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Rice Cereal Pumpkin Treats
Kids of all ages love marshmallow treats, but did you know that you can color them? And, mold the still-warm treats into all kinds of shapes?
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Letter "G" Handwriting
Learn to write the letter "F" with 5 practice words. Don't forget to print our blank handwriting paper.

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Bytes for little bits! The Baby's Learning Laptop by VTech is an electronic learning toy designed to introduce little ones to computer play.
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    Reading Picks for September 2013

Age 0 - 2
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
byEdward R. Emberley

Caldecott Award-winning author-artist Ed Emberley has created an ingenious way for children to chase away their nighttime fears. Kids can turn the pages of this die-cut book and watch the Big Green Monster grow. Then, when they're ready to show him who's in charge, they'll turn the remaining pages and watch him disappear! This lavish reissue features dramatic die-cut eyes and sparkling foil on the cover..

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Age 3 - 5
Please, Baby, Please
by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

Go back to bed, baby please, baby, please. Not on your HEAD, baby baby baby, please!
Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, preset a behind-the-scenes look at the chills, spills, and unequivocal thrills of bringing up baby! Vivid illustrations from celebrated artist Kadir Nelson evoke toddlerhood from sandbox to high chair to crib.

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Age 6 - 8
Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales
by Robert Coles, George Ford (Illustrator)

With humor and exuberance, a compassionate problem-solving teacher shows classmate piglets who squeal incessantly on each other how to know when to tell and when to solve conflicts themselves. Includes Note to Parents and Teachers. Full-color illustrations.

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Age 9 - 12
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis

It's 1936 Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and 10-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things; 2. He's the author of "Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself"; 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E. Calloway and his band of renown, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Bud is sure those posters will lead him to his father.

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