The Shushybye Sleepover Surprise children's book and CD ~ Review and Giveaway

As a former preschool teacher, and a parent who likes to encourage my kids to have a love for reading...I believe books are a wonderful way to encourage our children in so many ways. I am always on the lookout for age appropriate books for our daughter Kaelyn and love when I find ones that she can relate to. Recently I was introduced to The Shushybye Sleepover Surprise book and was thrilled to have the opportunity to review it!

There is nothing Kaelyn enjoys more than sitting down with a book...so I knew she would be just as excited as I was to read this one. When it arrived on our doorstep, I barely had it out of the box and she was already asking if we could read it. Of course I said YES!


I'm sure there are many parents out there like myself who have dealt with a child who did not want to go to bed. In fact, sometimes it can be quite an exhausting task. That's why I love this book! Shushybye helps to encourage toddlers and preschoolers to look forward to sleeptime by introducing them to a land where the Shushies make magical dreams for little girls and boys. The catch, or main point of the story, is that if you want to dream you have to go to sleep. How clever is that?!

From the Press Release:

It is in Shushybye where dreams are made for children by the Shushies who live in such villages as Nap Valley, Snore Shore, Slumber Heights and Yawn Island. Every day, children give the Shushies their dream wishes - and the Shushies make them their dreams, delivered to them by the Shushybye Train as they fall asleep. Snoozles, Dozie and Zeez are three Shushy friends who enjoy making dreams and having all kinds of fun together. After making dreams, the Shushies gather in Pillow Park for the nightly Shushybye Dance, where they move and groove to the music of the Shushybye Dream Band.

I was very impressed with this book after reading it with Kaelyn, and knew she was equally as impressed when she continued to ask me to read it over and over again! Between the fantastic storyline and the colorful, animated illustrations...this is a book that parents and children of all ages can enjoy reading time after time. I not only love the idea behind The Shushybye Sleepover Surprise, but also the great CD that comes along with it! This is not your typical preschooler's music! It's something that adults will enjoy as well. Oh, and did I mention that the front and back covers of the book glow in the dark?! This was an added bonus to a book that we'd already grown to love!

The Shushybye Sleepover Surprise is not the only great product from Shushybye. In visiting their website, www.shushybye.com, and the Shushybye Shoppe I was happy to learn that they have everything from Shushybye Sleepwear to Shushybye dolls. I'd love to get these things for Kaelyn...she'd love it now that we have the book.


Also, The Shushybye Dream Band will be announcing some tour dates. You can check out the Shushybye website to find out if they'll be playing in a city near you.


Win It: One lucky reader will win a copy of The Shushybye Sleepover Surprise book! To enter, visit the Shushybye website and leave a comment letting me know something you learned.


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This giveaway will end March 9th and is open to the US Only!

**The products for this review and giveaway were provided for free by Shushybye. This was not a paid post and my honest opinions were given.**