#Fridayreads and Crafts!

Today's Friday reads is a recommendation from Madelon, she saw this at her local Barnes and Noble store. I have not yet seen it but I love the idea of reading and acquiring a new skill. These book and kit sets make excellent gifts and great sized doll play items!

I am working up the courage to do something like these! Click here to see these listings on Amazon.  Star Wars
Zootopia

Thank you Madelon for sharing this excellent recommendation with us today! We would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Friday Reads...

Friday Reads  This week's Friday read is one I have heard so many great things about for the 9-11 year old set! Doll Bones ....

Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book. A NYPL "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing." A People Magazine "Best New Kids Book." Six starred reviews! Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they've been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. But they are in middle school now. Zach's father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she's been having dreams about the Queen--and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave. Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen's ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches? Doll Bones is a winner of the Newbery Honor, is the recipient of six starred reviews, was on five Best Book lists, and was called "perfect" by The New York Times.

Check this one out at your local library, book seller or you can find it online at The Book Depository with Free Shipping Worldwide by clicking here. 
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Friday Reads

Today's Friday Reads suggestion is the Knowing What to Say book by American Girl. Growing up I wish I had access to resources like this especially during the tween years.
"A friend talks about you behind your back. What do you say? You need a bigger allowance. How do you ask your parents? You ruin your friend's favorite book. How do you apologize? Here are the exact words you'll need in these situations --plus more than 200 others. Look inside for the tools, tips,techniques (and actual words!) to help you untangle your tongue and speak out with confidence and grace."
This book and series gives practical advice and suggestions that can really help out. It has just been updated and republished this past February and you can learn more by clicking the link below.

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Friday Reads

This week's #fridayreads is Like Sisters Emma Moves In by Clare Hutton. I love early readers and this series is one your young reader may also enjoy.

Emma's big move is changing everything.She's always fantasized about living in the same seaside town as her twin cousins, Natalia and Zoe. But now that she's there, things aren't going quite the way she expected.The beautiful old mansion the girls' mothers are renovating together isn't finished yet, and Emma misses her dad, who's stuck back in Seattle. Worse, the twins lead different lives at school, and Natalia's close friend Caitlin is giving Emma the cold shoulder.But Emma and her cousins have always felt just like sisters, so Emma is determined to make her new start a big success -- if only she can figure out how.
Find this book in store, at your library or you can find it on Amazon.com by clicking here. 

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#fridayreads

This weeks #fridayreads is from a book Madelon loved and recommends.

"We had a n'oreaster today with lots of snow so I decided to read book number 4 in the Tenney series. Set at Christmastime, this story deals with Tenney and Logan's continued partnership and the struggles of performing during their week long holiday tour. It even had a bit of snow. The meaningful novel offers a positive message. I enjoyed the story and recommend it."

Buckle your seatbelts--In this fourth book in the series, Tenney & Logan are taking their show on the road! Christmas is just around the corner, and Tenney can't wait to share their music with fans all over Tennessee. But being on the road is harder than she expected--she's missing out on her favorite holiday traditions at home. . . and why is Logan being such a scrooge? After a series of disappointments, the duo begins to crack under pressure. Can they save the tour--and their holiday spirit--in time for Christmas?

Thank you Madelon for this weeks recommendation! We would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Madelon's #Fridayreads

For today's #fridayreads Madelon shares a recent fun find from Barnes and Noble. 

"I found this World of Peter Rabbit Miniature collection today at Barnes and Noble. This twelve book collection is perfectly sized for dolls. I am so excited to have found this!"

Thank you Madelon for this #fridayreads and #funfind!
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Friday Reads

This Friday's #fridayreads is the American Girl Discover Science book! I found this one on The Book Depository for $11.97 US! 

More than 50 exciting science project ideas! Explore the fascinating world of science and technology with your favorite American Girl(R) characters. What are the bubbles in your bathtub made of? Why are lemons sour? What makes guitars twang and cymbals clang? Join the girls as they show us how science can explain the wonders of the everyday world around us. Many of the things that today's girls enjoy, from camping to cooking, or singing to stargazing, can be used as a starting point to delve into science. Themed pages covering nature, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and much more, are packed with images of the American Girl dolls and their accessories, as well as clear photos and explanations of real-life science. This book contains more than 50 inspiring ideas that can be developed as science fair projects-or just for fun at home! With American Girl(R) as inspiration, science has never been more fun!


You can find it on The Book Depository with free worldwide shipping by clicking here. 
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Friday Reads Doll Celebrations...

I have a weakness for the American Girl Publishing Book kids and have purchased over the years almost all of them. Doll Celebrations is an updated and fun way to add reading, doll play DIY and crafts to your doll lovers life. This book and kit has tips, tricks and crafts for your doll lover to help keep her entertained and enhance her creative doll play.  This book kit is on sale at The Book Depository and one I can highly recommend for this weeks #fridayreads find it on The Book Depository with free shipping by clicking here.
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#Fridayreads Lottie Stargazer

I love the Lottie Line of dolls and I was thrilled to see this sticker dress up book. I still love paper dolls and activity books like this one. With more than 400 stickers your Lottie lover will have hours of fun with this read.

I love astronomy and this book is a lovely way to add some love of science to your doll play conversations. Dress Lottie up for adventures and fill the sky with planets and stars in this space-themed sticker dolly dressing book! With 16 pages of stickers and astronomy facts on every spread, this sticker book will inspire little stargazers everywhere.From the empowering doll brand, Lottie Dolls. 
You can find this book on The Book Depository Website by clicking here. 

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