Posted by Unknown | 4:01 AM

Fanny pack. Bum bag. Hip pack. No matter what you called it, if you grew up in the 90s it's likely that you or one of your camera-toting...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:30 PM

I wrote a post on ' The Challenge of Boys and Reading " in July in which I commented that boys are more likely to be attracted to b...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:02 AM

Whose idea was it to have their eyes match their hair on these Treasure Trolls? Really, show yourself. That's probably one of the more f...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:01 AM

Who doesn't love talking farm animals? Okay, so maybe I know a few select people who will inevitably tell me these things terrified them...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:03 AM

Kids aren't usually the greatest long-term planners. Instant gratification is most likely the only type of satisfaction they know, regar...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:02 AM

Many things scared me as a child, but rarely did anything frighten me on the nightmare-inducing level of a Tim Burton film. Yes, yes, now I ...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:02 AM

It's pretty remarkable to think that Weird Al is still out there day after day, album after album, doing his thing and entertaining peop...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:00 PM

The Children's Book Council of Australia ( CBCA ) has announced the winners and honour books for 2009. As I wrote in my post earlier i...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:53 AM

Before you start singing that catchy "One of These Things is not like the Other" song from Sesame street, allow me to offer some c...

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