If you’re a preschool girl then it’s a Rainbow Ranger world
and your parents simply live in it, or occasionally interrupt it to ask you to
turn off the TV. Parents like the show because it has nothing but positive
themes and young girls will like it because the characters are smart, solve
problems and have flying unicorns. If
you’re a literary parent then the world of Rainbow Rangers might be new to you
the MacKids is out to change all of that. They’ve printed four books that will
appeal to children aged one through six.
The core of mankind’s disagreements can be summed up into those that like seaweed as a snack and those who don’t. I am firmly in the first camp and are offering it to our children every chance that we get and since there’s always some in the kitchen that’s quite often. Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee is the first in a new children’s series that kids in first through fourth grade will enjoy for a number of reasons.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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