Do your kids enjoy reading Scholastic’s Geronimo Stilton books? This quirky, suave and hilarious mouse brings investigative journalism to a new and klutzy level. Geronimo is a journalist, but behaves more like a spy or detective as he follows clues and stirs up trouble in search of his stories. The books were first published in […]
Movies
Babar and the Adventures of Badou: Gone Wild DVD
Babar and his friends are ready to entertain a new generation of children! When I was a child, I loved to checkout beautifully illustrated Babar books from the library with my very own library card. When my kids were younger, they enjoyed the books and watching Babar on VHS tapes that they checked out from […]
The Boxtrolls Media Trip: Puppets, Props and More #TheBoxtrolls
Moviemaking of any kind is a time consuming labor of love. That is especially true when the movie is made using stop motion animation. The sheer magnitude of the amount of puppets, props, bits and pieces small and large that are needed for a feature length film is mind boggling. A few months ago, I […]
The Boxtrolls Media Trip #TheBoxtrolls
Have you heard about The Boxtrolls? This stop-motion animated feature is coming to theaters on September 26th. The Focus Features family movie is from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman. They expanded on the skills used in those films for even more amazing animation and effects. It is based on the children’s novel, Here Be […]
Mumfie’s Quest: The Movie DVD
Have your kids discovered Mumfie? This sweet and adventurous little elephant is adorable! The creator of the show, Britt Allcroft, is also responsible for creating the original Thomas and friends shows. Like Thomas, Mumfie was also inspired by a children’s storybook. The characters and adventures are full of imagination and there is a beautiful music to […]
Smithsonian Aerial America: Southwest Collection Blu-ray
Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Have you ever been to the Southwest? New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado are filled with natural beauty! The Smithsonian Channel Aerial America feature captures the wonder of this part of the United States beautifully. There is over 4 hours of programming with views from above. You’ll see and hear about the […]