Additionally, it is time to mark your calendar for Star Wars Reads Day which happens each October. The 2014 event will be October 11, 2014. We have loved our experiences at our local Star Wars Reads Day.
Disclaimer: I am an Amazon Associate and am compensated for sales through Amazon links. I appreciate your support of my blog by shopping through my links.This morning I met my daughter with news of Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus the sixth book in the Origami Yoda series which will be released in August. Unfortunately it is the last book in the series. My daughter absolutely loves the Origami Yoda series of books and is constantly reading them. I am very glad that we purchased them instead of ordering them from the library. The first four books (The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookie, and The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet) are available in the Origami Yoda Files: Boxed Set. The fifth book, Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue is available individually. There is also Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book an activity book.
Jeffrey Brown's books which portray Vader as a father to a young Luke and Leia have also been a huge hit in this house. Several friends have gone out and purchased their own copies of Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess. The next book in the series, Goodnight Darth Vader, will be released in July. She has also enjoyed his Star Wars: Jedi Academy book and is excited for the sequel Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2 which also comes out in July.
, the second book in the series. I requested the book from the library. Unfortunately when we went to pick up the book, I discovered that I had accidentally requested the audio book instead of the book. The book already had three requests on it and the library had ordered more - it is obviously a very popular series. Instead, we found 
to checkout until we could get the rest of the Origami Yoda series.
and 
t. She is eagerly awaiting the March release of the fifth book in the series, 
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for Christmas.
for $36.65. Plus through December 1 they are offering an additional 30% off any book (the box set counts) with the code BOOKDEAL at checkout. Sicne we already have all 4 books, I was able to use the code to pre-order Princess Labelmaker.
Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day for Saturday, August 24 is 
by Kate DiCamillo for $0.99. Unlike Howl's Moving Castle, I had not previously heard of this book. Here is the book's description:
Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day for Saturday, August 24 is a sale with 65 popular Kindle books priced at $2.99 or less. 
This week Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach is available as an electronic book for FREE.
- a great book if you are embarking on your child's first flight 
- Great for a beach vacation
by R.L. Stine and 
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in the store. She picked it up and started reading it and would not put it down. We bought it for her and she read it on the way home. Then, last night she tried to stump me with one of the Stump Your Parents quizzes. She was quite disappointed that I got 3 of the 6 right. There are several Stump Your Parents pages available throughout the entire book.
is also available.
while out shopping. I immediately put the book in my cart for my daughter to give dad for Father's Day. They both love LEGOs and building them together. I hope the book inspires her to build more form her imagination and less from the pre-purchased sets.
or 
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including chapter books and comic readers (some are coming in the next few months).
Yesterday my daughter received 
, that was released on March 1, so I am hopeful that they will release more episodes.
and 
) and 4 (
). They are also launching a comic series this summer with the first two volumes slated for August (
) and September (
).
on her iPod Touch or our iPad.