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“Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site” Read By A Toddler

We’ve had the Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site book since May of this year. Since it entered our home via Amazon’s superfast shipping, Avery has latched onto it as one of her favorite books.

We’d read it for nap time, bed time, and several times during the day. It’s one of those books everyone knows by memory where Going Mom and I were reading it without really looking at the pages. Now Avery doesn’t even need us to read the book and she’s taken to doing it herself.

She’s been randomly picking up the book and reading, so I prepared myself with the video camera standing by. I happened to capture one of her reading sessions as a result and had to share.

With her latest infatuation of construction trucks, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site is sure to stick around as a favorite for a while.

What books have you memorized lately?

Any favorites that stick around longer than others?

I See Me! Personalized Children’s Books Review & Giveaway

“What book do you want to read tonight?”, Going Mom and I ask our daughter each night before she goes to sleep plays around singing out loud for 30+ minutes before finally giving in. “Goodnight Little Avery” has been her answer for several weeks now, even for naptime.

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We have many books to choose from, but this one from I See Me! is different from the rest. I See Me! makes personalized children’s books to bring your kid into their very own story of magic, wonder, adventure, and, in our case, sweet dreams.

Goodnight Little Avery is from I See Me!’s Goodnight Little Me Storybook, just one of 100+ personalized books just waiting to star your kid as the main character. We all love reading this book to Avery as every high quality page is filled with beautiful illustrations and words to amaze and delight those curious little eyes.

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We even catch her reading it by herself sometimes. I think her infatuation with the moon is what really draws her into this book as it’s on every page, just like her very own name. I’m sure the fact that the illustrations are created by Mary GrandPré, the illustrator of the Harry Potter series, helps a little too.

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Personalized storybooks created by I See Me! help to encourage your little ones to read as they recognize letters and learn to spell their own names at same time. When children see their own name and picture (if you choose the option) this helps build self-esteem by making them feel special for having a book with them as the main character.

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Want more options than a nighttime book? No problem. I See Me! has books with themes like animals, adventure, ballet, dinosaurs, fairies, farm, garden, love, outer space, pirates, princess, sports and things that go. You’re sure to find several books your kid will absolutely love, and you will too.

These books make the perfect option for gits to celebrate birthdays, going to school, new baby sister/brother, Christmas, or just because they’re books and your kid will be reading. When ordering, you simply fill out info needed for I See Me! to put your child into their very own story like name, date of birth, gender, and you can even leave a dedication. Going Mom and I chose to dedicate it from Mommy and Daddy.

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Pretty cool if you ask me. Just don’t ask me what year our daughter was born, because apparently I don’t know! She was born in 2013, not 2014 like I entered for her book. In the words of Homer Simpson.. Doh!

But no worries, I See Me! has a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and will replace a book at no charge if lost or stolen during shipping, or only charge 50% of original product price plus shipping if you need to change the personalization options. Which, as you can tell, I needed to do, and I See Me! delivered a new book with the right date!

Avery, my wife, and I are extremely impressed with the overall looks and quality of this wonderful book and we want to get more for Avery to read soon. Maybe this time I’ll add the optional photo for Avery to see…um, Avery in her very own adventure book!

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You can even find personalized growth charts, lunch boxes, coloring books (how cool is that?!), stickers, and more on I See Me!’s site. I strongly urge you to check out all they have to offer, and afterward, come back here to enter a giveaway to win a personalized storybook for that precious kid in your life.

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Visit I See Me! on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram to keep up to date with the latest news and products. Good luck!

Disclosure: I received the Goodnight Little Me storybook for free in exchange for my honest review. All words are my own and I was not compensated in any other way.

‘Sleep Smarter’ for a Healthier, More Successful LIfe

I’ve been reading the early release copy of Sleep Smarter I told you about last month, and, wow, sleep is some powerful stuff!

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For the longest time, I was under the impression that since I exercise every day and cool all of my meals using fresh, whole foods, that I was good to go in the health department. But, little did I know that the sleep I easily shrugged off by thinking the 5 hours I sometimes got was perfectly acceptable was actually working against all of my other healthy habits.

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Isn’t this quote eye-opening? See what I did there? 🙂

As I make my way through Sleep Smarter, I continue to learn the power sleep has on our entire lives. So many answers about why I would still feel weak, tired, stressed, and worn out after leading such a health-regimented routine have been revealed. From brain health to performance to recovery and even your level of success; sleep is potent stuff!

There are only a couple days left to pre-order the book to not only learn the 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success, but to earn some awesome pre-order bonuses.

Just one book pre-ordered will get you:

  • $25 Thrive Market Gift Card + 1-Month Free Membership
  • Free one year (10 issue) subscription to Men’s Health or Women’s Health Magazine
  • Free Sleep Smarter Video Series ($49 value)

Have friends and family that you love and care for? Of course you do! Pre-order 5 books and get:

  • $25 Thrive Market Gift Card + 1-Month Free Membership
  • Free one year (10 issue) subscription to Men’s Health or Women’s Health magazine
  • Free Sleep Smarter Video Series ($49 value)
  • FREE bottle of EASE topical magnesium ($30)
  • 5 entry tickets to win a new intelliBED (Bed valued up to $4,399)*

It only gets better with the more books you order. Don’t wait, save yourself some cash with the pre-order price and get the priceless gift of better health and happiness in return.

After you order, please let me know so we can share what we learn in the book together! Now, go get your sleep on!