It’s time for another roundup post where we share some of the best family-friendly products on the market with you! This week we’re showcasing some great toys (including a new LEGO set), diaper pails, games, children’s books, and adult books. Click the product image or purchase link below for more information about a product.

As our regular visitors know, every week we receive products from companies, publishers, developers, and inventors around the world. We pair each product with 5 evaluators based on its target audience. Only the best products and services win our award.

Teeth Fairies: A Baby Teeth Tradition

Teeth Fairies are not your typically woodland fairies who consort with gnomes and trolls, rather, they are quite useful fairies whose sole purpose in life is to create healthy smiles in a fun and fabulous way.

Teeth Fairies is a magical book and doll set that encourages parents and kids to work together for the benefit of learning about oral hygiene in an entertaining way. Did you know that children lose over 20 baby teeth from ages 5 and up? As such, Teeth Fairies is meant to be used again and again to provide lasting memories for parents and their children!

Children ages 4+ will love interacting with the adorable plush fairy, and parents will enjoy the lifelong memories created and preserved through the personalization of the beautifully illustrated hardcover book.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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SuperKids (English & Spanish Editions)
Written by Anya Damiron; Illustrated by Pablo Pino; Edited by Lucia’Stories

SuperKids is a multi-award winning picture book about finding our own super powers, that motivates us to always look for the good in others.

In addition to the Mom’s Choice Award, this book won a Gold Medal Moonbeam Award in 2015, a silver medal at the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2016, and two Gold medals on the Elit Awards 2016, for best children’s Ebook (7 & under) and Best book website.

It’s a book with wonderful illustrations that shows abilities that people with special needs can develop, instead of what they cannot do. It’s a fun book about inclusion, respect, and love. It’s anti-bullying, and it teaches kids to respect diversity. Plus it helps kids feel great about being exactly who they are.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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Super Wubble

New Super Wubble® is like no other ball you’ve played with before! It looks like a bubble … and moves like a bubble—but won’t pop like a bubble! You can kick it, whack it, throw it, bounce it—even sit on it! It floats, wobbles, dribbles, spins, and smashes! Made from a squishy, squashy, super soft and lightweight material called Xpandium, Super Wubble can be inflated to a gigantic 30 inches tall! It is fun to play with indoors or outdoors, all year round and comes in four colors: red, blue, pink, and green. The starter set comes with a portable pump and deflator (for easy storage) that takes 4 AA batteries (not included). Super Wubble Bubble Balls are also sold separately, without the pump.

Gear & Accessories:
Sports / Outdoor

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Mama Bird Papa Bird Obey Right Away
Written by Wanda Obermeier; Illustrated by Faith Thomas; Edited by Anna Kaiser

Parents need tools for parenting; this book provides a strategy on a child’s level to help teach the importance of obeying parents right away.

Children’s Picture Books:
Family Life

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LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster

LEGO Friends offers realistic building paired with richly detailed elements and role play centered on the adventures of five girls who reside in Heartlake City. Head through the turnstiles to the new amusement park and stand in line for the roller coaster. Slip into the front seat to switch on the light brick and off you go! Then take a gentle ride on the Ferris wheel or head to the drop tower, pull down your safety bar and go spinning down to the ground. Afterwards there are photos to buy and food to share with friends. You won’t want your day at the Amusement Park to end!

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 9 to 12

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Learn & Groove Musical Play Mat

Number Groove Musical Learning Mat is the only interactive floor mat that keeps kids engaged, moving and dancing while they learning various skills. Kids will explore numbers and counting, music and instruments while developing gross motor skills. The musical mat features 3 modes identified by colored lights to keep kids entertained for countless hours.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Toddlers

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LeapStart

The all-in-one interactive early learning systems for Preschool through 1st grade, jam-packed with key school and life skills for curious 2-7 year olds. The systems work with a library of replayable activity books. Each comes with a sampler book: Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten oriented (for LeapStart Jr.), or Kindergarten and 1st Grade oriented (for LeapStart Sr.).

Educational Products:
Ages 5 to 8

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Dreambaby Nottingham Gro-Gate®

The Nottingham Gro-Gate is an extendable wooden gate which can fit openings up to 41” without needing to use any extensions! The gate can be used in two ways. It can be pressure mounted and used as a barrier, meaning that the panel can be lifted and removed manually to access the blocked area. Pressure mounted barriers are a fantastic way to increase safety in the home without creating holes in the walls – no screws, drills or tools required. The Nottingham can also be wall-mounted, and operates as a swing-closed gate which can be opened in both directions, and does not need to be lifted to open. The gate features a 2-step ‘slide and lift’ handle which is easy for adults to operate, but difficult for children. The Nottingham is featured in several beautiful wooden finishes like cherry and driftwood.

