Saturday, May 24, 2014

Memorial Day Melissa and Doug Special!

Melissa and Doug items don't generally get discounted, but here is your golden opportunity! Get a 20% discount on in-store and special-order Melissa and Doug products on Monday, 26 May 2014 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Special orders must be made in the store and picked up in the store.


The Watermelon Seed


The Watermelon Seed
By Greg Pizzoli

What happens when you swallow a watermelon seed? Will it grow in your stomach? Will vines come out of your ears? Would you never eat watermelon again?

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Once Upon A Cool Motorcycle Dude


Once Upon A Cool Motorcycle Dude
By Kevin O'Malley

What starts out as a school project, turns into a mash up of a "he-said, she-said" fairy tale. Pink tradition has Princess Tenderheart broken hearted over the loss of her ponies while the cool motorcycle dude is battling a monster with a volcanic backdrop. Who will win ~ tradition or coolness?

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Open This Little Book


Open This Little Book
By Jesse Klausmeier

What a cute and colorful book! As the book colors change so do their sizes and you're left with a tiny little blue book. As each friend finishes their book, the covers are closed until end of yours. Eight books in one!

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Boy Meets Dog: A Word Adventure Game


Boy Meets Dog: A Word Adventure Game
By Valerie Wyatt

If you only change one letter, then amazing things could happen. Boys can turn to toys. Mooses could  by mouses. Tiny becomes huge and black becomes white. All it takes is one letter at a time. Find out in Boy Meets Dog and see what other words you can change!

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Little Red Writing


Little Red Writing
By Joan Holub

Follow along with Little Red Pencil as she takes her basket of 15 red words and sets out on a story. Along the way she got lost in the dark descriptive forest, squeezed out too many glue words and was rescued by "suddenly" and friends. In the middle of her story, something exciting happened and she got scared and threw words. She wound her way all through pencil school to Principal Granny's office where she found the grumpiest, growliest...well, you're just going to have to read it find out. This is a WONDERFUL book about building a story and how words work. This would also be good for older children who are having with writing.

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

What's Your Favorite Animal?


What's Your Favorite Animal?
By Eric Carle and friends

Eric Carle likes geen bean hiding cats. Lane Smith likes elephants that show off their smarts. Susan Jeffers loves the purest of white horses. Nick Bruel really likes octopuses despite how Kitty feels about it. What is your favorite animal? Maybe it might be a favorite of your favorite author's too!

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