Sylvie and I just got the best package in the mail -- two copies of our favourite children's author Sara O'Leary's new book When I Was Small, illustrated by Julie Morstad. It is the latest in their lovely series of books about Henry, which include When You Were Small and Where You Came From. In When I Was Small, it is Henry's mother's turn to talk about the things she did when she was very, very small, including sleeping in a mitten:
This book is just as sweet, charming, and hilarious as the others -- it is the perfect bedtime book. And if you act! fast! you can win a copy. Just leave a comment and your email address below and we will choose a random winner next Monday, January 16th. The book is not yet readily available in the states so if you live there and just can't wait to get your hands on a copy, please do enter. I am happy to send it anywhere in the world.
You can see more pageviews of the book on the Buy Olympia site - Americans can certainly order it from there. And you could always order it from Amazon.ca or Chapters.
There are also more gorgeous images from the book at the publisher, Simply Read 's, blog. Love that daisy for a sunhat!
I bet my 6 year old daughter would love to read about a girl who was so little she slept in a mitten! What a sweet, charming book!
Posted by: PamJWM | January 09, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Yes, please!! I've had it bookmarked. I love these books. Doesn't excellence in children's books make you beam??
Posted by: Nathalie | January 09, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Looks like a beautiful book. My children would really enjoy it!
Posted by: Sherry | January 09, 2012 at 11:49 AM
i love books. particularly children's books.
Posted by: david | January 09, 2012 at 12:16 PM
I'm not sure what I'm more excited about, finding someone who loves this book as much as me, or finding another local mommy who blogs!
Posted by: crystal | January 09, 2012 at 12:16 PM
I'd love to read this book to my precious granddaughter, and then tell her about some of the things her Nanny did when she was small.
Posted by: Lynn HImmelman | January 09, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Wonderful job! I bet my daughter, 11, would love to read this to my neice, 2. Thanks for your hard work!
Posted by: Lori Calder | January 09, 2012 at 02:22 PM
Oooh, I'd love to win this dear little book. And it's my birthday today, but that is neither here nor there.
Posted by: Jamie | January 09, 2012 at 02:36 PM
Ohh this does sound fabulous! My girls would adore it, I am sure. My fingers are crossed!
Posted by: Kat | January 09, 2012 at 02:44 PM
Too cute! We've never read these books in our house, but they look amazing! Great give-away!
Posted by: Jamie | January 09, 2012 at 03:03 PM
i am still small. leonewaldron at gmail dot com.
Posted by: Lisa Leone | January 09, 2012 at 03:09 PM
The illustrations look lovely
Posted by: Joy | January 09, 2012 at 03:24 PM
When does it release in the states - so cute!
Posted by: Jessica @ Book Sake | January 09, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Ah, I have had the other two books on my wish list since long before my infant daughter arrived! One way or another, we'll have to have this, too.
Posted by: Heather Munson | January 09, 2012 at 03:58 PM
At first glance of the picture of the little girl in the mitten, the illustration looked so real that, I actually thought it was a real mitten, with a doll in it, lying on top of the book. Although I have never heard of these books before, I would love to win one for a special little girl whom I am sure would enjoy it very much and I would love to read it myself.
Posted by: Jocelyn Wentzell | January 09, 2012 at 05:10 PM
I'd love to read this book with my nieces.
Posted by: JulieH | January 09, 2012 at 07:08 PM
This book looks so sweet, and what a great bedtime story it would be. Lily would love it!
Posted by: Holly Corkum | January 09, 2012 at 07:25 PM
my neice would love this book &so would I.
Posted by: Rhondareads | January 09, 2012 at 08:29 PM
Fantastic! Thank you.
Posted by: CoraD | January 09, 2012 at 09:07 PM
I love When You Were Small, and I can't wait to read this one. (And my kids will be excited about it, too!) ;)
Posted by: melissa | January 09, 2012 at 10:43 PM
These books look adorable! I would love a copy. :3
My email is stella.chen1994(at)hotmail.ca
Posted by: Stella | January 09, 2012 at 10:59 PM
I love to read books to my kids! It's the best kind of together time!
Posted by: Amanda | January 09, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Jessica, I think the book will be available in the states in late summer.
Thanks for all the comments, guys -- tell your friends!
Posted by: Steph | January 10, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Ooh, please enter me in the giveaway! This looks great, and I bet my son would love it.
Posted by: Steph Burgis | January 10, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I am so happy to hear about you! and would love to have a copy of this book, too:)) So excited.
Posted by: Rola | January 10, 2012 at 10:03 PM
My twins would love this book and I would most certainly love reading it to them!! We read books everyday and this one is one they would treasure, we would love to have a copy of this book! :)
Posted by: Julie Nauss | January 11, 2012 at 12:09 PM
My kid would certainly enjoy it, but I would say that as an excuse! the one who loves children books is me! Anywhere in the world includes Bolivia??
Posted by: Mar | January 11, 2012 at 09:35 PM
Oh, lovely you. Thank you for sharing this book! I would be thrilled if it came to our house.
Posted by: Beth T. | January 12, 2012 at 04:26 AM
I am sure that my 7-year-old son would adore this book. He is constantly asking us about when we were little. :)
Posted by: Cindy | January 12, 2012 at 08:36 AM
Sure Mar, anywhere in the world includes Bolivia!
Thanks for entering, everyone. Tell your friends.
Posted by: Steph | January 12, 2012 at 09:05 AM
My son and I adore these books! Don't mind adding another to our collection. What a great writer-illustrator team this is. And thank you for being so generous with this wonderful give-away!
Posted by: Pia R Cruz | January 19, 2012 at 10:04 PM