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Archive for the ‘Children's Books’ Category

June 3rd, 2008

Melissa and Doug Magnetic Puzzle Books - Educational and Fun

My triplets received the Melissa and Doug Magnetic Puzzle Books - both the ABCs book and the Animals book, as gifts for their second Christmas. As you’d expect with any Melissa and Doug toy, these books are well made and perfect for children to grow into.

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By Susan Gunelius -- 3 comments

May 10th, 2008

Win a Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmark

I’m having a contest on my children’s books blog, One Book Two Book.  The winner will receive a Mark-My-Time digital book mark.  It’s a great product to help parents monitor their child’s reading!
It’s easy to enter - just leave a comment on the blog contest post.  The contest ends on May 17th.
Good luck!
Image: Mark-My-Time.com
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By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

March 31st, 2008

Good Night Our World Books - Educational and Fun

My husband takes our triplets to the library every week.  The kids love it, and we discover a lot of cool books that way.  For example, we found the Good Night Our World book series from our local library.
If you’re not familiar with the Good Night Our World series, it currently includes 33 titles each […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

March 13th, 2008

TheGrandParentZone.com - American Made Toys

TheGrandParentZone.com announces its launch of a new website featuring American Made toys.
“This unique website was the brainchild of baby boomers Fred and Betsy Arnow, who wanted to create a website with the best children’s books, wood toys, and equipment they used most when their now grown-up kids were infants, toddlers, and children.”
Many of the items […]

By Julie -- 3 comments

March 5th, 2008

Rasco and the Rats of NIHM

My 8 year old son is reading Racso and the Rats of NIMH and he says it’s the best book he has ever read. You have no idea how good it is to hear him say that because it’s pretty hard to get him to read most of the times.
His teacher gives them time […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

January 2nd, 2008

One Book Two Book Talks About a Controversial Kids Book

Have you heard of the book The Rainbow Fish? I have and we own a copy. I’ve read it to my children many times.
Kelly over at One Book Two Book, was browsing at Amazon looking at the reviews of this book and you have to go read what she found. This book has sparked a […]

By Julie -- 5 comments

December 13th, 2007

The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder on Martha Stewart

I was watching the Martha Stewart show this morning and she was talking about the book The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder. I haven’t read any of the Chowder books and I don’t believe my kids have either. I’ll have to ask them, but this book sounds like one I will want to add to our library. […]

By Julie -- 0 comments

December 3rd, 2007

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

My daughter has been reading Double Fudge by Judy Blume. I have not heard her laugh so hard while reading a book in a long time. She is just eating it up and finished the book in not time. She just couldn’t put it down. I love to see my kids read and I love […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

November 27th, 2007

Have You Ever Heard the Story of Holly Claus?

I’ll have to be honest here…I’ve never heard of Holly Claus before and have definitely never heard the story. I received an email about a website HollyClaus.com and I’ve been checking it out. I plan on having my kids take a look at it too and explore the world of Holly Claus.
So who and what […]

By Julie -- 0 comments

November 19th, 2007

15 Fun Things to Do With the Kids During Thanksgiving

My kids get out of school on Wednesday and they are SO excited! We love the holidays around my house and I was trying to think of some fun things I can do with the kids while they are out of school; not places to go, but things to do around the home like crafts, […]

By Julie -- 1 comment