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I will tell you something not everybody knows. Almost every problem can be solved with a story. MUSTACHE BABY is one example! About 15 years ago, I had a problem. I was in a school library with some rowdy kids and I needed to calm them down. I told them this story and it worked!

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This book flies you to the moon aboard Artemis! 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Blast Off!

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One of my favorite authors is Agatha Christie. She is the bestselling novelist of all time! She used to fill notebooks with overheard conversations, potential plot twists, and interesting facts. I encourage YOU to jot down your ideas, feelings, and things you find interesting in a notebook, too! You never know when you can use them in a story!

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Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop...suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head.

Agatha Christie, An Autobiography

Spending most of her time with imaginary friends, Agatha Clarissa Miller's unconventional childhood fostered an extraordinary imagination. Against her mother's wishes, she taught herself to read and had little or no formal education until the age of fifteen or sixteen when she was sent to a finishing school in Paris.

Agatha Christie always said that she had no ambition to be a writer although she made her debut in print at the age of eleven with a poem printed in a local London newspaper. Finding herself in bed with influenza, her mother suggested she write down the stories she was so fond of telling. And so a lifelong passion began. By her late teens she had had several poems published in The Poetry Review and had written a number of short stories. But it was her sister's challenge to write a detective story that would later spark what would become her illustrious career.

Agatha Christie wrote about the world she knew and saw, drawing on the military gentlemen, lords and ladies, spinsters, widows and doctors of her family's circle of friends and acquaintances. She was a natural observer and her descriptions of village politics, local rivalries and family jealousies are often painfully accurate. Mathew Prichard describes her as a "person who listened more than she talked, who saw more than she was seen."

The most everyday events and casual observations could trigger the idea for a new plot. Her second book The Secret Adversary stemmed from a conversation overheard in a tea shop: "Two people were talking at a table nearby, discussing somebody called Jane Fish... That, I thought, would make a good beginning to a story - a name overheard at a tea shop - an unusual name, so that whoever heard it remembered it. A name like Jane Fish, or perhaps Jane Finn would be even better."

And how were these ideas turned into novels? She made endless notes in dozens of notebooks, jotting down erratic ideas and potential plots and characters as they came to her "I usually have about half a dozen (notebooks) on hand and I used to make notes in them of ideas that struck me, or about some poison or drug, or a clever little bit of swindling that I had read about in the paper".

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Of the more than one hundred notebooks that must have existed, 73 have survived and John Curran's detailed and thorough analysis provides a veritable treasure trove of revelations about her stories and how they evolved (see Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks). The notebooks themselves include previously unpublished material and are an intriguing look into her mind and craft. The seeds for several stories are easily identified. In 1963 a notebook held details of a plot in development: "West Indian book - Miss M? Poirot . . . B & E apparently devoted - actually B and G (Georgina) had affair for years . . . old 'frog' Major knows - has seen him before - he is killed"

A Caribbean Mystery was published in 1964 with the "Old Frog" as the novel's first victim. The Caribbean island is beautifully described and was probably based on St. Lucia, an island that Christie had visited on holiday. But many of the hundreds of plots and red herrings from her fertile imagination never actually made it into print and as she herself said: "Nothing turns out quite in the way that you thought it would when you are sketching out notes for the first chapter, or walking about muttering to yourself and seeing a story unroll."

She spent the majority of time with each book working out all the plot details and clues in her head or her notebooks before she actually started writing. Her son-in-law Anthony Hicks once said: "You never saw her writing", she never "shut herself away, like other writers do."

As grandson Mathew Prichard explains, "she then used to dictate her stories into a machine called a Dictaphone and then a secretary typed this up into a typescript, which my grandmother would correct by hand. I think that, before the war, before Dictaphones were invented, she probably used to write the stories out in longhand and then somebody used to type them. She wasn't very mechanical, she wrote in a very natural way and she wrote very quickly. I think a book used to take her, in the 1950s, just a couple of months to write and then a month to revise before it was sent off to the publishers. Once the whole process of writing the book had finished then sometimes she used to read the stories to us after dinner, one chapter or two chapters at a time. I think we were used as her guinea pigs at that stage; to find out what the reaction of the general public would be. Of course, apart from my family, there were usually some other guests here and reactions were very different. Only my mother always knew who the murderer was, the rest of us were sometimes successful and sometimes not. My grandfather was usually asleep for most of the time that these stories were read but the rest of us were usually very attentive. It was a lovely family occasion and then a couple of months later we would see these stories in the bookshops."

