Children's book reviews, all age comic books, Kidlit, mglit, movies, entertainment and parenting
I’m thinking about a teenager who I’ve never met. I don’t know anything about them other than the fact that they were almost hit by a car about 12 years ago. Were it not for a flat coat retriever and her love of children that car would’ve hit that child. It’s a dog story so unbelievable I wouldn’t give it a second glance, had we not lived with the dog for 12 years.
Continue reading How Abby lost a leg, but gained a life and made ours better
There is a fine line between parody and children’s music. Good children’s music, kindie, is different beast entirely. Factor in trying to make great kindie music when you already have a reputation in that genre and it can be easier or more difficult.
Continue reading Raise Your Hand by The Not-Its is kindie rock at its best
We’re big fans of Planet Gigantic here. It’s an all age comic book that delivers on anything that you want or think that the genre isn’t putting out there. Fabulous art, great story, girl heroes, boy heroes and lots of action are things that this limited series has going for it.
Continue reading Planet Gigantic #4 awesome, noir, space, monster all age comic
Puppets and animals, well more specifically animal puppets-what’s not to like? That’s the overall story behind the latest show at Center for Puppetry Arts. Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest organization in the United States that is devoted to the art of puppetry. If you’re only vision of a puppet is something that slips over your hand then you need to pay them a visit.
Continue reading Rainforest Adventures at Center for Puppetry Arts is great for crawlers to 7YO
Many of the all age comic staples are out this week. There are some new issues from Garfield, Archie and Simpsons hitting comic book stores. Also keep an eye out for Transformers More Than Meets The Eye, while a true ‘all age comic’ it’s on par with the level of action and violence that I was reading at 7 or 8 years old.
Other favorites that you might be into are Batman ’66, just like the campy television show, but with slightly more modern jokes and Looney Tunes 223. The final issue of Planet Galactic and the semi-underground classic Darkwing Duck comes out with a trade paperback. Oh, keep an eye out for the artistic changes happening in Riverdale, Archie and his friends are getting a more modern appearance in the near future.
Continue reading New all age comic books for Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Studio Ghibli is synonymous with anime. Mention a well known anime film and Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli are most likely behind it. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a documentary about a year behind the scenes at the studio that coincidentally happened to coincide with the production of Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises.
Continue reading The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, a touching film about anime, life and Japan
We’re part of the Stream Team with Netflix and were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Since we cut the cord our television time has shortened and the caliber of it has increased dramatically. Our kids don’t have to surf, instead they watch and under our supervision, watch some neat programming that we didn’t think that they would like. Here’s a look at what the kids are watching and a couple that I’ve been digging as well.
Continue reading What the kids are watching on Netflix #StreamTeam
Cartoon Network has so many shows that hit ages 6 and up. The leading edge and most popular show is Adventure Time. Our favorite show in their lineup is Regular Show. It’s as manic, strange and creative, but is grounded in reality just a little bit. Really, it’s the story of Mordecai a blue jay, Rigby a raccoon who take care of the park with their friends who are even stranger, so take ‘grounded in reality’ with a grain of salt. It happens on Earth, but each episode balances friendship, alternate realities, work and more in a creative mash-up that makes you laugh, even if you’re (much) older than their intended demographic.
Continue reading Regular Show Mordecai Pack on DVD, out now and very funny
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