All age comic books for January 15

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New comic book day this week brings a nice variety of all age comic books, many of which that will appeal to girls more than boys. There’s Betty & Veronica, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Disney Frozen, Miraculous and a couple others. One great mini-series that upper middle school readers and old might enjoy is Archie Vs. Predator II. Issue 5 of 5 from this definitely teen comic book has violence and blends together things that you didn’t think could go together well. We love this series and if you like science-fiction with just a hint of dark humor this will be great for you too. In the podcast this week we’ll chat about Jim Henson Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, True Believers and how to find the right book for your reluctant reader.

The first appearance of Harley Quinn, MLP, Spider-Woman and lots more this week

Franken-Sci High is STEAM based 9-14 YO life and pun fun

Franken-Sci High has the kind of book title that makes you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it sooner. If that’s the case then you can kick yourself just a little softer because that’s actually the title of the book series. It was created by Mark Young and the first release in this series, Jim Henson’s Franken-Sci High, What’s The Matter With Newton; as well as, the second one, Monsters Among Us! are out now. Depending on what your child likes to read it might be just the comfort reading food your third through seventh grader is looking for.

Left of center, sci-fi reading for ages 9 and up

Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds, fascinating reference book for the masses

Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds, 100 New Ways to See the World by Ian Wright is an unexpected time suck in the best of all possible ways.  For example, I’ve never actively thought about those countries or territories that have smaller populations than greater Tokyo. I have also never thought about how the ratio of heavy metal bands per 100 thousand people. Regarding the later query, those in Scandinavia-especially Finland, love some metal, whereas a metal group in central Africa would have a tough time finding an audience. Some of the maps in Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds are serious, some are trivial, but for curious people 10 and up they’ll all be fascinating.

This is an unexpected book that will love. It’s unique, fun to read and educational.

The Presidents, Portraits of History-education via art

One of the most remarkable things about The Presidents Portraits of History by Leah Tinari is how non-political the book is. In a time where folks can’t say the most innocuous thing without it being viewed, positively or negatively through a political lens, Tinari has created a book that respects and casts every president as human. The Presidents is a big book. On the right pages in the book readers will see large drawings of each president through 2020.  In erratic sized font around each illustration are serious or obscure facts about each person.

The Presidents, Portraits of History is art that’ll make kids want to learn

The Boy Who Became A Dragon, A Bruce Lee Story review

Early in my marriage my wife and I set a $25 limit on gifts. The first gift that she gave me under the price restrictions at that time was a Bruce Lee DVD set. That was 13 years ago and I still have the DVDs, plus I’m still married. I mention that to drive home the point that I am a Bruce Lee fan. His talent was stunning and the legacy that he had and left behind is amazing and tragic. The Boy Who Became A Dragon, A Bruce Lee Story by Jim Di Bartolo is a graphic novel that (shockingly…) I expected to enjoy. Once I was finished the book I realized that I enjoyed it for entirely different reasons than I thought that I would.   

We loved this graphic novel, but not for the reasons we would’ve thought

Win a family 4-pack of tickets to The Harlem Globetrotters in Duluth

Listen to the upbeat whistling music when the Harlem Globetrotters take the court. If you weren’t smiling about what the upcoming show, remembering a show or simply watching highlights from one of their shows you will now be in a great mood. They’re playing well into their ninth decade and are still as entertaining as they were when I saw them a couple decades ago. The Harlem Globetrotters will be playing in Duluth at Infinite Energy Arena on January 18 for two shows that day and we’re giving away a family 4-pack of tickets to see the show at 2:00.

It is a basketball, but it’s arguably more of a show. It’s not guaranteed that the Harlem Globetrotters are going to win, but the odds are not in the Washington General’s favor. The antics of the Harlem Globetrotters are infamous and have been put on display for more than 148 million fans in 123 different countries. They’ve been ambassadors for a country and a sport, they’re responsible for the massive popularity of the NBA and are one of the most family-friendly outings that you’ll enjoy with kids of any age.

This family 4-pack of tickets to The Harlem Globetrotters is for the game on January 18 at 2:00, Infinite Energy Arena. To enter just leave a comment in this post or RT this:

In addition to the games at the Infinite Energy Arena on January 18, The Harlem Globetrotters will also have two games on Sunday, January 19 at State Farm Arena.

All age comic books for January 8

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It’s the second new comic book day of 2020 and things are back to normal in the publishing world. There’s something for readers in early elementary school all the way through left of center reads for those teenagers. For young readers this week we’ve got Casper and My Little Pony. Those middle school folks will love Aquaman Giant. There are also three historical graphic novels about Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin that allow you to learn as you have fun. The entire list is below and we’ll break out a handful more all age comic books-and why they’re great for certain ages in the podcast.

Read on to dig the entire list of all age comic books for this week

KIBO Robot Kits are the STEAM skill toy you wish you had as a child

It would be deceiving to describe the KIBO Robot Kit as easy. Initially I compared it to the literary equivalent of a board book in that it’s geared towards younger users. KIBO Robot Kits are geared to a similar age as their book brethren, except their goal is much more in the STEAM camp. We’ve played with numerous “kid coding” toys and KIBO Robot Kits are easily the best-and most immersive for what they’re trying to accomplish. It is incredibly simple to use, has almost no learning curve and can challenge the older children for whom the robot is intended for.

If your 4YO can scan an item at the grocery store they can learn coding with KIBO
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