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BERMUDA - TOP FIVE Restaurants TOP FIVE™ Bacci - Best antipasto buffet we have ever had, very family friendly menu and staff. Located at the Fairmont Southampton (one of 7 on-site restaurants) this is our top pick in Bermuda! Swizzle Inn -Must... Read More Mama's Viewfinder reviews ABC City Guides for Kids What's New Sandy Mottola's Mama's Viewfinder blog. . . "Takes a peek at life through the eyes of a busy, working, sometimes single, mom spending everyday life on the edge of insanity." Thank you Sandy for your... Read More Tara Bucci reviews ABC City Guides for Kids at babymommablog.com What's New Tara Bucci is an entrepreneur, trailblazer and mom with a simple goal: to help provide a multitude of parenting tips, tricks, product reviews for other new mommies experiencing the same daily challenges that she experiences... Read More LANCASTER - TOP FIVE Restaurants TOP FIVE™ Lancaster TOP FIVE Restaurants: 1. Rachel's Cafe & Creperie - Gourmet, creative and fun, a must visit spot in a funky part of downtown Lancaster. 2. The Lancaster Dispensing Company - Known as "DipCo", great... Read More Cool Baby Kid - Travel Tip - ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Travel Tip: Looking to hit the road this summer with the kids? ABC Travel Guides combine travel and education with ABC guides made for just kids. From Manhattan: An Alphabet Book, Travel Guide and Souvenir... Read More Parade Magazine's Mom to Mom blog suggests ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Travel Guides for Little Kids When a family visits a new city, the adults tend to pore over the guidebook, reading up on landmarks and making decisions about where to go first. But why should... Read More Have Kids, Will Travel, Canada's National Post mentions ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Plan ahead A well-planned itinerary will help your family vacation run smoothly. First, talk to your travel agent about your children's ages and interests for specific information about what your destination has to offer. Next,... Read More Rediscover the Family Vacation - Charleston, SC What's New If you're thinking about where to take a family vacation this summer you might want to take a good hard look at Charleston, South Carolina. In fact as you do your research about this Great... Read More A Big Blue Bear needs a Big Blue Trunk! What's New We just learned about bigbluetrunk.com and wanted to let all our friends know about this awesome website devoted to "the inside track on family travel". We love one of their currently featured articles, " Things... Read More NEW ORLEANS - TOP FIVE Restaurants TOP FIVE™ New Orleans TOP FIVE Restaurants: 1. Mothers -World's best baked ham-need we say more? 2. Nola -Funky, informal spot with great food. 3. The Praline Connection -Best pralines in Nawlins and a whole lot more!... Read More ABC Lancaster County, PA now at the printer! What's New We visited Lancaster County, PA as kids and now as parents we take our kids a couple times during the year. The kids love Dutch Wonderland , and if you have never visited the park... Read More American MENSA reviews ABC City Guides for Kids What's New Thank you Tom Elliott, book reviewer for the MENSA Bulletin, the magazine of American MENSA. "If you're already dreaming of and planning your summer vacation and have kids in your family, you might want to... Read More ABC City Guides featured at Workitmom.com What's New Thinking of a road trip? Workitmom.com recommends you bring a copy of ABC City Guides for Kids along. Check out all their suggestions on their website at this slideshow about cool things to bring on... Read More PHILADELPHIA - Play-A-Palooza 2010 on Saturday, April 3rd What's New SMITH The Kids' Play Place in the Park celebrates the seasonal re-opening of the Playground with Play-A-Palooza 2010 on Saturday, April 3rd from 10 AM to 1PM . This FREE event features self-face painting, crafts,... Read More WIN an 8-book pack of ABC City Guides for Kids What's New We are looking for the best family attractions, activities, bakeries, candy stores, ice cream parlors, restaurants, playgrounds and things to do in your city or town. Send us your A to Z list and we'll... Read More MIAMI- TOP FIVE Restauants TOP FIVE™ Miami - TOP FIVE Restaurants: 1. Ortanique (A Cindy Hutson creation, Cuisine of the Sun, is cool and hip (just like Cindy) with incredible food and an awesome setting) 2. Big Pink (Everything is big,... Read More PHILADELPHIA-TOP FIVE Restaurants TOP FIVE™ Philadelphia-TOP FIVE Restaurants: 1. Winnie's LeBus