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The Tiny Traveler Egypt and France: armchair, toddler education

It’s a different world now isn’t it? When I was a kid it seemed so large, foreign and unapproachable. The Tiny Traveler France and The Tiny Traveler Egypt are cardboard books designed for kids two and under about colors and shapes. When the books arrived I took out the France book to show our oldest some of the monuments in France. I sometimes start out things with a question, so I asked him, “what’s this?” pointing to the Eifel Tower on the cover.

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Sleepless Knight is a classic young reader (comic) book

Sleepless Knight is the kind of book that I would’ve devoured when I was a young reader. I grew up reading Peanuts, comic books, Calvin and Hobbes, grown up books without illustrations and then started over again. Most of the text and illustrations in Sleepless Knight can be read by some children 6 and up and certainly 7 and up.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Spring means it’s comic book season time! OK, any season is comic book season time and today there are some cool all age comic books for all the young readers (and up) to get excited about. Groo vs. Conan trade paperback , Shinobi Ninja Princess trade paperback, Simpsons Illustrated #16 and Lumberjanes trade paperback Volume 1 all come out this week.

Also of note is Wallace and Gromit: Comic Strips Collection Volume 3. We’re taking a look at this now and will review it tomorrow. The humor translates to a three-panel strip very well for our favorite cheese loving dog and his aloof master.

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Ultimate Spider-Man Magazine, comic and activity for kids 6-12

Ultimate Spider-Man Magazine is one of those activity books that you see in doctor waiting rooms. It’s packed with color pictures of Spider-Man in action, has dozens of activities, one main comic story and lots of pages with trivia, spot the difference games and more. The magazine is printed from Redan and our 5 year old loves it, but I can’t buy it for him yet.

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LeapFrog Letter Factory Adventures Amazing Word Explorers review

We’re big fans of the LeapFrog series of DVDs. It threw us for a loop when they improved their animation to more of a CGI style, but that was a much needed leap for the better in hindsight. Their latest DVD from the Letter Factory Adventure series is Amazing Word Explorers. It continues on the quality and throws the familiar plot formula for a bit of a twist too.

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Brainzy from Education.com is perfect for kids 3-7

Our kids are 3 and 5, when Education.com asked if we wanted to evaluate Brainzy, it was well, a no-brainer. Brainzy is their latest online learning program that builds reading, math and computer skills for children 3-7. See it’s a great fit for us, but is the game really educational for the kids?

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Changing the Conversation; conflict resolution OK for all ages Giveaway

Having a five-year old means negotiations and conflict resolution with small people who don’t have that strong of a command on logic or empathy. Granted, in some business cases that’s exactly what you’re dealing with, albeit with a being who is adult sized and should have those qualities. It’s because I spend most of my time with children that I wanted to read Changing the Conversation. It is not a parenting book, per se, but when dealing with someone who is melting down you seek assistance from many different sources.

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In My Heart, A Book of Feelings-a fun trip through emotions for kids

In My Heart, A Book of Feelings has a very happy cover. One could almost say that it draws you in. Certainly part of that feeling, pardon the pun, are the heart shapes that get smaller as you look at them. The hearts cut into the middle of each page is part of the charm of In My Heart, but the words and illustrations on the pages are what make this a book about feelings that any age can relate to.

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