Title: Rocket to the Moon!Series: Big Ideas That Changed the World #1Author: Don BrownRelease Date: March 5, 2019Publisher: AmuletReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Big ideas can change the world as the tagline for Amulet’s latest non-fiction kids’ graphic novel series reminds us. Rocket to the Moon! kicks off the series and introduces young readers to […]
The Young Adventurer’s Guide Series Are Here to Inspire A New Generation of D&D Fans
Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be dungeon masters- Actually, scratch that. Let your babies grow up to be halfling rogues, dragonborn paladins, half-elf clerics, tiefling barbarians, and especially dungeon masters. Parents who love Dungeons and Dragons know the struggle of deciding how and when to introduce their […]
‘The Singing Rock’ Introduced Readers Young and Old to Some Clever, Hilarious New Fairytales!
Title: The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy TalesAuthor: Nathaniel LachenmeyreArtist: Simini BlockerRelease Date: June 18, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Fairytale stories and adorable, colorful illustrations collide in Nathaniel Lachenmeyer & Simini Blocker’s ‘The Singing Rock’. Pegged as a collection of ‘brand-new fairy tales’ this may be one of the most fun, all-ages graphic […]
Dumbo Soars Once Again as Disney’s Latest Live Action Remake Comes to Blu-Ray
Dumbo (2019) Release Date: June 25, 2019Cast: Colin Ferrell, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Eva GreenStudio: Walt Disney PicturesExtra Feature Rating: ★★★★★Rating: ★★★☆☆Review Spoilers: LowAmazon | IMDB | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes Disney’s latest live action adaptation, Dumbo, is an odd duck. The animated film about a flying elephant was already an unusual choice to join Disney’s growing […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Elizabeth Case Gives Young Readers A Spunky, Relatable New Heroine
Young readers (and their parents) who are looking for fun, relatable early chapter books need to look no further than Rachel Vail’s new series following the (mis)adventures of Elizabeth Case. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never read the Justin Case series that this books spun-off from though I […]
Rockstar Book Tour: Charlie & Frog Are Back in ‘The Boney Hand’
Title: CHARLIE & FROG THE BONEY HANDAuthor: Karen KanePub. Date: June 4, 2019Publisher: Disney-HyperionFormats: Hardcover, eBookPages: 272Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD I love Charlie & Frog. These books will always have a special place in my heart because it’s not often you come across a book about a deaf or hard of hearing character that’s anything quite like this series. […]
‘Captain Marvel’ Comes Home on Blu-Ray Today!
Captain Marvel Release Date: June 11, 2019Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Lashana Lynch, Annette BeningStudio: Marvel StudiosExtra Feature Rating: ★★★☆☆Rating: ★★★★☆Review Spoilers: LowAmazon | IMDB | Wikipedia | RT I’m going to make a confession here: I saw Endgame before I ever saw Captain Marvel. I know, I know. How could I possibly skip a film […]
Nathan Hale’s ‘Apocalypse Taco’ is One of the Weirdest Books We’ve Read This Year
Title: Apocalypse TacoAuthor: Nathan HaleRelease Date: March 26, 2019Publisher: AmuletReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Apocalypse Taco is one of the weirdest books I’ve read in a long time. I’ve struggled with how to write this review because sometimes books are just so bizarre that you’ve got to just experience them for yourself. That’s how I […]
First Love Kinda Sucks in Whitney Gardner’s Fantastic ‘Fake Blood’
Title: Fake BloodAuthor: Whitney GardnerRelease Date: September 4, 2018Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersReview Spoilers: MildGoodReads | Amazon When I first saw the cover of Whitney Gardner’s Fake Blood I assumed this was some coming-of-age meta take on being a teenage vampire. The reality is so much better. Fake Blood is a charming, […]
Things Get Magical In These Interactive Board Books
Sometimes our littlest readers need a little help getting engaged in books and that’s where interactive stories come in handy! My Magical Mermaid and My Magical Unicorn are two new interactive board books full of sparkly pictures, flashy colors, wheels to spin, tabs to pull, and more. My pre-schooler loved […]
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