We’re looking forward to another awesome year by providing you great service and a one-stop shopping experience for twin resources – and a little later this year, we’ll be celebrating our 5th anniversary!  I can’t wait.

My twins are turning 7 this year and I have a lot of hopes and dreams for us in 2012.  First off, I’d like to get a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep this year!  But, I also hope that I can continue to pass on my love of reading to my twins now that they are becoming independent readers.  I’ve started to see a spark of interest towards books as a form of entertainment and I  hope to foster this throughout this year.  It’s not only important to read to your children, but also important for them to see you reading!

Many blessings for a happy and healthy 2012!

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All our best,

Shelby and your friends at Double Up Books

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Offers at Double Up Books!

Starting on Thanksgiving and running through Black Friday (Friday, Nov 25) all the way through Cyber Monday (Monday, November 28), we’re offering some fantastic deals.

FREE standard shipping on US orders of $45+! (prior to shipping charges)
Just select this shipping option when your order meets the requirements. No coupon code needed.

FREE Gaga for Mama bib with any Gaga for Mama babywear order!
No coupon code needed.  We will include one automatically with your order.  If you have a color preference, just post it in the comments field during checkout.

FREE Double Up Books pen with every order over $25+!
No coupon code needed.  We will include one automatically with your order.  Offer good while supplies last. 

PLUS with every order…

You’ll be automatically entered to win a $10 savings pass to Double Up Books and a gift tote!  No purchase necessary to enter.  To enter without a purchase, send e-mail to us with your name. 

Miss our Twinsgiving offers?? Don’t boo-hoo, check out our Coupon page to see what other offers are available this month.

Shop at www.DoubleUpBooks.com.

I love this story!  Fran Pitre is the proud mom of 3 sets of twins – yes, you read that correctly THREE SETS!  Can you imagine?

Author Fran Pitre invites readers to come along with her as she shares the struggles, heartaches and moral dilemmas associated with infertility, and the incredible arrival of her three sets of twins.

In Twins X 3, Fran shares in detail her personal experiences with long-term infertility, morning sickness, high-risk multiple pregnancies, pre-term labor, breastfeeding twins, and the humor and challenges of parenting multiples.

Come and join the ride as Fran learns over and over in “Groundhog Day-style”, that she is expecting twins. Heart wrenching, funny, yet incredibly inspiring, Twins X 3 is an emotional roller coaster filled with love, pain, humor, fear, thanksgiving, anguish, joy and a healthy dose of faith and family which will cause every reader to laugh, cry and discover that they can relate to it all.

Click here to read an excerpt of Fran’s book or to buy the book.

Double Up Books has selected this as the book of the month for October 2010. 

Buy the book at Double Up Books

Here is your chance to WIN a membership to a super cool NEW twins and multiples website! entwined community, founded by triplet mom Alicia Crowther, is the only place on the web where multiple birth families come together to support twin/multiples owned businesses.

There are hundreds of thousands of twins and higher order multiples born each year.  What if each of us pledged to support our fellow multiple birth families by supporting their businesses?  You’ve heard of “buy green” and “buy local” – now it’s time to “buy multiples”!  

entwined community is your one-stop location to find local and online businesses that are owned by either twins/multiples themselves, or owned by the parents of multiples.  Individuals get great members-only discounts on a wide variety of products, services, and gifts.  For businesses, entwined community offers a great way to connect with new clients and customers that have pledged to support businesses with families just like theirs.

In addition to money saving opportunities, entwined community includes a monthly newsletter and BigTent membership group, where multiple birth families can come together to discuss how to start their own business, how to face the challenges of working out of the home, and more topics related to work and professional life.  Although there are many sites and blogs related to twins and multiples, entwined community is the FIRST dedicated to supporting twin/multiples owned businesses.     

entwined community is celebrating their launch this week, and to help kick off, they are sponsoring a giveaway of 10 individual memberships (regularly valued at $15/year) and 10 business memberships (regularly valued at $35/year).  If you are a twin or multiple yourself, or the parent of multiples, enter to win a membership today!  

 *It’s very easy to enter!*

 You’ll earn 1 giveaway entry for each of the following  for a total of 5 possible entries:  

Facebook – Like entwined community and post a status update “I’ve entered to win a free membership with the new twins/multiples website http://www.entwinedcommunity.com.  Check them out!”  

Twitter – Follow @entwinedcomm and post this message “I’ve entered to win a free membership with the new twins/multiples site @entwinedcomm. Check them out!”

Newsletter – sign up for the entwined community newsletter, a monthly publication with articles and advice from entwined community members and member businesses on starting a business, working from home with multiples and more.

Flickr– Add entwined community as a contact on Flickr, where members can share photos of their experiences with entwined community businesses.  

YouTube– subscribe to entwined community’s YouTube channel,  where members can share videos of their experiences with entwined community businesses. 

On Sunday, August 29^th, 2010, we’ll randomly select 20 winners (10 business and 10 individuals) from qualified entries to win a year membership to the brand new community.  

This giveaway is open to twins/multiples or the parents of multiples who are at least 18 years of age and reside in the United States.  entwined community business membership is limited to multiple birth families that own, operate or can make management decisions in their business.  Full terms and conditions of entwined community can be read on their website. 

