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Amazing Water, fun, palatable intro to classical music for all ages

Classical music makes you smart. I don’t know if that’s true, but that’s the go-to programming for people once they find out that they’re going to be parents. We got one of those classical music or baby CD’s when our first was born, as you probably did too-or gave one as a baby shower gift. Amazing Water serves that purpose and then some for older kids who genuinely want to learn about classical music, its history and the people who make it.

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New all age comic books for June 22, 2016

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Happy first week of summer! New Comic book day this week yields some great all age comic books including our favorite new comic book, a very large section of science fiction and action comics, plus a new imprint of titles from a major publisher that’s great for tweens.

First off, the high points to this post are in a nice podcast and the music you hear on it is from Lee Rosevere. To find your closest comic book shop just follow the link and put in your zip code. Lastly, the links will take you to TFAW where you’ll save up to 20% on any order.

The conclusion to Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Contest of Champions (#4) is out this week, as is Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #4 and Ms. Marvel #8, which is a great comic for kids 11 and up. You know how Marvel Comics and DC Comics keep reshuffling the universe right? Marvel is reaching out to fans by reprinting the first couple issues of their titles on a new imprint. Timely Comics kicks off with the first three issues of Totally Awesome Hulk for only $3. This title is going to be good for kids 11 and up due to the some of the violence and situations.

Science fiction is busy this week too with Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises #3, Ghostbusters International #6, Munchkin #18 and many more. Bruce Lee is our favorite new comic book this year. It’s much better than you think it is. I state that because anytime you create a new story around a real person, especially one so storied and awesome as Bruce Lee your expectations are high. Rest easy, this all age comic book has action, humor, heart and lessons that anyone can learn from.

Famous Monsters is not for the all age audience. However, parents might remember this from when they were kids. I would buy this several times a year to get a sneak preview of the new sci-fi or monster movies. It’s a magazine, so the reading is aimed at adults, but the language is clean. Some of the monster images might be too much for younger readers, but older ones will get a kick out of the behind the scene photos.

Humor all age comic book fans have Archie #9, the final issue of the Action Cat & Adventure Bug mini series, Looney Tunes #231 and more.

When you head to the comic book store be sure to tag anything with #NCBD. You can also tag us on twitter @DaddyMojo to share what you’re reading.

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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs! is silly children’s music for the under 6 set

It’s Raining Cats and Dogs! is a storybook and music CD from The Secret Mountain. This is a good example to point out the difference between children’s music and kindie. The vast majority of the music we review here is kindie, music that is good for children, but also has pop sensibilities, music or humor that will appeal to adults. It’s Raining Cats and Dogs! is children’s music that kids 6 and under will enjoy.

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Plants Vs. Zombies #12, the fun fungi clean up Zomboss and crew

I get I now. At a Scholastic book fair his past year I saw a Plants Vs. Zombies graphic novel for sale. It benefitted the school so I bought it and haven’t looked back. The ongoing monthly series of Plants Vs. Zombies #12 ends with this issue and is one of the go-to all age comic books that your child should be reading. The monthly series ends with this issue, now they’ll be publishing all new graphic novels with Zomboss, Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave and everyone else.

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Let’s play with the toys from Miles From Tomorrowland, season 2

Miles From Tomorrowland, season 2 has launched on television and we got a chance to play with some of the toys. Our boys are big fans of the series, loved the toys that they had and were eager to get their hand s on the new ones. “Why do they have new toys”, they asked. I explained to them that the show was not cancelled and that the new Miles From Tomorrowland toys were an addition to last years and are part of the new story line.

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The Mighty Zodiac, big action comic book with heart and vocabulary

In some ways The Mighty Zodiac is on a parallel track, but the opposite of one of our favorite comic books Usagi Yojimbo. The Mighty Zodiac is the story of 12 heroes, each one representing someone from the Zodiac. This is an ongoing series from Oni Press that will interest kids 7 and up due to its more realistically drawn characters, martial arts action and bad guys.

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Making #DadTime with Lowes and home improvement

I have partnered with Life of Dad and Lowe’s for this promotion. One of my best early memories of my dad was when he helped out at my elementary school. The classes were building wooden toy cars and he was there helping put them together. That was one of the first things I remembered when he told my wife that I was always better than him at fixing things. He sends me indirect praise through my wife like that, he’s old school. Now that our kids are getting older I’m doing my best to include them in some quality #DadTime Lowes projects around the house so that I can tell the same thing to their wives in 20 or 30 years.

I jest, I’ll tell them to their faces that they’ll never be able to fix things as well as I can.

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There Is a Tribe of Kids is coffee table, kid book, art greatness for all

There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith feels like it’s too good to be a children’s book. I don’t mean that in a snooty way. The book has art whose quality and depth looks like something adults would see at an art gallery that’s doing an animal exhibition. Each page has art that is curious, gentle and full of detail for any age reader. Combine that with the written words, the actual story part of There Is a Tribe of Kids and you’ve got a classic book that your kids will remember reading when they have kids in 20 or so years.

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