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December 7, 2009

Planning holiday events and shopping can be especially challenging for families with special needs children. No need to worry; we've put together a special holiday guide to help make this season a wintery breeze!

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City Boy

Jan Michael

This story of the city mouse and the country mouse, retold within the modern context of a disease-stricken South Africa, interweaves heavy topics like famine and poverty. Read more »

iTunes Gift Card

When most people hear iTunes, they think music. But there's a ton available beyond the beat--from political podcasts to college lectures, NASA videos to The New Yorker. Read more »

The Princess's Blankets

Carol Ann Duffy

First graders are learning to read in earnest, but they're also learning to love books. This beautiful fable is a story to fall in love with, with stunning pictures to match. Read more »

My First Sewing Kit

With pre-cut fabric for 5 easy projects, plus oodles of colorful embroidery thread and fun sewing accessories like a thimble, pincushion, and buttons, your child will be stitching in no time. Read more »

Bento 2

Whether it's keeping track of assignments, logging miles while training for a marathon, or organizing To-Dos, this mini personal database makes it easy to collect, search, and display information on the go. Read more »

FirstScope Telescope

This scope gives many that cost thrice the price a run for their money. Read more »

Gyroscope Twin Pack

A vintage throwback with some very current fun potential, this double gyroscope kit brings back the cool science contraption that's been on the market since 1917. Read more »

Hullabaloo

Want a zany game that gets kids moving, encourages them to listen, think, and follow instructions, and is simple to learn? Hullabaloo fits the bill! Read more »

Classic Juggling Balls

Bring some circus home! These three brightly colored balls are weighted well for beginning jugglers. Read more »

Geomate Jr.

The Geomate Jr. does one thing and one thing only: geocaching. With just 3 buttons and a 1 1/2 inch screen, it weighs a mere 3 ounces and primarily shows the bare basics. Read more »

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd

Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci

Ridiculously witty and entertaining, Geektastic is chock-full of laughs, Comic-Con humor and real-world drama. Despite the abundance of Klingons, Vulcans, droids and the like that populate the book, thereâs something deeply human about each of the stories in this quirky collection. Read more »

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together

Mary Anne Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberley

This slim little volume, packed with simple rhymes, has a very cool concept: the purple text is for beginner readers, the pink for adults, and the blue for them both to read together. Read more »

Personal Trading Cards

This site gives him the chance to create trading cards with all his vital stats, for swapping with fellow superstars. Upload a photo, put in your info, and get your cards in the mail in no time! Read more »

Top This!

Practice thinking outside of the box with this frustratingly fun and challenging puzzle game, meant for a single player. Read more »

Raspberries

Jay O'Callahan and Will Moses

This infectious concoction tells the tale of a magical fruit that makes everyone, from a shy old man to a nasty little bully, jump into the air singing, "Raspberries!" the moment they get a taste. Read more »

Hexbug

This robotic creature is a great example of the ways in which the tiniest things in life can bring big pleasure. Read more »

The Amazing Game Board Book

Can't decide whether to introduce your child to backgammon or teach him chess? They're all between these covers! Read more »

Now I'm Reading Games: Word Dominoes

The set comes with a short story that introduces rhyming word families and a pile of colorful cardboard tiles. Sort of like Scrabble for beginners, each player must build words using the tiles in his hand, slapping a "fr" on an "og" or a "w" on a "ow". Read more »

Promises to the Dead

Mary Downing Hahn

An edge-of-the-seat adventure with a young hero who will appeal even to kids who normally sleep through history class, and spark an interest in one of America's most crucial periods. Read more »

Bowl-a-Frog Game

The frog pins in this game are so cute, it's a shame to knock them down. And actually, it's not that easy, either! Read more »

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