A brand new novel from a brand new author, Meg Donohue, How to Eat a Cupcake, is perfect book club material! (HarperCollins includes a discussion guide to make it easy!) With the cupcake and cupcakery craze that's sweeping the nation, How to Eat a Cupcake is a book that's bound to attract loyal readers and foodies alike! Here's the premise: "Free-spirited Annie more...
An Angelina Ballerina 3-DVD Holiday Gift Set is making a big splash this holiday season! This deluxe gift set includes three of Angelina Ballerina's holiday-themed DVD titles: - Angelina Ballerina: Nutcracker Sweet Waltz into the land of sugar and spice with Angelina as she excitedly prepares to perform the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the holiday showcase. more...
For generations, Dr. Seuss has been charming parents and children alike with his whimsical, poetic stories and tales. For the first time, seven rarely or never-before seen stories have been dug up and published by Random House in collaboration with Seuss scholar/collector Charles D. Cohen. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss contains the more...
This past August/September marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall on US soil. What it did was devastating -- thousands of lives were lost, and many more families were forced to move, losing so much (if not everything). Among those displaced were the animals and pets throughout the Gulf region. Hooper Finds a Family by Jane Paley tells the more...
Molly Birnbaum was like many folks. She was in culinary school, had high hopes for her future career, and had a promising relationship. Everything changed on a drizzly, foggy August morning, when Molly was struck by a vehicle while on her morning jog. After days of hospitalization and months of rehab and bedrest, it was clear that she would (thankfully) still be more...
Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry for children has been revered for generation upon generation. The prose captures supremely the innocence and creativity of childhood. Finally, his lovely verses have been set to music! Ted Jacobs (House at the Corner Music) has created a second CD that pays homage to Stevenson's verses in Back to the Garden. This CD is said to more...
New animated stories from around the world, released by Organa Kids, are sure to capture the attentions of preschoolers everywhere. Organa Kids seeks to provide children aged 2-8 with quality, smart, and age-appropriate media. Two new titles on DVD add to their line of excellent programming for little eyes and ears: Castle Farm Volumes 1 & 2 Castle Farm by more...
The first time I ever heard about Bonhoeffer was in religion class in college. After that time, I began to increasingly hear my dad (a pastor) talk about Bonhoeffer in an esteemed and respectful way. I began to wonder who this man was -- who he really was. He was a martyr, yes. That much is obvious. But behind the martyr was a man. A human being. A guy with more...
If you love to label things, Mabel's Labels is for you. If you have kids that go here and there and everywhere during the week, Mabel's Labels is for you. If you love cute things, Mabel's Labels is also for you. Mabel's Labels is a mom-founded company that creates superior quality, durable labeling products. It's "labels for the stuff kids more...
If you're looking for a new read that keeps you guessing until the very end, Hallie Ephron's Come and Find Me is your ticket. This addictive tale has the classic markings of a great mystery, while at the same time the tell-tale signs that it contains no historic-minded settings or themes. Think virtual reality-based crime fighting. Navigating security blockades more...
