Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue – film review
In the third Disney Fairies installment, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, Tinker Bell’s curiosity gets the better of her and she…
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The Sandman by William Joyce – book review
The Sandman by William Joyce is the second picture book in his Guardians of Childhood series. This book focuses on the origin of…
Picture book review: The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
The Man in the Moon by William Joyce is a good book. Not a great one, but good. The illustrations are wonderful, as…
Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden – craft book review
I enjoyed Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden. The writing is lighthearted, fun, and easy to follow. The first section, “Becoming Dr. Frankenstein…
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman – book review
I read a surprisingly fun middle grade book the other day. It was Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman. The book didn’t make…
Frozen – film review
Frozen opens to little Princess Anna, who adores her older sister Elsa, especially Elsa’s power to create snow and ice. But after Elsa…
Monsters University – film review
Ever wonder how Mike and Sulley originally met? The animators at Pixar did, and so created the prequel to Monsters, Inc.: Monsters University.…
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure – film review
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is the second of the Disney Fairies direct-to-video films, released in 2009. As with the previous film,…
Little Witch Academia – short film review
Little Witch Academia Is a short film released as part of the Anime Mirai 2013 film festival in Japan. The festival is the…
Tinker Bell – film review
Tinker Bell is the first of the Disney Fairies film series, and shows the birth of Tinker Bell and her assimilation into the…
Gravity Falls Season 1 – television series review
Gravity Falls Season 1Â follows twelve year old fraternal twins Dipper and Mabel, whose parents ship them out to spend the summer with their…
Planes – animated film review
Despite how it may look, Disney’s Planes is not a Pixar film. Despite being in the same world as Cars, and having very…
Meet the Robinsons – animated film review
Everyone’s always talking about “keeping up with the Joneses”, but you’ll forget all about that once you Meet the Robinsons. This film, loosely…
Epic – animated film review
Epic is a 2013 animated action adventure fantasy film directed by Chris Wedge. It is based on the childrens book The Leaf Men…
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown is a sequel of sorts to his previous Darth Vader and Son which I reviewed back in…
Wreck-It Ralph – animated film review
Wreck-It Ralph is an animated film from Disney, part of the new wave of the “Pixar method” of film-making: story is king. Period.…
Secret of the Wings – film review
Secret of the Wings is a 2012 release from DisneyToon Studios directed by Bobs Gannaway and Peggy Holmes. It received limited release in…
The Croods – film review
The Croods is the latest work from Dreamworks Animation. The film is co-directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders and stars Emma Stone,…
Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Darth Vader and Son is a wonderful little gem which combines Star Wars with father and son time. This hardcover graphic novel features…
The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton – craft book review
Well, high art it is not, but for fun, reasonably quick, Star Wars themed crafts, The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton…
Rise of the Guardians – film review
Rise of the Guardians is an excellent film, for families or otherwise. Each of the main characters was well developed and established, and…