Children's book reviews, all age comic books, Kidlit, mglit, movies, entertainment and parenting
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.
Continue reading Moko-Maki is a graphic design/kawaii, find-it book for pre-k and up
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.
Continue reading The World is Not a Rectangle, builds on a great life by Zaha hadid
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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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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What are the all ages comics this week? In the podcast and YouTube vide we’ll go over Rocko’s Modern Life from Boom! Studios, Batman and Robin Adventures from DC Comics, Usagi Yojimbo from Dark Horse Comics and more. If you’re here for the printed version of a look at some cool all ages comics here are three that’ll entertain readers as young as 6.
Disney Princess
From Joe Book the Disney Princess series has new stories from Belle, Airel, Tiana, Cinderalla and more. Think of a Disney Princess and she’ll be in this series. It consists of new stories that ages 6 and up will laugh, swoon and imagine themselves in their own ivory-towered palace.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II is the sequel to a very popular mini-series of the same name. In this mini-series Donatello inadvertently opens a door way to another reality while looking for a way to improve his fighting skills. Even worse the door he opens up allows Bane to go to NYC to where the TMNT live. This mini-series will be great for kids 9 and up. It’s important to note that this is the version of TMNT that skews slightly older than TMNT Adventures.
Chimichanga: The World’s Worst Face
Chimichanga: The World’s Worst Face is the story of a traveling circus with all manner of rarely seen creatures. It’s also a very unlikely fabulous all ages comic book. From Dark Horse Comics, Chimichanga has laughs, teaches kids a lesson and provides just enough fright to put them on edge. This is a fun comic book that has a zippy, carefree, meandering spirit that not enough comic books for young readers have.
Humor
Superhero
Action/science-fiction
Somewhere in the maelstrom of author Jo Nesbo’s mind was a Christmas story unlike any other. The result is Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder, Silent (But Deadly) Night, a book that even by its title, lets you in on the fact that it’s not traditional and clearly aimed at middle grade kids who like fart jokes. However, once you start reading the book you realize that it goes much deeper, touching on the commercialization of Christmas, the story of a retired Santa Claus, family memories and more. It does this while mixing in incredibly silly elements like a taxidermy giraffe head on the front of a flying car, copyright law and of course, fart powder.
Continue reading Silent (But Deadly) Night is more than its potty humor title
Kids love ninjas. That explains why some kids are fans of the Ninja! book series by Arree Chung. They’re picture books that ages 7 and younger will enjoy. Ninja Claus! is the third entry in the series and is heavy on pictures, action and humor, while being light on words. This is the kind of children’s book that kids will read in their head (aka: to themselves), while imagining the ninja moves and traps that young Maxwell does in trying to capture Santa.
Continue reading Ninja Claus! Could use more ninja and Claus, but kids love it
It’s a little ironic that The Defiant Ones starts out near the end of the story. The multi-billion dollar deal between Apple and Beats by Dre has been finalized, but not made public. Jimmy Iovine learns from Puff Daddy that reports of the deal are being bragged about on Facebook, which could scuttle the entire transaction. That was 2014, but the road leading up that moment is the true story of The Defiant Ones, which has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Music Film. It is intended for mature audiences and contains content that is not rated.
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