America's Biggest Bedtime Story: Lithgow's Carnival of the Animals

It's that time of year again: time to snuggle up with your children and watch a video of John Lithgow reading one of his stories for America's Biggest Bedtime Story sponsored by Pizza Hut as part of their Book It! reading program.

I told you about this program last year (read my post). As we participated I have two admissions:

1. I tried Pizza Hut for the first time in a long while and now it's our regular pizza place. I LOVE the breadsticks!
2. We have a new found love for John Lithgow's books.

Last year he read I Got Two Dogs and ever since it is one of my daughter's favorite books. We love howling the chorus together. The book even comes with a CD of Lithgow reading/singing/howling the story.

This year join Lithgow as he reads Carnival of the Animals.

(From the website:) Calling all children, parents, and teachers - grab your books and pajamas because the nation's largest annual bedtime story event, America's Biggest Bedtime Story, is back by popular demand for the third year. BOOK IT!® is teaming up with children's author and Golden Globe-winning actor John Lithgow to invite readers to participate in America's Biggest Bedtime Story by logging on to www.bookitprogram.com on Thursday, Feb.18th. (Available all day beginning at 9 a.m. CST.)

For this year's event, Lithgow will share his book, Carnival of the Animals, and if more readers participate in America's Biggest Bedtime Story than in previous years, BOOK IT! will donate funds for 50,000 meals to Haiti Relief through the World Food Programme. The magic number was set last year when 197,972 participants watched Lithgow read his book, I Got Two Dogs.

Since you can view the video throughout the day, make sure to grab your kids and the computer and watch the story together on Wednesday. If it's even half as good as last year's, I know we'll watch a dozen times in one day!

And as a bonus, they will show us I Got Two Dogs again.

WIN IT!

Prize: Lithogow's Book Marsupial Sue Presents the Runaway Pancake and Pizza Hut Gift Card
Number of Winners: one
Entry Question: What animal is on the cover of Carnival of the Animals? (Hint, look at their website.)
Enter By: February 25, 2010
Entry Rules: Winners will be notified by e-mail. US mailing addresses only. Please read the official rules for entering our giveaways.



This was written by Leighann who can be read at Multi-Minding Mom where she dishes about family, food, foraging, frivolity, and more!

Please read our disclosure statement. Pizza Hut sent me a book and gift card for the purpose of this review.