books

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)
$4.99
Cute book. Very colorful and interactive. My 14 month old likes it a lot, not to mention it's a good price.

Peek-A Who?
$6.95
My son LOVES this book! He laughs so hard when we get to the "peek-a-BOO!" part. This is one of the "again, again!" books that we read.

The Book of General Ignorance
$19.95
(With foreword by Stephen Fry and Four words by Alan Davies)

This number-one bestseller, will set you right.

Be the focus of any social gatherings with impressive historical knowledge as the number of wives Henry VIII did have; trivial data as the number of nostrils we have; the length of time a chicken can live without its head and brainstorming questions as, What has a three-second memory?

Other interesting facts as how polar bears disguise themselves will have you wondering how much you really know. As Stephen Fry says in the Foreword, `Read it wisely, Little One, for the power of ignorance is great.'

Alan Davies' four words, `Will this do, Stephen?' makes us think about what we believe we know and what the facts really are.

We find out other facts like who introduced tobacco and potato to England and who invented the telephone - not Alexander Graham Bell as we are lead to believe - surprising isn't it?

Culinary and scientific facts such as:
Where the popular Indian dish, Chicken Tikka Masala comes from - this is really interesting.
French toast and France - I hadn't have known this.
What makes a hunk-hunk noise - a natural response and amusing.
How many senses a human being have - I thought of 6 but there are more.
How many states of matter there are - very interesting scientific knowledge.
What is three times as dangerous as war - a true known fact.
What killed most sailors in an 18th century sea battle - this fact is surprising.
What we have Thomas Crapper to thank for - what we use daily and surprising too.
Who America was named after - not Amerigo Vespucci as widely thought - and someone I'd not heard of before.
Where baseball was invented - I hadn't have thought of this country.
Who the first American President was - not who I'd first thought of.
What George Washington's false teeth was made of - very interesting.
What is most likely to survive a nuclear war - not cockroaches as widely thought - something more scientifically expressed.

More importantly, who blew the nose off the Sphinx - amusing and surprising.

These facts will astonish even the non-culinary experts and trivial pursuit enthusiasts.

With humour, facts and anecdotal explanations, you'll become an expert at such `important' trivia and general knowledge that you'd be asked back to more social events and more than those you can fill in your diary.

Where the authors add a touch of humour, you'll like the explanations given and where facts are necessary, you'll like the way they set out the details so you can remember them well and have them stored in your vital memory bank for those occasions when you need to show how much you really know as opposed to how much others think they know and that will get you on a good footing for next time.

It's near Christmas so where Santa Claus is from is of the utmost importance - not Lapland or the North Pole as we would have thought but somewhere as far from my thoughts as you can imagine.

This has to be in your Christmas stocking - the recipient of this book will be forever thanking you for opening their eyes to facts we would never have known otherwise.

They will astonish even the literary, science and general knowledge quiz buffs.

The Going-To-Bed Book
$5.99
Reading to your child every night may, at times, pose to be a challenge. So finding the right books that will enagage them is vital. The Going to Bed Book illustrates the play, bath, and sleepy time routine mothers understand so well and reinforces how when the day is gone it's time to rest. It is a board book but the delivery is suitable for age ranges from 2 through 5. Great addition to the bedtime routine.