This is a sponsored post. All thoughts are our own. Forever My Girl is a new film arriving in theaters on January 19. If you’re behind quota on date night and looking for a sign, this is it. Forever My Girl looks like the kind of film that is squarely aimed at the country music crowd who arrived at movie theaters through the romantic isle. Watching the trailer for this brings to mind how thankful we are to not be in the dating game.
The world of elementary school readers let out a big sigh of relief when Dav Pilkey followed up Captain Underpants with Dog Man. The two titles are quite different, but they both speak to elementary school boys like no other title out there. Dog Man and Cat Kid is the fourth book in the series and continue the half superhero, half police-dog adventures with more costumes, robots and Petey.
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are our own. It could be the stylish jacket, the lovely fedora, those big brown eyes or that perma-grin that he always has, but people love Paddington. When it was released in 2014 it became one of the most successful family films of all time. Paddington 2 is the much-anticipated sequel where Paddington (Ben Whishaw) is happily settled with the Brown family in London, where he has become a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes.
Things get interesting for our bear when he tries to find the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
This is the kind of PG movie magic that’s guaranteed to entertain kids 7 and under, but will also earn laughs from those that are slightly older too. We’re taking a 6 and 8 year old to see the film later this week and I knew which parts of the trailer would make them laugh even before they saw it.
Truth be told I laughed at many parts of the trailer too and let out an “aww…” when I saw Paddington in the antique shop. I suspect that I’ll enjoy the film as much as the kids.
The first Paddington was made six times its investment and was thus enormously profitable. Paddington 2 looks to be cut from the same cloth, combining heart, lots of laughs and a bit of adventure. It’s the sort of family film that I suspect our kids will remember seeing-and then see it with their kids many years down the road.
Paddington 2 stars: Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Sally Hawkins (Jayne Eyre), Brendan Gleeson (Into the Storm), Julie Walters (Mamma Mia) and Ben Whishaw (The Hollow Crown) as the voice of Paddington.
This week in new all ages comics is jammed with variety, some cool graphic novels and a new book that has massive brand awareness that your young readers will really want to read. In the podcast and YouTube post we’ll detail two of the go-to comics that always hit the mark, one of the best new series this past year from BOOM Studios! and a monster magazine that upper middle school and older will enjoy reading. For now, let’s look at three all ages comics that will engage readers as young as 6.
Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum
Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum is an original graphic novel that fits an elusive niche in young readers. It’s the quest for a longer form book that early elementary school readers can relate to and even read. For grades 1-4 this is the graphic novel that will fill that void, make them laugh, teach them a little bit and get them hooked on reading. Hammy and Gerbil are a hamster and gerbil who are best friends. They have situations like school work and classmates who may (or may not) be evil that ages 6-9 will be able to relate to in their own lives easily.
Scooby Doo Where Are You?
Scooby Doo Where Are You? is a monthly title from DC Comics that is one of the go-to all ages comics that you can pick up with 100% confidence. If you go into any elementary school library this comic book will be there and for good reason. It’s funny, kids know the characters and it’s got enough action and humor to hook in a wide range of readers. In issue #89 fight a pizza monster. Bonus: Scooby Doo Where Are You? is only $2.99
Doctor Who
Each month there are several comic book Doctor Who options to choose from. The Doctor Who comic books are OK for middle schoolers and up. The content in any of these comics are OK for them, but they might be too complex for those that aren’t familiar with the television show or appreciate science-fiction. As with most television to comic book properties, the comic book is appropriate for younger ages than the show. If you’ve tried Doctor Who as a show and didn’t approve of it, then try the comic book from Titan Comics. It’s just as good as the show, but doesn’t have the tension or scares that you might have objected to.
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