Hooray – it’s another Buddies movie! I remember watching the original Air Bud movie on VHS with my kids over and over again. It’s a wonderful movie with a lot of heart. What’s better than a movie with a cute dog? A movie with a bunch of cute puppies, of course. Super Buddies is a […]
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Visitation Street By Ivy Pochoda – Dennis Lehane Books
Visitation Street is a beautiful book that allows us to explore the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn while getting inside the heads of the unique and interesting characters who live there. The story begins with two bored teenage girls looking for some Summer adventure. Their nighttime excursion on a raft ends in tragedy with only […]
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour DVD Set
The Haunting Hour from R.L. Stine R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour is good for spooky, creepy fun anytime, but will be especially popular to watch as we get closer to Halloween. My now college-age kids were big fans of the Goosebump books when they were in elementary school. We had a collection of chapter […]
Goat Mountain: A Novel by David Vann
Goat Mountain is thought-provoking and oh-so-hard to put down. David Vann has won numerous writing awards and has had his books translated into 18 other languages. He is a gifted writer who digs deep inside his characters, so that we can understand them and the decisions they make as they face unique situations. I previously […]
Studio Ghibli From Up On Poppy Hill DVD
What a wonderful surprise it was to open up a package and find the From Up On Poppy Hill DVD inside! I hadn’t even heard that there was a new Hayao Miyazaki DVD on the way to the US, but as soon as I saw the distinctive artwork I knew this was from Studio Ghibli. […]
Birdsong Everything is Connected CD
Hooray – it’s another fabulous CD from Birdsong & The Eco-Wonders! The music itself is fun and the lyrics will help expand the hearts and minds of those who hear them. The CD is for kids, but really can be enjoyed by all ages. With their previous CD, If I Were A Fish, we got […]