May 24th, 2008
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Fairy Chronicles series give-away! It was great to know the books being read by children; some I know and others are new. I checked some of the new ones out and now have several that I’m eyeing to read with my own children. I hope y’all come back […]
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May 23rd, 2008
We were watching Jay Leno last night when who should visit but Laura and Jenna Bush! The First Girls (Lady and Daughter) were there to promote their first children’s picture book “Read All About It“.
This is the first book for the mom and daughter team, but they’re not strangers of children’s literature. Both are […]
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May 16th, 2008
It is (still) National Children’s Book Week! Here are three more books that will surely get your child’s imaginations going!
Tales from the Trees stars Happy the Hodag, a mythical animal/monster from northern Wisconsin. A Monster Misunderstanding include now Happy the Hodag and Buddy the Bulldog, who became the best of friends after […]
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May 16th, 2008
Girls love horses! And the next best thing to having your own or riding on one, is reading an adventure story about girls and their horses. Jo Ann Dawson beautifully wrote three four books full of adventure, mysteries and secrets about two young girls and their horses - The Lucky Foot Stables series. The […]
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May 16th, 2008
Let me tell you a side story. The Fairy Chronicles series were one of the first books I reviewed this month. I sat down to read one and eagerly jumped to the second. I was halfway through the second book when I realized I have to give them away. And I almost just wanted to […]
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May 12th, 2008
I can personally tell you that books were a huge influence in my life. My love for reading began at a very young age, and I owe this first to my grandparents. My paternal grandmother, an elementary school teacher, taught me to read, literally by candlelight, because the town I spent my preschool years […]
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May 11th, 2008
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mother’s Day Give-away: 15 “Popcap” video games and the grand prize of Platinum pack. I hope you had fun playing the online games. I did! I would love to see you come back often for great content and cool contests.
And now for the list of winners. The following […]
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May 1st, 2008
PopCap Games is the leading developer and publisher of casual games. The games are a great source of stress relief, cognitive exercise and confidence-building. They are thoroughly nonviolent, uncontroversial and simple. And extremely fun!
So this is the kind of video games that are healthy for you.
And these are the games that […]
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May 1st, 2008
Now PopCap is NOT your average video game. I know, because I just played the topseller Peggle, and it was… FUN!
I didn’t stress, wanted to hit someone, or angered over losing. In fact, I was playing it rather calmly, and absolutely amused by it. Weird? Nope, it’s PopCap.
PopCap Games is the […]
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March 10th, 2008
Not all comic books are for kids. Most have stories and graphics that would shock your tween or gradeschooler. But if you are superheroes and comic books fan (and you don’t want your child going through your collection), Amy Cotrell of Geekparenting.com has the answer.
As a geek parent and comic book nerd, Amy writes […]
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