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Can you put two and two together? In Four Word Thinking, 2–6 players race to pair up hexagonal tiles with two-letter combinations to claim four-letter words—and victory! The domino style of play means every new card changes the available letters, so players must think FA-ST. This fun and frenzied game takes seconds to learn, minutes to play, and provides endless hours of fun for word-game enthusiasts of all ages. SECONDS TO LEARN, MINUTES TO PLAY, FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: The simple game mechanics and four-letter limit on words makes this game easy to learn and play, even for kids. QUICK GAME OF ACTION AND REACTION: Think fast! The lightning pace of Four Word Thinking will bring high energy to any game night or family gathering. DOMINOES MEETS BANANAGRAMS: Four Word Thinking pairs the matching aspect of dominoes with the quick wordplay of Bananagrams or Boggle for a unique game you''ll love! A GREAT GIFT FOR WORD-GAME ENT

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Look closer. Grant Snider's beautiful debut picture book explores the wonders—and colors—of nighttime. For night is not just black and white. Ending in colors yet unseen, and a night of sweet dreams, this lilting lullaby is sure to comfort those drifting off to sleep. With luminous art as spare and glowing as the moon, and lyrical text that reads like a friend leading the way through the wilderness, What Color Is Night? is a rich and timeless look at a topic of endless fascination, and a perfect bedtime read-aloud.

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Family is the most important treasure of all—for now!You and your cousins may not like each other very much, but you all love your Aunt Agatha—and her vast collection of treasures from around the world! In this fast and frenzied card game, you must race against the clock to bargain with your cousins for the best of Agatha''s collection, simultaneously trading glowing emeralds, bone-handled daggers, and even selfless hugs before time runs out. Can you work together to show your aunt just how important family is—all while keeping the best stuff for yourself? Aunt Agatha''s Attic is a real-time negotiation and set collection card game for 3–6 players. Easy to learn and quick to play, it makes for an energetic, lively, and family-friendly good time.• For 3–6 players, ages 8+• Perfect for fans of Go Fish, Sushi Go, Happy Salmon, Quicktionary, Slamwich, and other fast-paced card games• Game play is 15&

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Rex Ray celebrates life, work, and legacy of iconic San Francisco fine artist Rex Ray (1956–2015). This comprehensive volume features more than 100 of his works on canvas, wood, and paper—including never-before-seen pieces courtesy of the Rex Ray estate. His playful painted-paper-collages and organic, abstract forms have earned him comparisons to artists like Paul Klee and Henri Matisse. • Essays by celebrated writer Rebecca Solnit, art critic Christian Frock, and Ray's gallerist and friend Griff Williams • Ray's collages and paintings are both playful and geometric. • This vibrant book pays tribute to Ray's life and work. Rex Ray was a successful and prolific fine artist whose art has been shown at major museums and galleries throughout the United States. Now, longtime collectors and new fans alike can revel in the beauty of Ray's inimitable body of work. Ray's exuberantly colorful paintings and collages are a testament to the prolific artist's joy in the creative process. • This fine art monograph is perfect for Ray's fans and collectors, as well as those discovering the power and beauty of his work for the first time. • A perfect gift for lovers of pop art and modern design, museumgoers, fine art fans, artists, designers, and those interested in the San Francisco art scene and local history • Great for those who loved Rex Ray: We Are All Made of Light by Griff Williams, Kevin Killa, and Rene Paul Barilleaux; House Industries: The Process Is the Inspiration by House Industries; and Barry McGee by Aaron Rose and Barry McGee

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Unplug. Take a walk. Let your mind wander to spark creativity. With easy suggestions for refocusing and reigniting your imagination, this thoughtfully designed journal from Poketo is the perfect place to doodle, brainstorm, and generate bright ideas. • Flexible cover for durability • 6 x 8 inches-the perfect size for taking on the go • 176 dotted pages with colorful page borders • Gusseted interior pocket for stashing cards or notes • Elastic closure to keep everything together • Perfect for fans of the Wreck This Journal series • The thoughtful package and playful design also makes an easy, attractive gift for design aficionados, creatives, stationery enthusiasts, or fans of the Poketo brand or the book Creative Spaces.

