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80s Toys

July 28, 2010 By Amy Phelps

Somehow "Just a Thought" columnist and game reviewer Michael Erb and I got into a discussion of '80s toys, more specifically, toy robots. more »

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Favorite Family Activities

By aphelps - Feb 9 2010 9:34AM

Don't forget sledding and building snowman when kids get a snow day off from school... more »

What's Your New Year's Resolution?

By aphelps - Jan 12 2010 4:20PM

Since I'm cooking more, I'm going to make sure my kids get to help and not worry about the mes. more »

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Childbirth Education Class

July 29, 2010

Childbirth Education Class at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
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Book Reviews

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End summer with teen books - Web Extra!

July 28, 2010 Since I also write about kids/teen books monthly for The Parkersburg News & Sentinel, there are books that get mentioned there that don't here. » Full Story

Several new dog books

May 24, 2010 Three new books serve as an “ode” to dogs!

In “Nothing But a Dog” by Bobbi Katz and illustrated by Jane Manning (Dutton, $16.99) a little girl longs for a dog. » Full Story

Summer books

May 24, 2010 Since it’s summer and kids may be taking trips, follow the story of a little girl elephant who goes to spend the night with her grandmother in “Sleepover at Gramma’s House” b... » Full Story

Teen books for summertime

May 24, 2010 The end of the school year bash is the site of some major changes in “Party” by Tom Leveen (Random House, $16.99). » Full Story

Books for Teens, Tweens

May 3, 2010 Fairy tales meet a Lemony Snicket vibe in “Out of the Woods” by Lyn Gardner with illustrations by Mini Grey (David Fickling Books, $17.99). » Full Story

Two New Parenting Books

April 29, 2010 Help your children develop their motor skills in “Growing an In-Sync Child” by Carol Kranowitz, M.A., and Joye Newman, M.A. » Full Story

Baseball Books

April 6, 2010 Celebrate the start of baseball season with a lift-the-flap book with a familiar face in “Play Ball, Corduroy!” based on the character created by Don Freeman with a story by B.. » Full Story

More Baseball Books - Web Extra!

April 6, 2010 Another non-fiction book about a baseball player is "No Easy Way: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season" by Fred Bowen and illustrated by Charles S. Pine. » Full Story

Parenting Books

April 6, 2010 For parents of children with autism, two new books will help them on their journey - “The Autism?Book” by Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP (Little Brown, $14. » Full Story

Going green with books

April 6, 2010 Miss Fox gets her students thinking of ways to help the environment in “Miss Fox’s Class Goes Green” by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Anne Kennedy (Albert Whitman &... » Full Story

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