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Poor Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb

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10 hrs ago
        

0723247749 About a month ago, I walked into our garage to get something out of our big freezer. When I opened the door, I thought I saw something run across the floor. I was hoping it was just a figment of my imagination and...

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Parents Ditching Dark Fairy Tales for Bright and Sunny Fare

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10 hrs ago
        

in favor of modern and often brighter tales of modern morality. With nearly one-fifth of parents surveyed calling traditional tales such as “Cinderella” too dark or too outdated, the study found many families turning to books...

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Saving a squirrel by eating one

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14 hrs ago 2 related
        

Fresh start for a new year? Let's begin in the kitchen Call them when travel trouble turns to panic With literally millions of squirrels rampaging throughout England, Scotland and Wales at any given time, squirrels need to be...

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Nickelodeon Brings Children's Publishing Phenomenon OLIVIA to Life With TV Series Launch, Monday,...

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NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon welcomes one of the world's most beloved literary characters to its preschool line-up with the launch of OLIVIA on Monday, Jan. 26, at 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT), followed by a week of...

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Hello Dolly (And Charlie)!

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05-Jan-2009 2 related
        

Becky Romjin and Jerry O'Connell have continued the celebwhore trend of giving their babies woodland creature names. Becky gave birth to twin girls on December 28th. Becky and Jerry weren't telling jokes when they said they...

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Be the Best Pen Pal you Can Be

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01-Jan-2009
        

by Miss Jessica When I was eight, we met a family who stayed at our house for a week. Although challenging, writing letters is great fun and is very rewarding. I aim to write at least one letter or email a day until I get it...

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Scary tales kick off silent film series

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01-Jan-2009
        

Silent Movie Mondays get under way with a screening of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," from 1923. A month of Silent Movie Mondays kicks off on the 5th at the Paramount, which presents four classic silent horror films through...

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Farm stays: Lessons in the reality of rural life

telegraph.co.uk
30-Dec-2008
        

During a stay on a farm in Cornwall, Andrew Purvis and his family enter a world far removed from Beatrix Potter’s. Farm stays offer youngsters and adults alike the chance to learn about traditional rural living Veteran farmer...

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Hedgehogs: Prickly charmers

economist.com
30-Dec-2008
        

They know many things, and mean moreARISTOTLE believed hedgehogs could predict the weather. Arthur Schopenhauer, a philosopher, used them to illustrate the challenges of human intimacy. Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiggy-Winkle has...

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How did the cow swallow that dog? What a young boy said when he saw a calf being born

dailymail.co.uk
29-Dec-2008
        

The charming stories of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales have enchanted millions. Little stars: The stories of a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales 'That on your face.' I had been reading the Beatrix...

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