Manayunk (only TOP FIVE and We Love Kids pick on the list) 2. Pod (request a Pod) 3. Distrito Restaurant (request the Volkswagon at this Chef Jose Garces masterpiece)... Read More ABC Denver now available at two of our favorite Denver attractions! What's New Two of our favorite Denver attractions, the Children's Museum of Denver and Hammonds Candies , are now carrying our newest book, ABC Denver . We love visiting the Children's Museum, it's one of our country's... Read More ABC New Orleans suggested by the Krannert Center What's New The Krannert Center is devoted to making the arts accessible to everyone, and particularly young people. This season their Youth Series features New Orleans' own HOT 8 BRASS Band , a band that has been... Read More Canadian Automobile Association recommends ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Have Kids, Will Travel Tips for stress-free family getaways Paula Kozbial Plan ahead A well-planned itinerary will help your family vacation run smoothly. First, talk to your travel agent about your children's ages and interests... Read More 3 Days, 2 Nights in Lancaster, Summer 2009 3 Days, 2 Nights™ 3 Days, 2 Nights in Lancaster, Summer 2009 Day One, Night One We love minor league baseball and when the Lancaster Barnstormers are in town there are often Friday night fireworks after the game. The... Read More Must Do Holiday Family Activity-Philadelphia-George Balanchine's The Nutcracker What's New Now in its 41st year, the Pennsylvania Ballet, one of the premier ballet companies in the nation, brings the magic of the holiday season to life on stage presenting George Balanchine's The Nutcracker December 12-31... Read More Harvard Museum of Natural History-upcoming events What's New University museums across the country offer great ways to expose your kids to big ideas and get them excited about learning. A great friend of ABC City Guides for Kids, the Harvard Museum of Natural... Read More Win a 9-book pack of ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Visit one of our favorite websites, momspace.com , and register for a chance to win a 9-book pack of ABC Travel Guides for Kids. Oh, and don't forget to sign up for the free and... Read More ABC St. Louis-For Tiny Tourists What's New Check out the new review about ABC St. Louis and ABC City Guides for Kids. Thank you Stefene Russell and St. Mag for this awesome write-up. Read More 3 Days, 2 Nights in Alantic City, Summer 2009 3 Days, 2 Nights™ 3 Day, 2 Nights Atlantic City, New Jersey, Summer 2009 Day One, Night One Atlantic City is a short distance from many major Mid-Atlantic cities and summer time is a great time for a visit.... Read More Stars of David-May, 2009 Reviews It's as easy as -- Matthew Rosenberger's ABC City Guides for Kids travels well with children and their folks. Now the Erdenheim resident -- accompanied by his daughters -- has booked travel for two additional... Read More 3 Days, 2 Nights in Baltimore, Spring, 2009 3 Days, 2 Nights™ Day One, Night One Inner Harbor Little Italy We arrived in Charm City just in time to take in the spectacular view at the Top of the World Tower, the world's tallest 5 sided building... Read More 3 Days, 2 Nights in New York City, Winter 2009 3 Days, 2 Nights™ Day 1/Night 1 Mid-Town Manhattan We arrived in New York and the luxurious mid-town Omni Berkshire Place at 21East 52 nd Street at Madison Avenue, just in time to unload the car, wash up and... Read More Must See, Must Do, Must Have Right Now What's New Must See, Must Do, Must Have Right Now And before I go to Philly and Atlantic City (they're nearby), I'm going to get ABC City guides for kids. Recently, I met a fun dad of... Read More Travel Guide Books for the Kids Reviews ABC City Guides for Kids let your kids explore a handful of urban American destinations one letter at a time. They are chock full of factoids, photos, trivia and kid-friendly attractions for each city, making... Read More MUST SEE SHOW - Big Apple Circus What's New ABC CIty Guides for Kids highly reccomends The Big Apple Circus . Now in its 31st season the circus is performing an all-new show, Play On! The mission of the Big Apple Circus is to... Read More Boston Globe reviews ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New City guides that kids (and parents) can love June 1, 2008 It's a big world out there - especially if you're little. With so much travel information geared for grown-ups, the ABC Travel Guides for... Read More Travels with Child reviews ABC Travel Guides for Kids Reviews ABC Travel Guides 28 May 2008 Travel Guides for Kids ABC Travel Guides for Kids