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A unique puzzler game for older kids through adults. Enter the world of Gorogoa and explore. You’ll find lots of recurring images, a slowly unfolding story full of mystery and intrigue,…
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… A unique puzzler game for older kids through adults. Enter the world of Gorogoa and explore. … challenging puzzles that are just right for older kids or for doing together as a family. There will be … so it might be disturbing for very young children or kids who are sensitive to intense movie moments, but there is …
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Madison Public Library is now offering Birding Backpacks thanks to a generous donation from the Feminist Bird Club-Madison Chapter and support from the Madison Public Library Foundation.
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… 1 pair of binoculars for adults 1 pair of binoculars for kids 1 Sibley's field guide for adults 1 youth field guide …
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Note: Many of these movies have been released on DVD time and again, with varying extras and language offerings via subtitle. We've linked below to the listing with the most DVD copies. If the list…
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… … Christmas Movies Off the Beaten Path for Younger Kids Arthur Christmas Prep and Landing Christmas Movie Canon …
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Dana Fulton, WKOW's Wake Up Wisconsin Meteorologist, recently visited Sequoya Library's STEMForce program to chat about weather and encour
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… STEMForce program to chat about weather and encourage kids to read! Librarian Abby R. put together a book list for kids ages 6-12 that connects STEM, weather, rockets, and … final summer program of 2024 on August 24 , they taught kids about rockets and did a rocket launch! This was a fun …
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… she also shelves books, helps with storytimes and other kids programs, does picklists and summer reading card data …
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This book opens with two kids drawn in graphite - one with teal highlights and one with yellow - arms crossed, facing away from each other, with text that defiantly states,
"i really don't care…
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… This book opens with two kids drawn in graphite - one with teal highlights and one … think of my hair or my eyes or my toes or my nose." As the kids slowly start noticing each other, the text continues … these friends that really don't matter. By now the kids are laughing and spinning in circles as we begin to hear …
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The Cardboard Kingdom is a middle grade graphic novel about a group of kids that transform their backyards one summer to create an entire kingdom complete with dwellings, costumes, personas and the…
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… Kingdom is a middle grade graphic novel about a group of kids that transform their backyards one summer to create an … personas and the best adventures of their lives. The kids create a "cardboard kingdom" comprised of twelve … a Rogue's Den, Becky's Blacksmith shop, and much more. The kids take on various identities that mirror their own and …
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Looking for something that will scare your socks off?
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… Looking for something that will scare your socks off? Kids are going missing from a Kyoto playground and the reader … many years and a copycat killer doesn't ring true. The two kids who were almost abducted can't stay away from the … The unknown pulling us to the underworld. It's up to the kids who are most at risk to solve the secrets of the …
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February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements by African Americans and a time to honor the central role of black Americans throughout history and in the present day. Find…
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… Black Women's Wellness Book List Celebrating Black Joy for Kids and Teens Black Voices Book Club Kits African American …
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This year's Newbery Award for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature goes to Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. Told from the shifting points of view of four kids…
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… Kelly. Told from the shifting points of view of four kids, Hello, Universe is both an exciting and thoughtful, … gets trapped in a well, and the three seemingly disparate kids that set out to find him. Infused with Filipino …
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With Comics Plus®, you have unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga. The Children's Library collection includes popular and award-winning titles for readers aged 14…
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… movies, while reflecting age-appropriate experiences. Kids (Gr 3-5/Ages 8-10) Readers : Elementary school age …
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An unusual puzzle app, best for older kids and adults or for parents and kids to work on together. There are no instructions, you just have to experiment and find your way through. There are cryptic…
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… An unusual puzzle app, best for older kids and adults or for parents and kids to work on together. There are no instructions, you just … will delight you, this is a fun diversion for parents and kids to work on together. … Song of Bloom …
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Have your kids ever wondered what happens all day while you’re at the office? Here’s an app that gives then an opportunity to let their imaginations run wild! Similar to the other (many!) Toca Life…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… Have your kids ever wondered what happens all day while you’re at the … app makers have created a very rich environment in which kids can do whatever actions they want and make up their own … scene also includes the option to record a video so that kids can share their storylines with a friend or relative. If …
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An astounding amount of interesting information and inspiring invitations to create and share your own ideas are packed into this fantastic app.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… house? The videos and creativity prompts are engaging for kids and adults alike! Because there is a coin-earning … isn’t read aloud) this app is more appropriate for older kids or for a parent to use alongside younger kids. A great way to spark ideas for rainy-day activities! …
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A news app specifically designed for kids. Each day, 5 new articles are posted with topics ranging from human interest (it's right before Halloween as I'm writing this review and today's top…
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… A news app specifically designed for kids. Each day, 5 new articles are posted with topics … content, there's also a "games" section of the app where kids can put together a puzzle of a photo related to one of … about events that happened on this date in history. Kids can also write messages to the app creator, Russ, in the …
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In this list:
Middle Grade Fiction Titles | YA Fiction Titles | Nonfiction Titles | Graphic Novels
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… Fiction Titles Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids Cynthia L. Smith (editor) This collection of …
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If you've been following my reviews for any amount of time, you know that I'm a big fan of the Sago Mini apps because they feature open-ended play and are perfectly suited to younger users but still…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… users but still entertaining enough to attract older kids as well. I was a little concerned when they unveiled … (no text to label each area, just a simple picture that kids can understand or at least be curious about). Activity … companion Parents app that will keep you updated on your kids' activity on the app. … Sago Mini School …
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A hand-drawn app about math skills with surprisingly few numerals. Daren Carstens of Carstens Studios wanted to show kids how genuinely fun and engaging math could be and so he designed this app.