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Alison Farrell's The Hike meets Richard Scarry's I Am a Bunny in this delightful board book that combines sweetness and science. Timeless and nostalgic, quirky and fresh, lightly educational and wholly heartfelt, this autobiography of a bear cub will delight all cuddlers and snugglers. See the world through a bear cub's eyes in this charming book about finding your place in the world. Little cub measures himself up to the other animals in the forest. Compared to a rabbit, he is big. Compared to a chipmunk, he is HUGE. Compared to his mother, he is still a little cub. The first in a series of board books pairs Kristen Tracy's timeless and nostalgic text with Alison Farrell's sweet, endearing art for an adorable treatment of everyone's favorite topic: baby animals! PERFECT FOR BEDTIME KISSES: The book goes through a day in the life of a baby bear cub and ends tucked into his den with mama bear. The perfect book to take families through their own day, ending with a cozy goodnight moment! ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO IMAGINE OTHER PERSPECTIVES: This book is told in the first person: "I am a cub." This unusual narrator will get the youngest readers thinking about what it's really like to be a little bear cub! TEACHES COMPARISONS: The idea of seeing through the animal's eyes by comparing themselves to familiar ideas (cub is bigger than rabbit but smaller than mama bear) is a perfect introduction to comparative logic. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ILLUSTRATOR: Alison Farrell is the author/illustrator of the fan favorite The Hike, along with Cycle City and Bicycle Bash. Here she brings her love of science and sweet animals a brand-new series based on forest animals! BABY ANIMALS!: There's one thing all babies love: baby animals! There are all kinds of animals to look at and learn about in these pages, rich with wildlife and filled with love. A BOOK TO BOND OVER: This is the perfect cuddly read between baby and parent, since it's focused on baby animals and their families. Perfect for: • Parents • Grandparents • Friends searching for the perfect baby shower gift • Animal lovers

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This inspiring trio of notebooks celebrates three iconic heroes of the Star Wars galaxy: Leia Organa, Rey, and Ahsoka Tano. Each notebook features lightly ruled interiors with notable quotes from each character, along with bonus artwork on the inside and back covers. © and TM Lucasfilm Ltd. Used Under Authorization

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Brimming with magnificent blooms and the natural beauty of Floret Farm, these floral notes will brighten every list, plan, and idea.

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It''s a wizard-versus-wizard battle to the finish! In this fast-paced and magical game for two, players use fully contained game cards with built-in spinners and tabs to choose the best spell to take down their opponent, casting damaging spells, defending with counter-spells, and even summoning monsters to battle with a mighty cry: Alakazam!Spellbinding entertainment for aspiring wizards ages 6 and up, Alakazam! Dueling Wizard card game comes with two game cards, is for two players and includes optional advanced rules for players who become experienced with the game. The game takes about 15 minutes to play and measures 5⅝ x 10⅝ for travel-ready, screen-free, on-the-go fun!

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This laugh-out-loud, visually groundbreaking read launches a major new series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka. Featuring full-color illustrations throughout, a spectacular gatefold, plus how-to-draw pages in the back, it's an outer space adventure that demonstrates a giant leap for bookmaking and a giant leap for any kid looking for their next go-to series. AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we've ruined Earth. So off they rocket to the Plant Planet! Will that planet support human life? Or do Plant Planet's inhabitants have a more sinister plan? AstroNuts Mission One is a can't-put-it-down page-turner for reluctant readers and fans ready to blast past Wimpy Kid.

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When Taylor's big brother volunteered to make their packed lunches for a week, it didn't seem like a bad idea. But with a brother as weird as Taylor's, nothing is ever as it seems! From frosting sandwiches to pickle hot dogs, it's a tale of mixed-up munchies and untradeable treats as kids eagerly (or gingerly) lift the flaps inside this unique lunch box-shaped book, complete with a snap closure and portable handle. Picky eaters and culinary rebels alike will delight in this endearingly unpleasant tribute to strange lunches and even stranger siblings.

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Kids say the cutest, funniest, and most insightful things. From the author of Firsts & Favorites, this adorable little journal invites parents to capture their kid's memorable words. Filled with entertaining questions sure to spark amusing conversations—such as "What makes a rainbow?" and "If your favorite toy could talk, what would you ask it?"—plus plenty of space to record unprompted gems, this illustrated journal serves as a fun family activity and makes a sweet keepsake for years to come.

