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Counting on Lemonade: sharp animation and varied educational methods from LeapFrog

We were provided with a copy for review purposes. All thoughts are our own.

LeapFrog Letter Factory Adventures: Counting on Lemonade continues the re-opened factory with Leap and pals teaching preschoolers about basic concepts. LeapFrog has done math in a couple of previous releases including Math Adventure to the Moon, Numberland and Numbers Away. Counting on Lemonade spends a little too much time on the plot, but once it gets down to education it is much better than its predecessors.

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Sabor! from Whistlefritz continue to be Spanish language that our kids love

“Play the singing one!” is a rallying cry I hear from the back seat at least once a day. “The singing one” is what our oldest son calls the recent Spanish language CD, Sabor! by Whistlefritz. Whenever I feign ignorance of the CD he is quick to prompt me by saying, ‘you know the one with the panda and mouse on it’. It’s good when your toddler is so specific, isn’t it? We’re big fans of Whistlefritz and the way they present foreign languages. The songs are kid-catchy, have lots of choruses that repeat and all of the vocabulary is in the liner notes.

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Preschool books: Mini Myths Be Patient Pandora and Play Nice Hercules

At the risk of an overused pun, Greek mythology is well, Greek to me. I know somewhere there’s a pillar of salt, a hydra, Hercules and Aquaman is in there somewhere, I think. Mini Myths is a new board book series of the classic Greek myths re-imagined as modern stories for toddlers. The words on these preschool books are big, the concepts are simple and the art will draw in young readers aged 1-4.

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Come jump on the Little Elliot, Big City Blog Tour

Our criteria for a great bed time story is that it’s simple enough for kids to read, or have assistance reading and be read multiple times without annoying the parent. Little Elliot, Big City is a good example of this description. It’s the simple story about an elephant that doesn’t quite fit in, until he finds someone else who doesn’t quite fit in. We’re part of the Little Elliot, Big City Blog Tour and had the chance to pose some questions to its author, Mike Curato.

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The Ice Cream Expedition from National Geographic Kids in Atlanta, 8/20

It’s a cross county road trip with an old ice cream truck, three friends, eco conservation, film making and a dash of National Geographic Kids. Three friends, Caleb Kruse, Cameron Kruse and Jordan Fatke purchased an old ice cream truck, retrofitted it to run on vegetable oil and are driving around the county this summer. They’ll be giving away ice cream to children around the county, teaching them about conversation, having them sign a pledge and possibly eat some more ice cream-or maybe that’s me eating some.

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Win a copy of The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School giveaway

In our zeal to review The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School we neglected to put up the giveaway. If you didn’t read the review, the book is great. It’s a nice bedtime book that has lots of rhyming, short sentences and a simple, positive lesson for children to learn.

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Win a copy of National Geographic Kids Almanac 2015

This year I’m a National Geographic Kids Insider. Big hoey you say, but what that means to you is that we’ll be giving away lots of National Geographic Kids stuff! And if you have a child that loves animals then they know about Nat Geo Kids. The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2015 is aimed at children 8-12, but adults will enjoy looking at it just as much.

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Whistlefritz French For Kids, On Va jouer DVD review & giveaway

Wait, you said that you were listening to Spanish with your kids, what’s up? We are indeed listening to the Spanish program that Whistlefritz has, but I also want our children to know bits of French. Once you get past the pronunciation the two languages have lots in common and the best way to learn a language when you’re a child is through exposure, immersion and repetition. Whistlefritz , On Va Jouer (Let’s Play) has many of the songs that are on Allons Danser, the French for kids music CD.

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