Bur Bur and Friends is proud to announce a partnership with The National Basketball Academy, The Minnesota Timberwolves and The Minnesota Lynx to host a one of a kind Youth Basketball Clinic in July of 2009.

Spaces are limited and filling up fast so sign up now! The clinic is for kids ages 6-11 and will be held July 20, 21 & 22 Click here NOW to learn more and to register online for this fun opportunity!!

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One of the most inspiring things we have ever seen. Simply amazing (more…)

Tune in to channel Minneapolis NBC affiliate Kare-11 on June 11th at 6:20am and 4:00pm to see Kakie Fitzsimmons, co-Author of the award winning Bur Bur and Friend's children's books, as she reads the fourth book in the series, "Anna Goes Hiking" to the kids from St. Vincent DePaul elementary school in Osseo, MN. "Anna Goes Hiking" is a recipient of the Mom's Choice Awards and iParenting Media Awards. Below is a note about the annual event at the school from teacher, Brenna McDowell: (more…)

By Sarah Simons

Being female, I have always been curious about the inner workings of the male psyche. I’ve read stuff like Men are from Mars, and Wild at Heart, but never anything quite so bittersweet as Raising Cain, perhaps because the others are more about men, and this book is about boys. It is a comprehensive look at how boys in our society are often raised in a way that shorts them many of the emotional skills necessary to function well, and, gladly, gives suggestions for how to protect and enhance the emotional health of boys as they grow through adolescence into manhood. (more…)