Watch a little too much Food Network in your house? Kid wants to be a chef? These might be right up your alley! Neil Flambe and the Crusader's Curseby Kevin SylvesterSimon & SchusterISBN: 978 1 4424 4286 3This is the third book in the adventures of Neil Flambe, the boy wonder of the culinary … [Read more...]
Film Review – Wreck-It Ralph
Poor Ralph (John C. Reilly). He's tired of doing the same old job for decades and who can blame him? Wreck-It Ralph is the massive bad guy in a popular video game. He destroys buildings with his huge hands while the hero Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer) comes to the rescue and, you guessed it, … [Read more...]
Hold Onto Your Hat
No, this is not a post about the storm... It's about Jon Klassen and his propensity for writing about hat thieves and animals who meet their naturally ordained survival-of-the-fittest end. Remember last year's I Want My Hat Back? You could say this new one is a worthy successor in more ways than … [Read more...]
Baby, You Can Drive My Car!
When the lovely folks at MINI Canada offered me a vehicle to test drive for the weekend, I jumped at the opportunity. What sane mom doesn't dream of trading in the minivan for a stylish little MINI? Judging by my post on Instagram when I picked up my weekend vehicle, I'm not alone in my dreams! … [Read more...]
Film Review – ARGO
Imagine that six US diplomats have taken refuge in a Canadian embassy during an Iranian Revolution in 1979. The revolutionaries haven't discovered them - yet. U.S.- Iranian relations are at a breaking point. You are a CIA rescue specialist and you have a couple of days to get them out before they … [Read more...]
I Really Do Love Hallowe’en
I mean, how often do you get to dress up like a weirdo and it's a good thing? I mean, yes, in my line of work, more than some, but this is a perfect opportunity to make full use of my costume box. And? Fun stories! Here's a few fun new goodies out in time for this year's Trick or Treat Day. For … [Read more...]
We Are All Made of Stars
My cousin posted this Carl Sagan quotation on facebook yesterday: "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff."I loved it, although I have been singing Moby ever … [Read more...]
Film Review: Frankenweenie
Much to the chagrin of his father (Martin Short), young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is not a sporty kid. He's a bookish ten year-old who rides around the town of New Holland on his bike. He prefers to spend his time making stop action movies which he screens for his family. His best friend … [Read more...]
That DIY Spirit
the ninth - yes, ninth - book, and Ivy & Bean are still heaps of fun and better than easy to read series need to be. This time? They are making things happen on their own... Ivy & Bean Make the Rulesby Annie BarrowsChronicle BooksISBN: 978 1 4521 0295 5Bean's big sister is going to camp - a … [Read more...]
The Voice Inside
This book. You guys, I was crying on a bus as I read this, but couldn't put it down and spare myself the embarrassment because I needed too intensely to know what happened next and how it all came out. Could I recommend it more highly? I think not. Skinnyby Donna CoonerPoint /ScholasticISBN: 978 0 … [Read more...]
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