Dad Blogs - Useful Parenting Tips for Dads » Books for girls http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs Because dads don't always think like moms Fri, 04 May 2012 23:41:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 The secret of the junkyard shadow http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/06/03/the-secret-of-the-junkyard-shadow/ http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/06/03/the-secret-of-the-junkyard-shadow/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:51:45 +0000 Paul Banas http://blogs.greatdad.com/2009/06/03/the-secret-of-the-junkyard-shadow/ It is about three cousins who happen to see a man taking stuff from a junkyard. ... It turns out that the junkyard shadow was only trying to do good deeds! ... This book is not violent at all, but it is a very intriging story.

]]> http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/06/03/the-secret-of-the-junkyard-shadow/feed/ 0 Buddy Talk http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/05/15/buddy-talk/ http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/05/15/buddy-talk/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 01:13:12 +0000 Paul Banas http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/05/15/buddy-talk/ My nine year-old daughter has written a review of the new Buddy Talk, a new conversation starter toy from www.aroundthetablegames.com . ... Pepsi , a book that asks people to make choices between two things to get them to talk about what kind of person they are.

... Around the Table Games has other variations on this theme for families and kids needing new topics to talk from.    Her (very short) review: Buddy Talk is fun to play by yourself or with your friends.

]]> http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/05/15/buddy-talk/feed/ 0 11 Birthdays – a good book for 8+ girls http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/01/02/11-birthdays-a-good-book-for-8-girls/ http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/01/02/11-birthdays-a-good-book-for-8-girls/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:13:06 +0000 Paul Banas http://blogs.greatdad.com/?p=517 It is the story of a girl named Amanda who always has her birthday with a boy named Leo. ... I think this book is for ages nine and up. I think that Wendy Mass is a great writer and I think she should write other books too!

]]> http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2009/01/02/11-birthdays-a-good-book-for-8-girls/feed/ 0 Excite Books – a Netflix for books? http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2008/12/06/excite-books-a-netflix-for-books/ http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2008/12/06/excite-books-a-netflix-for-books/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:49:36 +0000 Paul Banas http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2008/12/06/excite-books-a-netflix-for-books.html/ Excite Books (ExciteBooks.com) is a subscription book service that sends books monthly to your child, along with a few extra toys and goodies to keep him or her interested. ... George created Excite Books to "add excitement and energy into a child's reading activities by allowing the child to be an active participant in all phases of learning and development through responsibility, motivation, and giving back to the community." ... This looks like a fun gift from faraway grandparents that want to foster the joy of reading in a small child, but can't be there to help buy books on a regular basis.

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