I really like subscription services and have reviewed a few already on my blog. I think they are definitely the way forward. I love the surprise factor of this type of service as every month you are looking forward to receiving your box, opening it and finding out what is inside. For me, this is just fantastic. I was recently approached by a new Irish company called Bookawoo who asked me to review the first box for free. Their boxes contain books for kids. Bella was of course happier than me when I told her, LOL! We are always grateful to receive new books to add to our special bookshelf for the girls at home.
What is Bookawoo? Well, as I mentioned above, they are new monthly subscription service that sends your child a magical box with a selection of books to help broaden and develop their imagination. Each month has a new theme and is designed to encourage a love of reading.
Each box is personalised with your child’s name and the contents of fun and educational books is aimed specifically at their age group. They are currently creating boxes for children aged 0-11 because this is a very important time in their educational development.
Bella and I were really excited about this box. We were very curious to find out what was inside.
The packaging was big and different. It had some bright colours which definitely caught my attention. It had Bella’s name written on the outside of the box which I thought was a beautiful touch!
When she opened the box, we saw that it was also personalised with Bella’s name on the inside alongside a quote from Willy Wonka (Roald Dahl). The box was really well packed and the books were protected with bubble wrap. Once that is removed, each book is wrapped in white tissue paper and sealed with a ‘Bookawoo’ sticker logo. The box also includes an envelope of personalised stickers (Bella loved this a lot), a personalised bookmark and a letter with instructions for parents.
These are the books that were inside the box:
Could an Octopus climb a Skyscraper? … and other Questions
This is a lovely nonfiction picture book which shows facts about the octopus by imagining how she would cope in the human world. The illustrations are really adorable. The book ends with a “Fact File” gathering the information learned, a map showing the range of habitat and a real photograph. Bella loved this book. It really caught her attention.
Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Playful Panda
This book is part of a series of books. It is about when Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe. Zoe and her mum (the zoo vet) try to settle them into their new home. She is very good at this, because she can understand what they say and she can talk to them too, although this a secret. In this book we found out that panda twins arrive at the zoo. Bella enjoyed this book. She tried to read it on her own with a little help from me too. It was a great bedtime story. We are now wondering what happens in the other books in the series.
Draw It! A Doodle a Day book
This book is amazing. Bella absolutely love it. This is the one that she has been asking to read and draw in all the time and I love that because we have a lot of artists on both sides of the family so it was interesting to see if she also has that talent. This book is an activity book which encourages children to get their pens and pencils out and explore their creativity every day of the year. It comes with 365 activities! How great is that?
100 Animals to Spot at the Zoo
This set of cards is part of the “Spotter’s Guide” series from Usborn. Each of the cards in the pack shows a different species of animal, illustrating its distinguishing features and statistics such as size and habitat to allow young nature enthusiasts to spot them at the zoo. It also features clear and detailed illustrations. The pocket-sized cards make an easy, convenient and informative companion for all family visits to the zoo or safari.
These cards are fantastic. It wasn’t just Bella who liked them but Sienna also enjoyed playing with them too. I think she likes looking at the pictures of the animals. This had them both entertained for a while which is always great!
This subscription box is very easy to use. See below:
You can subscribe to Bookawoo and have a delivery every month. Your first box will cost €26.95 and then after €29.95 for every other month for one child and €49.95 for two children. It is good to know that you can also unsubscribe at any time. At the moment they only ship their boxes to Ireland and the United Kingdom.
I like that it can be bought as a one off box for a gift as well as a monthly subscription. This is very useful as sometimes you don’t know what to give a child for special occasions and I think this is a perfect gift.
When you sign up to Bookawoo you will be charged immediately for the subscription you have chosen. Subscriptions will then renew on the 25th of the following month. All Bookawoo boxes ship on the 5th of each month, and will be delivered within 2-3 days.
These boxes are a great idea. We really like the content and the purpose of them. I love the idea of Bella being able to learn about new authors, and read different stories and expand her vocabulary. I haven’t seen or read these books before so it was great to find out more about them.
