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As usual this board book has wonderful illustrations. The graphics are beatiful. The story is cute. I really enjoy reading this with my son. In each book there is one hidden pokemon to find.

The game play itself is a little difficult to grasp, but the source material is worth the price. The artwork is great & the game pieces are interesting. If you are a DL collector, this is a must to complete your collection.

Michael Cieslinski has thought of everything in designing this game. Weather condition, different umpires, ballparks, and the element of chance all play a role in deciding the outcome of the game. Rolling three ten sided dice and comparing the result to the complex, but very easy to read, player and ballpark charts gives the result of the play. You will need a set of game charts and dice which the publisher will send you for free after you purchased the game book. It's not a cheap game, but for true baseball fans, this is a game you won't be able to stop playing with yourself and your friends. The publisher by the way also maintains a web site which lists other people and Dynasty Leagues around the world seeking additional players.

My 20 month old son received this book as a Christmas gift. It quickly became his favorite book, and today I am returning to amazon.ca to purchase the remaining books in the series. The pictures are very colourful, the flaps easy for little hands to lift, and the little children pictured throughout the book are adorable -- carrying out regular day-to-day activities, like taking a nap, washing dishes, playing dress-up, or watering flowers in the garden. I highly recommend this book to anyone parent who wants to encourage their little ones to enjoy books.

A series of six guessing games. The first is "Elmo is thinking of something that you wear in the snow", accompanied by pictures of five different things -- one is the right answer. The game continues in this style. Very simple, great for learning to name and identify objects.

First published in 1980. Volume 3 (1 P-QB4 P-QB4) accounts for a high percentage of master games. The author shows that its former reputation as a dull system hasn't held up as modern players have found increasingly sharp and unbalanced methods of conducting the play. Attention to detail has been maintained and a particular effort has been made to deal thoroughly with transpositions.
Watson's aim throughout has been to provide a practical balance of theory, discussion and examples. With encyclopaedic coverage and many original suggestions, this series gives the reader the ability to understand the complexities of the English Opening and to play it with confidence.

International Master John Watson is widely known as a player, author, and chess trainer. His books have won numerous awards including Book-of-the-Year awards for "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy" and "Chess Strategy in Action".

All of the Fantasy Collector Cards are a very valuable resource for Dungeon Masters. Some nights when the game goes somewhere you didn't expect and you find your self in need of a few NPCs, the cards give you a quick easy resource to pull from. Along with traps magical items and monsters these also make a good replacement for an encounter table.

We've had this game for about six months. Suddenly my son (now just over four) has discovered it and can't get enough of it. It's helping him with his numbers (put the animals on the even numbers, put the animals on backwards, how many pices do you have now?). It's a nice, fairly quiet, way to spend family time in the evening before bedtime.

I purchased this book and could not believe how many great ideas there are in the book. I loved that it was divided into seasons which made it easy to find exactly what you wanted. This book is highly reccommended for anyone wanting feltboard stories. The pictures are great and the children are thrilled to see me pull them out! Well worth it!

We gave these books away in baskets as party favors at our fourth of july kids' swimming party. I put the books in shiny blue lunch bags (from Target) with red, white, and blue snacks and toys (blowers, etc.) The kids loved them. We had red punch and strawberries, blueberries in plain yogurt for the blue and white part. Face painting red stripes and blue stars. Very fun.