Prizes and samples provided by Carole P. Roman
The Children’s Book Review | September 6, 2018
Books are amazing inspiration for Halloween costumes!
Not sure what you want to be for Halloween? Pick a culturally inspired costume from a country or time period featured in Carole P. Roman’s If You Were Me and Lived In … series. From Australia to Kenya to Peru to Russia, and the American West to the Mayan Empire, this is a set of 33 books that celebrate diversity, knowledge, social interest, and mutual respect.
Enter for a chance to win a complete autographed book set of the If You Were Me and Lived In series, written by award-winning author Carole P. Roman; plus a $50 Visa gift card to go toward a Halloween costume.
One (1) winner receives the grand prize:
- A $50 Visa Gift Card
- An autographed set of Carole P. Roman’s If You Were Me series (33 books)
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Renaissance Italy
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Ancient Greece
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Elizabethan England
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Colonial America
- If You Were Me and Lived in … the Ancient Mali
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Viking Empire
- If You Were Me and Lived in … the American West
- If You Were Me and Lived in … the Middle Ages
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Ancient China
- If You Were Me and Lived in … the Mayan Empire
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Germany
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Israel
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Poland
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Brazil
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Egypt
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Italy
- If You Were Me and Lived in … China
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Scotland
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Greece
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Hungary
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Peru
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Portugal
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Russia
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Australia
- If You Were Me and Lived in … India
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Turkey
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Kenya
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Norway
- If You Were Me and Lived in … South Korea
- If You Were Me and Lived in … France
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Mexico
- If You Were Me and Lived in … Cuba
Value: $379+
Age Range: 4-10
Giveaway begins September 6, 2018, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends October 6, 2018, at 11:59 P.M. PST.
About the Books
It’s never too early to start teaching children about the world around them. Embraced by educators, parents, and children, the series gently and respectfully introduces the subjects of time periods, cultures and customs. Parents, grandparents, and teachers alike will love opening their children’s eyes to the world around them in a fun and easy way—and they’ll be happily surprised when they end up learning a few things themselves. It is the simplistic and positive way that award-winning author Carole P. Roman, a former social studies teacher, delivers the text, that makes this series appealing. The books are short and to the point and just what you want when you’re introducing geography and culture to the youngest reading set.
Ages 4-10 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Praise
“Every book in the If You Were Me and Lived in … series is like a digestible and kid-friendly piece of Wikipedia, great for kids ages 4-10.” —Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
About Carole P. Roman
Carole P. Roman is the award winning author of the nonfiction series of children’s books, If You Were Me and Lived in … . The first title in the collection, If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico, won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Nonfiction in 2012. If You Were Me and Lived in…Russia and If You Were Me and Lived in…France were finalists in the Indie Fab Foreword Review Book of the Year. Norway and South Korea have also been named as Book of the Year with Rebecca’s Reads and Children’s Reader’s View Book of the Year. Roman has also found success with her Captain No Beard children’s books. Her debut, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, was named a Kirkus Best of 2012, received a Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award in 2012. Roman lives on Long Island very close to her children.
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Giveaway Rules
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
- Enter between 12:00 AM Mounatin Time on September 6, 2018 and 11:59 PM on October 6, 2018.
- Open to residents of Canada and the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 and older.
- Winners will be selected at random on or about October 9, 2018.
- Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
Prizing courtesy of Carole P. Roman.
Thank you for entering the If You Were Me and … Dressed up for Halloween: Book and Visa Gift Card giveaway from Carole P. Roman. Check out our sweepstakes page to see what other free children’s books may be up for grabs!
161 Comments
I love the regency dresses!
She’s an amazing. children’s author. My grandkids have read her books and love them. They learn so much about diffetent cultures through her series. Thank you for this giveaway.
I’d probably. choose 1920’s attire.
Clever way to introduce kids to other cultures and customs.
A costume of a space traveler from the 1950’s movies: a shiny silver jumpsuit.
I’d pick a dress from Tudor England!
Thanks for the chance
a costume representing Mexico seems like it would be fun!
I would pick Ireland, they have neat traditional clothing.
I’m a big fan of the ancient Greeks. It’s a toga party for me. Thanks!!
Egyptian costume would be fun!
I would dress up as an ancient greek maybe Cesear
I would love to wear the traditional attire of Ancient China!
I would like something from Japan. I love Kimonos.
sweet 3 granddaughters would luv this
I would dress in a traditional Austrian dirndl costume. So pretty!
Italian Renaissance would be fun
I would dress up as someone from Renaissance Italy.
I would dress up with 70’s hair and clothing
I would dress up as someone from early medieval Europe
I would dress up as a Irish woman during the freedom fighting.
Marilyn
I would like to dress up in a costume from colonial America or regency England.
I would dress up as someone from Israel.
I would dress as a Scottish lass.
I love the Tudor era so it`d be a dress from that period
Portugal would be my choice. I would dress up as a soccer player since the World Cup has made soccer so popular today.
I would choose Germany.
I would dress up in a costume from the Victorian Era.
I would dress in traditional Polynesian dress.
I would choose Germany since my family is from there.
I would dress up in the Elizabethean era; such pretty dresses.
I would love to live in medieval Britain. I’d love to run through some Scottish moors as well as a castle or two.
I would choose Egypt and dress up as Cleopatra
I would dress up like an Egyptian. I have always been so interested in Egypt since I was little and love their style and the pyramids. Hope one day I can go there.
My son would thoroughly enjoy this opportunity to learn more about cultures of the world.
I would love to dress 50’s style
or Victorian era
Learning about other cultures through books is the 2nd best way to do it and the best way for those who can’t travel themselves. When talking about the past though, it is the best.
It would be fun to dress as a child from Norway.
I would choose traditional dress from Africa. Such beautiful color.
I think I would do something Icelandic, I would have to check out the time periods.
Mexico, Day of the Dead
I would choose Egypt and i would dress up as Cleopatra
I would dress up in something from Mexico.
i would dress up like they did in the victorian era. i loved their outfits
I would dress in the 1980s or 1990s fashions. I’, a true individual who loves mixing and matching fashions to make something truly unique. I’m happiest in a blend of ’80s and ’90s trends that include statement pieces like leather jackets, skinny jeans, and flannel.
I think it would be fun to dress up in Viking attire.
The costumes and dress from traditional Mexico are beautiful and would love to dress , dance and party in Mexican tradition!
Our family was originally from Scotland, so I’d love to use that as inspiration!
I would chose the rockin 60’s with tye dye and beads
There are so many good choices. Your titles gave me lots of ideas. I think I would go with dressing as an ancient Egyptian. Sounds like a fun costume. I love the Egyptian jewelry. Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous collection.
I would want to be a 1920s flapper!
I’d dress as Dracula, in Hungary.
I would actually love to dress up as person who was at Woodstock in 1969.
I would dress up in traditional Mexican, because it would be obvious to everyone what traditional garb I was wearing.
I love anything Celtic and Mediaeval!
I love the Victorian era. I love the old clothes and hats
An irish costume.
I think I would dress up as a noblewoman from the 1800s
I would pick medieval European as my costume choice.
We would like to dress up in the national dress of Greece.
Kilt and bagpipes, I’m all in for Scotland!
A full-on ’70s British glam rock outfit would be fun!
I’d pick Renaissance Italy wedding attire for a female. I have seen the dresses and they’re simply beautiful.
A costume from the American West would be fun.