Danny the Dragon ~ Children’s Book Review and Giveaway!

***This Giveaway is now closed*** A winner was chosen. You can read about it HERE. Big thanks to all who entered!

I was so excited to receive a new children’s book Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” by author Tina Turbin. We love books in our home. We are avid readers, and even though I’m grown, I still love children’s picture books and sharing them with my young children is a wonderful bonus. There’s just something special about cuddling up in our favorite comfy chair and reading a book together.

We were pleasantly surprised when our package arrived not only with the book and CD, but a DVD to be released in March, as well as extra little fun goodies for my kids!


Danny the Dragon is a delightful story about a boy named Jimmy, his sister Sally, and their parents.  They take a trip to the beach where Jimmy finds a special shell to take home. He is surprised to meet Danny and his pal Skipper who have been living inside the shell. Danny the Dragon shows Jimmy and Sally how to be a good helper, as well as a good friend.

My youngest child enjoyed snuggling and reading this book with me. It was a cute story, that was very well illustrated, and entertaining. I thought it was well written, and can be enjoyed by little boys and girls alike. A fun read, and a book that will last for years to come.


We also had the pleasure of listening to the audiobook “Dreams” Danny the Dragon on CD. The story is told, then followed by ten classical pieces. A different, yet still enjoyable way to listen to this story, with beautifully composed music added in. The reader’s voice is nice to listen to, and the realistic sound effects help the child visualize the story.

A little about the author:
Tina Turbin is a humanitarian, radio spokes-woman as well as an award winning children's author. She helps many people in the allergy, celiac, autistic and gluten-free "world" and works hard to make these topics more known. I had the pleasure of interviewing Tina for The Homeschool Desk, and will be sharing that interview with you soon, including information about a DVD release of Danny the Dragon.

To help her cause for celiac disease, Tina is donating all profits from the CD to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center.

I had the pleasure of getting to know Tina through emails, and she is just a mom like most of us, that has a strong focus on family, kids, and education. She is very dedicated to her cause for Celiac Disease, and has a resource site too: http://glutenfreehelp.info/

Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” book can be purchased in hardback for $18.95, softback $8.95, Dreams audiobook and songs CD for $8.95, softcover book and Dreams CD set for $14.95, and they are all available on the website. Don’t forget that all profits from the Dreams CD will be donated to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center. 

Would you like to win your own autographed copy of Danny the Dragon book? Tina Turbin, the author of Danny the Dragon  would like to send one to one of my lucky readers. U.S. entries only, please. All you have to do to enter is:

• Leave a comment telling me what your favorite children’s book was when YOU were a child, or maybe one you still enjoy today.  Please leave your email address, twitter username, blog address, or another way for me to get in contact with you should you be the winner.

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The contest will end Monday, March  6th@ 12:00 AM EST. A winner will be chosen by Random.org and announced and notified shortly thereafter! Please be sure to leave me an email, twitter username, blog address, or some other way to contact you should you be the winner! 

Good luck!

Thank you! And, be sure to check back next week to read my interview with author of Danny the Dragon, Tina Turbin and learn more about the DVD to be released!

*The author’s review and opinion is entirely her own. This product was provided to the author for free. No further compensation was received.*
*This book’s author Tina Turbin kindly provided the prize for this giveaway.*

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