Pokemon Platinum Playing Card Decks - Flourish and Rebellion
Ages 10-16
Cautions: Not suitable for children under 3 - choking hazard. Some scary stuff on cards.

Kiwi Magazine Review:
The one thing we really like about Pokemon, besides some of the cute characters, is that their website has a complete parent’s guide where they speak s-l-o-w-l-y about their cards, the online game and the characters. It’s a must-read before entering the world of Pokemon. Our tween consultants tell us that the Platinum cards are the hottest new thing and that the Pokemon game truly involves strategy, sportsmanship and some serious thought (thank you, Lucy and Sophie).

From the Producers:
Flourish Theme Deck
Sweet Victory is yours with the fast-moving Flourish deck! Silcoon becomes the powerful Beautifly in the blink of an eye, while swarms of Fire and Grass Pokémon catapult into action. The amazing Shaymin enables you to dish out damage to your opponent’s Pokémon with Energy Blow, while keeping your team in top condition by removing damage counters with Aromatherapy. When you don’t have time to mess around, go ahead and win with a Flourish!

Rebellion Theme Deck
What do you get when you team up Fighting and Psychic Pokémon? You get a hard-hitting team with some tricks up its sleeve! The mighty Giratina keeps you safe with its Dragonbreath as Mismagius and Dugtrio use their sneaky traps to catch your opponents off guard. Then, unleash Gardevoir and its double-barreled Energy Burst attack. The more Energy in the field, the stronger it gets! With your strength and savvy, you’ll lead your Rebellion to supremacy!

Each theme deck contains 1 complete 60-card deck. Many of the cards exist in multiples to provide a more enjoyable playing experience.

Congratulations to Lucy for winning these cards!

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Join Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup as they take a break from their crime-fighting, action-packed schedules to celebrate their 10-year anniversary! Cartoon Network will mark this special occasion with the release of the one-of-a-kind 6-DVD box set — The Complete Powerpuff Girls Anniversary Collector’s Set. Certain to thrill both old and new fans of the classic series, the box set is fueled by all 78 action-packed episodes of the Emmy®-winning series and extra features.

The Powerpuff Girls, which debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998, is set in Townsville where a fatherly genetic engineer, Professor Utonium, set his sights on scientifically engineering the world’s most “perfect” little girls.  While preparing his concoction of sugar, spice and everything nice, Professor Utonium accidentally adds a mysterious fourth ingredient, Chemical X.  This fateful addition leads to the creation of three sugar-coated superheroes, otherwise known as The Powerpuff Girls, whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime and winning at hopscotch.

Kiwi Magazine Review:

They’re back in action on their 10th birthday and they’re as fierce and fashionable as ever.  Don’t let those big eyes fool you, they are ready to take on the world, or the local mall, depending on where the evil forces are lurking.  Get your puff on and watch the day-long Powerpuff-athon on January 19 from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ET, PT) which leads right into an all-new puff-tastic a half-hour animated special to air on Monday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. (ET, PT).  We recommend snacks and comfy clothes for that one!

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ppg/

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Miranda Cosgrove is everyone’s favorite teen, Carly Shay, in the hit Nickelodeon series iCarly.  She is also well known for her roles as Megan Parker in Drake and Josh and Summer Hathaway in School of Rock (photo courtesy of Nickelodeon).

Kiwi Magazine asked  Miranda a few questions about her favorite books and places to read:

 Q: What are you reading now?

A: I’m currently reading a super cute book called “Marley and Me” about a couples experience trying to raise a puppy. I was first interested in reading it because I absolutely love dogs and a friend of mine had read it and she really loved it. My favorite thing about it so far is the way the narrator tells the story because it makes you feel like you are there with him.

 Q: What’s your favorite all-time book? 

A:  To Kill A Mockingbird is my favorite book of all time because I just love everything about it. I watched the movie before I read the book and it was great but the book was even better! I also really like all of Beverly Clearly’s books! I used to read them like crazy when I was younger.

 Q: What’s your favorite reading-related memory?

A: When I was little all my friends and I had a book club that we created. They used to all come over and we would have meetings in my tree house and read the book series “Junie B. Jones” lol.

 Q: What’s your favorite place to read?

A: My favorite place to read would have to be in my room or on the beach during the summer.

Visit Miranda Cosgrove at www.icarly.com!