Monday, March 23, 2009

Great Monday Give: Hooper Humperdink...?

Welcome to another edition of the Great Monday Give, the moment when I give a gently-loved vintage kids' book away to one lucky reader. Today's give is a nice hardcover copy of Hooper Humperdink...? NOT HIM! with the original illustrations by Charles E. Martin. All you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment on this post by Sunday ~ March 29 at midnight... A winner will be selected the following day by the highly-technical blind scroll and randomly point method.

So, who's the winner of last week's give of Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum you ask? The one and only (I think only... don't quote me on that) Seastar! Just e-mail me your info at webe(at)soon(dot)com and the book shall be yours! See ya.

25 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    How wonderful is this? My sister just sent me a link to your blog, knowing that I would love it. I've been collecting vintage children's books since I was a teenager! (Sort of half-heartedly, admittedly, but still!) I can't wait to explore your blog a little more but I wanted to jump in and comment on this post while I had a minute or two. What a wonderful way to start the week!

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  2. CelesteMarch 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    My kids are big Seuss fans--well, I suppose what kid isn't!

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  3. Jenny SchwartzbergMarch 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    That book sounds like fun. So why did Seuss not illustrate it himself?

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  4. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    I just recently discovered your blog and love it. We went to the library this weekend and picked up a number of your recent entries. Keep up the good work!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Love all things Suess!

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  6. dayseaseMarch 23, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Oh, i love this!!! Please, do enter me. and i do have an address in the States... Have a great day...

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  7. Burgin StreetmanMarch 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    whenever dr. seuss wrote something and let someone else illustrate it, he used the LeSeig name... i have to think since he was the editor there at beginner books that it was a way to mentor and/or make money for his hatchlings... get their names out there. who knows... anyone?

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  8. JenniferMarch 23, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    What a great book--I'd just gotten that one for my kids from the library the other day.

    By the way, I'd meant to leave a comment on your Sir Toby post--I just found that at a thrift store a few days before your post. I was so thrilled to find it because my all-time favorite book, (Stand Back Said the Elephant...) is by the same author. (I have three copies of that book, so I can eventually pass them down to each of my children.)

    Anyway, I love your blog, and I always find it funny when I've just discovered something I haven't seen before and then you post about it (which has happened a few times now) or when you lead me to some exciting discovery. Thanks so much!

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  9. BarbaraMarch 23, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    I adored this book when I was a child! My mother gave away our toys and books to Navy Relief, and I miss my books the most. Now I scour every garage sale, and used bookstore I can for books from my childhood, many now out of print.

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  10. Marci + DanMarch 23, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Would love it!

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  11. LeslieMarch 23, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    I love Dr. Seuss - great giveaway!

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  12. heatherMarch 23, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    I would love this book. When you featured it I have been looking for it and can't seem to find it. Please pick me!

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  13. K2nSFMarch 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Hooper Humperdink? Was he a character in a song, too?

    Love the blog. Love the nostalgia.

    Thanks!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    I remember this book from long ago. What a memory.

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  15. KatherynMarch 24, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    Another great giveaway. I love your blog!

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  16. UnknownMarch 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    I love your blog :) Really cool books. And of course, when i read that the giveaway is a beloved Dr. Seuss book( my two year old son's favorite), i just had to chime in !!

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  17. MeganMarch 24, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    I recently discovered your blog, and I've really been enjoying seeing you post about books I'd totally forgotten about (like this one!). Now I check every afternoon to see what the book of the day is!

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  18. BrookeMarch 25, 2009 at 1:15 AM

    Funnest book of names ever!

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  19. TammigirlMarch 25, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    Adorable kids!

    Come over and enter my giveaway:

    Yoplait insulated bag, 32 oz water bottle, notebook, and free yogurt!

    http://ifyoucouldseewhatisee.blogspot.com/2009/03/yoplait-yo-plus-review-and-gift-bag.html

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  20. Megan GMarch 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    I've never read this one, but it looks good!

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  21. AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    My youngest son asked me to enter this contest - he's a huge Dr Seuss kind of guy. Thanks for your wonderful giveaways.

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  22. AmyBMarch 26, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    My daughter loves Seuss! His books are some of the ones she goes back to time and again. But this one she doesn't have. Thanks for the chance!

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  23. KRMarch 27, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    I teach kindergarten. This is one I don't have.

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  24. Renee GMarch 27, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    I love Dr. Seuss.

    rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  25. Brimful CuriositiesMarch 29, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Who is Hooper Humperdink? Can't believe I've never read this one. Thanks for the giveaway.

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