What time is it?

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Of the many things parents must teach children, how to tell time is one of the most difficult. Sure, once they know their numbers, they can repeat the time from a digital clock, but it also is necessary to learn how to read a clock with hands. Publications International Ltd, Lincolnwood, III., has come up with a unique way to master this task with the help of some of their favorite characters.

Clock Books, a series of interactive soundbooks, take young readers through an action-packed day as they are prompted to set the hands of a built-in analog clock to correspond with the time in the story. For example, when you press the button...