You can find more about Bookawoo on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest
What do you think of this subscription service? Do you like this box? What do you think about the content of this box? Do you like the books? Have you heard of Bookawoo before? Will this be something that you would like to try for your kids? Leave a comment as I would love to hear what you think.
*Disclaimer: I received this box in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and is a genuine representation of what I think.
Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤️
Franca 💋
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This bookawoo box sounds brilliant and the kids would love it.
what a brilliant concept! Sounds amazing.
I’d never heard of Bookawoo, but it sounds amazing. I love books, and so does my 3 year old. I love any excuse to bring more books into the house.
Never heard of them but what a lovely treat to look forward to x
This is amazing, i have never heard of these, my girls would love this
I even love the name Bookawoo x
Never heard of it, looks great though
I’ve never heard of this before. I really like the idea of it though. I love that is is suitable for lots of ages. I would love to win. Thank you for hosting this giveaway 🙂 x
I hadn’t heard of Bookawoo before, but it sounds a fantastic idea!
Hi Franca,
I have never heard of Bookawoo. The idea and personalised packaging is great but I think it is too expensive for us. We have a fantastic local library that has heaps of great books AND it has recently been renovated and is a lovely place to actually spend the morning. The kids borrow armfuls of books and love the library experience. #KCACOLS
This sounds fab! I’ve been reading to my girl since she was two months old and she loves books, I think she would love this when she gets a bit older. What an ingenious idea #KCACOLS
Lovely idea and all without leaving home #KCACOLS
We love reading! It is so great they are doing this for children. I love the quote and stickers-this would really delight a child. My children are above the age and we live in Canada, but I hope lots read about this post! It is a great opportunity #KCACOLS
No I’ve not heard of bookawoo before
Th boxes look lovely with lots to do
Love the stickers as this is our favourite activity st the moment
I love the idea of this – I bet it’s a lovely treat to get each month! I’ll definitely be entering the competition xx #KCACOLS
I’d never heard of Bookawoo but it sounds like a brilliant concept. I love the surprise factor of this type of service.
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This is a fantastic way of encouraging your child to read! I can just imagine how excited your child was to receive the package with her name on it! #KCACOLS
what a fabulous idea! thanks so much for sharing xx #KCACOLS
Such a fun idea and looks like your daughter really enjoyed it. Too bad they don’t have the service in Canada #KCACOLS
This sounds like a great idea. We go to the library quite a lot so getting books sent to us would be fab. My daughter is 10 and has just started reading some of the young adult books in the library as she finds these a bit more challenging.
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I’ve never heard of this before but it’s definitely a lovely idea. I think it’s so clever of them making the box personalized, simple touch like that means a lot to any recipient. Great Review!
never heard of them but I love the fact that it’s all about encouraging children to read. looks like a great selection and love that they included the doodle book too – love art and crafty stuff #KCACOLS
That’s super cool! We love books in our house! I think O and F have about 200 between them. We had to have a unit specially built for them because we kept breaking bookcases! #KCACOLS
I love this idea, it looks great! I bet your daughter was so excited when it arrived. It’s a bit pricey for me to afford every month, but I do like the concept very much.
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What a lovely treat and a delightful way to get the children reading. Love the packaging #KCACOLS
I haven’t seen this before but it looks great! We love books in our house and I love the feeling of buying new ones for Mia and us snuggling up to read one together! The books look great and its good that you get a few aswell to keep you going for the month. I will definitely have to look into this for Mia 🙂
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I’d never heard of Bookawoo before but I love the idea. I currently subscribe to a craftbox service for my niece but I’m tempted to switch as she loves books even more.
Holly has recently got back into reading. This would be great for her!!
Ive never heard of it but it looks great!
Lx
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never heard of it but we all love books and this looks great
i had not heard of them before reading this blog but i think they are a super idea !
