Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 is hysterical fun for kids … and adults! The animated movie features the vocal talents of recognizable actors with familiar voices – Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris and Andy Samberg. The storyline is ridiculous, in a good way, and will […]
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Laura Doherty: In A Heartbeat CD
Laura Doherty is a talented children’s artist who has toured nationally. She is from New York, but in Chicago at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Local kids loved her performances and the rest of us can now enjoy her CDs. In A Heartbeat is a collection of happy, heartfelt music with catchy tunes. […]
Thirty Girls by Susan Minot
Thirty Girls is a moving novel set it war torn Africa. The story itself is fiction, but the setting and basis for the story are real. The atrocities that have been committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Africa are horrific and mostly un-reported or under-reported here in the US. From where we are, it’s […]
Rainbow Beast and the Rock Band Land Rockers
As you can imagine based on the cover of this CD, Rainbow Beast and the Rock Band Land Rockers are most definitely one of a kind! Tales from the Monstrosity Scrolls is a collection of musical stories. The music has a dark feel to it and might be at home at a side show carnival. […]
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks: Legends of Raloo
Hooray for Jakers! This oh-so-fun show started in the UK and then aired on PBS Kids in the US beginning in 2003. The stories are cute and the computer generated animation really pops from the screen. Grandfather entertains the children with stories featuring anthropomorphic farm animals. These are actually stories from his childhood and each […]
Care Bears: The Care-A-Thon Games DVD
Are you and your kids ready for the Winter Olympics? The Care Bears are having their own competitions on this fun-filled DVD. Of course, things are different in the land of Care-a-Lot, but the competitive spirit and some very good life lessons can be learned in the Care-a-thon Games. All of the episodes are sports […]