CELEBRATE EASTER WITH REFRESHING SPRINGTIME THEMED BOOKS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Silver Dolphin Books Provides Parents With A Great Substitute From Candy This Easter With Springtime Themed Books That Entertain, Enthrall, and Educate

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CELEBRATE EASTER
WITH REFRESHING SPRINGTIME THEMED BOOKS
THIS HOLIDAY SEASSON

Silver Dolphin Books Provides Parents With a Great Substitute From Candy This Easter With Springtime Themed Books that Entertain, Enthrall, and Educate

San Diego, CA -- March 24, 2003 -- Tired of giving your kids heaps of candy every Easter, but have no idea what else to fill their baskets with? Silver Dolphin Books, a leading publisher of quality, innovative, interactive, and educational childrens books, has your answer this holiday season with a selection of Springtime themed books that will entertain, enthrall, and educate your child. Instead of savoring five minutes of enjoyment followed by weeks of rotting teeth and painful dentist appointments, kids will welcome hours upon hours of entertainment, education, and quality mom and dad time for months to come.

The following are a selection of Silver Dolphin Books that make the perfect addition to Easter baskets this holiday and will have kids springing" into the new season:

Snappy Little Springtime: Snappy books bright colors, lovable animals, huge pop-up format, and playful rhyming text have made the series a favorite among young kids ages three to five. In Snappy Little Springtime, youngsters take a guided tour of springtime as they meet a variety of fun-loving baby animals including ducklings, lambs, tadpoles and many more! (MSRP $12.95, ages 3 to 5, pop-up books, 8 ½" X 10 ½", full-color illustrations throughout)

Little Friends: Cheer Up Little Duck!: Little Ducks friends cant figure out why she is so sad. They try everything to cheer her up, from flowers and balloons to cake and chocolate milk, until they realize that all she needs to feel better is a great big hug! Cheer up Little Duck features slides, pop-up, flaps and touch and feel elements for an entertaining lesson on friendship. (MSRP $12.95, ages 3 to 6, pop-up and flap, 8 ½" X 8 ½", 14 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)

Billy Bunny (A Maurice Pledger Giant Touch and Feel Book): Award winning natural artist Maurice Pledger combines detailed life size artwork with touch and feel elements resulting in a series of beautifully designed interactive storybooks. This title features one of Maurice Pledger's most popular characters, Billy Bunny, who comes to life in this vivid full color sturdy board book. Children will love following Billy Bunny and other endearing animal characters through the forest as they discover shiny beetles, and play amongst velvet poppies in this charming interactive touch and feel title! (MSRP $12.95, ages 3 to 5, board book plus, 8 5/8" X 10 3/4", 5 spreads, full-color illustrations throughout)

An Adventure With Charlie Chick ( A Maurice Pledger Peek and Find Book): Both interactive and educational, the Peek-and-Find series attracts childrens attention with full-color illustrations by reknowned artist Maurice Pledger and lift-a-flap surprises. In this title, Charlie Chick keeps finding all sorts of different eggs containing everything from fluffy ducklings to slithering snakes, but cant find his brothers. Kids lift the flaps on every page of this interactive pop-up adventure to help Charlie Chick in his search! (MSRP $10.95, ages 3 to 5, pop-up and flap, 8 ½" X 8 ½", 18 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)

Billy Bunnys Sticker Book: Maurice Pledger adds a new dimension to his classic and beautiful illustrations by creating full-color, interactive sticker books. Billy Bunnys Sticker Book features reusable stickers for kids to identify Billy Bunny and his friends, learn about their individual habitats, and create their own sticker settings. (MSRP $10.95, ages 4 to 6, sticker book, 8 ½" X 11", 96 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)

Bobalong Duck: Children will delight in the bath as they splash around and follow the adventures of Duck in this waterproof book. This entertaining and interactive book includes a removable vinyl duck that floats upright in the bath tub to help act out the story. Bath time has never been so much fun! (MSRP $4.95, ages 0 to 3, vinyl bath book, 5 ¾" X 5 ¾", 6 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)

The perfect gift idea for this Easter holiday, Silver Dolphin Books are available wherever fine books are sold, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, B. Dalton, and The Nature Company.

About Silver Dolphin Books:
San Diego, California based Silver Dolphin Books is the juvenile imprint of Advantage Publishers Group. Other Advantage Publishers Group imprints include Portable Press (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader series), Thunder Bay Press (promotional) and Laurel Glen Publishing (elegant illustrated non-fiction). Offering value-priced quality product, Silver Dolphin Books publishes novelty and educational, nonfiction books featuring bold, colorful, and striking titles that appeal to children and parents alike. Ranging from licensed character books to how-to and activity books for preschoolers through pre-teens, Silver Dolphin Books engage, enlighten, and entertain.

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