I’d never heard of them before, but I love the idea of this box, something really useful to children and educational 🙂
This is a brilliant idea, and I love the variety of books, activity books and cards that are received in the box. This is exciting for me, so I can imagine it must be hugely exciting for children – Bella looks so happy! I love this service, it would also make an excellent present too. Claire x #KCACOLS
this looks great, never heard of it before but will investigate now xx
What a lovely idea! My children love books and would be very excited by this! I love that they personalise the box with their name, that’s a really lovely touch and Bella looks delighted! Thanks for sharing. #KCACOLS
I have never heard of it before but it looks brilliant and the sort of thing my daughter would love
Didn’t know it existed but looks really good
Didn’t know it existed but looks like it would be of great interest to my family
I’ve never heard of it before but it looks good but a bit pricy for my liking I think. Still, as a gift if I was chipping in with other family members then I would consider it. It’s a super looking set and the individual names looks good and will appeal to kids. All in all I like it:)
mainy
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no I haven’t heard of it but like anything that encourages reading
I’d never heard of them before but I love this idea! My little boy will be 2 in July and already loves books – this would really keep that early interest going, especially as it’s geared to the correct age x
Oh my word how fantastic does Bookawoo sound and look! Ella and Holly would be in heaven with a subscription like this. Xx#KCACOLS
I’ve never heard of them before but it looks like a fab idea 🙂
i HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT BOOKAWOO.lOKKS GREAT!
Never heard of it before but looks great
I love this idea – the novelty of it arriving through the post is great, and I love the packaging with the personalisation. It is quite pricey, so the option to do it as a one off is great too. #KCACOLS
Haven’t heard of these before but they look amazing.
No I’ve never heard of them but the box idea seems fabby. Surprise books tailored to your children’s ages and chosen to fire their imaginations has to be a good thing xxx
I’d not heard of it before but think it’s a great idea.
I am seriously interested in this box. I already have several subscriptions including one for my daughter so I’m definitely checking this out as I’m a book worm and she is hopefully going to follow in my footsteps one day…
The boxes look very similar to #ToucanBox which we get. I had never heard of Bookawoo though. #KCACOLS
Sounds and looks great. I also love that you can subscribe as a one-off. Perfect birthday present for our little girl 🙂 Thanks for hosting #kcacols
I’ve not heard of Bookawoo before. I think it’s a really god idea. Love the content.
Wow, looks great especially as. Comes in a box. I bet your daughter got excited about opening that up. Such a fun way to get excited and motivated to read X #kcacols
I have never heard of it before but I really like it – looks great! 🙂
Sadly I don’t qualify for the giveaway, otherwise I would love to win one of these! It’s a lovely idea, the personalized packaging is great and the surprise of not knowing what books are going to be in the box. It is a bit expensive, though. #KCACOLS
wow this looks fantastic and a box I would absolutely love! Well, Evie would anyway! #kcacols
I have heard of it and I think it is a great idea 🙂
This sounds great, a subscription would be perfect as a present
i have never heard of this before it looks great
Never heard of this before now but what a great idea. 🙂
This is such a good idea for a subscription box! I love it! The draw it book looks like so much fun and it certainly looks like your daughter is enjoying them 🙂 xx
i have never heard of this subscription before and think its a fantastic ideaaa! xx
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I hadn’t heard of them until now, but I love the idea. I love that the books you received were all so different, makes the whole thing so exciting and engaging. x #KCACOLS
I’ve not heard of them before but it looks great
What a lovely collection of books. It’s great that there’s also some activities in there and it’s personalise #KCACOLS
This sounds like a great subscription I was really impressed with how many books you got and that they covered all areas of development. My boy would love this but I think its something I will treat him to in September when he starts proper school so that we can read them together. Thanks for hosting #KCACOLS
no not heard of it before, looks fab for my two boys
I love this idea, I want a book subscription for adults! #kcacols
i had never heard of them before but it looks great
Aw, what a great idea for a subscription box! I love that there is a range of content in the box too, for when kids don’t just want a book. x #KCACOLS
I love this idea it sounds totally fab, think this will be something I look into when my daughter gets older.
I even love the name Bookawoo
i HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS COMPANY BUT LOOKS A GREAT WAY TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO READ
not heard of them before, great name & love the variety of different types of books!
i hadnt heard of it before now but it looks amazing. it will sure keep my munchkins occupied for hours
These are all cute little books, and I love how her name is on the box and everything!
