The first thing that struck me when this cd arrived was the beautiful packaging. The Land of Sometimes moves away from standard cd casing, instead presenting it as a book with captivating illustrations. Each song has an illustrated page in the storybook encouraging the children to follow the story. I had high hopes that the songs would also reflect the magical quality of the artwork.
The Land of Sometimes is an audio storybook and the characters are brought to life by original music. The story follows Alfie and Elise in their journey through the seasons. They meet a number of colourful characters, and each one is brought to life with a song. The narration is simple and clear and the quality of singing and musical production superb. I’d love to sing on the follow up if there is one. My 3 year old is a big musical theatre fan and she loved the songs dancing around her bedroom and attempting to sing along.
I generally find children’s song cd’s a bit irritating. I have been playing The Land of Sometimes in the background while I write this post and it is surprisingly relaxing. The songs are well written and very catchy and move away from the simplicity of some children’s songs by introducing them to a number of musical genre including reggae, folk and jazz.
Put this one in your car and I’m sure you will be singing along in no time.
The Land of Sometimes website is also worth a visit. Children can find out more about the characters and places in the story, colour in some of the beautiful illustrations and download lyrics for the songs.
A beautiful gift for any child with a fondness for stories or music and something that can be treasured for a long time.
The Land of Sometimes is released on February 6th at a retail price of £9.90 from Amazon.
One lucky reader can win a copy of The Land of Sometimes.
Simply post a comment telling me why you would like to win.
A Bonus entry is available if you follow my Facebook page using the link on the right hand side.
Winners will be drawn at random on 6th February.
Congratulations to the winner Sue Willshee
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Only one entry per person
Winners will be notified by email and will be posted on this site.
Right from the Start 
because my niece would love this
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I would love to win this for my son,
it sounds exciting and lots of fun,
the books and cd’s he has have all been listened to and read,
so please let us have this one instead!
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My little friend Katie (age 5) would love this. She said ’cause Little Twink is like a fun game . I would love listening it in bed cause I love Little Twink – her my favourite fairy I like the little girl. I like the Liver Flouch cause he’s funny. D’you know the Guide – he sings a nice song “
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I’d like to win as this would be good to share with my son.
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Follow your FB page.
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My daughter would absolutely love this !
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I like your Facebook page as Annabel Lee
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I’d love to win as it sounds like a good listen and I’d love to get my girls to listen more!
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Cause I have so many nieces and nephews and this would keep them entertained for ages @ MelJanie on twitter
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Following your FB page x
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I pretty much live in the land of sometimes and would love to win this for my friend’s two children. Am also following you on facebook.
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I’d love to win this as a gift for a friend who has twins.
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I would love to win this for my three year old as from your review it sounds like it could encase him in a completely magical little world. Thank you so much for running!
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Just followed your Facebook page too.
@SarahJLCooper
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I would love to see the smile on my nephew’s face if I won this and gave it to him. :0)
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I would like to win this as my friend is going to a family wedding in Australia with her husband and 3 young girls and this would be great to take with them to play in the car when they are travelling and to put on the laptop so it can keep them entertained on the plane.
I’ve liked you on facebook too.
Thanks.
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great for my 2 little girls
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I’d love to win this for my son
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I would love this to play for my son Ted in his bedtime routine. This would be a real treat for him because he loves books. Especially noisy ones! His favourite at the minute is Dear Zoo, he giggles so much at the cheeky monkey because it’s just like him! Have liked you on facebook 🙂
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What an imaginative idea! I’d love to win it for my son.
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My daughter would love this. She listens to a CD every night when she goes to bed, so this would be great for her.
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This would be great for my grand daughters.
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I’d love to win because both Piper and Daisy love to sing along to their CD’s – but there are only so many times I can listen to Iggle Piggle and Dora without wanting to scream! I need something different and this sonds fantastic!
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Id like to win as my kids love story cds already it helps broaden their choices in reading and encourages the imagination far more than the TV!
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because my 6 nieces and nephews would luv this
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I have three grandchildren uner 4 and they would all love this – would also make me a popular granny x 3 !
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Would love to win this to have for when my friends bring their children round so i have another great book to read with them and have some quiet time with them.
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It looks TOTS of fun!
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I would love to win this audio book for my son who is seven and he and I have been separated from each other since 2009 by the “French law”. This would really make him happy to win this prize!!
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Lucky you. I Would love to sing on a children’s cd, that and be a CBeebies presenter. Weird ambitions I know.
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Lovley to keep the children entertained travelling on holiday
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This competition has now closed but if you head over to my other site Practicallyperfectmums.co.uk there is a competition to win another copy, closing date 29th Feb 2012.
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