    Laura x

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  146. The Gruffalo! All 4 of my kids love that book :) great bedtime read! Although I think I probably know the whole book word for word now I’ve read it that many times haha

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  154. My son’s favourite book is Tiddler … a story about a fish who makes up stories about adventures he has and reasons he is late for school, then one day he really does have a big adventure and gets lost …and he gets home again because his previous stories have been heard by the rest of the sealife… so it leads him home again…lovely story.  Another favourite at the moment is the Great Dog Bottom Swap (or something like that…we borrow it from the library and it makes both my little boy and Mummy laugh that the dogs hang their bottoms up instead of their coats! 

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  172. My daughter really loves chocolate moose for greedy goose, I’ve read it so many times I don’t need the book any more know it off by heart. We read everyday.

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  193. My son loves books.! It’s hard to say what his favorite is.
    [email protected]

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  202. 9yr old – dork diaries/any roald dahl
    5yr old charlie and his superhero underpants
    3yr old – dear zoo
    7yr old, stillll trying to get him into books!

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  203. My granddaughter’s favourite is Peter Rabbit – we visited the Beatrix Potter museum in Windermere this year and she loved it.

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  207. my twin daughters are really into the fairy rainbow magic books at the moment. i think they have them all until they bring some new ones out. tias fave is the one with the fairy called tia -i wonder why! lol

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  210. Our grandson that lives with us loves any books that come from things he’s seen on tv (it’s the modern age I’m afraid….) but he’s only 3.5 at the moment so I’m sure he’ll expand his reading! I loved all sorts when I was young including, obviously, the famous five :)

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  214. I’ve just asked him and he can’t choose lol!
    He loves anything by Roald Dahl or Michael Morpurgo! He just loves reading in general!

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  221. Naomi isn’t yet reading (3months) but we really want her to love books. She does like the black and white picture books at the moment. My OH is also reading Wind in the Willows to her.

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  223. My Granddaughter is only 21 months but she loves books and recently her favourites have been anything about Peppa Pig and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. However she is in America at the moment and has been to Disneyland and having seen the photos of her cuddling Mickey and Minnie Mouse I think I might be looking for some Disney books soon. Thanks for the comp! x

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  230. sarah davison
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    my six year old loves the gruffalo – she has done for years and now we have the whole julia donaldson collection

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  232. My son can’t get enough of The Guinness Book of World Records right now, he is very excited for the new one coming out at xmas :)

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  235. My two year old Munchkin is in to train & Thomas in a big way! So we are reading lots of Thomas & his Friends books together.
    He folllows my finger with his as we say the words & tell the story. Its so lovely, makes me feel all squishy inside & more than makes up for those “moments” when I definately don’t feel squishy. LOL.

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  247. At the minute my daughter loves the Winnie the pooh poems, in particular ‘their changing guard at buckingham palace, christopher robin went down with alice’

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  252. Dimanche Diller is my favourite children’s book!

    Katie B
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  253. my eldest likes the Horrid Henry books and my youngest is crazy about the very hungry caterpillar and knows it inside out but always wants to read it over and over again

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  256. My daughters favourite book is Supermarket Zoo. It’s a great book but after reading it at least twice a day for the last month I’m hoping she finds a new favourite soon ;)

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  266. my girls are just learning to read in English having been bought up in France for the last 6 years they love the three billy goats gruff

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  269. James and the Giant Peach. 9 yrs old, he wrote a review for a school project just today! No better fantasy than to be stuck in a huge peach with a load of mad inscts……

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  270. There are a few books that my 7 year old daughter seems very keen on – Horrid Henry books, Winnie the Witch books, The Worst Witch books and Humphrey the Hamster books. Oh, and she loves factual books about space.
    She is turning into a bit of a bookworm these days and takes herself off to her room at times to read.

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  276. I have no idea which is why I want to win this for my nephew Conor (he’s 3). Then together we can learn some cool stories and make me look cool too.

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  288. My grandson loves the hungry caterpillar, though he only three, when the pre-school teacher read it the other day he said every page ahead of her: from memory!

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  289. Sarah Elbrow

    My daughter loves so many different books, she is 3 and has a bedtime story every night, out of all of them i have probably read her ‘norman the slug with the silly shell’ more than any of her other books!

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  293. A South African book called Liewe Heksie, which means little witch. The witch has a cat called Matevis and of course that is what our kitten has been named!

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  295. my child is dyslexic so getting her to read is a struggle but she loves diary of a wimpey kid-as long as i expalin the americanisms!

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