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This week at Camp Warner Bros. is near and dear to our family because it revolves around one of our favorite Cartoon Network shows We Bare Bears. In this case the craft is a surprisingly sticky slime that’s simple to make, which is paired with We Bare Bears: The Movie. If you’re a fan of We Bare Bears then the movie is a must-watch event. Even if you’re a casual fan of the show then you’ll enjoy the film for all of the right reasons.
In a more sensitive time Zombies Of The World would’ve had umpteen hundreds of people calling the police to warn about the hoards of approaching zombies. At times resembling the literary zombie equivalent to The War of The Worlds radio broadcast, this book is a realistic middle grade look at zombies. It’s also much more entertaining than you think it would be, especially for the passive zombie or undead enthusiast.
It’s week number 2 of our at-home summer with Camp Warner Bros. This week’s activity is one that the kids could really get behind-making candy! The craft was rather simple and corresponded to the movie of one of the best shows in recent memory on Cartoon Network. The title of the candy surely gave it away for fans of the show. The film that ties into the craft is Steven Universe: The Movie.
Mutts by Patrick McDonnell is that friend who you might not have seen in years. The two of you had excellent conversations. They were your ying to your yang. You really like chocolate and they really like peanut butter and it was never a problem if the two accidentally rubbed against one another. It’s the Snoopy to your Woodstock. Mutt, Hot Dogs, Hot Cats is a collected works of this classic comic strip that have been released in book form that’s as fabulous the first of fourteenth time that you read it.
It’s new comic book day and the all age comic books this week are up to their pre-holiday routine. By that I mean that there are some, but not at the number that there usually are. Publishers are back up to their release schedule, it’s simply that the Wednesday before a holiday is light. Having said that, this week has two great graphic novels in the vein of Science Comics from :01 First Second. Check out History Comics, The Great Chicago Fire or The Roanoke Colony, they’re from :01 First Second, so I bet that the quality and great storytelling behind Science Comics is front and center there also.
In all age comic books, check out Marvel Action Classics Avengers starring Iron Man #1. This series from IDW Publishing is awesome and great for kids in elementary school all the way through middle school.
Lloyd Finds His Whalesong by Skylaar Amann is an interesting illustrated book. From the moment that you pick it up the colors and illustrations make you smile. Lloyd is a young whale who is struggling to find his song amongst a pod of adult whales. If there’s no song then he can’t keep up and it’s a big ocean. Much like the tides, the book ebbs and flows, with Lloyd finding his voice, getting sidetracked by a noisy ship and hopefully finding the confidence to sing again so that he can find his people. As a children’s book it will meet the needs of whale kids or those who can focus on the art over the story.
Whale books-Get your whale booksAfter reading Super Soldiers, A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country by Jason Inman; I challenged myself to think of one superhero that didn’t have direct ties to their country’s military. I did come up with a couple like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man. However, even in trying to think of them I could see some fan circles thinking that they were part of the military, either per their definition or by them assisting in dire times. That’s a topic for another book. Super Soldiers is a respectful, well researched book about a variety of superheroes, their relationship to the military and parallels that they have in common with real soldiers in the military.
Kids and haircuts go together like love and marriage. Now tweak the words a bit, put a Rat Pack crooner behind the singing and you’ve got the theme to Married With Children. Lion Needs A Haircut by author/illustrator Hyewon Yum is an illustrated book that looks at a father and son who have more than one thing in common. The story is one that parents to any child who is close to four years old will understand very well.
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