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Discover all of Agatha Christie's written works here.

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Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop...suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head. Agatha Christie, An Autobiography Spending most of her time with imaginary friends, Agatha Clarissa Miller's unconventional childhood fostered an extraordinary imagination.

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Are you having a bad day, bad week, bad year? A writing activity that helps, is to write a fantasy story that acknowledges the reality of your life, but then transports you to a realm in which you use what you've learned through your hardship to help others in a big way.

Example: Harry Potter, having lost his parents, is bullied by the family that raises him. He discovers that he is a wizard and uses his distaste for abuse of power to fight the bad wizards.

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I'm a Volcano! by Bridget Heos: 9780593302880 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Like my favorite character, I live in Kansas. But sometimes a storm comes and carries me off to Oz.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939) - It's a Twister!

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I often get ideas for nonfiction books when I'm out in nature. One year, the oak trees in our neighborhood produced a bumper crop of acorns. At around the same time, a duck began appearing in our neighborhood. This was strange because it was a busy city neighborhood with no ponds nearby. Soon, we discovered that a mother duck had laid her eggs in a grotto.
We watched the eggs hatch around Easter and soon the young family was on its way. I later found out that ducks love acorns! I was grateful to the oak trees for bringing the ducks to our neighborhood and wanted to write a book about one. Of course, it had to start with and acorn!

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Which bearded dog breed would make the best SANTA PAWS? Look at the choices and comment with your answer!

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In the sequel to STEGOTHESAURUS, little TRICERATOPPOSITE always says--and does--the opposite of what his parents say.

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From writer Bridget Heos and illustrator T. L. McBeth, Triceratopposite is the delightful follow-up to Stegothesaurus, featuring a little dinosaur who always says and does the opposite of what his parents want him to do. Once upon a time, there was a mommy triceratops. Hi! A daddy triceratops. Hi! A…

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While kids write notes to Santa Claus
Pups line up for Santa Jaws
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While kids write notes to Santa Claus, / Sharks line up for Santa Jaws. / They tell him all their Christmas wishes. / Santa thinks they sound delicious! With bouncy, delightful rhymes, Santa Jaws celebrates Christmas under the sea. Every year, Santa Jaws delivers presents to his fellow sharks, spreading cheer wherever he goes.

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Santa Jaws is my first shark book! I love sharks and have even gotten to swim with them, though it was an accident. I was swimming in the Florida gulf with my son. The water was a bit murky but warm and dreamy to us Midwesterners. We swam out a ways and then made our way back to shore. There, a man was flying a drone camera over the waters. He showed us several person-size sharks that we had been swimming with. After that, we didn't venture too far from shore!

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NEW YORK -- A puppy that appears to have a mustache is trending online and will soon be available for adoption in New York City.

The adorable pup is named Salvador Dolly after the Spanish painter Salvador Dali who also had a notable mustache.

Salvador Dolly is currently in foster care with her mom and 10 siblings in Dallas. All of the puppies are 5 weeks old.

They will all be up for adoption through Hearts and Bones Rescue in NYC.

The group rescues the majority of their dogs from the Dallas area before they are transported to New York.

to learn more, make a donation or apply to adopt or foster.
READ MORE: Lance McCullers Jr. saves hundreds of pets a week with Rescued Pets Movement SEE ALSO: "Is this our dog?!" Man surprises girlfriend with puppy

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NEW YORK -- A puppy that appears to have a mustache is trending online and will soon be available for adoption in New York City. The adorable pup is named Salvador Dolly after the Spanish painter Salvador Dali who also had a notable mustache.

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STEGOTHESAURUS and TRICERATOPPOSITE are illustrated by T.L. McBeth. He also illustrated RANDY, THE BADLY DRAWN HORSE. As you can see in this video, T.L. is actually GREAT at drawing horses!

