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  Question: is your coffee table having enough fun? If it's weighed down with books about German post-impressionism and New England doorframes, maybe you should consider a change of pace -- like Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!, the new cartoon retrospective from Nickelodeon. This substantial volume (complete with a book jacket of green ...

Yes, we skipped Book of the Week last week. (Although we do have lots of suggestions in the Holiday Guide -- check it out.)  But to make up for it, we're going to give you five this week. Here's a review round-up of new books your kid can play with, as played with by Babble editors.   My Mommy's Tote by P.H. Hanson ...

What, November is too early for holiday specials? Nonsense! Start yourself off tonight with the brand-new Shrek the Halls (8pm on ABC), followed by Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the animated one, a.k.a. the good one). NBC is competing by airing the Rockefeller Center tree lighting, complete with performances by Celine Dion and ...

  If anyone on your Christmas, Hannukkah or Kwanzaa list has kids, is a kid or knows some kids, then we recommend you hop on over to the Babble Holiday Gift Guide.  Today we're featuring infant and toddler clothes, but keep checking back: we'll be updating three times a week through December, to bring you our favorite DVDs, ...

  Anyone who's shopped for handmade toys lately knows there's a plethora of wonderful things available (no small thanks to Etsy and the hipster craft movement). "Softies," custom-designed plush toys, are especially irresistable. If you have latent crafty tendencies and would like to try your hand at being a DIY toymaker, ...

   When the TykeLight ($25) came into our office, we thought it was cute and smart — but we were skeptical that little kids would want to be its best friend, as implied by the package. Babble editor Ada took it home and we were totally proven wrong. Here's her review: "The baby just spent an hour playing in his crib after I ...

Finding interesting fashion for boys can be a challenge -- which is why the mom who founded Popadum became enamored with obsessed with traditional Indian fabrics and patterns on a trip to Rajasthan. The results are stunning pieces that can be worn by both boths and girls. Babble editor Ada took one shirt on a road test; here's what she had ...

  When I visited the zoo with a friend this spring, she was totally delighted by her newborn's resemblance to the baby monkeys. At the time, I thought this was a little weird. But now I have to admit that there's something endearing about babies' monkey-like traits -- and that something is totally captured by Goodnight, Me ...

  Who doesn't love those animated shorts that appear before Pixar films?  Now Disney has decided to cater to our short attention spans with The Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1. It includes 13 short films appropriate for all ages, including the one with the lamps and the one where the old guy plays chess with himself.  ...

Etsy seller Mamazakka won the Halloween costume contest yesterday with her handmade interpretation of Max and Wild Thing. But artist Autumn Sousanis' talents extend past Halloween: her store carries jewelry, pillow cases, and best of all, these stunning heirloom dolls. Inspired by Russian nesting dolls, these are made-for-grown-ups art ...