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How to Train your Dragon Toys

October 28, 2011

I can’t say enough great things about the How to train your dragon books by Cressida Cowell. They are funny books sure to please any kid interested in dragons or adventure. And since I always like to give books and toys together, they make perfect gifts. There are a bunch of playsets that go along [...]

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Paper Toys You Can Make

October 18, 2011

I have a birthday present formula that has really working for me lately. With younger kids it is usually easy to pick out a cool toy, but that gets harder by about second or third grade, when the toys they actually want are more money than I am likely to spend on a present. My [...]

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Shark vs. Train

March 3, 2011

My favorite book of 2010, hands down, is Shark vs. Train (by Chris Barton, Illus. by Lichtenheld). The answer, of course, is it depends… hilarity ensues. Are they underwater? On train tracks? Sword fighting on a tightrope? (The caboose wisely decided to “wait right here”). There are several clever jokes for grown-ups in here (including [...]

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Yellow Tutu

February 15, 2011

Looking for a gift for a tutu loving girl? Take a break from all the pink and get this yellow tutu book and tutu combination. The book The Yellow Tutu by Kirsten Bramsen is a wonderful story about a girl who received a yellow tutu for a present and decides to wear it as a [...]

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Great Book for the Pre-Teen in Your Life

November 10, 2008

Yes, you read that right. Whales on Stilts. Because how else would whales move around on land. Oh, and they have laser beam eyes. These are some no good, world taking over, havoc wreaking whales. And all the grown-ups are oblivious to their nefarious plot for world domination. This is the thrilling tale of girl [...]

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