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Reindeer Munchies
This is a sweet and easy recipe the kids can help make. "Kids" of all ages will love it!
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Match It! Alphabet Memory
Bright colorful illustrations will introduce a variety of themes including alphabet, mathematics, counting, first words and spelling.
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    Reading Picks for December 2015

Age 0 - 2
All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep
by Crescent Dragonwagon, David McPhail

In this lyrical animal ABC book, a mother tries to tuck her child in for the night by telling him about all the awake animals that are getting sleepy. From antlered Antelope to zzz-ing Zebra, this alphabet of animals becomes an exquisite celebration of language and nature, just right for lulling even the most wide-awake little ones into a cozy, soothing slumber.

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Age 3 - 5
How to Catch Santa
by Jean Reagan, Lee Wildish

After waiting for days and days and days, it’s finally Christmas Eve. And that’s when you can try to catch Santa. . . . From Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish, creators of the bestselling HOW TO... series, comes a delightful new offering, written again in a hilarious instructional style. Two sibling narrators give clever tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve. Filled with humor and holiday warmth, this is a jolly read-aloud for the whole family to enjoy!

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Age 6 - 8
I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles
by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick, Carol D. Carson

I Spy has become one of the hottest new ideas in children's books (more than 100,000 copies of the first I Spy book sold). Now comes I Spy Christmas, an engaging photographic puzzle book with rhyming riddles that invite children to find hidden objects among a treasure trove of Christmas items. Every thematic page, from "Santa's Workshop" to "Winter Wonderland, " is a visual feast and a challenging brainteaser.

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Age 9 - 12
Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City
by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Juliana Neufeld

The Kidds--treasure hunting family extraordinare--are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure--priceless paintings stolen by Nazis, the Kidds must rely on their own cunning and experience to outwit the criminals, all while their mom's life is on the line.

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