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Looking for family fun?  Take the kids to the newly reopened Oakland Museum of California for an amazing experience in artistic, cultural and historical literacy – and a great time! Read More…

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Celebrate!

April 19, 2010

Hippos Go Berserk

On Saturday, April 24, the East Bay Children’s Book Project will celebrate our 5th anniversary with a party to thank all our supporters and clients.  To get us in the mood, here are some children’s books about parties and celebrations! Read More…

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Kids’ Books into Movies

March 31, 2010

March 2010 saw the release of not one but two new movies based on children’s books: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on Jeff Kinney’s book series of the same name.

Of course, kids’ books have been made into movies for, well, a really long time.  Read More…

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Welcome Spring!

March 20, 2010

Got spring fever?  I know I do … I’ve had it for weeks!  Here are a few of my favorite children’s books about spring and growing things: Read More…

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