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Daddy Mojo is a blog written by Trey Burley, a stay at home dad, fanboy, husband and father. At Daddy Mojo we'll chat about home improvement, giveaways, family, children and poop culture. You can find out more about us at http://about.me/TreyBurley
Why isn’t she in school? I wondered to myself when Greta Thunberg first burst onto the scene. If your mid elementary aged child was wondering that; or possibly other things about the schoolgirl who went on strike, then this book is exactly what they’re looking for. Greta’s Story, The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet by Valentina Camerinia, translated by Moreno Giovannoni with illustrations by Veronica Carratello is a middle-elementary school book that gives ages 8-12 at this young eco-warrior.
Books like Counting The Stars don’t get the respect or attention that they deserve. They’re illustrated books at a middle elementary school reading level, but might be intimidating to some readers in that age group. Normally an illustrated book has the impression of it being geared as one that’s simple to read and expresses easy concepts. Counting The Stars does that, but it does so with more advanced paragraphs and introduces children to Katherine Johnson. She’s the NASA mathematician who many people (including myself) were first introduced to via the film Hidden Figures.
Sometimes we miss the boat. Pokko and the Drum is one of those books. Released in 2019 and having been placed in many Top 10 Children’s Books we can testify that it fully merits any praise that it received. From the fully encompassing art on the pages to the simple messaging and presentation of the story, it’s a book that any parent and child can understand and appreciate.
There are two current illustrate book series on kid’s emotions that have been in our wheelhouse lately. For our money, and for a couple of reasons the Big Bright Feelings series is much more enjoyable and effective. The later term is more important for us now because our 8 year-old is having issues processing certain things. Currently his ‘thing’ is anger, thus it was a perfect time for us to read Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival.
On March 10 it’s going to get pigeon-jiggy. That’s the day that Spies In Disguise hits digital and Blu-ray. Spies In Disguise is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is just the sort of PG rated, family friendly film that you need to pass those late winter days. At least, that’s what we’ll be doing in our house. For us this was a film that both kids wanted to see, but the hubbub of the holidays got in the way of us going to the movie theater.
I just asked our 10 year-old what he likes about the Hilo graphic novel series by Judd Winick. He gave me a series of one-word answers, like: action, funny, humor and then he said action again. He hasn’t really embraced his descriptive powers yet, so I’ll fill in the blanks. Hilo is one of the best graphic novel series of books out there for upper elementary school students through middle school. Personally, it’s one of our favorite series of books or graphic novels that has a continuous narrative. While Hilo All The Pieces Fit, seems like an ending, it might not be.
To Dance, so some young girls that’s their life. We’ve known a couple of parents that have ballet kids. One of them recently had their child selected to go to classes there. Apparently this was a big deal because the school only accepts a dozen or so students, dance audition tapes have to be submitted, angles of their feet are tabulated and more. Those people that the aforementioned classifiers speak to, as well as, those who love a high quality graphic novel, need to read To Dance. To Dance is a memoir by Siena Cherson Siegel with artwork by Mark Siegel. It details the work and effort that Siena went through from when she started ballet at the age of six through her late teens.
New comic book day (NCBD) is nigh, it’s always on Wednesday and this week has a handful of very cool all age comic books. In the podcast we’ll go in a bit more detail as to why Star Wars Adventures, Sonic the Hedgehog, Magnificent Ms. Marvel and a couple others need to be on your radar for comic books that are great for younger readers. If you’ve got a true Disney Princess fan in your house then Disney Cinderella: The Story of the Movie in Comics from Dark Horse Comics is something you should look into. The text might be a big challenging for younger readers, but if they’re really into this tale then it’s a can’t miss graphic novel. One great monthly comic book that might be under your radar is Magnificent Ms. Marvel. This week has the second printing of #11 from that series. Anytime a fun or cool comic book gets a second print run we like to feature it here. The third run from issue #1 of the Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team up that’s happening now has just been released. That team up is great and one of the best things we’re reading now. Without further ado, here are all of this week’s all age comic books.
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