Mystery has always been my favorite genre. Whether it was reading The Hardy Boys’ books or watching Scooby Doo cartoons on TV, I’ve always loved the action and thrills of mysteries. I still enjoy them as an adult, but the extra appeal of reading and watching lead characters who were my age was empowering when […]
Movies
Geronimo Stilton: Going Down to Chinatown DVD
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 […]
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 […]