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Randy knows he's a beautiful horse-everyone says so. From his silky coat to his perfect smile to his very name, reserved only for the most special of creatures, Randy is beyond compare. Randy is a beautiful horse... isn't he?

This laugh-out-loud picture book plays with expectations and takes you inside a child's imaginary world, through construction-paper mountains, popsicle-stick forests, and sandpaper deserts. Readers are sure to fall for this maybe-not-so-beautiful but wholly endearing character.

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Randy, the Badly Drawn Horse - T. L. McBeth

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My family loved telling stories! My mom told scary stories that really happened, or so she says! My dad told quiet stories about his childhood. My grandma told stories of the "old days." I wanted to tell stories, too, but I was shy. I started writing them down instead of telling them out loud.

Born April 12, 1976 in Kansas City

Lives in Kansas

3 sons, 1 daughter

2 dogs, 1 cat

120 books: 9 fiction and 111 nonfiction

Loves: family time, football, Kansas City Chiefs, walking, exercising, reading, daydreaming, and nature

Here I am with my family. As you can see, the sons who inspired MUSTACHE BABY are all older now!

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I live in the beautiful state of Kansas. My favorite place in Kansas is, well, home, of course. My second favorite place is the Konza Prairie--to me, it is heaven on Earth. Have you ever visited a prairie ecosystem?

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Kansas State University Foundation Giving Stories

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The Konza Prairie Biological Station provides unique research capabilities for students and scientists

Many K-Staters have enjoyed a hike on the Konza Prairie nature trail or admired the breathtaking view from Coach Bill Snyder Highway. However, the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS) has a rich scientific foundation that benefits not only K-State students and faculty, but researchers from around the world.

Nearly 50 years ago, Kansas State University partnered with The Nature Conservancy to establish the KPBS. The KPBS covers nearly 8,600 acres, as part of the Flint Hills region, which is the largest expanse of native tallgrass prairie in North America. The land is managed by the K-State division of biology. Dr. John Blair serves as the director of the KPBS, as well as a professor in the division of biology.

"Konza Prairie is a world-class field station and outdoor laboratory dedicated to research on the ecology and management of tallgrass prairies and to the generation of the new knowledge needed to more effectively manage and conserve these ecologically and economically important Kansas ecosystems for future generations," said Blair.

Watersheds, large natural drainages, partition the land into different parcels. Each of these parcels is assigned a different fire and/or grazing treatment, which represent some of the longest continuous fire and grazing experiments in the world. The fire treatments include historic fire frequencies and contemporary management practices while the grazing treatments involve bison and cattle.

In addition to documenting ecological responses to these practices, the KPBS supports a wide variety of other studies including climate change, prairie restoration and stream ecology. The National Science Foundation funds two major research programs at the KPBS: a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON).

With such a wide variety of research capabilities, more than 1,600 peer-reviewed scientific papers have been produced from "Konza" research, as well as features in many books, magazine articles and videos. The KPBS has supported research for not only multiple colleges at K-State, but 20 additional U.S. and international universities.

While nearly 300 graduate students have completed research projects at the KPBS, research is not reserved just for graduate students. Many undergraduate students participate in research projects and visit the KPBS for class field trips and research tours. Both undergraduate and graduate students can encounter real-world training and employment opportunities through the KPBS.

Beyond university students and professional researchers, between 2,500 and 3,000 school children visit the KPBS each year as a part of the Konza Environmental Education Program (KEEP). Through this opportunity, children from as far away as western Kansas are provided with informative field tours and educational experiences. Additionally, children can participate in hands-on science activities through the Konza Schoolyard Long-Term Ecological Research program.

Philanthropic support is essential for maintaining the possibilities provided by the KPBS. Specifically, gifts enable the KPBS to manage and preserve the exceptional prairie habitat and native biodiversity of the site, and provide the infrastructure to support research activities. By supporting these conservation goals, more researchers are able to discover essential knowledge about the natural world through the KPBS.

"While federal grants fund some of the specific research projects and activities at the Konza, the station depends on philanthropic support for our educational and training activities and to increase our capacity to support both K-State and visiting researchers at the station," said Blair.

