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Childhood's new domain. My X-Box dreams are dying. Dead. Ugh. Posted by malachy walsh. Asymp; Leave a comment. This is your brain, on Dead Space. You say, Honey, there are educational games we can play. You say, But Honey, what about the exercise routines you can do with Kinect. You say, Okay, well, we can play DVD’s if you like. We love a good movie, don’t we? Then you say, but they just announce a new software package that means we can stream more from the internet like Netflix and Hulu and, and….
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Boyz Read: WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN
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Sunday, January 26, 2014. WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN. Written by Jodi Moore. Illustrated by Howard McWilliam. Flashlight Press, 2011). It’s easy to get lost in one’s imagination when building a sandcastle. Some of us just get more blessedly lost than others. Indeed, the unnamed boy in When a Dragon Moves in. Would assert that imagination is not at play at all—his beach encounter is entirely real. Things get even worse when the boy gets blamed for the dragon’s deeds. Take, for instance, the fingerpr...With th...
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Boyz Read: February 2013
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Sunday, February 24, 2013. Written by Émilie Rivard. Illustrated by Anne-Claire Delisle. Translated by Sarah Quinn. Owl Kids, 2011). This is the story of an endearing relationship between a young boy named Charlie and his grandfather. Grandpa entertains Charlie with far-fetched tales about witches and pirates and gnomes. Each story is punctuated by Grandpa’s assurance that what he says is true, “really and truly.” Charlie is enchanted each time. Due to the change in Grandpa, Charlie becomes the storytell...
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Boyz Read: ICE CREAM
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Saturday, May 31, 2014. Greenwillow Books, 2002). Since my last blog post featured a picture book about pizza, it seemed entirely logical to follow that with ICE CREAM. Perfect meal, right? I am already a big fan of writer/illustrator Elisha Cooper. His descriptive phrasing in books like Building. Consistently amazes me. The watercolor/pencil drawings, often several smaller images filling a page, also dazzle. I am pleased to say that Ice Cream. Is up to the Cooper standards. Or a tragic loss.). At the fa...
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Boyz Read: October 2012
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. By Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton Mifflin, 1992). Oh, what a talented man, that Chris Van Allsburg! His realistic, yet fanciful black and white illustrations are masterpieces, works I can marvel at, feeling simultaneously calmed and inspired. But he adds to the awe through clever story ideas, compellingly written. In fact, the opening sentences of The Widow’s Broom. Caught my attention even before the art:. Witches’ brooms don’t last forever. Old, and even the best. Of them, one.
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Boyz Read: May 2013
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Sunday, May 12, 2013. HELLO MY NAME IS BOB. Nothing like a good laugh. There was a point midway through this book that I started to laugh at a ridiculous situation and the giggle fit took me through to the end. My dog was very concerned as was the couple parked beside me on the ferry. Why be embarrassed? Madness can be glorious. This book takes on the familiar opposites attractfriendship theme. Techno-gadget. (Okay, maybe that’s just my distraction of choice.). The page that started my giggle fit? The be...
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Boyz Read: SECRET PIZZA PARTY
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Monday, May 19, 2014. Written by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2013). Haven’t blogged in a while so why not kick things off again with a Pizza Party. I mean, really, who doesn’t love a pizza party? How many of us have been suckered into a day of moving sofas and tables with the promise of pizza as the reward? The cheeky narrator gives the tormented raccoon an idea: Throw your own SECRET pizza party. Think about it—no battles with brooms and, gosh goll...But the...
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Boyz Read: June 2014
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Friday, June 13, 2014. Written by Derek Munson. Illustrated by Melody Wang. Cannonball Books, 2013). Parenting can be challenging, especially when a mother has to do it all by herself. Bad Dad. Is not an ode to the single mother; rather, it is a recognition of the fact that some fathers require as much supervision as the children. Some people take “kid at heart” too far. But don’t we all yearn for bed-bouncing days of yore? Maybe that makes up for an infraction or two. Father’s Day book. I had the pleasu...
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Boyz Read: February 2014
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Sunday, February 16, 2014. Houghton Mifflin, 1941). I’ve written about my fondness for the Curious George books before. But I recently checked out a copy of the original Curious George. The man picked him up quickly and popped him into a bag. George was caught. George is not freed from the bag until he and Yellow are aboard a big ship. I probably read this story as a child. This troublesome beginning wouldn’t have fazed me. What kid doesn’t want a monkey? Another beloved picture book from that era (publi...
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Boyz Read: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. THE GIRL IN RED. Written by Aaron Frisch. Story and pictures by Roberto Innocenti. Creative Editions, 2012). After my first read, I knew I would not feature this book as a recommendation. I did not like the ending. Indeed, it was not appropriate. But then I went for coffee and recalled earlier versions of “Little Red Riding Hood”, the story upon which the book is based. In some tellings, the grandmother got locked in a closet, but in others, the wolf ate her. Indeed, it’s...
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