Becky Wood is the winner! Congrats & Enjoy. For everyone else, read on to find out how you can get discounted tickets.  GRKIDS.com is happy to give you a chance to see Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, Wonder Pets and Ni Hao, Kai-lan up close and in person! Up for grabs: a 4-pack of tickets for the Tuesday, June 1st at 7pm Nickelodeon's Storyime Live! show at DeVos Performance Hall! If your name is not chosen, you can still get in at a reduced rate. Just click here and and enter password: MOM under "Mommy Bloggers Discount" for a savings of $5 per ticket. Regular ticket prices are $28 and $23 and the discounted prices are $23 and $18. Nickelodeon presents Storytime Live! sponsored by Great Wolf Lodge : Dates and Showtimes: June 1 at 7 PM June 2 at 10:30 AM & 7 PM DeVos Performance Hall To enter to win tickets, please leave a comment on the blog telling us which character in the Storytime Live Lineup is your child's favorite and why. This contest closes on Monday, May 24. CommentsMon, 17 May 2010 12:18:45 I have no hesitation...DORA! The kids [all three of them] LOVE her!! I think it's her musical conversations "where are we going...to the castle...where are we going...to the castle" :D Anna McNally Mon, 17 May 2010 12:19:56 Maddie loves Dora! She has learned so much from the show. I love hearing her count in Spanish! Andrea Mon, 17 May 2010 12:26:47 Dora!! He loves to learn and tell us the words in Spanish and enjoys all of her adventures, especially with Boots! Kristen Miles Mon, 17 May 2010 12:29:48 My three children would each choose a different character as their favorites, but they all chose characters from Dora the Explorer. Tara M Mon, 17 May 2010 12:30:58 Dora for us. Both of my children love to learn Spanish!!! Anita Mon, 17 May 2010 12:33:07 His favorite is Dora. He loves the songs and her adventure with Boots. karen Mon, 17 May 2010 12:33:32 my daughter loves Dora. Noelle Mon, 17 May 2010 12:35:09 Definitely Dora, Dora Dora! They even have the Dora Ipod, so they know ALL the songs. Mon, 17 May 2010 12:36:59 Oh that's easy - Dora! My 4-year-old has been obsessed with Dora for years. Followed by a close second with Pablo from the Backyardigans though - she doesn't watch them as much anymore, but she used to absolutely love that show and especially that character. :) Jenn Mon, 17 May 2010 12:38:00 Dora is my daughter's absolute favorite. I think it's the repetitive nature of her show that my daughter can follow along with. She also loves the Spanish! danielle Mon, 17 May 2010 12:43:54 PABLO,my son loves Pablo.He loves the great adventures they go on and singing along and dancing. Holly W Mon, 17 May 2010 12:47:10 My children, ages 4 and 6, love the Backyardigans.When I asked my 4 year old why she likes them over the others, she said, "They always go on cool adventures in their own yard just like me and my brother,and they sing too!Then they have a snack, just like me and my brother do!" My daughter likes to pretend she is Tasha and my son pretends to be Pablo. Marci J Mon, 17 May 2010 13:07:00 Dora! My daughter loves Dora! She is just so happy all the time. Becky Reynhout Mon, 17 May 2010 13:18:55 All three of my kids love the wonder pets. Heather Kraai Mon, 17 May 2010 13:33:07 My 3 year old son loves the Backyardigans. We currently have several episodes recorded. But his favorite is The Pirate Adventure. We usually watch it at least twice a day. His favorite character is Tyrone. Katherine pell Mon, 17 May 2010 13:37:27 My four yr old loves Dora!! She likes that it is interactive and Dora "listens" to her. Becky Wood Mon, 17 May 2010 13:41:06 My daughter LOVES Dora!!!! Molly Campbell Mon, 17 May 2010 13:54:24 I just asked my 5 year old who her favorite character was and she responded "Mi favorito es dora!" Erin Franzak Mon, 17 May 2010 14:07:46 My son, Case, 4, thinks it would be really cool to see real big Backyardigans. We are Uniqua, Pablo and Tyrone at our house, more often than Mom, Dad, and Case. Mon, 17 May 2010 14:32:42 My son loves Dora and Boots. He is an explorer like Dora and loves to count so I think that is why he loves the show so much. The Wonder Pets are a close second...of course I can't get their song