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What Do You Love About You? offers lots of picture book to love

Our 5 year old has been peppering us with questions lately. “Will my skin always be this color”? “Is my tummy getting big”? and his most recent was “Why don’t you like hair”? I told him that I like hair just fine, it’s just that I don’t have any on my head. Suffice it to say he’s talking about people’s differences in pre-K and what makes everyone unique. What Do You Love About You? by Karen Lechelt is right in his sweet spot of books now.

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Win a pair of passes to see #Newsies in Atlanta, #NewsiesForever

Way back in 1992 Disney made a musical film about the newsboy strike of 1899. Then in 2012 it opened as a Broadway play where it lasted for two and a half years. One of those shows was extra special because it had numerous cameras around the stage filming every angle possible. Now Newsies is ready to leave the Broadway stage and go straight to your local cinema.

On Thursday, February 16 at 7PM, Saturday, February 18 at 12:55 and Wednesday, February 22 at 7PM Newsies will be at your local movie theater. For three showings on the big screen only you can catch the Broadway rendition of the classic cult film.

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New all age comic books for February 8, 2017

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There are some great new all age comic books this week. There are also some jamming new graphic novels, as well as trade paper backs out. What’s the difference between a graphic novel and a (TPB) trade paperback? It’s a subtle difference that is sometimes used interchangeably, but initially a graphic novel was an original story, written and drawn in comic book style. A trade paperback used to mean a collection of previously published comics or comic strips. However, now the line is blurred and people use the term graphic novel far more than trade paperback. For our purposes though, we still use TPB when it refers to previously published comics or strips.

We mention that because Bird & Squirrel: On Fire, Bunny Vs. Monkey Vol 2, Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen, Moby Dick and Newsprints are some great all age graphic novels that are new this week. Bird & Squirrel and Bunny Vs. Monkey will be great for ages 6 and up. They’ll laugh to themselves as they read it and kids as young as 5 will still enjoy both books with the help of someone to read it.

Another great all ages graphic novel is FukuFuku Kitten Tales 2. This is from New York Times bestseller Konami Kanata whose story about a stray cat will appeal to ages 5 and up who love animals. FukuFuku Kitten Tales 2, like the new graphic novel we’re highlighting has a manga feel to it.

Newsprints is about a young orphan girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to work at a newspaper. This is all about her friendships, being true to who she is and how to deal with it-all set against the backdrop of a war. This is a graphic novel that will appeal to readers 9 and up.

Moby Dick is brought to you as a graphic novel that sticks very close to the classic novel. Taut, real and presented in black and white as Captain Ahab chases a mythical beast. Doctor Who Supremacy of the Cybermen is the collected mini-series of the self entitled, very entertaining story.

Proving it’s not all graphic novels this week are Scooby Doo Where Are You and Spongebob Comics. Both of these all age comic books will appeal to boys or girls ages 5 and up. Some kids might need help reading the words, but ages 7 and up will be able to read through them at their own speed without assistance.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but a porthole opens up and sucks heroes from one dimension to another. But wait, this time it’s really entertaining. Justice League Power Rangers teams up the two and the first issue really exceeded expectations. The Power Rangers get sucked into the dimension with Justice League and are forced to get along with these new heroes(?), as well as themselves, plus fight Lord Zedd and get home. This min-series will be great for ages 8 and up, has super hero action, plus lots of team work and fun fish-out-of-water situations with the Justice League.

Other super heroes in all age comic books this week include, Ms. Marvel, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Miraculous.

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Press Start! Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy is early elementary gold

Do you have a child in elementary school? If you do, look for the Scholastic flier that teachers send home in the folders. Somewhere in that flier you’ll see Press Start! Game Over Super Rabbit Boy!, it’s an early chapter book that your child will want to read over and over.

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How To Outsmart A Billion Robot Bees review

Leave it to author Paul Tobin to up the ante. His second release in The Genius Factor series, How To Outsmart A Billion Robot Bees does that and more by going ‘Empire Strikes Back’ on readers in an impossibly entertaining and intelligent book for middle school and up. How To Capture An Invisible Cat was the first book the series and it was really good. The fact that it was a good book makes the fact that this second book is so much better even more amazing.

We heard that the second Hunger Games film was like that. Lethal Weapon 2 was like that. Star Wars’ sequel, The Empire Strikes Back is the one that originated the term. When the second installment is dramatically better than the already great first one it’s said in some manner or fashion to ‘go all Empire Strikes Back on us’. How To Outsmart A Billion Robot Bees is like that.

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Win #VicePrincipals, The complete First Season on DVD

Vice Principals is funny. From the first time I saw the trailer I knew that it could be funny and the show did not disappoint from its sizzle real and promise. Did you see it on HBO? The First Season of Vice Principals is out on DVD and we’re giving you a chance to win a copy of it.

The two lead actors are what make Vice Principals such a funny, train wreck of a show. The show is intended for adults due to its language and humor. Walter Coggins and Danny McBride are just about perfect in their roles as Lee Russell and Neal Gamby. It’s a power struggle at a local high school with two very different types competing for the same job.

Win Vice Principals, The complete First Season on DVD

It’s a simple premise that delivers large belly laughs because every adult knows someone like these guys. The giveaway is for a copy of Vice Principals, The Complete First Season.

Cool things on Netflix with roots in comic books #StreamTeam

Hey, we’re part of the #StreamTeam on Netflix and were compensated for this-all thoughts are our own. We write lots of posts about comic books-have you noticed that? Another thing that we really love, as well as our children, is some quality television. We’ve been streaming our TV for almost five years now and it is fabulous. Let’s take a look at some of the shows on Netflix that have their roots in comic books. To be fair, it is a list much larger than those that we found, but these are some of the better ones, in addition to a couple that might fly below your radar.

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Monopoly Token Madness ends 1/31, #MonopolyVote, #SaveScottie

January 31, 2017 is the last day to vote and this is an election where your vote really matters. It’s OK to be aggressively pro-candidate or anti-top hat, because this is all about Monopoly. Monopoly has opened up the fate of all their tokens to the internet. It’s like the Highlander, times 8, for there can be only 8 in #MonopolyVote.

Simply go to their website and you’ll be shown all of the various tokens that people can choose from. Some of them you’ll recognize and have fond feelings for, like Scottie Dog, as well as other tokens that you’ll be hard pressed to remember.

The top 8 vote winners will be announced on March 13.

Vote today and #SaveScottie