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Babble Review: Begin Smart books

Bummed that your baby isn’t into The Giving Tree or Chicka Chicka Boom Boom? Give it time. While it’s important to read to kids from the get-go, some books are more developmentally appropriate than others. Enter Begin Smart books. SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
Continue reading » Posted by editors on Nov 9th, 2009, 11:00 am
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The BristleBots are Coming! The BristleBots are Coming!

BristleBots have existed in concept, if not reality, for some time, but this 40-page book/toy-making kit from Klutz makes it official (even if it took a backlash from the maker community to make it so). Basically, a BristleBot is a toothbrush head with...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 31st, 2009, 9:30 am
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A Book For Flu Season: Felicity Floo Visits The Zoo

I just read a new book appropriate for the flu season. It’s called Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo. It’s about a little girl named Felicity who goes to the zoo and spreads her germs to all the unsuspecting animals there because she didn’t...
Continue reading » Posted by Lisa Estall on Oct 30th, 2009, 12:28 pm
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Poppy’s Pants By Melissa Conroy

For fans of the Wooberry line of dolls, there’s now a children’s book called Poppy’s Pants. The creator, Melissa Conroy, has included her off-beat looking dolls as characters in the book. (Read a past review of the Wooberry dolls) Published...
Continue reading » Posted by Lisa Estall on Oct 26th, 2009, 11:00 am
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Win a signed copy of Joe Brown’s “The Flights of Marceau: Race To The Rescue!”

The folks at Babble were lucky enough to rub elbows with author Joe Brown–father of makeup mogul Bobbi–during a children’s reading he gave earlier this month. Not only is Joe a really nice, down-to-earth guy who really connects with...
Continue reading » Posted by editors on Oct 23rd, 2009, 2:37 pm

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Charlie’s Playhouse Giant Timeline Play Mat

Both figuratively and literally, this Giant Timeline Floor Mat covers a whole lot of ground. Unfolding to a whopping 18 feet long, the mat uses that space to map 600 million years’ and six mass extinctions’ worth of evolutionary history....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 19th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Win a Free 3-Month BookSwim Membership!

Have you and the family curled up with any good books lately? These chilly fall months are just the right time for it, and to help get you and the kiddoes inspired, we’ve teamed up with BookSwim (a.k.a. “the Netflix for books”) to give...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 6th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Wild About Airplanes

Bookends may seem ho-hum unless you are talking about this cute set for a nursery or child’s room. These Biplane Bookends are made of maple and finished with a non-toxic clear finish. The set measures approximately 8″ in starting length and...
Continue reading » Posted by Cathy Hale on Sep 30th, 2009, 1:30 pm
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Star Kid: Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes Son Is Searching

Director Sam Mendes – who’s married to Kate Winslet – took the kids to school the other day. As he held hands with stepdaughter Mia, son Joe was immersed in his book. What was he reading? Was it homework? Was it a schoolbook? No, he’s checking...
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Sep 30th, 2009, 10:30 am
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Play Tag With LeapFrog

LeapFrog brings us Reading 2.0 with the introduction of the Tag Reading System (ages 4-8) and Tag Junior (ages 2-4).  Reading is now interactive.  More than it already was, of course. Both systems work in a similar manner, using a hand-held tool packed...
Continue reading » Posted by Whit on Sep 25th, 2009, 5:04 pm

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ABC Kids Expo 2009: Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Plush Toy & Blanket

It’s the 40th Anniversary of Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar, and to commemorate the event Zoobie Pets has come out with the Very Hungry Caterpillar “Toy, Blanket And Book Set”. The plush caterpillar toy has a hidden blanket...
Continue reading » Posted by Chris Ford on Sep 25th, 2009, 10:00 am
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The 40 Best Fictional Teachers

Today on Babble: “The 40 Best Fictional Teachers” By Andrea Zimmerman From Mr. Kotter to Mr. Miyagi, from Dewey Finn to Dumbledore. Read it here. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 40 Best Fictional Teachers", url: "http://blogs.babble.com/droolicious/2009/08/25/the-40-best-fictional-teachers/"...
Continue reading » Posted by editors on Aug 25th, 2009, 3:00 pm

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