out of my head all day after hearing it. :0) Joylynne Mitchell Mon, 17 May 2010 14:36:54 Definitely Dora. Both kids love her, and even my 1 year old says "d-d-d-d-dora!" and "wiper no!" Sara Y. Mon, 17 May 2010 14:39:25 We love the Wonder Pets!! Since Mommy and Daddy both work with animals our daughter Stella really gets into the animal rescues. Currently she likes to save bugs so no spider killing in our house!! Meg Mon, 17 May 2010 14:41:20 Dora is my 2 yr old son's favorite!!! He loves learning Spanish from her and boots!! :) Kristen Mon, 17 May 2010 14:54:14 My boys love the Backyardigans because they have fun adventures. Their favorite is when they dressed up as pirates! Melissa Mon, 17 May 2010 17:13:19 Dora is my 3 year old favorite! She tell me come on vamanos! Natalya Mon, 17 May 2010 17:37:00 dora is our favorite because of spanish Meagan B Mon, 17 May 2010 17:57:54 DORA, She would watch all day and night if I let her, She loves counting in spanish and catching me off guard saying something in spanish. She has a request in for boots like boots the monkey for her birthday Tammy S Mon, 17 May 2010 18:36:38 Not only is DORA her favorite, she will tell you Dora is her BESTFRIEND! Amanda Fox Mon, 17 May 2010 19:08:13 My daughter loves all the friends but Dora is her favorite! I love the Backyardigans best!!! Kerri S Tue, 18 May 2010 00:58:07 My daughters favorite would have to be Kai-lan. Dora would be her next favorite. She is always asking when Kai-lan is going to be on. Danialle Benham Tue, 18 May 2010 03:48:14 oh it would be hard for me to say Doara my 4 year old loves her. Both of my kids Love the Backyardigans even the 7 yr old boy. I love Kai-lan along with the kids. Sarah Wooden Tue, 18 May 2010 04:45:56 The Wonder Pets! My 2 year old LOVES to sing. She pretends to rescue her stuffed tiger from the "jungle" in our backyard, using teamwork of course. Liz Goring Tue, 18 May 2010 04:49:27 One of my daughters first words was "Dora", she is only 2.5 and is constantly going on adventures because she wants to be just like her! She has read every book and would be enamored if she saw her LIVE! kelly Tue, 18 May 2010 05:04:38 My son loves the Backyardigans. He dances and sings with them everytime he watches. Yana Brown Tue, 18 May 2010 05:10:02 Wonder Pets!! My daughter loves to sing along to them. Heidi Tue, 18 May 2010 05:23:49 My 5 and 3 year olds love Dora and Boots. My 3 year old stands nose to the TV thinking maybe she can follow along on the adventure if she gets close enough. My 20 month old loves to dance to the Wonder Pets music. She doesn't watch TV yet, but we have a musical book of them and she has loved it to death. Thank you! :) Lindsey Tue, 18 May 2010 05:25:18 Dora... My daughter loves Dora. My daughter loves to go on adventures with Dora & boots.. and help her along the way. Andrea F Tue, 18 May 2010 05:35:01 Shiloh's favorite character is Dora and Boots :) She loves dancing when Dora sings "we did it"! She also loves watching Boots help Dora with every adventure. Jennifer K Tue, 18 May 2010 06:07:41 My son Evans favorite is the wonder pets. He loves watching this show and he learns to help from watching all the episodes. He learns all kinds of different stuff from the show but most def is different ways of helping. Sara W Tue, 18 May 2010 06:22:50 Hands down...my Ava absolutley LOVES Ni Hao Kai-lan!! She loves tickling the sun to wake him up and sing along with all the songs! It has taught her many different emotions and how to deal with them! She gets crazy when the show comes on...everybody must know it's Ni Hao Kai-lan time!! Tue, 18 May 2010 06:32:29 Unquestionably DORA! I'm sure we've borrowed every Dora DVD AND book from the library. It is ALWAYS my son's first choice. Kim VanDam Tue, 18 May 2010 06:49:09 A chance to see Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, Wonder Pets and Ni Hao, Kai-lan! they love them all I don't think they could pick just one! Kristin Vohs Tue, 18 May 2010 07:41:13 My daughter loves the backyardigans and the Wonderpets! We always dance to the backyardigans though! Kendra Proctor Tue, 18 May 2010 08:13:11 Both of my boys love Backyardigans and Dora! They love to dance with and see