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All aboard! Santa's Christmas train is coming to town! Lucky young travelers embark on a festive train ride to Santa's village in this Christmas board book. As the train goes 'up, up, up, and down, down, down' on its way to the North Pole, the travelers become more and more excited. Soon they arrive to find bright decorations, busy workshops, and bustling elves everywhere. The kids even meet Santa and Mrs. Claus! Featuring bright, imaginative illustrations, SANTA'S CHRISTMAS TRAIN is packed with humor and the kind of details children love to discover. This lively book will engage would-be travelers as they imagine themselves along for the ride.

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Author visits are a great way to teach children about the writing process and the pleasures of literacy. However, the planning and coordinating necessary for a successful author visit can often seem overwhelming. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, the author has written a charming and accessible guide to author visits. This book is built on James' tried and true techniques for planning an author event that is both fun and enriching. It is packed with quotes from many familiar and award winning authors that offer invaluable insight into what they consider the most successful methods for encouraging interaction between the children and the author. Including many interesting anecdotes as well as easy to use worksheets, Author Day Adventures is as enjoyable to read as it is fun to implement. This book is the ideal guide for any teacher, administrator, librarian or volunteer in charge of planning author visits and is appropriate for any institution concerned with promoting children's literacy.

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Celebrate daddy-daughter time with this board book about a special tea party. What's more fabulous than a tea party? Tea with Daddy, of course! This exuberant story begins before the honored guest arrives, with much ado—preparing, decorating, and accessorizing. And when Daddy makes his entrance, it's clear that the little hostess couldn't be more thrilled. Perfect for daddy-daughter reading time, this board book and its warm conclusion are sure to serve up smiles and tug at heartstrings.  

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