Children's entertainment

Children's entertainment

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  Okee Dokee Brothers ride the river to a Grammy nod

  For a musical duo that have known each other since they were 3 years old, there's something extra special about landing a Grammy nomination for Best ... 

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  Criticism of Dutch "Black Pete" tradition grows

  Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas' helpers have their faces painted ... 

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  AP Newsbreak: New Suzanne Collins book in 2013

  "The Hunger Games" novelist Suzanne Collins has a new book coming out next year. The multimillion-selling children's author has completed an ... 

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  Disney Channel to debut 'Sofia the First' Jan. 11

  Disney says its animated children's series "Sofia the First" will premiere Jan. 11 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior networks. Created for kids ... 

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  Obama buys books to promote independent shops

  President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to ... 

• 'Sesame Street' director Emily Squires dies in NYC

  A longtime "Sesame Street" director who also worked on soap operas including "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" has died. Emily Squires was ... 

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  Book gift guide: 20 picks for the season

  Louise Erdrich is more than this year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction. She's a bookstore owner and has some ideas for what customers ... 

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  Elmo left behind on 'Sesame Street' as actor exits

  Even on "Sesame Street," where everything is famously A-OK, problems can arise for its residents. And that includes the Muppets. Cookie Monster ... 

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  Alda, Lear honored at 40th International Emmys

  Producer Ryan Murphy paid tribute at the International Emmy Awards to television legends Norman Lear and Alan Alda, whose cutting-edge, socially ...