Immersive Dungeons & Dragons Tabletop RPG Adventure Boxes Dungeons & Dragons is a layered game. At its core it is about imagination and story telling. However, you can’t bring a bunch of nerds around a table to talk fantasy without some of them getting carried away. D&D has become a […]
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Join the Kids in Mr. Wolf’s Class for Some Silly Fourth Grade Adventures!
I really enjoy how relatable these books are because while obviously none of our kids are animals in real-life they can easily see themselves and their friends in Mr. Wolf’s Class.
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Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham’s ‘Best Friends’ is the Perfect Back-to-School Pick for Middle Grade Readers!
Title: Best FriendsAuthor: Shannon HaleIllustrator: LeUyen PhamSeries: Real Friends #2Release Date: August 27, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with this stunning sequel to their autobiographical take on Hale’s childhood, Real Friends. Picking up where the last book left off, Best Friends covers a particularly tumultuous […]
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Return to the 80’s with Ben & Jensen
I’m of the firm belief that a lot of the pop culture nonsense we have today can likely trace its path back to the 80’s. Comedy singing duo Ben & Jensen probably agree. After their successful video Back in the 90’s, they decided to take it back to what even […]
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‘The Cook and the King’ is a Fun, Silly Tale About a Hungry King and His Terrified Cook
Title: The Cook and the KingAuthor: Julia DonaldsonIllustrator: David RobertsRelease Date: May 7, 2019Publisher: Harry N. AbramsReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon A clever tale about a king searching for a new cook, The Cook and the King is a fun book that will entertain kids and parents alike. It’s a sort of modern fairy tale […]
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Rockstar Book Tours: ‘Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows’
Title: Charlie Hernández & The League of ShadowsSeries: Charlie Hernández #1Author: Ryan CalejoPub. Date: October 23, 2018Publisher: AladdinFormats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobookPages: 330Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD Kids these days are done a great disservice in their core classes. Many will learn all about Greek and Roman mythology but few will learn about the plethora of other pantheons […]
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It Chapter 2 Jumps Forward in Time and Amps Up the Weird
Release Date: September 6th, 2019Cast: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff. Phew!Director: Andy MuschiettiStudio: New Line CinemaDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia It’s happening again… 27 years since they last dealt […]
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‘Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades’ Mixes Mythology and Humor for the Middle Grade Crowd
Title: Nico Bravo and the Hound of HadesAuthor: Mike CavallaroSeries: Nico Bravo #1Release Date: April 23, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Mythology and humor collide in Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades, the first in a new middle grade graphic novel series from Mike Cavallaro. Nico Bravo is the perfect series […]
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Kids Can Learn All About Famous Figures in History With the ‘First Names’ Series
Everyone knows a young reader or two who absolutely love non-fiction. Often times they’ll choose books that let them learn about real life people and the world around them rather than picking up the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. The First Names Series is perfect for precocious readers […]
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Amulet’s CW-Based Books Embark on Their Very Own Crossover Adventure with ‘The Flash: Crossover Crisis’
Title: The Flash: Crossover CrisisAuthor: Barry LygaSeries: Crossover Crisis #1Release Date: August 27, 2019Publisher: AmuletReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon A couple of years ago Amulet kicked off a pair of CW-based DC superhero trilogies about The Flash and Supergirl. Now, however, author Barry Lyga is taking on the entire Arrowverse with an all-new crossover […]
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Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Review
Release Date: July 26, 2019Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot RobbieDirector: Quentin TarantinoStudio: Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films, Visiona Romantica Distributor: Sony PicturesSpoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The 9th film from Quentin Tarantino is a love letter the industry. Okay, most of his movies are that, you’re right, but this one here is the most overt, […]
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