Author: Merry

VTech Safe&Sound® Digital Audio Monitor (DM225)

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Stay in tune with your little one with the VTech Safe&Sound® Digital Audio Monitor (DM225). This digital baby monitor uses DECT 6.0 technology to ensure your connection is protected against interference and eavesdropping. The baby unit includes a night light that illuminates the room, provide comfort to baby.

Plus, the DM225 features a two-way, talk-back intercom and up to 1,000 feet of range, so you can soothe your child from anywhere in your home. Clip the parent unit to your belt and take advantage of the extended range and battery-powered operation.

Where to Purchase: Babies “R” Us: http://www.toysrus.com/buy/audio-monitors/vtech-safe-and-sound-dect-6.0-digital-audio-baby-monitor-dm225-dm225-94514446

Kurio Watch

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The Ultimate Smartwatch Built for Kids!

Kurio Watch is a real, working Bluetooth smartwatch designed specifically for kids. This high-tech wearable has a stylish, sleek, modern design and a touch screen with excellent resolution. Cool, customizable watch themes
make it easy for kids to change their watch face and home screen to match their personality or their outfit.

Watch-to-watch messaging via Bluetooth makes it possible for kids to share texts, emojis, drawings, voice recordings and photos, within a safe distance. Friends and family can also download the Kurio Watch Messenger app on any Android device to get in on the fun. The front-facing camera is perfect for selfies, making videos and using fun photo filters. When connected to a parent’s smartphone (Android or iOS), Kurio Watch also becomes a hands-free way for kids to take phone calls (No additional phone plan required).

Kurio Watch is loaded with games to play alone or with a friend, like Tic Tac Toe and Pirates Battle. Watches can be connected for play on two screens, or kids can play together on one device. Motion games like Snake and Ninja Roll use precise wrist movements for play. Kids can also live out their rock star dreams with Air Music, which turns their every move into real music. A fitness tracker with a built-in accelerometer encourages kids to get up and be active; while a music player lets them take their favorite tunes on the go.

All of the features you’d expect from a smartwatch – like a calculator, calendar and reminders – are included too. Kurio Watch also has an “In Case of Emergency” (I.C.E.) app that allows parents to enter emergency medical and contact information.

Tech specs: 1.54” touch screen, Bluetooth 3.0, 256MB of internal memory (part allocated to the OS), memory expandable by 32GB with microSD card, micro USB slot

Where to Purchase: Toys R Us, Walmart and Amazon

Kathryn the Grape’s Kindness Confetti

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Created and Written by Kathryn Cloward
Co-written by Samantha Prince
Illustrated by Molly Alice Hoy
ISBN 978-1970163049
58 pages, paperback (8.5″ x 8.5″)
Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series Book 4

I am kind. In Kathryn the Grape’s Kindness Confetti, book four in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series, learn about how magical confetti helps Kathryn the Grape shift from choosing to be mean to choosing to be kind. Follow along with Kathryn the Grape and her friends at Camp Crystal Rock and see how sprinkling kindness confetti helps everyone choose kindness. Kathryn the Grape is kind by just being herself… and so are you! Everyone is kind.

Where to Purchase: https://kathrynthegrape.com/kathryn-the-grapes-kindness-confetti/

Farmers Market Create-and-Play Activity Book

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It’s Market Day!

Bring home all the fun of a real farmers market! In this DIY kit-in-a-book, you’ll find everything you need to set up a pretend stand, from pop-out fruits and veggies to play money. Get ready to grow your own healthy fun!

Play with punch-out produce and make your own felt fruits and veggies – Use play money to practice math – Make a fun farm tractor!