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… Daren Carstens of Carstens Studios wanted to show kids how genuinely fun and engaging math could be and so he … selection be random AND (and this is surprisingly rare in kids’ logic-related puzzle apps) they get to choose the level … and if you’re looking for an attractive way to get kids some math skills practice, this is an excellent choice. …
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New Kid Jordan Banks is back with his friends from Riverdale Academy Day School and they are headed to Paris for their eighth grade school trip. All of the students and teachers are divided into…
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… of living plays out authentically during the Riverdale kids' time in Paris, including some excitement with escargot …
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Name-Calling
Eliana Elizabeth Montgomery-Hofstein
That's my name,
My bestie, Viv,
and my parents call me
Ellie or El.
But most people call me Splash
or some…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… all her friends. And the name became a label. One that the kids at school use to bully her with and that her mother uses …
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Board Books & Picture Books | Elementary & Middle Grade Fiction| Teen Fiction | Teen Non-fiction
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… known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip …
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… is out on library shelves! Things for the Minecraft club kids at Woodward Middle are finally coming to conclusion on … feels like the sky is falling!! But by inviting more kids to join their club, they not only expand their friend … announced that with the school under repair, some of the kids will be transferring to a new building. But every new …
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… K-8 NoveList K-8 meets all the fictional reading needs of kids (0-18) and includes picture books, chapter books, and …
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Hawthorne resident brings textile art workshops to her community library.
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… so excited to work with such a wide range of patrons from kids to adults." The feelings were mutual. Bird said, "I … variety of materials to engage with. She would introduce kids to the idea, but then let them go off on their own to … 'How about we start with some spots?' I suggested." The kids' enthusiasm and joy was contagious. Their engagement …
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October brings with it a particularly special time of year here in Madison: the return of the Wisconsin Book Festival, this October 17-20. This year’s events include authors of national standing to…
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… Mess , hits shelves October 22. Plan a day out with the kids at Overture Center as Jeff Kinney arrives to promote and …
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This spring the Bubbler team has been hard at work in Madison classrooms - facilitating ongoing professional development sessions with our Making Spaces teacher and librarian partners, and running…
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… 2nd graders. "I've never done a stop-motion workshop with kids that little, but they did great!" Bubbler instructor … this time focused on curriculum integration now that their kids have a foundation of the skills. Expanding Interests The … with teens with the Bubbler, but working with the younger kids was awesome," Rob reflected. "It makes me feel like the …
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In the summer of 2022, the Bubbler Team worked to connect each of our 8 neighborhood libraries with an artist that would thrive in their space (and beyond!) working with their communities.
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… Savannah saw the magic in action, too. “One of the quieter kids who is a regular attendee of the program REALLY … this tender and inspirational way of interacting with the kids and asking them thoughtful questions. She pulled the … Mike's quiet, calm confidence was inviting and engaging to kids, tweens, and teens. I witnessed multiple individuals …
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… round and round, wipers swishing, or horn beeping, or kids can make up their own verses! Sung by Ruth at Central …
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This is the story of a kind, friendly school bus driver named Nimoshom who has something to say to the children every day on the way to and from school. Nimoshom means grandfather in Cree.…
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… means grandfather in Cree. Sometimes Nimoshom teaches the kids a new word in Cree. He greets the students with tansi … seats, and smiles and says ekosani (thank you) when the kids bring him gifts. Author Penny Thomas is of …
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Help Pango the Raccoon gather objects by building bridges and ramps! Players can choose “easy” or “hard” mode, then they can choose which scenario they’d like to help Pango with.
