Children's book reviews, all age comic books, Kidlit, mglit, movies, entertainment and parenting
I’m not an animation purist, but I absolutely love stop motion animation. It’s the tactile notion that what I see moving on screen is a real thing. I immediately think of the creators behind it, their attention to detail as they move each model one small movement at a time. City Mouse, Country Mouse by Maggie Rudy is a book that evokes that level of detail, love and commitment.
Continue reading City Mouse, Country Mouse, a visually stunning trip worth getting lost in
We’re part of the Stream Team for Netflix and were compensated for this. All thoughts are our own. October is a busy month. The family is all over the place with festivals, birthday parties and leaf watching. My wife and I have been looking forward to another watching this month and that’s the premier of Stranger Things 2 arrives on October 27. To celebrate that we’ll tell you why we think the show is so fabulous, give away some Netflix subscriptions and recommend a couple other shows for the kids and two for the older audiences.
Continue reading A Netflix giveaway, plus Stranger Things 2 and other spooky doings
If you’re a fan of quality television then several shows on HBO are on your list. Veep, The Complete Sixth Season and Silicon Valley, The Complete Fourth Season are out on Blu-ray DVD and here’s your chance to win both of them.
Veep stars the legendary Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Vice President of the United States. This DVD has loads of extras including seven different audio commentaries with cast and crew, including Tony Hale, Matt Walsh and more. This is a 2-disc set that has ten episodes for fans of sharp writing and witty, political satire will love.
Silicon Valley, The Complete Fourth Season is ten episodes of funny, observational satire about entrepreneurs has been called one of the best comedies on television.
Both of these series are rated MA and intended for mature audiences.
That special time when your kids are passionate about Disney Junior is fleeting. You parents with young kids might roll your eyes at that sentence, but once your kids get older and they watch things that aren’t as wholesome-or at such a high caliber, will understand in a couple years. For those parents with children 6 and under, Disney Junior at the Movies: Halloveen Party! is for you, and your kids. Coming to your local movie theater for only three showings from Fathom Events on October 21 at 10 AM, 26 at 4PM and 28 at 12:55PM this is the kind of big screen fun that kids through first grade will scream for.
This special Disney Junior event will include four episodes including Mickey and the Roadster Racers and a never-before-seen episode of Vampirina. The giveaway is valid for tickets to a Fathom Events movie theater near you for the October 26 or 28 show.
Win a family 4-pack of tickets to Disney Junior at the Movies: Halloveen Party!
Disney Junior at the Movies: Halloveen Party! invites kids and parents to dress up in their favorite costume as Disney Junior hits the big screen. Costumes are welcome, just leave the fake weapons and face masks at home.
“It’s a rhyming book”, one of the clever children in class commented as I was reading Monster Trucks to them. The book does rhyme and it’s a monster book that’s being released near Halloween, but the book can’t be defined one that’s exclusive to either camp. Instead, Monster Trucks is a book that contains many aspects of other books that children love and puts them into one happy package that ages 8 and younger will enjoy.
Continue reading Monster Trucks is a monster driven great good-night book
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What are the new all ages comics this week? If you want to get some of the mini-comics for Halloween ComicFest the end is nigh. They’re packs of 25 mini-comics and only cost $4.99. There are some great all age graphic novels, collections of comic strips and all ages comics out this week including Here’s a look at five new all ages comics that you’ll want to pay attention that are in stores.
Zits
Zits is one of the classic comic strips. The best comic strips can make older audiences laugh without making the ones that are represented in the panels feel like they are not being treated with respect. Zits has been doing that perfectly for the past 20 years. What Was That All About: 20 Years of Strips and Stories collects some of the comic strips that creators Jeremy Scott and Jim Borgman have been telling since the late 90s. You can catch the daily comic strip on their website.
Mighty Mouse #5 of #5
Mighty Mouse, your mini-series has come to an end. This was so much better than it should’ve been and really surpassed our expectations. It blended the classic world of Mighty Mouse and bridged him to a contemporary setting and then back again. If you’re looking for something left of center in all ages comics, check out this issue or thumb through the collected graphic novel in a month.
Phoebe and her Unicorn: The Magic Storm
Phoebe and her Unicorn have been entertaining middle school girls for five books now through comic paneled stories. The Magic Storm is a graphic novel format, all new story, where Phoebe and Marigold figure out what’s up with the power, look for dragons and have fun. This series is great for upper elementary school and up. Boys can enjoy it if they give it a chance, but will probably bail at the first mention of ‘unicorn’, which happens quickly. Girls 8 and up, this is your jam.
Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power
Lumberjanes is one of the best all ages comics that you can pick up any month. Each issue is fabulous, mixed with science-fiction, camp hijinks, friendship and competition. Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! is the first novel featuring April, Jo, Molly, Mal, Ripley and a couple special guests with horns on their head. Ages 8 and up should be able to read this novel. Each chapter is short, eight pages at the longest, has some illustrations and is a great book companion to a great comic book. Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power is by Mariko Tamaki and available from Amulet Books.
Voltron: Legendary Defender Vol. 2, #2
Voltron assemble! Voltron: Legendary Defender, Volume 2, #2 takes its cue from the show on Netflix. It’s got great art, sharp dialogue and lots of action. The vocabulary and action will be OK for ages 7 and up, but might be challenging for that age to read on their own.
Comedy
Superhero
Science-fiction/action
Lumberjanes novel
When is a ghost not a ghost? That’s the grey area that surrounds Elizabeth and Zenobia, a mysterious book for students in Grade 5 and up. The book has a foggy air that wraps around the story for most of the book due to the fact that you’re never quite sure what’s real and what isn’t. Elizabeth is a shy, moody teen who’s just moved to a creepy old mansion where her father grew up. Zenobia is her best friend, a ghost who fears nothing and represents the characteristics that Elizabeth lacks. All that’s missing is an instrumental soundtrack from The Sisters of Mercy to make this coming-of-age novel complete.
Continue reading Elizabeth and Zenobia, middle school Goth that works
It feels odd to say that Goodbye Christopher Robin is a movie that’s best enjoyed by adults; after all, Christopher Robin is the linchpin in Winnie the Pooh. That is true, but this film is about A.A. Milne, the author of Winnie the Pooh and how the character that generations came to love actually happened. If you’re a fan of Winnie the Pooh, the bear-and only the bear, then this film is not your cup of tea. However, if you’re looking for an interesting story about the creator of Kanga, Roo and the rest of the crew in Hundred Acre Wood then you’ll fall into Goodbye Christopher Robin without effort.
Before watching the film my knowledge about A.A. Milne, the author and any events that led up to the creation of Winnie the Pooh was nonexistent. (mild spoilers below)
Continue reading Goodbye Christopher Robin is solid movie entertainment for adults
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