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Latest & Greatest :: Robert Redford stars in All is Lost
Academy Award®winner Robert Redford stars in All Is Lost, an open-water thriller about one man’s battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee J.C.Chandor (Margin Call) with a musical score by Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), All Is Lost is a gripping, visceral and powerfully moving tribute to ingenuity and resilience. All Is Lost opened in NY and LA October 18, and nationwide October 25th. Here are some of the reviews so far: “OFF THE SCALE BRILLIANT” – Emma…
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Warner Brothers Spook-Tacular Blog App Review & Giveaway
Warner Brothers has just released their Spook-Tacular Blog App and your family can take their Quiz to find figure out what type of Spooky Family Are You! Do you like candy and costumes or do you all go pumpkin-carving crazy! I think our family might be a bit of both! Plus you can download the Spook-Tacular Story Time PDF. Halloween is not Halloween without a spooky story time! So download their PDF, make a copy for everyone, sit in a circle and everyone can craft their own spooky tale! What do you think is the best part about Halloween? The pumpkin carving? The costumes? The free candy (this might be what my daughter…
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Latest & Greatest :: PBS Kids new show PEG+CAT Airs on 10/7
This past May I attended the PBS annual meeting in Miami as part of their Mom Blogger program. It was a great experience and it really honed in to the fact that PBS provides such quality programming for our kids! I grew up watching The Electric Company and Sesame Street and I have felt good about sharing their programs with my daughter. When she was about two or three, we would sit on the sofa together and watch Big Bird and The Cookie Monster and laugh at their silly antics. So it was really exciting for me to meet the new character on Sesame Street and talk a bit to…
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Growing Up Online and Dr. Seuss’ THE LORAX DVD & Blu-ray Combo Pack Giveaway
Recently, we have been looking into some programs to add to our computer and iPad so that my daughter doesn’t accidently get onto a site she shouldn’t be on. I have heard horrible stories from other mothers who told me that their child clicked on something that looked age-appropriate but brought them to a website that was definitely not for children. I am glad to see that The More You Know Learning Series, in collaboration with NBC News, has launched Growing Up Online, the FREE eBook for parents to keep their kids safe on the Internet! Our children have never known a world without the Internet and are spending more and more…
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Talk Like a Pirate Facebook Party September 19th
It was three years ago this month that I found out about International Talk Like a Pirate Day. On September 19th the entire world is asked to “talk like a pirate” for the day! This idea was started over 10 years ago by Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers and John “Chumbucket” Baur. I had a chance to interview these two fun mates and you can read more about how the idea to “Talk Like a Pirate” came to them and why they chose September 19th as the day to talk like a pirate here on my author site. As many of you know, my first storybook app and book, Penelope the…
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Latest & Greatest :: Daniel Tiger’s Day & Night
We love how adorable Daniel Tiger is and the lessons he teaches on his show Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood! On yesterdays episode, Daniel Tiger celebrated Neighbor Day and demonstrated how important it is to be kind to others. We joined in on the fun and made some cookies and brought over flowers for our neighbors. My daughter loved doorbell ditching and leaving the treats at their doorsteps! But I knew she was learning an important life lesson from Daniel Tiger (and mom) about treating others the way we would want to be treated! In Daniel Tiger’s Day and Night app, we are able to interact with Daniel Tiger and learn more…
