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Valerie Kellogg
Valerie Kellogg is the editor of Newsday's Kids section. She lives in Huntington and is the mother of an 8-year-old boy, Harrison, who loves science, "Star Trek" and anything having to do with space.
Review: 'Learn to Tie a Tie with the Rabbit & the Fox'
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The illustrated, 26-page “Learn to Tie a Tie with the Rabbit & the Fox” ($14.95) is a little young for my son. At 9, he is already reading the “Harry Potter” 700-pagers. But one good thing came out of this little self-published book — my son’s learned to tie a tie, a helpful skill for an upcoming special event where his father won’t be there to help.
Author Sybrina Durant employs the story...
Read more »Kid-approved new science books
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Boys and girls into science will likely gravitate to the following new books, as my 9-year-old did:
“The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures” (HarperCollins, $18.99) by Michael Largo is an encyclopedia of creatures, real, extinct or imagined. In the real category, illustrated text informs readers of interesting facts such as this: On average, a woodpecker bangs its...
Read more »App review: Monsters University Storybook Deluxe!
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The product tie-ins seem to be coming out earlier and earlier — this time, it’s the Monsters University Storybook Deluxe!, a new app for the Disney prequel “Monsters University” animated film due out June 21. This one is sweet, almost comforting, and got a big wide smile out of my son as soon as he turned it on at his usually grouchy hour — 7 a.m. Over Cheerios and an apple, Harrison had to create...
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