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The Best Train Books for Kids of all Ages

If you have aspiring train engineers at your house, you’ll love this curated list of our favorite train books for kids…from our train-loving family to yours!

If you have aspiring train engineers at your house, you'll love this curated list of our favorite train books for kids...from our train-loving family to yours!

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As a mom of three young boys, I’ve spent a lot of hours over the past eight years playing with and reading about TRAINS.

All of my boys have gone through a serious train phase (my youngest is still in the thick of it!). Trains are right up there with dinosaurs and construction trucks for my kids biggest obsession.

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25 charming Christmas picture books you’ll love

These Christmas picture books for kids are the best of the best…stories your family will want to read again and again! We got our first real snow this week, and Black Friday ads are everywhere…so it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas from where I’m standing.

We’re holding out on putting up the Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving, but we’ve been listening to Jingle Bells on repeat and we broke out the Christmas picture books last week. I started requesting books from the library weeks ago, knowing that by December 1st, many of my favorites will be backlogged until February….

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Terrific Dinosaur Books for Kids (that actually teach you about dinosaurs)

Dinosaur books abound, but few of them actually teach kids many facts about the giant lizards they love so much. These ten terrific dinosaur books are the best of the best–engaging and educational–absolute must-reads for the dino-lover in your home.Dinosaur books abound, but few of them actually teach kids many facts about the giant lizards they love so much. These ten terrific dinosaur books are the best of the best--engaging and educational--absolute must-reads for the dino-lover in your home.

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When I became a mom six years ago, I knew I had a lot to learn. I knew I would be teaching my kids the alphabet, counting, and the difference between blue and green. I did not, however, realize that being the mom of three boys would require me to get an honorary PhD in paleontology and construction. Seriously, I had NO idea how much time I would spend reading about dinosaurs and trucks.

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