Author: NW Kids

“THE GREAT THANKSGIVING ESCAPE” By Mark Fearing (Hardcover $15.99) Think local this Thanksgiving with Portland’s own outstanding author and illustrator Mark Fearing! Cousins Gavin and Rhonda dread the Thanksgiving dinner doldrums, until they realize they can make their OWN fun with just a little imagination! With expressive digitally-manipulated colored-pencil illustrations, Mark Fearing offers a kid’s eye caricature of Thanksgiving, lightly poking fun of family traditions.

Regardless of the weather outside your window, inside it is cozy, and warm, and perfect for creating a winter wonderland.

Brrr – winter is upon us! Don’t forget to bundle up as you head out to enjoy this weekend and upcoming week’s fun about town.

Echo Theater CIRCUS CAMP Run away with the circus! Explore physical theater, acrobatics, juggling, stilt-walking, trapeze and more in this week-long circus-skills camp.

It wasn’t until after years of trying to conceive a child that we began to read about adoption options and learn about open adoption.

It’s November, meaning the holiday season is upon us! To help your family get into the spirit, here’s an assortment of holiday happenings and other events going on around town this weekend.

‘ Photo Courtesy of Friends of Trees Tis better to give than to receive, or so we tell our kids. But as parents, we know that practicing what we preach will instill a lesson that sticks with little hearts and minds for a lifetime.

Halloween is over and you’re over it. Next step: unload the candy. Your kids may have outgrown the switch witch or candy fairy, but there is a growing list of dentists in the Portland area who will buy back your candy once the trick or treating dust settles.