Double Up Books is a proud member of entwined community!  Save 10% off your order of $25+ when you use your membership card.

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Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me

“I just read the best book!” I’ve been saying that a lot lately about Sarah Pekkanen’s debut novel The Opposite of Me. The book is about fraternal twin sisters Lindsey Rose and Alex, the bond they share and the complexity of their relationship.  It’s extremely funny, but also thought-provoking as well and I just loved it.  The plot line is fresh and original and best of all, completely unpredictable.  It held my attention right to the last page.

Read my interview with Sarah posted on our website to learn more about this great book and why Sarah choose twins as her main characters.  This is definitely one author that you’ll want to keep an eye on.

Hi! I’m Shelby – mom to preschool-aged boy/girl twins and I’m the founder of Double Up Books – The Premier Bookstore for Twins, Triplets & More… Double Up Books is one of the sponsors of this year’s blog party (but more about that later).

In addition to specializing in twins and multiples books, we also sell our exclusive Gaga for Mama babywear – babywear for babies that care. 

Now on to the prizes! Double Up Books is proud to participate in this year’s blog party with 2 different prizes.

Forget Perfect by Lisa Earle McLeod

 This is one of my favorite books! I read it about 4 years ago and it literally changed my life. Forget Perfect is a smart and funny look at how trying to be perfect actually gets in the way of happiness, and how letting go of being perfect means raising standards to live life to the fullest and appreciate the things that really matter.

A Gaga for Mama Baby Outfit

Gaga for Mama is our exclusive line of babywear that lets moms know how much they are loved and appreciated. Each one of our hand designed baby bodysuits feature an inspiring message for moms.

Also available are coordinating pants, bibs, and hats in our super-soft cotton.

If you’re the winner of this prize, you’ll receive a bodysuit, pants, bib and hat in your choose of design, color and size.

Good luck! You can view all of the prizes by following this link.

Again, thanks for stopping by. If you leave a comment or add yourself to Google Friend Connect to let me know that you were here, I’ll be sure to stop by your blog too.

Here is my official party post! Thanks for swinging by my blog.

Almost 200 votes came in and I thank everyone who participated! Now, on to the winners list…

Best Twin Pregnancy Book

Twins 101: 50 Must-Have Tips for Pregnancy through Early Childhood from Doctor M.O.M.
Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, M.D.
45% of votes

Best Raising Twins and Multiples Book

It’s Twins!:  Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy through Adolescence
Susan M. Heim
32.4% of votes

Funniest Multiples Book

Ready or Not…Here We Come:  The REAL EXPERTS’ GUIDE to the First Year with Twins
Elizabeth Lyons
44% of votes

Best Two Children’s Books for Twins and Multiples

I’m Having Twins
Paris Morris
65.7% of votes

Two Snowflakes
Jennifer Miller
15.7% of votes

Best Twin Specialty Product/Book

Twin Tie!

Twice Upon a Time:  Twins Baby Memory Book
Lynn Lorenz
38.5% of votes

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins:  A Step-By-Step Program for Sleep-Training Your Multiples
Marc Weissbluth, M.D.
38.5% of votes

Best Multiples Book from Dad’s Perspective

I Sleep at Red Lights:  A True Story of Life After Triplets
Bruce Stockler
57.1% of votes

Best Inspirational or Advice Multiples Book

Twin Tie!

Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Twins and More
edited by Susan M. Heim, Jack Canfield, and Mark Victor Hansen
43.6% of votes

Twinspiration
Cheryl Lage
43.6% of votes

Best Twin Memoir

One and the Same:  My Life as an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to be Singular
Abigail Pobrebin
66.7% of votes

Best Multiples Psychology Book

Emotionally Healthy Twins
Joan Friedman, PhD
60.7% of votes

Congrats to all the authors that won and were nominated! Click here to see a list of all of the nominated books.

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen - Win it on March 16, 2010

Come and play on TwinTuesday March 16, 2010 and enter to win a copy of the brand new twins lit book The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen! I just got done reading it and I thought it was awesome.  It’s laugh-out-loud funny at times, tender, warm, with just the right amount of romance.  You can watch my video review of it on our YouTube Channel.

Are you on Facebook and/or Twitter?  Then come along and join the twins community called TwinTuesday!  Every Tuesday on both Facebook and Twitter, TwinHappy Jen hosts an exciting contests, question of the week, and a chance for parents of twins to connect with each other.  It’s a lot of fun and I hope you’ll join us if you don’t already.

This week, March 16, 2010, Double Up Books is proud to announce that we are the sponsor of TwinTuesday and are giving away a free copy of The Opposite of Me to one lucky winner.

How to Enter:

You must do one of the following to be entered into the giveaway… you may, however, do both to earn an extra entry… and look below for more ways to earn entries (including answering the TwinTuesday QOTW (Question of the Week)!)

Note: You may enter, even in the days leading up to TwinTuesday… although, please, only one Tweet/Facebook post per day).

Mandatory Entry:

AND/OR

Ways to earn extra entries: