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Star Wars ABC
Teach your padawan the ABC’s with Star Wars ABC board book ($10). This large-format board book is an alphabetical adventure through the intergalactic world of Star Wars, featuring the most popular characters, droids, spaceships, and creatures from a galaxy far, far away. With [More]
Color Me Caterpillar
“In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.” Now the very hungry caterpillar comes to life with Color Me Caterpillar ($16) – 15 inches of blank canvas in the shape of a familiar caterpillar. Let your kids use their imagination and the enclosed washable markers [More]
Encyclopedia Prehistorica
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks and Other Sea Monsters ($21) is the second entry in the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series of pop-up books, which began with Dinosaurs. Covering the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras, and their changing environments and inhabitants, Sharks and Sea [More]
Star Wars: A Scanimation Book
Star Wars: A Scanimation Book ($11) brings to life some of the most memorable scenes from the epic movies: Obi-Wan battling Darth Maul, The Millennium Falcon zooming away from an exploding Death Star, Luke riding a galloping Tauntaun, Yoda twirling his green lightsaber. And of course red [More]
Wreck This Journal
Finally, a journal perfect for kids! Wreck This Journal ($10) allows readers to unleash their creativity to fill (and destroy) its pages. Acclaimed illustrator Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in “destructive” acts, such as poking holes through pages, adding photos [More]
Handy Dad
Looking for a great way to spend quality time with the mini-me’s? Check out Handy Dad ($17), a book of 25 awesome projects, ranging from simple (5 minutes) to challenging (a full weekend), for dads to build with their kids. The book includes directions to make a sweet BMX ramp, [More]
Tickle Monster
Kids love being tickled. Now they can turn the tables with Tickle Monster ($32), the laugh-out-loud story of a sweet monster with big puffy hands who tickles everyone he meets. The super-soft Tickle Mitts will transform your child into the Tickle Monster, leaving their fingers free to [More]
Dinosaur Soup Recipe Book
Tired of having mud pie every night for dinner? Try the Dinosaur Soup Recipe Book ($16), an illustrated collection of fifty hilarious (and dubious) recipes written by children. The book is divided into sections: Breakfast, Soups & Salads, Pasta & Pizzas, Dinner, Dessert, and of [More]
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things ($8), and its sequels, Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things and Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things, could just as easily have been called “Sneaky ways to teach your kids about electricity, chemical reactions, air pressure, and ingenuity”, but they [More]
I Hear Two Birds
Whether you buy it to teach your little one numbers, or just to see the amazing illustrations, I Hear Two Birds ($21) by Kathy Panton is a children’s book that will be appreciated by anyone with eyes. The artwork is done in a collage style with vibrant colors that will have kids [More]
Fifty Dangerous Things
Some of the things we did as kids would have us fainting in fear to imagine our own children doing them now. Fifty Dangerous Things ($24) is here to remind us of the experiences to be gained, and lessons to be learned, from letting our kids take at least a few controlled risks. So let [More]
Duck! Rabbit!
It’s a duck! No, a rabbit! And so the debate rages on in Duck! Rabbit! ($17) as this mysterious creature goes about its business. Kids will love adding their own voice to the discussion, as they’ll no doubt form their own opinions on what it is, and even adults can’t [More]
LeapFrog Tag Junior
Even before little ones are ready to learn to read, they can explore books all by themselves with the LeapFrog Tag Junior ($25). The compatible books teach a variety of age appropriate concepts and get toddlers excited about reading. Once you load the audio for up to 5 books on the Tag [More]
ThinkGeek Nonfiction Books
If you hear nonfiction and immediately think of dusty encyclopedias and heavy historical tomes, think again. ThinkGeek Nonfiction Books cover a wide range of fascinating topics that’ll have you turning the pages faster than that bestselling novel. Get your paws on the Star Wars [More]
PATH Comic
When a luckless rabbit and a half-blind elephant team up to escape the ravenous crocidogs, well, things can only get more interesting from there! Follow the adventures of Doppler and Dodge in PATH ($8), a comic by Gregory S. Baldwin. Plenty of chase scenes and ferocious monsters will [More]
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