Matthew G. Rosenberger I love it when form meets function. The ABC Travel Guides for Kids, in their various editions... Read More Canadian Automobile Association tip-pack a copy of ABC TRAVEL GUIDES FOR KIDS What's New The Canadian Automobile Association in it's article "Have Kids, Will Travel:Tips for stress-free family getaways" has a tip that includes ABC Travel Guides for Kids. The tip is to pack a travel guide written especially... Read More WHERE Magazine 2008 SUMMER FUN GUIDE TIP OF THE SEASON is ABC PHILADELPHIA book What's New Where Magazine , an international magazine distributed in more than 4,000 leading hotels in more than 40 cities around the world reviews ABC Philadelphia and lists it as its "Tip of the Month" in their... Read More PARENTS EXPRESS FEATURES ABC Travel Guides for Kids What's New Parents Express, winner of 2008 "Best Niche/Specialty Publication from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association features covers of ABC Baltimore, ABC Boston and ABC San Diego in its May, 2008 issue. Visit www.parents-express.net for more information. Read More ABC Travel Guides for Kids Review: Kenyon Alumni Bulletin Reviews During a family trip to Boston in 2001, Matthew Rosenberger noticed that his two-year-old daughter was just as fascinated by her new surroundings as the adults were. If only, he thought, there were a travel... Read More ABC Baltimore Review: Curious Parents Reviews Did you know that Babe Ruth started playing with the Orioles at only 19 years old or that crabs can change color to avoid being eaten? ABC Baltimore highlights the quirky, the informative, and the... Read More ABC Travel Guides for Kids featured in UNITED Airline's In-Flight magazine Hemispheres What's New The new ABC Travel Guides for Kids , by Matthew G. Rosenberger, localize the alphabet and bring out cities' distinctive personalities. You won't find " A is for 'apple'; B is for 'ball.'" In the... Read More ABC Travel Guides for Kids reviewed in Kenyon College magazine What's New ABC Travel Guides for Kids By Matthew G. Rosenberger '89 ABC Travel Guides for Kids During a family trip to Boston in 2001, Matthew Rosenberger noticed that his two-year-old daughter was just as fascinated by... Read More ABC Travel Guides for Kids "30 Things we Love about Philadelphia" featured at Where Magazine-Philadelphia What's New The February issue of Where Magazine Philadelphia is featuring ABC Travel Guides for Kids "30 Things we Love about Philadelphia" on page 59. Read More The ABCs of NYC What's New Big-kid maps don't always work for little tykes. To teach your tiny traveler new things about big cities, Matthew G. Rosenberger created ABC-NYC: Travel Guides for Kids. -ParentGuide Read More ABC Travel Guides for Kids Now Featured At MomSpace What's New ABC Travel Guides for Kids are now featured in the travel section of MomSpace . Also, look for future columns by ABC Travel Guides for Kids! Read More A St. Louis Family Vacation THE ULTIMATE 6-DAY ITINERARY Fun Trips Ask most families where they spent their summer vacation and it's unlikely the answer will be St. Louis. Yet, it's a great destination for families. The Gateway Arch exceeded my expectations. At the Arch, in... Read More Atlantic City: My Family’s Favorite Summer Playground Fun Trips For many years, this was Atlantic City's slogan: Atlantic City: America's Favorite Playground. The motto has since changed, but the marketing folks who coined the phrase would not be surprised to learn that Atlantic City... Read More The Ultimate Rock Concert Fun Trips Visitors of all ages can live out their drumming dreams at Ringing Rocks Park. Hearing is believing in the field of boulders known as Ringing Rocks Park, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (about an hour... Read More Ben Slept Here! Fun Trips Philadelphia is chock full of world class attractions. Most of which are located in Center City and Old City and within walking distance of many major hotels. So grab the stroller, a map, some snacks... Read More Philadelphia is Delicious! Fun Trips Two of our family's favorite places to visit in and around Philadelphia are Chinatown and the Reading Terminal Market. Both places are always bustling with activity and the main attraction is an amazing selection of... Read More Harboring Thoughts About a Great Overnight Trip? THINK BALTIMORE Fun Trips Charm City, Monumental City, the City of Firsts, Crabtown, Tiny Town: Baltimore has so many nicknames it's hard to keep track. Baltimore's bustling Inner Harbor keeps the youngsters entertained for hours, and water taxis run... Read More