Saturday, June 17, 2017

Nido Storybooks and Story Time

Stories are a part of everyone’s childhood. You may have memories of your parents reading you a bedtime story before going to sleep. Others would have stories being read to them as if it was a play, complete with costumes, actions, and different voices. My memories take me back to where my cousins and I would gather around our grandma’s living room and listen intently as she told us wonderful stories.

These days there are so many movie remakes of classic fairy tales and stories as well as various twists that the purist at heart would remark that, “It wasn’t like that in the book.” But nevertheless, times change and as parents, we also have to adapt. We grew up reading stories from books that is probably why we let our children experience this as well. Plus, it’s a great way to spend quality time with your children. But because of technology, almost all of these stories are already animated. The child would just click, swipe, tap or do some other hand gestures to read a story. It is entertaining and interactive. But as always, set a limit as to how long and how often your child will be using the tablet or the computer.

Now that we already have our little babet, it is interesting to see that she has become fond of Nido storybooks. Nido, a milk brand in the Philippines, used to have pocket fairy tales as freebies whenever you bought their product. From the name itself, these are pocket-sized storybooks about classic children’s stories as well as tales from around the world. The storybooks came with the box or with the can of milk. My sisters and I collected these when we were still kids and eventually used them when we already had children of our own.

Our little babet became fond of Jack and the Beanstalk. We have read it so many times that she has already memorized the story. To make it fun, we even gave her the part where the giant would say “Fee Fi Foe Fum” and she would do it with so much enthusiasm.  

The stories have moral lessons at the end and have colorful drawings. Although most of the stories are condensed versions of the original, it’s the right size and the right length to be appreciated by children. And in these little books, I am able to share a part of my childhood with them.

Did you collect Nido storybooks? Which one was your favorite story? 



43 comments:

  1. im holding right now Nido pocket fairy tale book, i collected when i was a child but i didnt know what year :( it first came out.

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    1. Good to know you collected them as well. They probably came out during the early 90's since those were my childhood years. :)

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  2. OMG! I want these for my dotty too! I lost them! My favorite was The Book of Salamat!

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    1. : ) It was fun collecting them right? But they don't have these freebies anymore.

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    2. I also collected those amazing books..sadly I lost them..I would collect it again if they have the chance to bring them back..my fave was the fisherman's daughter.. 😊

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  3. may i kindly ask if there is someone who can share a copy of the storybooks of Nido to me... I'll just have it xerox... i do miss those stories and i want it to share to my students and to my son... thanks in advance...

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    1. Hi. Some of the stories are well known children's tales so most of them probably have copies online. :)

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  4. I rememberef that when i was in elementary. My favorite is the one with the big octopus

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    1. There are really so many good stories to choose from. Glad to know that you read Nido storybooks as well. :)

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  5. Thanks for sharing! Sana ibalik sa Nido yung free pocket storybooks nila.#ChildhoodMemories

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    1. i have a good condition pocket fairy tales aladdin and the magic lamp i am selling it

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    2. Interested to buy..meron pa?

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  6. i remember this!!! i have the princess and the pea! <3 i really love the stories. i hope they still make this for this generation :)

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    1. Me too. I love the stories and so does my little one. :)

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  7. baka po may nabebenta sa inyo ng mga ganito bibili po ako salamat po sa inyo

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    1. Try niyo po search sa FB. May mga nagpopost po ng mga 90s memorabilia.

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  8. If there's anyone who could sell these, I'd gladly buy them! I lost my collection :(

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  9. Can you actually repost the stories here and scan the images? This just brings back too many childhood memories

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  10. Do you know where I can buy those booklets? As a child we collected it, but since we transferred from one house to another, they got lost. :( Right now, I am collecting items from the 90s -- the decade of my childhood.

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  11. Lots of fond memories with my mother, siblings and cousins. We got so excited every time we open a new can or box of Nido just to see the fairy tales inside. We would insist and beg my mother to read us the stories. Loved all of them! These stories helped introduce me to literature and encouraged my passion for reading. Thanks for sharing your story and photo.

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    1. You're welcome. :) Glad to know that you loved them as well.

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  12. May nagbebenta na nito, gusto ko Sana bilhin Para makita at mabasa ng anak ko,.

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    1. Marami nga po naghahanap kung saan makakabili. Try niyo po sa FB. :)

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  13. Meron ako nito swap tayo may mga double po ako.

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    1. Hi. May naghahanap po dito sa mga nagcomment. Check niyo po yung commments. Hopefully ma contact niyo po. :)

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    2. Meron din ako baka pwede ka for swap?

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  14. There is a particular song that whenever it plays on the radio, it automatically reminds me of these booklets that I used to have when I was a kid. It's the song from Cat Stevens called "Morning has broken".

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  15. my mother used to collect that for me as well... but i lost it

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  16. The book of salamat is my favorite, I can't remember all the titles but I also still remember the story of the 5 Chinese brothers

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  17. I have nido books din not all but i have some

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  18. Sana ibalik, meron parin, maraming matutuwa

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  19. Hello I Have a question about the books do I have to collect them all for my daughter to read and have fun?

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  20. Do I have to get all for my son?

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  21. I almost complete the part 1 but the part 2 and 3 completed, and Im still looking for other books in part 1

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  22. I have too. I wish they have this kind of freebies now. Such a great memory! My sisters and I collect them, we always compete who gets first the book. So our mom would let us take turns instead on who can collect it. But you know, sunce we are sisters we. Can always borrow fron each other.

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