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Look for Hiragana Times; it's the second on that page. Once you start reading that, you might want to check out some of the manga anthologies they also have there; a few of them have furinaga. Also, towards the bottom of the page, they have some pretty interesting stuff for learning Hiragana, such as a children's workbook, and a Totoro Hiragan Study Board.
They also recommend a book that's half way down the page called Genki. If you have a DS and $60.00, they have a Doraemon "game" that teaches both kana, and a few kanji, as well as a (separate!) Doraemon work book that's further down the page.
As for Hiragana Times, before you subscribe(if you're interested, of coarse!), here's a taste:
Introducing Topics of Japan - Japanese Lesson
For speaking, a lot of people seem pleased with this site:
Learn Japanese - Start to Speak Japanese in Minutes
A couple of days ago, somebody mentioned this:
Tae Kim's Japanese guide to Japanese grammar
Finally, I recommend getting Kanji Starter by Daiki Kusuya; it teaches kanji by showing you mnemonics. I don't know if you should get Kanji PictoGraphix, because the book is from '91, so when I was playing the Japanese demo of Phantasy Star Portable, I actually had to correct some of the kana. :S