Where to Purchase: http://www.storey.com/books/lets-play-farmers-market-activity-book/#

The Gift of Gift

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We find our favorite Super Amazing Princess Heroes in Uganda, where they’re helping build a new school. But Kinney gets very sick with a heart condition and flies back to the U.S. for medical help. The girls soon learn that one of their Ugandan friends, a wonderful girl named Gift, is sick with the same condition. She needs to fly to the U.S. as well – but what if she didn’t? What if she had a hospital in Uganda that could help other kids just like her? The Super Amazing Princess Heroes spring into action and show that being a smart, powerful, and kind girl goes a long way in helping other people!
Where to Purchase: Distributed through Independent Publisher’s Group (IPG) and available through all major wholesalers

Kathryn the Grape’s Magical Wand

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Created and Written by Kathryn Cloward
Illustrated by Molly Alice Hoy
ISBN 978-1970163018
54 pages, paperback (8.5″ x 8.5″)
Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series Book 1

I am magical. In Kathryn the Grape’s Magical Wand, book one in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series, learn about how a magical wand helps Kathryn the Grape overcome fear, get rid of nervous bubbles, help others in need, and try new things. Follow along as Kathryn the Grape discovers that everything magical she experiences comes from within her. Kathryn the Grape is magical by just being herself… and so are you! Everyone is magical.

Where to Purchase: Amazon:

Kathryn the Grape Store:
https://kathrynthegrape.myshopify.com/

Kathryn the Grape’s Colorful Journey

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Created and Written by Kathryn Cloward
Illustrated by Molly Alice Hoy
ISBN 978-1970163025
56 pages, paperback (8.5″ x 8.5″)
Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series Book 2

I am colorful. In Kathryn the Grape’s Colorful Journey, book two in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series, learn about how a magical charm bracelet helps Kathryn the Grape discover how to shine her colorful light. Follow along as Kathryn the Grape discovers the colors for belonging, excitement, trusting, love, speaking up, seeing, and learning. Kathryn the Grape is colorful by just being herself… and so are you! Everyone is colorful.

Where to Purchase: Amazon:

Kathryn the Grape Store:
https://kathrynthegrape.myshopify.com/

Kathryn the Grape’s Piece of Love

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***This is a NEW BOOK!!!***
Created and Written by Kathryn Cloward
Illustrated by Molly Alice Hoy
ISBN 978-1970163032
58 pages, paperback (8.5″ x 8.5″)
Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series Book 3

I am love. In Kathryn the Grape’s Piece of Love, book three in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series, learn about how we all have an important piece to contribute in helping our planet and each other. As Kathryn the Grape and her classmates connect their puzzle pieces, we are able to see how being loving, kind, and helpful create peace on our planet. Kathryn the Grape is love by just being herself… and so are you! Everyone is love.

Where to Purchase: Amazon:

Kathryn the Grape Store:
https://kathrynthegrape.myshopify.com/

Kathryn the Grape’s We’re All In This Together

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Join Kathryn the Grape and friends in singing along to this vibrant collection of uplifting and positive songs. Featuring a refreshing blend of affirming and meaningful lyrics, catchy and joyful melodies, and toe-tapping and hand-clapping music, Kathryn the Grape’s We’re All In This Together is a timeless and enjoyable choice for children and adults alike. Each song directly links to messages and lessons shared in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series of books. Enjoy the positive affirmations in “I Am Happy Being Me,” “M.A.G.I.C.A.L.” and “Free Free Free to Fly.” Dance along to the upbeat tempo of “Friends Forever,” “Nervous Bubbles” and “Shine Shine Shine.” Hear important messages of unity and compassion in “Loving Kindness” and “We’re All In This Together.” Relax into “Just Be In The Flow” and joyfully sing along to the whimsical “Grateful Garden of Love” and bluesy “Maggie.” Listening to the positive music of Kathryn the Grape will provide you and your family with a treasure box of tools of love to last a lifetime.

Where to Purchase: http://kathrynthegrape.com/were-all-in-this-together/

Sophie and Scottie’s Adventures of Sweet Tooth Rock

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This is the third book in The Adventures of Sophie and Scottie Series. Sophie and Scottie couldn’t wait to start their new adventure through the magical crystal picture frame they’d received as a gift from Auntie Jill. Once through the frame, they find themselves in North America where candy maker Samuel McSweet asks the girls to help him find out what happened to the world’s sugar! The girls empower themselves with their wit and determination as they encounter a grizzly bear named Grizz and a bald eagle named Suka to assist them in this sweet mystery.

Where to Purchase: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1518727344 – a signed copy on www.cindycmurray.com