I love this alphabet series of books from Sleeping Bear Press – they’re not the alphabet books I grew up with, and I’m so pleased to add various volumes to our family library.
S is for Shamrock shares Ireland’s history and culture through short verse, more detailed sidebars, and appropriate illustrations. You can read my full review of Eve Bunting’s S is for Shamrock here.
The publisher has very generously offered a copy of this book for me to share with one of you! To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below, giving a guess as to how any letter of the alphabet might be represented in this “Ireland Alphabet.” We know “S is for Shamrock,” what do you think A is for? or B? or C? …
This post will be open for comments until midnight ET on Saturday, March 6. I’ll draw a winner using random.org, and post the name on Sunday, March 7. Giveaway is open to US/Canada residents only, no PO Boxes.
Adh mór ort! … which I think means “good luck!” Apologies – and please correct me – if I’m wrong!
update 3/7/10 – The winner, drawn via random.org, is:
#1 - carol, who guessed … L for Leprechaun?
Congratulations, Carol! Please send me an email with your US/Canada mailing address, and I’ll pass it along to the publisher. Many thanks to Sleeping Bear Press for sponsoring this giveaway.
L for Leprechaun?
P is for pot of gold?
I is for Ireland?
I say P is for potato,,thx for the contest…
R is for rainbow?
G for gold?
My kinder kids would love this. I love her books!
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
C is for Celtic
B is for Blarney Stone! We love these books too!!
B is for Blarney Stone?
I’d love to win!
bookingmama(at)gmail(dot)com
C is for CELTIC. P is for Pierce Brosnan,
C is for the Clan symbol.
S is for (Irish) SWEATER
C could be for corned beef and cabbage…
L is for limerick!
Y is for Yeats!
b is for beer!
p is for potato
H is for Harp.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com
R is for rain!
leenbeen2001 (At) yahoo (dot) com
My kind of book!
U is for Uilleann Pipes
C is for Caledonia.
G is for Gaelic.
S is for Stepdancing. (Riverdance)
Thanks! :0)
D is for Dublin!
D is for Dublin?
P is for (St.) Patrick?
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
This book sounds delightful. I would guess that B is for Blarney Stone, and maybe P is for Patrick.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Just posted about this on Win A Book. Great sounding little book! Don’t enter me, though.
G is for ghillies (the soft shoe for Irish dancing)?
I love Eve Bunting. Thank you!
W is for whiskey!
“G” is for Guinness (probably the largest employer in Ireland, or at least it was when my grandfather worked there in County Carlow in the early 1900′s).
“S” is for soda bread!
“I” is for Irish!
B is for Bagpipes (Uilleann)
K is for Kilt
T is for Tin Whistle (Oldest Irish flute)
Thanks for sharing this cool book! My daughter would love it!
I say D is for Dublin!
F is for Fisherman’s Wool.
C is for Crochet.
G for Green! and P for Patrick
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
We posted about this giveaway at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2010/03/s-is-for-shamrock.html
C is for Corned Beef!
E is for Emerald
wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net
A-
B-bog
C-Clover
D-drumlin
E-
F-Famine
G-Gold/Greem
H-hooligan
I-Irish
J-Jig
K-
L-Leprechaun/Limerick/Lilt
M-monastery
N-Nightingale
O-
P-potato/piper
Q-
R-Rainbow
S-Shamrock/Saint
T-
U-
V-
W-Whiskey
X-
Y-
Z-
That’s all I’ve got!! I would love for my kids and ESL class to be able to read this book!
Thank you!
G is for gold
All the good ones have been taken – so I will say P for Parade! – especially in Chicago!
kherbrand at comcast dot net
L is for Leprecaun (sp?)
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
P is for Pot (of gold)
B is for Blarney Stone or D is for Dublin perhaps…
R is for rainbow
update 3/7/10 –
The winner, drawn via random.org, is:
#1 – carol, who guessed … L for Leprechaun?
Congratulations, Carol! Please send me an email with your US/Canada mailing address, and I’ll pass it along to the publisher. Many thanks to Sleeping Bear Press for sponsoring this giveaway.
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