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54 Fairfield St. Watchung Plaza Montclair NJ 07042 973-744-7177 Mon-Fri 10-7 Sat-Sun 10-5 CLOSED SUNDAYS IN AUGUST Of course, we are OPEN 24/7 to browse and shop at www.watchungbooksellers.com
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kids picks, news & reviews
| august 2013
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Dear Friends,
These last few weeks before school starts is a great time to work on your submission for our 'Zine.
For writers in grades 4-12, submit your best summer writing and join our Meet the Young Writers celebration in October.
And before school starts, we've got one more special event that you're all invited too
Wednesday, August 28th, 11:30am-5pm
When your kids say to you
"I have nothing to do.....I'm bored."
You'll know exactly what to do.
Drop in and join us at our craft table for some
boredom busting fun!
We'll have a variety of fabulous projects for all ages.
Thank you and happy reading,
Nicole, Margot, Carolyn, Marisela, Liane and Marina
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Picture Perfect
by Mem Fox
In this sweet story that's just perfect for bedtime reading, Bonnie and Ben's favorite babysitter tells them nursery rhymes at bedtime which they enjoy so much they don't want to go to sleep! After begging, babysitter tells them new nursery rhymes until, finally, all three of them fall fast sleep.
(ages 2-4)
by Kelly DiPucchio, Heather Ross
Get out your craft supplies, because the queen of DIY is back! It's up to Chloe to create the perfect costume-and save the day-in this delightful follow-up to Crafty Chloe.
(ages 3-8)
by Rob Scotton
Haven't met Splat the Cat yet? This is a another great adventure of this over-enthusiastic, spitfire of a cat! His class is off to the zoo and he can't wait to see the penguins. Find out what happens next....
(ages 3-5)
Our favorite Stella is back and now introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds time to help him out, while sharing her new pastime with contagious enthusiasm.
(ages 3-5)
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Middle Readers Rule!
  
by Suzanne Lafleur
Sienna and her family move from Brooklyn to Maine, hoping for a new start. Sienna's little brother stopped speaking a year a half ago. Sienna finds that her new house has secrets, and a story comes to her magically through her pen. The story leads to a little time travel and hopefully a key to unlock her brother's voice. Wonderful story with a feel good ending.
by Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman delivers again! Adventurous, completely entertaining and a cast of colorful characters, just the right formula. Jackson, descended from two hypnotist bloodlines, has to discover and use his powers to save his friends, his parents and his government.
(ages 9 & up) by Liz Kessler
An exciting new mystery with some magical elements from the author of the Emily Windsnap series. Set in a sleepy seaside village, Mia tries to solve the mystery of where - and when - her grandfather and friend might be before time and tide forever wash away their futures?
(ages 9 and up)
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Just the Facts  by Martha Stewart
The book that inspired our Kid's Craft Day (coming up on August 28th). 175 projects for kids of all ages. Great for these last days of summer.
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YA Picks
   by Joanna Higgins
A surprising friendship develops between Eugenie, an escapee from the French Revolution, and Hannah, a Quaker girl, when they unite in the cause against slavery in this adventuresome tale of true nobility set amidst the rugged, eighteenth-century, Pennsylvania wilderness. Also available as an eBook.(ages 12 & up) A Really Awesome Mess by Kelly Barson Ann Galardi is 16 and a size 16. She's always struggled with her weight, and her perfect size 6 mother. This summer, it's worse: Aunt Jackie's getting married in August, and Ann's her bridesmaid. She decides she's losing 45 pounds in two months or else. Thus begins a rollicking odyssey in this thoughtful debut.
Also available as an eBook.
(ages 12 & up)
Gated
by Amy Christine Parker
An intense thriller about living in a dangerous cult, fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths. You'll be gasping for breath reading this one!
Also available as an eBook. (ages 12 & up)
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For the Family
Deborah Lee Rose
A clever rhyming book that delivers a laugh-out-loud wallop with words that young readers will enjoy spelling and reading aloud again and again. Spelling lists included - just the right time to get those brain juices flowing.
For ages 5-9
 Michael Parker
A guide for parents to help their children better understand the world around them by helping them think through the questions they face regarding honesty, friendship, sensitivity, fairness, dedication, individuality and 103 other character-building issue. Paperback and eBook. |
 Not only do we have eBooks (download onto any device except the Kindle) - we also have the KOBO eReaders available HERE!
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Save 20%
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kid stuff july
august 2013
Discount applies to the following titles only: Good Night, Sleep Tight; Dress Up, Mess Up Chloe; Splat and the Cool School Trip, Chamelia and the New Kid in Class, Listening for Lucca, The Hypnotist: Book 1, North of Nowhere, Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids, Waiting for the Queen, A Really Awesome Mess, Gated, The Spelling Bee Before Recess, and Talk with Your Kids,
All other titles in-store and online receive
our customary 10% discount
| Offer Expires: August 21, 2013
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