When I was little, I just LOVED me some Happy Meals. I think to this day, my mom and I both love their hamburgers, even though we don’t partake as much.
However for the kids, when we’re out and running around from Dance to Baseball and back, sometimes we have to sandwich dinner in the middle and McDonalds makes it convenient. Even better, in time for National Family Literacy Day on November 1, McDonald’s is inviting families across the Southland to celebrate the joy of reading with the launch of a new Happy Meal Books promotion. Perfect for us, since my monster has to read a book a day for homework!!! From Nov. 1 – Nov. 14, local McDonald’s restaurants will offer books in print for Happy Meal customers.
McDonald’s limited-edition Happy Meal Books bring nutrition, imagination and play to life in a fun way. The four limited-edition books include:
- “The Goat Who Ate Everything” – Tells a story of a goat who has a big appetite and struggles to eat right. But when he does, he feels great and becomes the playful ‘kid’ everyone loves.
- “Deana’s Big Dreams” – Shares how Deana, the world’s smallest dinosaur, grew tall by eating right.
- “Ant, Can’t” – Features Ant, a bite-sized bodybuilder who’s big on encouraging physical fitness through exercise and eating right.
- “Doddi the Dodo Goes to Orlando” – Follows happy-go-lucky bird Doddi who travels the world. She eats right because this dodo is always on the go-go.
Do your kids like interactive digital books? Starting on Nov. 1, McDonald’s will give families anytime access to reading with a new interactive digital book each month through the end of 2014. The free interactive e-books will be available on McPlay, McDonald’s Happy Meal App, and will allow kids to read, discover and explore exciting new worlds. McDonald’s has partnered with DK Publishing, an award winning global publisher, to offer educational and entertaining content for customers – the first e-book introduces DK’s Amazing World Series, with “The World’s Greatest Cities.” Kids will also be able to engage with an interactive digital version of McDonald’s Happy Meal print book, “The Goat Who Ate Everything” via the McPlay app.
The Happy Meal Books, as well as the DK Publishing e-books, will also be available for download at HappyMeal.com. Spanish versions of McDonald’s Happy Meal Books will be available on McDonalds.com and MeEncanta.com.
McDonald’s new Happy Meal Books is the company’s latest action supporting a commitment to champion children’s happiness and well-being by inspiring kids in a fun way to learn about nutrition, engage in active and imaginative play and develop a sense of community. The new books follow a number of enhancements McDonald’s has made to the Happy Meal over in recent years including:
McDonald’s 2011 “Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices,” to ensure 100% of McDonald’s national kids’ communications include a nutrition or active lifestyle message. Since 2012, the automatic inclusion of apple slices, a smaller kids-sized fry and the choice of a low-fat dairy option like 1% low-fat white milk or fat-free chocolate milk is one of my favorite changes to the menu. My kids don’t even eat the fries (they leave them for me – hehe).