Gear & Accessories:
Safety

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Dreambaby Adhesive Mag Lock®

The Dreambaby Adhesive Mag Lock is the ultimate child safety product. Easy to use and install. Hidden inside cupboards where your children cannot see the locks or attempt to open them. The lock can only be released with the powerful Magnetic Key.

• Includes 4 locks and 1 magnetic key
• Sturdy, heavy-duty lock which operates with a powerful magnetic key
• Adhesive lock means that it can be used on any furniture without causing damage
• Ideal for cupboards, drawers and more
• Optional screws included for permanent installation
• Self-locking device for added security
• Ability to disengage lock when it is not needed
• Features EZY-check color indicator
• Children cannot see the lock and therefore won’t try to play with it or open it
• Templates included for simple installation
• Additional locks and keys sold separately

Gear & Accessories:
Safety

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Dékor Plus Diaper Pail

Dekor offers you a convenient and sanitary way to dispose of dirty diapers. With a contemporary, hands free design, diaper changing won’t be a dreaded experience, especially since you will be saving money. Dekor pails have three lines of defense to keep odor in the pail, even when holding a butt load of diapers, more than any other pail on the market. And because it is made of ABS plastic it won’t start to smell like a dirty diaper, like some other pails do. Dekor pails come in three sizes and several colors. The best seller, most popular size is the Dekor Plus (pictured), also the Classic and the Mini, that is perfect for a secondary pail or for the grandparents’ house.

Gear & Accessories:
Bath & Potty (Includes Diaper Pails)

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Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound
Written by Geanna Culbertson; Edited by Pearlie Tan

Forget glass slippers. Real princesses wear combat boots.

Join Cinderella’s daughter, along with the siblings and kids of all your favorite fairy tale characters, in the magical world of Book—where citizens train to be the next generation of main characters in stories.

Young Adult Books:
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

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Challenging the Myths of Autism: Unlock New Possibilities and Hope
Written by Jonathan Alderson

How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity, reject affection or suffer from mental retardation? As the number of children diagnosed with autism surges, researchers and educators are racing to define this spectrum disorder. But in trying to characterize this widely varying group, people often perpetuate a host of limiting and potentially damaging misconceptions. Provocative and meticulously researched, Challenging the Myths of Autism looks at the most prevalent fallacies, explains how they developed, examines why dispelling them matters and, most importantly, sets out a new understanding that will change the way parents and professionals view autism.

Adult Books:
Parenting – Special & Exceptional Needs

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A Place to Call Home: Toby’s Tale
Written by G. A. Whitmore; Illustrated by N/A; Edited by Nina R. Champagne

A Place to Call Home is the heartwarming and inspiring story of an abandoned white German shepherd puppy named Toby and his cross-country search for a forever home. Narrated in part by the animal characters in the book, the reader experiences Toby’s world through his eyes and those of the animals he meets on his journey.

Toby’s life begins on a farm where the carefree, happy days he has known come to an abrupt end when his breeder decides to “dispose” of him and his sister Tara because of the color of their fur. With the help of a kind farmhand, the two puppies escape unharmed.

After a tumultuous time during which Toby is shuffled from place to place, he is finally adopted, but he quickly realizes his new family has deep-seated issues that put him in danger, and what seemed like an ideal home, turns into another place he must escape from.

As Toby struggles to find a forever home where he can feel safe and secure, he experiences some painful losses, but he also makes new friends—friends who will help him to trust humans again and teach him the power of love.
Inspired by a true story, this middle grade/young adult novel can be enjoyed by dog lovers of all ages.

“A compelling and inspiring story. Highly recommended.” The Wishing Shelf Awards.

2015 First Place winner of the Purple Dragonfly Awards Middle Grade category and Young Adult category.

Discussion questions and related activities are included for parents and educators.

Juvenile Books (Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12):
Fiction – General

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A Home for Kayla
Written by Kim English; Illustrated by Yis Vang

A stray dog with no name and no pedigree navigates life at the pound as she waits for a forever home.

Children’s Picture Books:
Domestic Animals & Pets

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3D Coin Art

It’s a puzzle! It’s a bank! It’s a model that you build with spare change! Introducing 3D Coin ArtTM – an innovative way to create amazing 3D works of art out of coins. 3D Coin Art is available in three patriotic designs: the United States Flag (holds $25), George Washington (holds $25) and the Empire State Building (holds $50). All sets come with color-coded instructions. Just place the coins in a clear molded tray, then snap and lock the lid. Each kit includes a stand to proudly display your finished art.

3D Coin Art is a fun family activity. Just sorting your change is fun in itself, as kids, parents and grandparents find coins from the years they were born, the bicentennial, the year astronauts first landed on the moon, and other personal and historical milestones. Reminisce and learn a little history – all while engaging in a fun activity and encouraging kids to save for the future

Educational Products:
Ages 9 to 12

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