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    Time Out Chicago / Issue 157 : Feb 28–Mar 5, 2008

    Rainy-day read

    River Forest author Eric B. Anderson’s self-published children’s book, Alena & the Favorite Thing (Eba Creative, $23.95), is inspiration for families who are sick and tired of spending cold, slushy days shuffling around the house. You can download a PDF of the book, named for Anderson’s own daughter, for free at alenabooks.com, but you’ll want to order a hard copy for yourself after just one read.

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