If you would like to donate to the essential research of Konza Prairie Biological Station, visit Kansas State University · GiveCampus or contact Trevor Jueneman at trevorj@ksufoundation.org or 785-775-2066.

Written by: Ariana Brancato

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Field of Opportunity - Kansas State University Foundation Giving Stories

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The Konza Prairie Biological Station provides unique research capabilities for students and scientists Many K-Staters have enjoyed a hike on the Konza Prairie nature trail or admired the breathtaking view from Coach Bill Snyder Highway. However, the Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS) has a rich scientific foundation that benefits not only K-State students and faculty, but researchers from around the world.

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Check out activity pages for STEGOTHESAURUS and TRICERATOPPOSITE.

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1. MUSTACHE BABY vs. BABY CUPID
2. MUSTACHE BABY: ALL STAR ATHLETE
3. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, MUSTACHE BABY!

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I write both fiction and nonfiction books. You may have some of my nonfiction books in your library. Learn more about my books here!

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We have heard a lot about viruses lately. But how exactly do they work? Zoom in-closer, closer-to learn how a virus infects your cells...and about the white blood cells that fight back!

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I'm a Virus! by Bridget Heos: 9780593302934 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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MUSTACHE BABY is illustrated by the amazing Joy Ang. We do not work side-by-side. Rather, she receives the story and illustrates it based on her own ideas. Joy can illustrate in many different styles. She recently illustrated the book MULAN! Do you try different styles in your art?

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Translated by Faye-Lynn Wu

Harper (An imprint of HarperCollins)

2019

Mulan is a legend and versions of that legend have already hit the page and screen, with the newest, a live-action drama, hitting movie theatres in about two weeks. Though Mulan's story, that of a young woman who disguises herself as a male warrior in Ancient China, is an empowering one, it may not always be presented in a format for children. This translation of the legend by Taiwanese-born American Faye-Lynn Wu and stunningly illustrated by Canadian-born Joy Ang is perfect for conveying Mulan's story in a powerful but accessible way.
The story begins with Mulan who lived with her family in a small village in northern China. When a decree comes from the emperor that all families must send their males to defend the country, Mulan goes in the stead of her sickly father and far-too-young brother. Dressing in her father's clothes, she joins the army, camping and travelling and battling their enemies. Always Mulan hears her family calling her name and knows she must serve to make them proud.

For twelve years, Mulan endures the hardships of a soldier, from battles to physical exhaustion and cold. She becomes a commander and receives accolades and treasures for her courage and service, all without her comrades or leaders ever knowing she was a woman.
When the emperor chooses to honour her with an appointment to the high court, she declines, asking instead to be able to return home. It is at the celebration upon her return home when she reveals her gender to her fellow soldiers, reminding them that " One should not judge another by their appearance alone. When a pair of rabbits run side by side, can you tell the female from the male?"

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Almost everything that happens in the MUSTACHE BABY books happened in real life. MUSTACHE BABY does all the things my 3 sons did when they were babies. Learn more about how I got the idea for MUSTACHE BABY here!

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Mustache Baby
Written by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang

When Baby Billy is born with a mustache, his family takes it in stride. They are reassured when he nobly saves the day in imaginary-play sessions as a cowboy or cop and his mustache looks good-guy great. But as time passes, their worst fears are confirmed when little Billy's mustache starts to curl up at the ends in a suspiciously villainous fashion. Sure enough, Billy's disreputable mustache led him into a life of dreadful crime.

Plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor and cartoonish illustrations make this the perfect baby-shower gift for a mustachioed father-to-be.

Buy the book!

Mustache Baby Meets His Match

When Baby Javier comes for a playdate, Baby Billy, a.k.a. Mustache Baby, feels the need to show him a thing or two, seeing how Javier's new to town - and also sports an impressive beard. What ensues is a hilarious test of wills and facial hair, as each baby sets out to prove his manliness. It seems Mustache Baby may have truly met his match...but one-upmanship isn't the point of a playdate, is it?

Available March 2015

Buy the book!
Download the Mustache Baby activity kit!

