Remember those Little Golden Books published by Random House? Infamously known as the most popular children’s books, those timeless stories are now available as an interactive storybook apps!

Earlier today, Random House announced that The Poky Little Puppy (the first of over 5 apps) is now officially available for purchase and download through the iTunes store. Originally published in 1942, this book is actually the bestselling picture book of all time!

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By swiping your finger across the screen, you can open the cover (complete with Little Golden Books’ gold spine) to read the story filled with interactive illustrations. You can either watch and listen as the words are read to you, turn off the narration and read at your own pace (if a child gets stuck on a word they simply touch it to have the individual words spoken to them) or you can even record your own voice to play on each page.

In addition the new Little Golden Books apps offer a Hide-and-Seek Challenge that can be played at the end of each page to unlock bonus stickers. After reading the story, kids can use the stickers they have collected along the way to create their own storybook scene which can then be saved on the device’s photo album.

If you’re interested in downloading the new app, The Poky Little Puppy retails for $4.99, but is available now at the special introductory price of $3.99 through Apple’s iTunes store.

See the original story here

REG Free Family Film Festival Beginning June 2009!

When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the community, and best of all it’s FREE!

Selected G & PG movies start at 10AM each Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity. The Free Family Film Festival is safe, lots of fun and a great way for kids to spend a weekday morning in the summer.

Tickets for our 2009 Free Family Film Festival are exclusively available at select theatres’ box office on the day of the show.

Westview Stadium 16
5243 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
(301) 620-1700

Valley Mall Stadium 16
17301 Valley Mall Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 582-1000

Germantown Stadium 14
20000 Century Blvd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 916-4435

Everything is 50 to 80% off.

Pre-register for a Fast-Cart Pass, and print a $10/$50 coupon.

Location:
1879 Lamonte Ave.
Odenton, MD 21113

Hours:
Thursday, 1/10: 9 to 6pm
Friday, 1/11: 9 to 6pm
Saturday, 1/12: 9 to 3pm

Come one, come all to the Sixth Annual Preschool Fair next Thursday, November 15th, from 6-8 pm at the Holiday Inn on Rt 40. There will be 28 preschools attending, plus an additional 11 listed in the Preschool booklet that we will be handing out. Last year, more than 250 families took advantage of this opportunity.

If you aren’t currently in the “search” for a preschool (or even if you are), please spread the word to friends and neighbors who might be able to benefit from this. There is no charge to attend, and no registration necessary.

For those of you who don’t yet have children in preschool, please be aware that registration starts in January and February for the Fall of 2008 — so NOW is the time to start checking out the schools — and this is the best place to start.

And no schlepping to individual schools to gather schedules, pricing, etc. It’s a “One-Stop-Shop.” This is the annual community service project sponsored by the Moms® Club of Frederick North.

Thanks, Mary Ann!

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Mother’s Day should last longer than a day, don’t you think? We certainly do!

So, spend Sunday with your wonderful family and then visit us on Monday, May 14th for an event that will give you a reason to keep celebrating Mother’s Day for the rest of the year: From 8:00 a.m. ’til midnight on May 14th, download up to 28 FREE Homeschool titles from our generous publishers, worth over $200.00!

Thanks, Janel!