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Maker Dad

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Dads and moms can both benefit from this wonderful book. It’s by Mark Frauenfelder who is the editor-in-chief at MAKE magazine. He takes all the benefits of his experience as a DIY enthusiast and creator and turns them to the joys of projects that parents can do with their children! The skills learned within are invaluable but it’s also worth noting that the bonding experience of carrying out these projects with your kids is worth even more. I loved Maker Dad and so did my husband. I am …

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Tovi The Penguin Goes Trick-Or-Treating!

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You’ve only got a short window to get your copy of Tovi The Penguin Goes Trick-Or-Treating for free as it’s a Halloween tale which will go back to being paid very soon. Janina Rossiter’s tale is a sweet one and the perfect thing for reading with your youngest children. Tovi The Penguin Goes Trick-Or-Treating is, as you might expect, a story of a penguin and his chums as they go around a pumpkin patch trick or treating. Their trick, however, doesn’t turn out quite the way they had …

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Gladius And The Sea Of Lost Souls

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We turn to a middle-grader’s fantasy novel and epic journey in Gladius and the Sea of Lost Souls by A. Paul. This is the sort of classic approach to fantasy that you can find in the Percy Jackson novels or even Harry Potter. It’s packed to the seams with adventures and exploration and your kids will thrill to the adventures of Gladius and Elle. It’s 100% clean and you don’t need to worry about exposing your children to anything more than a bit of fun inside. They’ll have a lot of fun with …

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Water

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Terra Harmony’s Water is one of the more divisive freebies that we’ve featured on here. Mainly because I wasn’t a huge fan of this one but my daughter is. So, after some debate we agreed that it should be included here because my opinion isn’t the only opinion on the block. Where I found it a little one dimensional, my daughter says she really identified with the heroine Kaitlyn Adler and that there’s never anything wrong with a good “save the earth” story. We just disagree as to whether …

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Ghost Hand

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OK, I’ll confess – the subject of this book made me snigger a little before I picked it up. Yes, Ghost Hand by Ripley Patton really is about a girl with a “ghost hand.” This is a birth defect that is imbued with ethereal energy. Surprisingly, however, it’s a pretty good read and one that most kids would enjoy curling up with on a boring Summer vacation day. It seems unlikely to me that Ripley Patton will be winning any awards for The PSS Chronicles (yup, this is the first in a longer series) …

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How To Turn $100 Into $1,000,000

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One of the biggest challenges that every parent faces is teaching their kids about money. It’s not something that is formally taught at school and that means that even the best money managers often can’t articulate what it is they do that makes them good with money. Fortunately, James McKenna who helped create the show Bill Nye the Science Guy has the perfect guide for you. How To Turn $100 Into $1,000,000 is a work of genius. It’s fun and clever without ever losing touch with its intended …

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BeSwitched

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This is the perfect teenage read and it plays off some familiar ground once trodden by The Worst Witch but pitched at a somewhat older audience. BeSwitched by Molly Snow is, as you might expect with a free book, one of a series. So, if your little one gets hooked – there’s more to come! I really enjoyed it. The lack of a male hero type is really refreshing in a fantasy novel and I like the strong female lead and think she offers the kind of example we would like our daughters to follow. It …

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The Reason I Jump

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What can I say about a book that has already been named an NPR Best Book of the Year? This is one of the most thoughtful and wonderful novels ever written. That it was a 13-year old autistic child that penned it makes it all the more amazing. You need a copy of The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida. If you’ve ever wanted to know what really goes on in the head of someone “on the spectrum” this is the perfect opportunity to find out. Wonderfully, this is reduced from $12 to less than $3 too. …

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My Snowman, Paul

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This is Mom Reads and this is our first freebie that is just perfect for mom and child to cuddle up with together. My Snowman, Paul by Yossi Lapid and Joanna Pasek is utterly charming. It tells the story of the friendship between the eponymous snowman and his human friend Dan. It is the first volume in a longer series that is aimed at the pre-school and kindergarten markets. As you might expect from a kid’s book – there are some very valuable life lessons cunningly concealed within its pages. …

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