what adventure the Backyardigans are having. And they love to learn spanish from Dora! Laura B Tue, 18 May 2010 08:14:13 We are big fans of the Wonder Pets. What's gonna work? TEAMWORK! Tue, 18 May 2010 08:18:35 My son loves Kai-Lan! She is fun and teaches lots of good lessons. The way the business world is going, she teaches a language our children will need! Bethany Kennedy Tue, 18 May 2010 10:43:59 Dora or the wonderpets. It depends on the day! Diane Tue, 18 May 2010 11:41:44 My kids love Dora and especially her backpack! Rachel Tue, 18 May 2010 12:57:45 My kids LOVE music, so Backyardigans is by far a favorite at our house. Amy Tue, 18 May 2010 13:05:23 Could be either Dora or the Wonder Pets depending on the day. :) Becki Tue, 18 May 2010 13:41:20 We love Dora and the Wonder Pets in our house! Love that Dora teaches Spanish and the Wonder Pets stress team work! Tara Allen Tue, 18 May 2010 15:59:29 Dora is absolutely her favorite. She enjoys learning new Spanish words and following Dora on her new adventures. We often read Dora stories at bedtime. Tue, 18 May 2010 17:56:17 My son loves Dora! We always read her books before bed. Storytime Live sounds awesome! Deborah Bishop Tue, 18 May 2010 19:06:34 Both of my grandchildren love ALL of them! My grandson loves the Backyardigans the best as we have to re-enact all of the shows and my grandaughter loves the Wonder Pets the most. Erin R. Tue, 18 May 2010 19:15:46 My son doesn't watch a lot of tv, but he loves the Wonder Pets when he does what them. amanda Wed, 19 May 2010 09:48:59 so hard to pick just one! Dora if I have to choose for both of them is their favorite (boy and a girl!) Krissy Wed, 19 May 2010 10:09:44 Couldn't pick one! My kids love them all!! I never watch daytime TV because my TV has to be on Nick Jr all day long!!! Jennifer Pantelin Wed, 19 May 2010 19:30:56 my Bella just love to watch the backyardigans. I think its all the dancing, singing and fun boldcolors that draw her attention so well. ABBY Thu, 20 May 2010 06:49:00 Dora!!!! I think my son has a crush on her.... He is always talking about her! Jill Kuiper Fri, 21 May 2010 06:18:16 My 4 year old Loves Dora. My 6 year old is a fan of Swiper. Mom is just a fan period of a good wholesome show! Thanks! Lesley Fri, 21 May 2010 07:06:45 DORA!! My daughter is always signing and dancing when she is on. Fri, 21 May 2010 08:29:41 My 19 month old son LOVES Ming Ming from Wonder Pets and Pablo from Backyardigans, he sings and twirls around when they sing!!! Amy Fri, 21 May 2010 09:47:13 My Daughter loves Dora! She is still talking about saving the baby elephant from when we saw her at EGR library. Sara Fri, 21 May 2010 10:21:18 Dora for both!! They do love the backyardigans too. Dora, they love counting in spanish. My son has some speech impairments but he try's to imitate all the dora songs. My daughter and I always start to sing real loud and dance when the backyardigan's song comes on. Joy Sat, 22 May 2010 14:32:04 It looks like Dora has the majority here and my daughter Rachel is no exception, she is infatuated with Dora! I love to hear her repeat the words in spanish and interact with Dora. It's so adorable. Kai lan is becoming a fast favorite too! Catrina Sat, 22 May 2010 19:59:15 Wow just one favorite :-) I would say she loves them all but I think Kai Lan would be her fav over all and it is so cute listening to a 2 year old repeat back the Chinese words. Alisha Sun, 23 May 2010 16:57:09 My 2 year old son loves the wonderpets! He always says "This is serious" Its so cute! Cheryl Carter Mon, 24 May 2010 07:21:34 My 22-month daughter LOVES LOVES LOVES Dora. She has been counting to ten in Spanish since she was 19 months old. Last night I was putting her to bed and she said "Buenos Nochas Mommy". I couldn't believe it!!! She also loves the Wonder Pets and sings the theme song all the time! It's amazing how much these shows have taught her, all before the age of 2! Brad Mon, 24 May 2010 08:11:48 Wonderpets has been a family favorite! Becky Higbee Mon, 24 May 2010 09:54:46 My daughter loves Dora, she loves to see what they will be looking for and to see what is in backpack for the trip! 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