I’ve never heard of Bookawoo before. These boxes look great, anything that gets kids away from videogames and reading actual books gets my vote.
Have to be honest never heard of Bookawoo before now, but i just love the box
Never heard of them before, this would entertain the grandchildren when they visit
ive Never heard of them before, but sounds fab!
Sounds like a great concept
I hadn’t heard of it – it looks a brilliant idea
box looks great, great idea
I hadn’t heard of it before, but it’s a great idea!
love this idea
I love subscriptions boxes and this seems such a great value box for kids. I am an avid reader and hope that my son will be as well.
I hadn’t heard of them before, but think it is a brilliant idea, my kids would love to receive something like this every month, I like the varied content.
I’ve never heard of Bookawoo but they look fascinating.
It looks great something my 2 youngest would like.
I think I posted my name as just ‘o’ on the widget!! Oops I’m olivia kirby obviously!!
I hadn’t heard of it before but I am a huge reader and LOVE the idea! I wish I could get an adult version too!
Wonderful prize. Product new to me.
It’s completely new to me and i think its a brilliant idea and my kids would love it
I have never heard of it before but it sound like a good idea and this box looks like a nice selection.
No I haven’t but I think it’s a great idea to help encourage children to read.
Have never heard of Bookawoo, but it looks great – a really nice selection of books, and a mix of subjects too.
No I’ve not heard of Bookawoo before. The box looks very appealing.It would be great to encourage children to read and enjoy books. I love that it is personalized. I might get as a one off treat but it would be too expensive to do monthly .
i havent heard of it but sounds good x
I havent heard of this before but it sounds awesome :0 my daughter would love it 🙂
my sons would love this
this looks fab, I havent heard of it before, but my gang love books, so it would be perfect
have not heard of them but looks a good idea
I have not heard of them before now. They sound great
I’ve heard of it and love the idea but simply cannot afford the cost .
Never heard of this before, I think it’s a fantastic idea and love the content.
A lovely idea and I like the selection especially the spotter cards. We home educate so a great way to introduce new topics.
The box and contents look great. I think this would be a fantastic gift idea, but for me it would be a bit too expensive as a monthly item.
No, i have never heard of it before, but for any child that loves books, like my daughter, then this would be perfect.
I haven’t heard of them before but it looks really nice, and a good way to encourage the kids to read!!
This is the first time I am hearing about it. But I am sure it would be a great gift for my bookworm daughter
it looks entertaining
Had never heard of them before but looks fun and my son would love reading and creating
Never heard of it before but looks fantastic!
I have never heard of them but I like the concept There would be something for all my grandchildren.
I’ve not heard of bookwoo before but the box looks fab and something my children would love.
Never heard of them before, but they look great! My boys love reading.
I think its great my daughter would love it
I’ve not heard of Bookawoo before but it looks like it would make an excellent birthday present as you can order just one box. It looks like a great way to discover new books and authors.
I have never heard of it but looks a brilliant idea. Thank You
I’ve never heard of Bookawoo before. But it looks fab! I love the variety of what’s in the box. So you have the colouring, the bedtime stories and the more factual books too. It;’s great. My daughter is in reception and is loving learning how to read. We are getting a bit bored of Biff, Chip and Kipper so this would be great to mix it up a little.
bookawoo sounds amazing n wat a great name
I haven’t heard about it before, but I love it! Great Idea 🙂
Had never heard of this before! Looks awesome! Will definitely look into it for my little two
I love the concept for my son whose the biggest BOOKWORM. Thanks
Brilliant idea.. I have 3 children that would all enjoy and benefit from this 😀
NEW TO IT
What a fab idea
I think the cintent if the bofx looks fun and educational . I have not heard of Bookawoo before
I haven’t heard of it before, but I love the idea! I think things like this are always really good, I love how it’s personal.
I have never heard of bookawoo before reading your post – it sounds fab though although a tad expensivefor an ogoing sub but great for a one off gift
I’m even following bookawoo since reading your review