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Snuggle The Baby: interactive toddler laughs and education

The cover for Snuggle The Baby confused me at first. Without reading the press release I dived right in and looked it over. I don’t get it, I thought after going through it once. I then went to the front and back cover and clearly understood what the book was trying to accomplish. “An interactive book!” it says on the front and “includes gentle instructions…..for practice and play” on the back. Boom, now I get it, you do too don’t you?

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Get a free LeapReader book at Barnes & Noble

I’m not getting paid for this by LeapReader or Barnes & Noble in any way. Through March 23^rd at selected Barnes & Noble locations LeapFrog is having a hands on learning event in-store. Combine free with LeapFrog and it’s an event that needs to be spread far and wide.

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5 simple ways to do something for National Wildlife Week #Spon

Prior to being a dad I was an eco guy. I wrangled social media for an eco organization and wrote all manner of blog posts about sustainability and the environment. Every month I contribute to the SC Johnson Green Choices blog. This March 17-23 is National Wildlife Week, it’s the longest running educational program from the National Wildlife Foundation.

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Curious Critters Volume 2 dazzles with crisp photos

As a child I went to our local nature center and now as a parent I take our two boys to our local several times a month. To that point, if you’re ever in Greensboro, North Carolina the Greensboro Science Center is awesome and well worth your time. Curious Critters Volume 2 takes a close up look at some of the critters that you’ll find featured at your local nature center in a way that’s educational and fun for children of all ages. As a dad, and a photographer, I’m also drooling over the photography, which is vivid and has and depth of field that makes the details on the smallest creatures really stand out.

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Thingy Things by Chris Raschka are offbeat fun that toddlers will love

My wife and I had the sing song discussion prior to having children. That discussion was essentially that we would not ‘baby talk’ to our kids. The Thingy Things book series by Chris Raschka may seem like a very basic, baby style book based on its cover. However, as the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover. These books are creative, goofy stories about animals-all the while using bigger vocabulary that your child can understand, but may not have seen in books yet.

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LeapFrog Letter Factory : The Letter Machine Rescue Team giveaway

Our boys are raised on Leap, Tad and the other critters that make up the LeapFrog videos. We started teaching phonics to our oldest and I partially credit their phonic usage in his being able to read sight word and fully know his A, B, Cs as well as he does. Their latest video, Letter Factory: The Letter Machine Rescue Team gets the band back together, but also amps up the education while tweaking the format.

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Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop! is a manic fun book for kids

Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop! immediately grabs your attention because of its bright, vivid colors, large letters and the fact that it has multiple ninjas on the cover. As the dad to 2 young boys; and a fan of martial arts movies this book would seem to speak directly to me. One read through the book however and you- and your young audience will be hooked.

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Whales, Giants of the Deep at Fernbank Museum is great fun for the family

We went to “Whales: Giants of the Deep” exhibit, because our 4-year-old son is so engaged with animals. I grew up in Atlanta, so I have childhood memories of Fernbank Museum, but experiencing it with my son gave me a whole new perspective.

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