Stories For Kids & Kin

"You’re going to kill us all!" That’s what storyteller Donald Davis recalls his little brother shouting in Davis’ new CD, "Mama Learns To Drive." With more than 20 recordings, the Tideland EMC member has headlined storytelling festivals coast to coast. He centers his humorous tales on rural America in the 1960s. The CD also includes "Aunt Esther Saves A Little Boy’s Life," "Peas and Carrots" and "Doobies." Total running time: 54.05 minutes. $14.95. August House Publishers. Visit www.augusthouse.com or call (501) 372-5450.N.C.

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WILD Store Online

You can view the various educational merchandise related to North Carolina wildlife offered by the N.C. WILD online store. All proceeds from the sale of these products help support conservation programs in our state. N.C. WILD products include T-shirts, posters, books, videos, calendars and North Carolina’s official Wildlife magazine. Maintained by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the site also offers a search engine. Visit http://store.yahoo.com/nc-wildlife/index.html.

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Toys and Nature Ornaments

NC Handcrafts’ items include wooden racks for cooling pies and cakes, a lollipop Christmas tree, and numerous handmade Christmas ornaments made from unique items such as shells, starfish, okra pods, cotton, tobacco
twine, dog biscuits and more.For children, the Pinnacle-based company sells a wooden Noah’s Ark built for play. Waterbased paints. No sharp corners. Each Ark comes with Noah holding a dove, along with pairs of cows, horses, ducks, geese, rabbits, sheep and pigs. Shipping time varies. Will notify by e-mail. Allow at least four weeks for ark. Visit www.nchandcrafts.com.

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