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FIRST LADY PATRICIA BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES HER NEW YEARS SELECTIONS FOR CHILDREN'S READING CLUB: PUSS IN BOOTS BY CHARLES PERRAULT, JOHANNA SPYRI'S HEIDI

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20080104
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Illinois First Lady Patti Blagojevich issued the following press release:

"Books like Heidi not only help kids practice their reading skills but also open their minds to experiences very different from their own. The books that I choose this month are ones I read as a child and now get to enjoy with my own girls," said First Lady Patricia Blagojevich. "I encourage all parents to make an extra effort to sit down with their families and enjoy sharing a book." Long regarded as the preeminent designer of book jackets in America, Fred Marcellino provides an unstinting visual feast in his first ...

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