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Nina journeys to a secret jungle city populated by animals, plants, and lost objects. The reason for her visit: story hour, where a book's power holds the wild in thrall. The animals are eager for stories about space, the sea, and other worlds. But their favorite story of all is the one told here: a story about a mysterious place, laden with legend and lore, and now overtaken by nature. Five Pantone colors infuse each illustrated spread with a vibrant, electric energy, making this powerful celebration of nature—and stories—as vivid visually as its narrative is engrossing.

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Share the magic of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site with your little Spanish speaker! One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and say buenas noches—so that tomorrow they'll be ready for another day of construction play! Vibrant illustrations and gentle rhyming text make this Spanish-edition book a bedtime favorite for truck-crazy kids everywhere.

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A girl ventures to the water's edge, dreaming of a new friend. And, just like that, a beguiling red fish leaps into her life. But is friendship a sea these two can navigate together? From debut Argentinian author-illustrator Cynthia Alonso comes a wordless picture book about the timeless beauty of nature, the transcendent power of connection, and the importance of letting go.

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The Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It's a world of ghost islands, invisible mountain ranges, mythical civilisations, ship-wrecking beasts, and other fictitious features introduced on maps and atlases through mistakes, misunderstanding, fantasies, and outright lies. This richly illustrated book collects and explores the colourful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too good to be true. Author Edward Brooke-Hitching investigates the places where exploration and mythology meet, using gorgeous atlas images as springboards for tales of the deranged buccaneers, seafaring monks, heroes, swindlers, and other amazing stories behind cartography's greatest phantoms.

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Baby animals are hiding on the farm and in the ocean! Lift the flaps to help each animal parent find their babies, from noisy chicks to playful dolphin pups. Peekaboo fans will delight in revealing every adorable baby animal—and learning what special sound they make! With cleverly layered pages and distinctive limited-palette artwork, this is a board book series to treasure.

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Collect data from your everyday activities and learn to recognize the extraordinary patterns all around you! Can you remember all your dreams? Can you predict how long it will take you to spot 250 smiles? Personalize these colorful and quirky diagrams, charts, and graphs as you keep track of the most curious and remarkable elements of your everyday life. Not only a robust and hands-on tutorial on infographics, this activity book also invites you to be present, to notice, and to reflect upon the vast world around you - and inside of you - inevitably leading to new insights. Log your own unique, one-of-a-kind life, and add the extra to the ordinary!

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This vintage-inspired journal is tailor-made for journalers to celebrate and collect things they love, with special paper pockets interspersed throughout its pages for stashing memorabilia. With 100% recycled paper interiors and a silkscreened cover, this journal is a tactile treasure worthy of its beloved contents.

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With Stick Tac Toe, play the tic tac toe game you love - now with stickers!

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Once upon a time there was a book about . . .MONSTERS!No.SPACE ALIENS?Nope . . . a BUNNY!A GIANT SCARY TRUCK-EATING BUNNY?!?Um . . . well, maybe it was a tiny bit big.From the curious mind of Rowboat Watkins comes a ginormously imaginative story that is as funny as it is philosophical. How big is Big Bunny? And how will this story end? Delightfully meta and humorously subversive, Big Bunny will take its place as the next go-to story about stories.

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Cats lead very busy lives, and their days are full of activities not always visible to the naked eye. This complete-the-drawing book presents dozens of illustrations of cats engaged in invisible pastimes and activities, just waiting for you to finish the scene with your creative and artistic inspiration.

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This lushly illustrated guided journal jump-starts creativity through play. Whimsical prompts invite anyone to indulge in flights of fancy and rejuvenate their art practice, whether they are a total beginner or an artist struggling with creative block. Featuring dreamy paintings on every page, this journal is easy, beautiful, and fun.

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Featuring the iconic art of renowned author Eric Carle, these sturdy, colourful cards are an exciting new way to play, count and learn. Each card features a punch-out number from one to ten, accompanied by favourite Eric Carle illustrations, from Brown Bear to the Very Hungry Caterpillar himself. This innovative set of puzzle cards encourages hands-on learning and the development of fine motor skills that are perfect for toddlers ready to tackle their 1-2-3s.

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