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Max and Bird-from colors to story is a great good-night book

Max the cat is back. More precisely, Ed Vere, the author and illustrator of Max is back with a new story about the black, round kitten with large eyes and a blue nose. Max and Bird is pre-K book comfort food that also makes up a great good-night book. The book is stacked with colors, has the characters in all manner of action and features many small words that will become a young reader’s first sight words. Max and Bird is also very cute and has a story that kids will understand.

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Best all ages comics for September 20

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This week’s new all ages comics continue the fun, but increase the amount of spooky tales for young readers who want to get their Halloween fix early. In Adventure Time #15 Princess Bubblegum gets tired of the ‘cute’ and takes Jake and Finn to the Goblin Kingdom to watch a thumb wresting match. This is silly fun that’s OK for ages 8 and up. Disney Descendants proved to be a success and The Rotten to the Core trilogy is back with the second book in the manga from Tokyopop. For superhero fans ages 5 and up, check out Marvel Universe Guardians of the Galaxy #22. This is the all ages comic book from Marvel, so it really is good for ages that young. Here’s a look at five new all ages comics that you’ll want to pay attention that are in stores.

Star Wars Adventures

Star Wars Adventures from IDW Publishing is a hoot. This is only #2, but based on the first one this is Star Wars fun that ages 5 and up can enjoy. It has one story that is more action based revolving around Rey and her life as a scavenger. The second story is a more humorous one about Yoda and his childhood.

Suee and the Shadow

Suee and the Shadow is an original graphic novel by Ginger Ly, with illustrations by Molly Park. It’s about a young girl, Suee, who just moved to a new area and is starting school. She uncovers an ancient curse that brings her shadow to life and is causing havoc at Outskirts Elementary. This is spooky fun that ages 9 and up will like. Suee and the Shadow is from Amulet Books and retails for $21.99.

Rust

Rust, Volume 3, Death of Rocket Boy is the 2017 edition of this graphic novel. The art and storytelling in Rust is absolutely perfect. Ages 9 and up will immediately lose themselves in any volume of Rust that they pick up. The final, Rust, Volume 4 will be released in February 2018. Get up to speed on the story with Rust, Volume 3.

Go Go Power Rangers

Go Go Power Rangers takes a look at our heroes in high school. In Go Go Power Rangers #3 the gang is fresh off their victory over Rita Repulsa and are exploring their powers. This is a loose, fun superhero all ages comic that those 7 and up will enjoy.

Future Quest

Future Quest Presents is a vast improvement over Future Quest. Space Force is on an alien planet called Amzot and are trying avoid a series of traps in some dangerous caverns. The art in Future Quest Presents is beautiful and the story is one that allows kids 8 and to realize that the medium is a great way to communicate any emotion.

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The Sandwich Generation is real: Food and questions help the kids

The Sandwich Generation persists. School has started, the kids keep on growing and our medical knowledge and health sensibilities have expanded beyond our wildest expectations. In the past couple of months I’ve learned that gangrene is not uncommon, how to use left femoral bypass fluently, talk about various types of hematomas and that amputations are not a dirty word. It was the summer of health in our little corner of the sandwich generation and our boys were along for most of the ride.

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Gobi, the true story of a desert dog

Emerging independent reader. That is a new title that we’ve learned this year now that our second grader has started school. For us it’s when he was in second grade and certain books, like this one, hit his sweet spot of reading. Gobi, A Little Dog With a Big Heart is just a bit more difficult that that level, but its content is spot-on with what he wants to read about.

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Best all ages comics for September 13

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This week’s new all ages comics are jammed with a books that will entertain young readers five years old and up. The classic Scooby Doo Where Are You from DC Comics is back with issue #85. Remember Groo from Mad Magazine? His new mini-series Groo: Play of the Gods has issue #3 out this week. Spongebob Comics #72, Hero Cats TBP Vol 6 New Realm, Miraculous #13, Lumberjanes #42 and much more are just some of the all ages comics you can get your hands on this week. Here’s a look at five titles you’ll want to pay attention that are new in stores.

Ducktales

Ducktales are back to television on Disney XD and in the monthly all ages comics form on IDW Publishing. It’s Donald and the three nephews getting into all kinds of danger that Mickey wouldn’t dare get near. In this issue the group visit a top secret lab that aims to make things simpler, but ends up giving them lots of problems.

Pearls Before Swine

Zebra, Croc, Rat and Pig are back in a new collection. I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because Puns Suck: A Pearls Before Swine Collection. Pearls Before Swine is a wonderful, sometimes dark, pun filled universe with surly animals who are sometimes kind. It’s hilarious, but you might already know that. The humor will be best appreciated by middle school students and up.

Rocky and Bullwinkle

From Gold Key to Marvel Comics and now American Mythology, Rocky and Bullwinkle live on. These are new stories featuring Rocket J. Squirrel, Bullwinkle, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Dudley Do-Right, as well as Boris and Natasha. The retro animation is intact, has lot of curious value and younger fans will immediately enjoy the slapstick humor. It’s one of the classic all ages comics that’s making a fresh run of things with brand new content this year.

Marco Polo

Drawn in a minimalist style that is suited for readers in middle school and up, Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions is a new graphic novel by Italian artist Marco Tabilio. Traveling from Europe to Asia in 1280 was no cakewalk and this graphic novel will let young readers know how perilous his journey was, as well as why he’s important in history. Given the format and topic of Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions it’s best intended for middle school students and up.

Batman: His Greatest Adventures

Did you know that Batman Day is September 23, 2017? Celebrate with DC Comics as they release Batman: His Greatest Adventures, an all ages comics compilation of stories originally published in Batman Adventures. This is a great starting point for young Batman fans or those elementary school kids who want some cool crime fighting action that parents can approve of too.

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Tales of the TMNT Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady is retro, mash up gold

I can’t believe that they sent out videos that had the wrong show. When you start watching Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady it looks like a bad copy of the original show. The DVD is supposedly new and features the current TMNT, however, the first things you see when the video starts are the old school turtles from the 80’s. The turtles are in a massive sewer following Shredder, Krang, Bebop & Rocksteady, who are also the 1980’s version.

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Star Wars Dot-to-Dot, deliver the fun Force one at a time

To some people this seems like torture. Star Wars Dot-to-Dot has hundreds of numbers and dots on each page that need to be connected. When you finish each puzzle you’ll have an incredibly detailed picture that happened at some point in time in the Star Wars storyline. By looking at each page without any markings you might be able to roughly see the outline of a face, craft or bot, but you won’t be able to identify them.

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Cirque du Soleil LUZIA in Atlanta, ticket giveaway

LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil is coming to Atlanta this fall. Guests can experience water inside the big top, jaw dropping acts and larger than life props in this unique production that’s unlike any other show you’ve seen. LUZIA opens September 14 at Atlantic Station and runs through November 19. Get ready transported to a surreal world of wonders.

For us the acts to be certain not-to-go-to-the bathroom during are Running Woman, Hoop Diving on Treadmills and Adagio. Adagio is three performers holding one acrobat who proceeds to do tricks on their hands. Sometimes the one acrobat is the rope and other times they’re the ‘ball’ that is thrown. As with all Cirque du Soleil shows LUZIA is comprised of 115 people from 25 countries.

Bonus: you can buy tickets with a special 20% code through September 7. This is 20% off for adult and child tickets at select shows at Atlantic Station.

Bonus II: We’re giving away a family four pack of tickets to the 8:00 PM show on October 5. The Grand Chapiteau opens at 7:30 PM with the front gates at 7:15 PM.

Family 4-pack of tickets to LUZIA from Cirque du Soleil at Atlantic Station on 10/5