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Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Thursday, July 5, 2012

Our weekly round-up of new children's media.

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents the National Tour of 'Treasured Stories by Eric Carle'

The new touring production 'A Brown Bear, a Moon, and a Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle,' by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings together old favorites and new friends with this family favorite stage show featured for one performance 11 a.m. Feb. 4 at Center for Performing Art…

"Fooling Nobody" by Dr. Seuss

"Fooling Nobody" is one of the numerous painting lithograph prints on loan from the widow of Theodore Geisel aka Dr. Seuss and on display until Jan. 8, 2012 for a new exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The paintings, created as a hobby, are part of what is known as the "Sec…

Ted Geisel at Easel

When not wearing "his hat as author Dr. Seuss," Theodore Geisel, shown in 1968 in his home studio in La Jolla, Calif., enjoyed painting. His famed drafting table, where so many of his favorite storybook characters were born, still resides in the same studio space today.

Dr. Seuss' inventive life, ideas, art on display at Museum of Science and Industry

Jeff Buonomo, coordinator of temporary exhibits and events for Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, thought he knew quite a bit about the wonderful world of storybook legend Dr. Seuss.