(Apr 15th 2011 10:00AM) Earth Day is coming up soon - Friday, April 22, a week from today. One way to teach your kids about Earth Day? Crafts focusing on plants, nature, and especially recycling are great ways to inform your kid about the importance of Earth Day while having fun making things. Of course, Earth Day crafts dealing with ...
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(Mar 1st 2011 8:00AM) As you can well guess from my career and books BODY DRAMA and DIET DRAMA, I love getting girls to talk and feel comfortable about the changes that go along with growing up. That\'s why I love The Pink Locker Society, which is a series of novels for tweens that give advice about "the PBBs," (periods, bras, and ...
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(Feb 25th 2011 1:30PM) Black History Month 2011 is almost over, but it\'s never too late to celebrate the impact of African Americans on our great country with a wonderful children\'s book. Here\'s a few recent books that make the grade: Written by Barack Obama back in 2008 before he became the 44th President of the United States, Of ...
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(Feb 14th 2011 1:10PM) As any parent will tell you, one of the best ways to keep your child stimulated is by reading them a good book, or once they are old enough to read making sure that they keep up with their reading. In today\'s world it is easy to rely on your television or your iPad to entertain your child, but there really is no ...
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(Jan 11th 2011 10:25AM) Electronic books -- E-Readers -- are all the rage these days; compact and light enough to fit in a pocket, easy to read -- even in bright sunlight -- and with lengthy battery lifetimes, the mini-computers are perfect for the airport concourse or the beach. This one, the Sony E-Reader, can hold up to about 1200 ...
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(Dec 9th 2010 12:36PM) Whenever we ask our four-year-old son to pick out books to read, there\'s always a good chance at least one of the books will be a Dr. Seuss book. He loves to hear the silly rhymes and to look at the fun illustrations, and I know he was able to say his ABC\'s by the age of two because we had read the book, "Dr. ...
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(Nov 30th 2010 2:40PM) A few years ago, we started the Elf on the Shelf Tradition. This book pack comes with a storybook and a small elf. The premise of this tradition is that we have an Elf who comes to visit our house each holiday season. In our house, he comes the day after Thanksgiving and stays until Christmas Eve. Each day my ...
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(Nov 12th 2010 9:14AM) A wonderful gift option for the preschool and young reading age child this holiday season is the V Reader by V Tech. This electronic reading system plays fully animated stories with narration, sounds and fun music. The words are highlighted on screen as the story is read, encouraging kids to watch and read along. ...
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(Oct 22nd 2010 12:33PM) Both of my boys love reading books. Each season, I try and go through their bookshelves and pull out the holiday-specific books pertaining to that month. This month my preschooler especially has been really enthusiastic about reading and loving our collection of Halloween books. He makes us read several every ...
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