Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Win a copy of Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie: The Stories Behind the Foods We Love by David Rickert (Elementary)
How did a pizza become a pizza? Is a pickle really a cucumber in disguise? Explore fascinating food history, nutrition, and American culture through this middle-grade graphic-format nonfiction book for kids that answers oft-asked questions about the foods we love, explaining how they came to be.
Astra Books for Young Readers will be giving away 10 free copies of Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 15, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
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Win a copy of Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage by Lisa Rogers and Il Sung Na (Elementary)
For John Cage, music was everywhere: in the hum of the refrigerator, the screech of a garbage truck, the patter of the rain. He found sound in silence, and knew that all noises were unique. All you had to do was listen. This engaging picture book biography celebrates the genius of a nonconforming musician who always stayed true to his artistic vision.
Anne Schwartz Books is giving away 5 copies of Beautiful Noise. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 18, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
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Win a set of Picture Book Science: Simple Machines books (Elementary)
In this six-book set of nonfiction picture books, readers ages 5-8 explore the simple machines that we use every day! Discussions of force, friction, leverage, mechanical advantage, and more come from fun, often silly examples—like having to lift an elephant off your book (hint: use a pulley!). Hands-on STEM activities, entertaining illustrations, photos of real simple machines all engage kids on and off the page.
Nomad Press is giving away one set of all six volumes of Picture Book Science: Simple Machines. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 18, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Engage with the classroom guide!
Win a copy of The Bees of Notre-Dame by Meghan P. Browne and E.B. Goodale (Elementary)
High above the bustling streets and gardens of Paris is a little-known wonder: a cluster of beehives atop the roof of Notre-Dame cathedral. In 2019, a devastating fire tore through the cathedral — but what of the bees? This lyrical, poignant nonfiction picture book tells the fascinating story of the honeybee colonies that survived the horrific blaze.
Random House Studio is giving away 10 copies of The Bees of Notre-Dame. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 19, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Listen to the Meet-the-Author Recording!
Win a copy of Fraser the Forest Ranger by Matthew Schufman (Elementary)
Fraser the Forest Ranger is on a mission: to find one true friend. He searches far and wide, but he might just discover a best friend is closer than he thinks. This charming story of friendship will delight young readers (and pancake lovers)!
Random House Studio is giving away 5 copies of Fraser the Forest Ranger. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 20, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Explore the author’s website!
Win a set of Jane Kurtz nonfiction paleontology picture books! (Elementary)
Award-winning children’s book author Jane Kurtz taps into her love of dinosaurs with two fascinating nonfiction picture books: The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils and The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin.
Beach Lane Books and Reycraft Books are giving away 5 sets of both titles. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 20, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Listen to the Meet-the-Author Recording!
Win a copy of All the Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman (Young Adult)
In this YA novel three girls with overwhelming depression meet through a website that binds them in a suicide pact. As they become friends, they realize their struggles aren’t insurmountable with the right support. But breaking the pact won’t be simple.
Lerner Publishing Group will be giving away 5 advanced reader copies of All the Things We Never Said. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 31, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Engage with the discussion guide!
Win a copy of Forsooth by Jimmy Matejek-Morris (Middle Grade)
When thirteen-year-old theater kid Calvin sets out to make a movie with his friends, drama ensues, forcing him to sort through his first crushes, face family tensions, and learn how to be true to himself.
Lerner Publishing Group will be giving away 5 advanced review copies of Forsooth. Submit an entry for a chance to win!
Deadline: December 31, 2023 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
Engage with the discussion guide!
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