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… gathered objects. The game can be challenging for both kids and adults (a great one to play together!) and it’s great that kids can choose whether they want to start with the first …
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… and will include four hands-on sessions where adults and kids can learn to prepare several different kinds of meals. … and will include four hands-on sessions where adults and kids can learn to prepare several different kinds of meals. …
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Try out improv with cartoon characters! In this app, designed to be a way for parents and kids to practice creative conversational skills, players take turns making two silly animals talk together.…
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… In this app, designed to be a way for parents and kids to practice creative conversational skills, players take … played it through several times, you might also give older kids the opportunity to try creating their own scenarios and …
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Get off your devices. That’s right, just set them aside, grab this book and open to the title page spread where you will see the cutest!!, most adorable, awwww- inspiring photograph of a mama three-…
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… the paragraphs with detail, this is a great book for kids about how to use informational books to get the most out of them. Thank you, National Geographic Kids, and thank you Ms. Donohue! Ages 3 & up. … Rain Forest …
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Let's Blow Off Some STEAM is a program hosted at Goodman South Madison Library where participants explore different aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through hands-on projects…
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… to create interactive and challenging stations that boost kids' curiosity and desire to explore science - and possibly … Sr uses an approach that creates fun, playful spaces where kids can move through the stations at their own pace, solo or …
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A new (not macabre!) interpretation of the classic game of HangMan, plus a story studio and the opportunity to illustrate the words yourself -- this app packs in a lot of value!
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… “queen” = Cleopatra, “farmer” = Cesar Chavez), but if kids would rather create their own illustrations, once … original illustration--it doesn’t get lost). And because kids learn words best in the context of a sentence or story, …
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Invite kids to take a journey with an old man in this beautiful, calming app. Follow along with this wordless story and help the old man move through his journey by raising and lowering hills. As the…
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… Invite kids to take a journey with an old man in this beautiful, … from the perspective of the old man might just give your kids a little more empathy or might spark some interesting …
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I read a lot of picture books. Sometimes I love a book for the book itself and other times I love a book for the way children react to it. The first time I read "Dragons Love Tacos" I was…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… reading it with individual children and at storytimes with kids from ages 3-8, and seeing how much they loved the book, … potential for fun. I will have to try reading it with kids and see how it goes. Try reading it with your children …
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Unicorns, human bats, and two-legged beavers have been discovered on the moon!! Really? Well no… but I made you look? Sorry, librarians are supposed to be dispellers of fake news, not shouting…
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… despair! Elise Gravel’s hilarious new graphic novel for kids breaks it down into bite size, understandable concepts: … kid-friendly, witty examples and illustrations will have kids and adults laughing all the way through, yet all the …
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Did you read The Outsiders in eighth grade? I did and I recently read it again. It is the story of a group of wild boys from a small 1960s Oklahoma town who can't stay out of trouble.
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… the setting. Hinton's group of Greasers and Socs (society kids) are relatable and translate to Jocks and Nerds or Punks … and positive parenting make a difference in preparing kids for school and meeting life's challenges. The Curtis …
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I was late to The Guncle party and truthfully only got it read because I needed to read this sequel. So here I am having read both in quick succession which had pros and cons as a reading experience…
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… woman has made him very happy. Not so happy are his kids, Maisie and Grant, who are struggling with the idea of … father remarrying. Greg begs Patrick to intervene with the kids and help them with the adjustment. Thus begins a trip …
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Design your own creeptacular monsters, then choose whether you’d like to feed them, photograph them or make them sing into a microphone.
