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The $1 Summer Movies at Regal Cinema for 2016 #SummerMovieExpress

The Summer Movie Express 2016 schedule for Regal Cinema is out. This is a big deal. The $1 summer movies happen twice a week at your local Regal Cinema location. The movie times might vary from theater to theater, but the movies will remain the same-and every single one of them is great for kids 6 and older. Each film will be rated G or PG. Do we take our 4 year old to some PG films? Absolutely, he’s even seen a majority of the PG films in this summer’s lineup. However, gauge for yourself to see if your child would be OK with each individual film.

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New all age comics for April 13, 2016

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This week in all age comics is fresh, closely followed by girl power. By that I mean when I look at the new comics for young readers I see lots of titles that are either brand new to the medium or ones that they’ll know from television. Some weeks the new releases have a good number of classic titles-and while there are a couple older characters in books this week they’ve all got a new feel. There are also some cool comics that speak more to girls with strong characters, action, independence and intelligence.

Wait, intelligence in a comic book? Oh yes. In science fiction and action this week Doctor Who (the 9^th Doctor) issue 1 in his own ongoing series starts as he masters time, space and teaching folks about English quips. Jeremy Whitley does a great job with the Princeless series and this week the Princeless Make Yourself mini-series comes out. This is issue 1 and tells the story of five female dwarves whose job it is to protect the others from dragons, just in time for a massive pink horned dragon to be seen over the mountains.

Sonic the Hedgehog #280, Star Wars Little Golden Book Force Awakens, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Adventures #9 and many others also come out.

In humor the second issue of Action Cat and Adventure Bug, Spongebob Comics #55, Scooby Doo Where Are You? #68 and others hit. One of note for those that like Lumberjanes is Golde Vance. This is a mini-series about a young girl who wants to be a detective, but factor in some of the charm that Boom! Studios has, the creators Brittney Williams and Hope Larson and this is one series that you’ll want to check out. The links will take you to TFAW where you’ll save up to 20% on your comics. The music in the podcast is from David Szesztay over at Free Music Archive.

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Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors, Contest of Champions #1

For young readers who are looking for a low impact, non committal, fun way to read all age comics the mini-series is your best bet. Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors: Contest of Champions #1 is the start of a mini-series that’s modeled after Marvel series that airs on Disney XD. This is still Spider-Man, but it’s the all age version that is easily approachable to younger readers, say ages 5 and up.

In this mini-series our web-warrior is minding his own business (as he usually is), when he’s tricked by Scourge, Abomination and Beetle to a meeting. A brief battle ensues when Spidey swings around the city and slams into a massive force field that someone has placed the entire city. He’s quickly teleported to The Collector’s Ship where he learns that a sibling game is going on between him and his brother called the Contest of Champions.

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Looney Tunes #230 review

I get it now. More accurately, my children showed me how to get it. We looked at a Looney Tunes comic a while ago and I was not a fan. There was too much white space on the edges, the stories were too short and there was just something off that led me not to embrace it. Leave it to a 4 year old to show me the light. Specifically it was the light on Looney Tunes #230 and why it’s such a hit for all age readers.

Our 4 year old has an average vocabulary, but he knows what he likes. He likes Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, among other cartoon luminaries. However, having just been to Six Flags where he was inundated with all things Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, Foghorn and more, he’s in a Warner Bros. state of mind lately at the comic book store.

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Learning Resources STEM Simple Machines review

STEM is the buzzword that parents hear in regards to their child’s education. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. These are the building blocks for the jobs that will be in demand when they’re entering the job force in 15+ years. STEM Simple Machines is a learning activity set from Learning Resources with 10 various STEM things to get their young minds thinking about these things.

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Secrets of the Seven: The Eureka Key review

Somewhere between the written version of National Treasure, The Game, Goonies and Sherlock lies Secrets of the Seven: The Eureka Key. This book is intended for middle school, each chapter is about 12 pages long and it’s the best ‘children’s’ book we’ve read this year. It manages to take the nuggets that we loved in similar books and combines them into a full-fledged multi arc story that will run through seven books.

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New all age comics for April 6, 2016

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This week in new all age comics brings a return of a true classic, The Three Stooges. It’s slapstick, punch humor that may not translate to some families and their children, but hop back in the time machine and this was family entertainment back in the way day. Some of the other humor comics this week include Regular Show, Bob’s Burgers, Loony Tunes and Mickey Mouse to name a few.

Superhero all age comics bring a trade paperback of Batman Adventures, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 and the classic (again!) Black Lightening trade paperback that collects issues 1-11.

All age sci-fi fans have it made this week, Back to the Future, the illustrated Alice in Wonderland is available for the first time in its entirety in paperback, The Dark Crystal Volume 2 Creation Myths, Star Wars Poe Dameron and much more.

It’s just over a month before Free Comic Book Day, which is the first Saturday in May. This year it’s the same weekend as Mother’s Day, so mom, take the kids to your local comic book store that day, it’s win-win. We received all of the comics that will be available this year for Free Comic Book Day and there are some jamming all age comics in the bunch. Our complete review of them is coming up soon.

The links will take you to TFAW where you’ll save up to 20%. If you’re looking for savings that are 50% or greater dig into their Scratch and Dent area-it’s awesome. Looking for your closest comic book store? Dig into the Comic Book Store Locator and you’ll be there by lunchtime.

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Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag! You’re It!, timeless for the young reader

Our oldest son has an old soul and not just by virtue that he was first born. He can be quite the contemporary child and run with his friends, talk about Star Wars and make up silly stories. There are moments though, as with any child, when his old soul gets the better of him and he just wants to chill out. He’ll doodle, do a connect the dots or a word search while his friends play outside-and that’s OK. Allowing children to find their space and making it OK for them to be in that area is the backbone of Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag, You’re It!. It’s a book for young readers 5-7 that has big illustrations, fun characters and a timeless vibe that is created by the sum of its parts.

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