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TDmonthly Magazine Product Reviews for KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS
Below are some of the products from KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS TDmonthly has reviewed.  Name: The Big Little Book of Happy SadnessCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 5-9 Price: $15.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness  Name: Ziba Came on a BoatCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 7-12 Price: $15.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Ziba Came on a Boat  Name: Could You? Would You? A Book to Tickle Your ImaginationCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 7-12 Price: $12.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Could You? Would You? A Book to Tickle Your Imagination  Name: The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of RileyCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 7 and up Price: $15.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley  Name: Sophie´s Big BedCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 2-5 Price: $4.99 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Sophie´s Big Bed  Name: Let´s Play!Company: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 3-6 Price: $4.99 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Let´s Play!  Name: New Clothes for New Year´s DayCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 4-8 Price: $15.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about New Clothes for New Year´s Day  Name: Who´s Hiding?Company: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 2-6 Price: $14.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Who´s Hiding?  Name: Hello, HelloCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 2-5 Price: $4.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Hello, Hello  Name: BennyCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 3-5 Price: $7.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Benny  Name: Happy Birthday CoCoCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 4-8 Price: $12.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Happy Birthday CoCo  Name: Kali and the Rat SnakeCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 4-8 Price: $15.95 Category: Books Please click here to read TDmonthly´s Toy Expert review of this product. Learn more about Kali and the Rat Snake  Name: 1001 StoriesCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 4 and up Price: $15.95 Category: Books What Is It? Once upon a time, there lived .… This book starts out traditionally, but after that it goes where no fairytale dares to go … out there. What happens when favorite fairy tales are put together in a book, and the reader is asked to decide what happens next? “1001 Stories.” It’s an entertaining and exciting adventure through the intermingled paths of a fairy tale maze. And when Little Red Riding Hood (who later becomes Snow White) meets up with Hansel (who later turns into the Handsome Prince), well, anything can happen. What We Thought Slovenian born Lila Prap’s illustrations are a wonder. When my son (6) and I sat down to look it over, that was the first thing that caught our eyes: cool pictures! The stories are very interesting … but can get a little complicated. It definitely takes an adult (for the younger ones) on this. We found it very cool that familiar characters had further roles past the ones we knew, and we started making up our own stories (which degenerated into really silly ones, usually having to do with the house dog Tabby, along with the fictional characters). We had a lot of fun. Why They’ll Want It It’s not your run-of-the-mill fairytale book. The illustrations are wonderful. It foments creative storytelling. It’s just plain cool. --TDmonthly Staff, 1/5/06 Learn more about 1001 Stories  Name: I'm a Pill BugCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: 3 and up Price: $7.95 Category: Books What Is It? A book about a pill bug … plain and simple, written by Yukihisa Tokuda and illustrated by Kiyoshi Takahashi. It’s kind of a day-in-the-life of a pill bug: what they eat, what they do, why they curl up into little balls. The pictures are stylized and beautiful. The words are a little beyond the very beginning readers, but not much. What We Thought My 6-year-old son likes pill bugs. This book made him want to go get a bunch of pill bugs and bring them inside. Fortunately, the book itself suggests this very thing, so we collected the bugs, put them in a jar, then read the book to them. Why They’ll Want It Any child interested in insects will want to read this book, and it’s a very beautiful primer for parents who like a little education with their picture books. --TDmonthly Staff, 1/5/06 Learn more about I'm a Pill Bug  Name: DinosaursCompany: KANE/MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS Age: All Ages Price: $11.95 Category: Books What Is It? It’s a book about dinosaurs… with a hole in it. That’s right, a hole. A hole to put a face in (either a kid’s or an adult’s). Inside there are dinosaurs who (in one easy to read—except the names—line) tell what they like to eat. From the fern-loving Diplodocus to the dino-loving T-Rex, each page gives the name and eating habits of another animal. The hole? That’s right where the dinosaur’s face is, so you look pretty silly and have a lot of fun. What We Thought Sometimes dinosaurs frighten the very smallest children, so having their faces look out from the book, or better yet, having an adult’s is very un-frightening. With my nephew, it worked like a charm. I read the line, did the sound effects of eating, and even ran after him as if I were a Tyrannosaurus. He laughed so hard he got the hiccups. Then he tried it for the rest of the day, running after his older sister, his mom and his dad. Granted, he and I are both hams, so we took to it like a Plesiosaurus to water (one dino that isn’t in the book). Still, it’s a hoot, and lots of fun. My only comment: I’m a dinosaur fan, so I knew the pronunciation of all the names, but a handy-dandy phonetic guide might be a good addition, though it’s a minor point. Why They’ll Want It Hey, it’s dinosaurs—which are timeless (or at least 65 million years old—the end of the Cretaceous era). Also, it’s got a hole in the book, a novelty right there. It’s fun to play with, and a unique way of demystifying a potentially frightening subject. All in all: two thumbs up. -- TDmonthly Staff, 8/19/05 Learn more about Dinosaurs |
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