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Children's Books

09.03.2009

Where The Wild Things Are Mural Painting Time Lapse

Art

Cool time lapse of an dad/artist who paints a “Where the Wild Things Are”

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07.15.2009

Book Review: 1000 Times No

Children's Books

Kids love to say no just for the heck of it, and so DesignMom’s kids find reasons to love this new book 1000 Times No by Mr. Warburton.

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05.13.2009

Book Review: Not a Stick

Children's Books

Love the graphics and title of this book, Not a Stick, by Antoinette Portis.  Found it via the review by Brooke Reynolds at her design blog, Inchmark Journal.  As former senior art director of Martha Stewart Kids, you just might love Brooke’s blog too.  Check out her blog post on making home-made fortune cookie baby [...]

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02.18.2009

Retro Space Alphabet

Children's Books

Love the retro look of these scanned pages from Irene Zacks’ 1964 book, Space Alphabet.  Any page would look great framed as art….

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01.26.2009

Giveaway: The Art of Open Season

Children's Books

 In conjunction with the DVD release of Open Season 2 , we’re going to give away one hardback edition of "The Art of Open Season".  There are two ways to enter – join our mailing list or follow our new…

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12.23.2008

Lookybook: First Snow by Bernette Ford

Children's Books

Isn’t it never really Christmas until it snows? In Bernette Ford’s First Snow, bunnies and other forest animals enjoy their first snowfall just like children do. View via Lookybook | Buy First Snow via Amazon…

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12.17.2008

Parents Embrace Dr. Seuss’ Eco-friendly Lorax

Children's Books

Not popular when first published, today’s parents are rediscovering Dr. Seuss’ "The Lorax" for its eco-friendly message as its sales have doubled over the last five years.[via LA Times]  The little kids understand. My 6-year-old son, Emmett, reads Dr. Seuss’…

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10.23.2008

Hers Book by My Little Underground

Children's Books

Love the graphics of this book by Christopher David Ryan, a graphic designer in Portland, Maine.Hers Book  |  $10 at My Little Underground…

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07.03.2008

ABC3D – A Pop-up Alphabet Book

Children's Books

Wow – the pop-up book of all pop-ups – ABC3D.  Forget the kids, I want one just for my coffee table. Get ABC3D via Amazon….

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06.04.2008

Browsing Children’s Picture Books with Lookybook

Children's Books

If you need to browse through books before buying them, then Lookybook is just for you.  Lookybook is a newly launched website that has scanned hundreds of children’s picture books from cover to cover, just so you can browse…

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04.13.2008

Book of the Week via Design Mom: 365 Penguins

Children's Books

If there was a parallel design blog universe for Coochicoos, then Design Mom would be in ours.  We love all of their design picks for modern parents and this week, you just have to love the graphics of their…

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03.06.2008

How Do You Make Dinosaur Soup? Ask a kid.

Children's Books

We all know that our kids say the funniest things, and if you asked them how to make their favorite dishes, you’d get all sorts of answers.  Probably even rolling on the floor funny. For the upcoming book, Dinosaur Soup(And…

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08.29.2007

Children Have Coffee-Table Book Addictions Too

Children's Books

The Nursery:AT thinks that parents who have a weakness for arty and graphic coffee table books should share their coffee tables with cool children’s books.  They’re right, of course, and here’s four of their latest coffee table-worthy children’s book selections….

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06.07.2007

Games for Plane and Car Trips

Children's Books

With summer travel just upon us, take along this deck of cards – 52 Things Fun Things to do on the Plane ($6.95 at Spoon Sisters) – to keep help calm the natives on the plane ride.  Also available for…

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05.23.2007

Kitchen for Kids: A Cookbook for the Grade School Chef

Children's Books

If your kids have an interest in cooking and helping out in the kitchen, then Kitchen for Kids is a great way to get them hands-on experience with cooking and baking from a kid's perspective.  Recipes are written so there…

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