In honor of Valentine’s Day, I will be doing reviews of some really great products that would make really great last minute Valentine’s Day gifts.

The generous founders and creative geniuses behind ee Publishing & Productions, LLC recently sent me their line of Nana Star products to let my girls play with. ee Publishing & Productions, The Laugh-Friendly Company, is a fabulous company focused on allowing children to be themselves and be chidren for as long as possible.  Thier motto is: Be Laugh Friendly. Change the World. I love that!  Think about how contagious a smile can be. When you see someone smiling, you can help but smile yourself.

ee Publishing & Productions is founded by sisters, Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice, who are committed to changing the world one smile at a time.  The sisters developed Nana Star based on a picture book series their grandmother for her grandson, Vance.  She started creating the characters to show Vance someone would always be looking after him, that he could always have her with him.  Eliabeth, Elena, and their mother write and publish the Nana Star stories, and help to create the wonderful dolls that go with the books.

They sent my girls the adorable Nana Star positionable doll with Nana Star, the first book in the series,and Moonman with his coinciding book, Nana star and Moonman.  As soon as I opened the box, you would have thought Christmas had come again.  Both girls were squealing with delight and excitement, Hubby and I couldn’t get the boxes open quick enough.

In the first book of the series, Nana Star begins a magical journey to return Little Star to his home in the heavens, teaching our little ones about friendship, love, and the courage to do the right thing.  This book has a mistake in it and when little readers find and correct this mistake they are able to join the Little Twinkles Club; it also comes with a story time CD which includes sing-along songs to enjoy with your munchkins.  KG became instantly attached to the Nana Star doll that was sent along and takes her everywhere, including in the car to school with her everyday.  Nana Star doll looks like a fairy princess, complete with lace hankie tucked in her organza over-skirt.  She has Little Star in one hand and a twig in the other. Her soft body make her an immediate bedtime buddy too; her yarn hair easy to maintain (don’t we all wish we could say the same?)

Moonman became KJ’s immediate friend (and now has a place of honor in her bed) with his soft cuddly body, soft head that lights up when he plays his great little diddy after pressing his belly.  The book, Nana Star and Moonman, is also beautifully written and illustrated.  Nana Star has set off on her journey to take Little Star back to his home, but she feels scared and alone when it grows dark and the world seemingly goes to sleep without her. Moonman promises to always watch over her, even when she can’t see him, helps her to feel brave and strong.

Both books convey the message of unconditional love and friendship, while teaching our young ones such virtues as compassion, kindness, and generosity.  As in the first book, Nana Star and Moonman aslo includes a mistake, which offers the little readers an opportunity to become members of Nana Star’s Little Twinkles Club when they find and correct it.  When I revealed the books, we were off to the rocking chair where we proceed to read both beautifully written and illustrated books…instant classics in our house!

Readers who order any Nana Star product during the month of February will receive a 10% discount (code LF2009).

www.NanaStar.com offers an interactive website to the series, featuring animated versions of the stories; sign language interpretations; lessons for happy learning; orginal letters and artwork from the original Nana Star and so much more.  I recommend stopping by there and using their resources to further reinforce the lesson Nana Star teaches our kids.

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