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Star Wars, The Last Jedi-great parts, good whole

This is a spoiler free review of Star Wars, The Last Jedi. First off, Star Wars, The Last Jedi is a very good film that doesn’t need to be graded on a curve. This is the superhero or James Bond movie caveat that fans add to the end of its description. “It’s a good James Bond film”, is often a way of saying that fans of 007 will enjoy it, but, as a film it doesn’t set that high of a bar. Even without a curve, Star Wars, The Last Jedi is good, but fans of the franchise; if they look deep within themselves, will acknowledge that there are flaws that place it squarely in the upper third of the pack.

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The planet Crait
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Cucumber Quest, The Doughnut Kingdom-as sweet as its source

Cucumber Quest The Doughnut Kingdom is as sweet and pleasant as its name implies. Think of Candy Land come to life, except even more all age friendly, now add in some fable elements like monsters, princesses drawn in soft, muted colors and you have an idea of Cucumber Quest. The world is inhabited by anthropomorphic bunny rabbits. Cucumber is the main character, a shy kid who just wants to go to school and his younger sister who is much more intent on battling demons, swordplay and epic quests.

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Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas is family, culture, picture fun for 3 and up

Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas is a picture book that’s geared at elementary school students. It’s also geared to brothers or sisters who have a younger sibling that is always climbing things. Sadie is a 3 or 4 year old girl that loves climbing, songs and eating. The book is told from the perspective of her older brother, who is around 9 and really looking forward to making and eating dosas.

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All ages comics for December 13

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What are the all ages comics this week? In the podcast and YouTube video we’ll go over Dennis the Menace, My Little Pony Holiday Special, Storytime with Batman and many others. If you’re here for the printed version be sure to check out these three all ages comics here are three that’ll entertain readers as young as 6. This is also a great time to get some cool stocking stuffers. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: Robotanimals is great for ages 6 and up as is The Loud House graphic novel and girls ages 5 and up will dig My Little Pony Friends Forever Omnibus, Volume 3.

Spongebob Comics

In case this is your first time here, each issue of Spongebob Comics is one of the best all ages comics that you can pick up. From a storytelling perspective, as well as artistically, they are great comic for anyone aged 6 and up. We’ve been buying this comic book for years and our 8 year old is still reading the ones from many years ago. If you don’t let your child watch the television show because of the sass or attitude, you can rest easy. The comic book version of Spongebob is all humor and almost no sass, in other words, it won’t encourage bad behavior and is just flat out funny.

Storytime with Batman

If you have a kid aged 3-7 who is craving good-night books this your jam. Storytime with Batman is a box collection of six books that are the perfect length for the end of the day. Each book is loaded with baddies from Gotham City, action, lessons and plenty of sight words too. Green Arrow, The Flash, Nightwing and other superheroes also lend a hand to save the day.

Angry Birds: Monsters and Missletoe

Every three months Angry Birds Comics Quarterly comes out. If you like the fun that the animated Angry Birds series has then you’ll really like this oversized comic book. This is good, silly fun that ages 6 and up will enjoy, want to read (or at least try to) and laugh at the pigs as they get what’s coming to them.

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Moko-Maki is a graphic design/kawaii, find-it book for pre-k and up

What’s a Moko-Maki? It’s perhaps simpler to explain what is kawaii. Kawaii is one of the under currents of Japanese culture. At its simplest kawaii is cute, but it has sub-genres that break it out to those beyond a normal adjective. Kawaii can also mean cute, with a very creative and fun bent. That is the angle that Moko-Maki by Satu Kontinen pursues and nails the definition of kawaii to the floor.

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The World is Not a Rectangle, builds on a great life by Zaha hadid

When I was a kid I wanted to be an architect. More precisely, my father wanted me to be an architect. I remember taking drawing classes and being semi-dedicated to it until I realized that math was required. Had I continued down that path Zaha Hadid is a name that I would’ve known and studied. She was an architect who designed some iconic, world famous buildings and blazed a trail while doing it. The World is Not a Rectangle, a Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jenette Winter is about Zaha’s inspiration as a child, how they weaved themselves into her creations and the struggles she faced professionally.

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Win a copy of The LEGO Ninjago Movie on Blu-ray DVD, plus figures

Who wants to win a copy of The LEGO Ninjago Movie on Blu-ray DVD? Let’s up the ante, who wants to win a copy of The LEGO Ninjago Movie on Blu-ray DVD, some coloring sheets with characters from the film and some LEGO figurines? The film arrives on DVD on December 19 and here’s your chance to win it.

Win a copy of The LEGO Ninjago Movie on Blu-ray DVD, plus LEGO figures

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Win a copy of Despicable Me 3 on Blu-ray DVD, #Giveaway

It’s Happy Movie Day to Despicable Me 3. The Blu-ray DVD is out to the most popular animated film from the summer of 2017 and you can now take the cute yellow minions, as well as Gru, his newfound brother and Balthazar Bratt. It’s pretty simple to win a copy of Despicable Me 3, just do one (or more) of the things in the widget and cross your fingers.

A Blu-ray DVD copy of Despicable Me 3

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