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… sing into a microphone. There are many monster apps for kids, but this one is set in the most beautifully spooky … monster-making apps for younger or more easily-spooked kids try: DNA Play , Creaturizer , Sago Mini Monsters. For …
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Most letter-writing apps encourage kids to trace letter shapes but no matter how squiggly their finger traces the pre-determined line, the app creates a perfect-looking letter. Not the case…
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… Most letter-writing apps encourage kids to trace letter shapes but no matter how squiggly their … all its shaky, scratchy, not-quite-right glory. This gives kids a better sense of their progress and a greater sense of …
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High quality educational videos for kids, with new shows added weekly! Unlike other kid video apps that usually curate videos that were made for YouTube or another site, the videos for All the…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… High quality educational videos for kids, with new shows added weekly! Unlike other kid video …
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Access popular magazines using Flipster™ from EBSCO Information Services. Flipster offers current issues of online magazines with the ability to browse high quality digital versions of…
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… Atlantic BAZOOF! Beanz Better Homes & Gardens Chess Life Kids Click Cobblestone Eating Well Eco Kids Planet Entertainment Weekly Essence Faces Gardener …
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Penguin Party
Friday, January 19, 1-3pm | Goodman South Madison Library [2222 S. Park St]
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… 1-3pm | Goodman South Madison Library [2222 S. Park St] Kids and families can immerse themselves in the world of an … the movie Happy Feet and providing a fun craft where kids can make their own paper penguins. Light refreshments …
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Last updated 3 months 3 weeks ago
… People of Wisconsin Patty Leow The flavor of Wisconsin for kids Terese Allen B is for Badger: a Wisconsin alphabet …
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Long before the days of cellphones and food delivery apps, demae (cycling deliverymen) used bicycles and amazing acrobatic balancing skills to deliver trays of steaming soba (…
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… noodles to hungry residents of Tokyo. The neighborhood kids all wonder, how do they manage those tottering towers of … with one hand on the handlebars? What would happen if the kids tried that too? It's like magic when an author can so …
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Step into this wonderland of words! Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play among Figures of Speech by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek, illustrated by Richard Jones, definitely feels playful, fun – and…
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… the collection. This would be a great book for parents and kids to share together – hopping around in the book from … two at a time. If inspired by these poems, try other fun kids’ poetry-inspired books & collections, such as: Guyku: A …
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A treasure hunt using color clues that gets your family up and moving! In this free app, users can use pre-designed hunts like “a hunt towards bedtime” or they can create their own hunts. To…
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… the color strips in the locations your clues direct the kids to. When you hand the kids your phone and the first strip of colors to start the …
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Although Sago Mini already had an app called "Planes," this newest app in their collection focuses on a different part of the air travel experience -- not the flight itself, but the airport…
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… not the flight itself, but the airport experience. When kids fly for the first time, they may have lots of questions … have an answer to all of their questions, this app gives kids a chance to play around in an airport environment in …
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Wisconsin's Digital Library just got bigger. There are now 300 magazine titles that have been added for you to check out from home. They range from popular and venerable (Us Weekly, The New Yorker,…
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… But wait there's more! There are also magazines for the kids. The Ultimate Guide to Minecraft, National Geographic Kids, Dot , and Anorak are just some of the titles you can …
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Volcanoes and earthquakes and avalanches, oh my! If you have a kid who is curious about explosions, this is a great app for you. Learn how these huge geologic events (plus other things like…
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… Explorer series takes on the topic of geology and teaches kids the underlying concepts while they play with these …
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A modern, interactive alphabet book that encourages kids to trace letter shapes at the end. Each letter of the alphabet is hidden within an illustration of an animal that begins with that…
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… A modern, interactive alphabet book that encourages kids to trace letter shapes at the end. Each letter of the … you’re done going through the alphabet, the app invites kids to choose their “special letter” and then trace the …
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I have been an avid audio book reader for a long time, but I have recently been exploring kid friendly titles to listen to with my own children as they grow up. How to Train Your Dragon is not a new…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… series to listen to myself and share with my own kids. I love discovering oldies but goodies! With Roald Dahl …
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A cartoon illustration plus micro-bio on 77+ women in history (err... "HERstory") including no less than SEVEN women named Harriet.
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… are no read-to-me options, so this apps is best used by kids who can read or alongside an adult who can read it …
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Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… that is under construction. Intuitive controls allow kids to direct the action and the short, animated responses by the characters within the game will keep kids smiling. They can mix cement and build a brick wall (be …
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Full title: Hell of a Book, or the Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of a Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid
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Thirty award-winning authors and illustrators share stories and discussions about "the talk" - the conversations they have with their children about race and racism, identity, and self-esteem.…
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… self-esteem. For some parents it's a way to prepare their kids, for others it's a way to protect them, for still others … through the tough stuff builds a better tomorrow. Helping kids become more aware and better equipped to handle …
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