I Mustache Ask You a Question

Q. How did you get the idea for Mustache Baby?

A. I'd written a lot of books, but all of them had been nonfiction. I'd always wanted to write a fiction book, but I never had a single idea. Then one day I was in the school library with my 1st grade (at the time) son Richie and his friends. They saw the cover of Jerry Spinelli's book, CRASH, and fell on the floor laughing. (Literally!) They were being a bit to wild for the library. I said, "If you sit down and quiet down, I will tell you the story of the baby with the mustache. I told them the story, and they listened with wide eyes.

When I got home, I wrote it down. The first draft was too short! It needed more details. I added some of the things my three sons, Johnny, Richie, and JJ, did when they were babies. After that, I revised the story around 60 times!

It took 4 years for MUSTACHE BABY to come out! Around that time, mustaches became very popular. Fake mustaches were for sale at everywhere! We had lots of fun with that and still do. At readings, school visits, and even at home, everybody loves wearing mustaches!

We love you, Mustache Baby! (Reviews)

"Occasional badness has never been so good."
-Kirkus

"The book's oddball sense of humor is unflagging."
- Publishers Weekly

"A mustached baby will surely make audiences howl during read-alouds."
- Booklist Online

"You never know what you'll get in the delivery room, and something isn't quite right with this new baby. . . . Heos's offbeat tale muses on the possibilities, playing off parental hope and panicky nightmares."
-New York Times Book Review

"[This] book bristles with appealing humor."
-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Quirky, silly fun."
-School Library Journal

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STEGOTHESAURUS is about a dinosaur that is a lot like me. But most my other stories are not based on me, but on people I love. You can create a character that is like you or someone you love, too.
1. Write down characteristics of you or the person you love.
Example: quiet, loud, calm, energetic, loves adventure, loves art.
2. Decide whether your character is going to be a person, an animal or object.
3. Write a story in which the main character tries to solve a problem.
Hint: Your main character does not have to be perfect. He or she can make mistakes, learn along the way, and try again!

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Have you noticed more men than usual with lots of stubble this month? Well, it's that time of year again - Movember. For the uninitiated, Movember is a monthlong tradition where participating men don't shave their facial hair. But it's more than just a way for guys to save on razorblades. The annual event raises awareness and funds for men's health issues, like prostate cancer.

In honor of all the five o'clock shadows that began on November 1 and are starting to become full-on mustaches, goatees and beards, here are some furry and feathered friends that have amazing facial hair - every day of the year.

Animals With Awesome 'Staches
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The opposite way to write a story is to take a real life setting and add a problem.
1. Choose a real life setting:
-Your school
-Your home and neighborhood
-A place you often visit, such as Grandma's house or a vacation place
2. Add a make believe problem:
-There is a new kid and you are starting to think he/she is a ghost!
-Help! Aliens are invading!
-A tornado is approaching and it is up to you to save the day.
3. Write the story!

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We now have a new baby, Snoopy! Like MUSTACHE BABY, he is very sweet but also very naughty sometimes. Maybe he will be in a story someday!

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Take a real life problem and move it to a different world.
Example:
Problem: My sons love to wrestle and sometimes their wrestling matches get out of hand!
World: MUSTACHE BABY
This is how I wrote MUSTACHE BABY MEETS HIS MATCH.
You can do the same thing.
1. Choose a problem or think of one of your own.
-You can't find something important.
-You are running late!
-Your pet gets out.
2. Choose a world.
-Fairytale world
-Another planet
-Under the sea
3. Who lives in this world? Who are the main characters?
4. What did the main character lose? OR To what is the main character running late? OR What is his or her pet?
5. Write the story!

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Mustache Baby Read Aloud (with sound effects)

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Most of the books I have written are nonfiction. I often write about insects. As a child, I loved capturing bugs of all kinds, studying them, and then letting them go. I think of them as strange aliens that live right here on planet Earth. What is your favorite subject to learn about?

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I love visiting schools--in person or virtually. It gives me a chance to talk to readers...and their classroom pets! After the Super Bowl, this library hedgehog dressed as Patrick Mahomes!

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Do you ever read to your dog? This dog dressed up as MUSTACHE BABY for story time!

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Jennifer Garner: Books With Birdie - Episode 9

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Take a picture substituting your face for a face in a book!