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
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
We have a lot of Swiss in our heritage. It would be neat to dress up in some of their traditional outfits
I will pick Poland, as I am of Polish heritage.
I would pick a costume for ancient Italy. Beautiful people and of course wardrobe.
I would pick the Viking Period to dress up as; so much fun parading around with armour and weaponry and being goofy!
Scotland would be fun for dressing up! Wearing a kilt and long stockings!
I think I would try ancient Greece! It would be lovely and just because I’m already dressed for it, I’d treat myself to some Greek food too!
I would choose Kenya.
I would pick an ancient Greece outfit or Viking outfit.
I would pick Germany because my Grandmother was from there.
I would dress up in an American Southern Belle costume. There is something about the hoop skirts and frilly dresses that sounds so fun but is also reminds us of such a pivotal and fascinating time in our country’s heritage.
I would pick something from Ireland.
What an exciting contest and a way to learn about different countries and traditions.
Rosie
I’d like to dress up from the 40’s!
I’d like to dress Irish wish a kilt. I think that would be cute.
I would do a south Korean costume, my son is part korean and his dad is half so i think they would enjoy that
I would go with time periods. Colonial times or Victorian Era are my favorites.
I would dress up from the victorian era
I would choose Portugal in the old times.
I would want to go with something from the 1920s era.
I would love to dress as a pharaoh from Egypt
I would choose France or Ireland so I could honor my heritage and learn more about those places.
I would dress up from the Victorian era. The dresses during that time was so beautiful.
I would sometime love to obtain and wear a Polish costume or a Lithuanian one. They are so colorful. All of my immigrant ancestors came here from Poland. I married a Lithuanian (pretty close).
I would choose to wear a costume from Germany.
I would pick China and be a geisha
I wanna go as a Mummy from Eygpt!
If I were dressing up for Halloween the costume would be American West.. It would be lot of fun.
I would love to dress up like the 50’s. I just think it would be cool.
I would like to dress up for Halloween in a German Lederhosen Costume! So fun!
It would be fun to figure out a costume from the Mayan Empire.
Thanks for the contest.
Romanian Gypsy
Id love to be someone from ancient Greece
I would be a Viking….love those costumes
I would pick Tahiti. My great-grandmother was a Tahitian princess and I would love to find out more about her costume.
Thanks for the another great prize opportunity!
I would love to dress as an ancient Egyptian. With all the gold and head dresses, I think it would be beautiful.
i might dress up as someone from china
I would dress as Cleopatra and rock the winged eyeliner!
I’d pick ancient Greece.
Austria costume from a hundred years ago
In the spirit of Hamilton, I’d choose Revolutionary America. Rise Up!
I’d pick American West as a cowgirl
I would pick a costume from the 1920s.
I would pick Kenya during the early 1900’s
I’ve dressed up as a French Painter before. It was a fun look! I would do that again.
I would pick China since I love the silk and fashion of the Chinese.
I think I would love to dress up in traditional Inuit regalia in the modern day from Russia or USA.
I would pick China as I love the China dolls plus their clothes the ladies wear
Love to pick Bendy costume
Middle Ages
I would choose to wear a costume from the country of Norway!
I would dress up like a German lady. Love the German outfits
I would dress up in costumes from the Colonial America.
I love Italian
I would love to dress up in 50s fashion
I have had flash back life memories as a ward of Queen Elizabeth the first’s Royal court- so I’d ear a costume depicting that time period.
Philippines! Beautiful costumes from different regions!
I’d wear a Ukrainian costume!
I would love to dress up as Italian
I would dress up as a traditional Viking.
I would like to dress in a lederhosen
1920’s American!
I would pick Greece, specifically the Spartan culture, because those chicks are the best!