A Story Before Bed Giveaway EXTENDED!!!

We are extending this giveaway - it will now end on September 23rd at noon!!!!

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Have you guys ever heard of the website and iPhone app A Story Before Bed? You are going to LOVE it. We have really been talking about how important it is to read to your children but what about when you are busy. Yes, we all get busy. What if you have family that doesn't live close but you would like for them to read to your child? What if you have family in the military who would love to record themselves reading a book to your child? What if you have just need a little (learning - shhhh) activity to keep your kids busy? Well A Story Before Bed is your answer!

Here's how it works:

Easy right? Well let me tell you it is! After you make a recording of you (or whoever) reading the book you can preview it right away and re-record if you want. Then once you save it you have 24 hours to buy it. All of the books are currently $6.99 but you can follow ASBB on twitter (@astorybeforebed) or Facebook for deals and sales. You can also subscribe to their newsletter for special offers. Let me take a moment to suggest that you subscribe to their newsletter... Hillel, the co-founder, sends out some AWESOME information in the newsletter!

Want to try some freebies... oh, yes, of course! We all love freebies and hey it is a great way to try out their product! They currently have 3 free books that are free to download. They are The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Xander and the Wind.

While you are there visit the author/illustrator reading room to see the people who create the books read their creations! Pretty dang cool, huh? And check out Hillel on a YouTube post about this feature. He really explains the reading room and what it is all about. Here is an example:

Baltazar and the Flying Pirates

Read by Author, Oliver Chin

Baltazar has always enjoyed hearing pirate stories. But did the boy know he was related to the legendary scallywag Greybeard? The Captain of the infamous Corsairs does, so Redlocks travels to recruit young Baltazar and to locate long lost treasure. But now the amusement park "Treasure Island" sits atop their buried booty!

And finally I wanted to tell you about the GREAT DEAL they have for a year subscription. They have a collection of books, currently 25 and growing, in the library that you can pay $29.95 a year and record as much as you wish! That's a $144.80 savings! You can keep these recordings forever even if you don't renew your subscription. There are some great titles in the collection as well. Snow White in the City, A to Z at the Earth Museum, The Little Brown Dog to name a few. Oh and if you are a teacher... take a look at their classroom subscription offer! I can only imagine how much fun this would be for a classroom full of children. So personalized.

And.... DRUMROLL..... PLEASE........

They are giving away a free year long subscription to one of our readers!!!! Yes, a whole year subscription! You will be able to record the 25 (and growing) books in the collection as many times as you want for a year!!!!

How to enter: (leave one comment for each one below and also leave your e-mail in the comment please)

1. subscribe to On The Lap

2. subscribe to A Story Before Bed's newsletter

3. "like" On The Lap on Facebook

4. "like" A Story Before Bed on Facebook

5. leave us a comment telling us your favorite book at A Story Before Bed

******BONUS ENTRY: BLOG ABOUT IT AND LET US KNOW WHERE YOU BLOGGED!******

****Giveaway is valued at $29.95. And you will need a webcam on your computer to record the books at ASBB.****

****ATTENTION: GIVEAWAY ENTRY IS EXTENDED, Giveaway will close on September 23, 2010 and the winner announced on September 24, 2010. If you win you will have 2 days to respond to the e-mail we send contacting you about winning. If you do not respond we will pick another winner.****