Bookroo is a subscription service that sends 2 books for children every month. They have a picture book plan (for ages 2.5 and up) and a board book plan (for ages 0-2.5).
Bookroo sends the books individually wrapped each month.
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This review is of the Picture Book, $17.99 a month, box.
About Bookroo
The Subscription Box: Bookroo
The Cost: $17.99 a month + shipping (rates become cheaper for longer commitments)
The Products: 2 children’s books (either board books or picture books)
Ships to: the US for $5, Canada for $16, and Worldwide for an additional shipping charge
Bookroo January 2018 Review
This insert gives a brief description of each book and also includes a link for some extension activities. After visiting the site, I was impressed with the cute art ideas they gave to go along with it - perfect to engage this age group! This month they had great ideas such as making your own medals and Olympic ring art.
They also included this coupon that you can share with a friend so that they can try Bookroo, too!
Max and Marla by Alexandra Boiger - Retail Value $17.99 (found here for $16.19)
This book contained adorable watercolor illustrations and scenes of snow and winter. It was a perfect pick to highlight the Winter Olympics this year! It tells the story of Max and his owl friend, Marla and how they are true Olympians. They train and learn the art of perseverance as they face challenges together while never giving up. The illustrations help tell the story as much as the text and it’s a great book to teach a child about inferring from pictures.
The Grizzly Bear Who Lost his GRRRRR! by Rob Biddulph - Retail Value $17.99 (found here for $11.48)
This story was filled with colorful illustrations and contained a rhyming tale about a bear (in a sweatband!) who lost his Grrrrr! He competes in the annual ‘Best Bear in the Wood’ Contest which holds events like fish catching, hula-hooping and of course, roaring. Along the way to find his roar, he learns how to make friends and rely on them for help. I really loved this book- the rhyming was fun, the story taught a sweet lesson and the little, silly details in all of the illustrations were fun for me as a parent. It’s a great book I can see us reading a lot and with such detailed images, I think we’ll be able to find something new to love about it each time.
Verdict: This was my first time receiving a Bookroo box. I love that the books come individually wrapped in fun paper and have an elastic ribbon to hold them together. The presentation gives it that extra special feel. The retail value of the books was $35.98 which is great for a $22.99 box ($17.99 a month + $5 shipping). I love that they used an Olympic theme and sent this out just in time for the Winter Olympics. It was a fun way to introduce my daughter to the Olympics and the lessons in the stories are easy to make real-life connections to. Overall, I was really pleased with my box and I look forward to seeing if the next box has a theme as well!
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, you will receive the February box.
From Bookroo:
When will your first box ship? - Order the 1st-4th of the month: The weekend following your purchase - Order the 5th - 14th of the month: With our monthly batch the 17th-21st of the month - Order the 15th-31st of month: The weekend following your purchase. All subsequent boxes will ship with our monthly batch the 17th - 21st of the month.
Coupon – Use code MSA15 to save 15% off your first box!
Value Breakdown: At $22.99 for this box, here’s what you are paying approximately per item:
- Max and Marla by Alexandra Boiger: $11.50
- The Grizzly Bear Who Lost His Grrrrr! by Rob Biddulph: $11.50
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