Posted by Unknown | 4:36 AM

It's a parents dream: for the low low price of $9.95, you can guarantee your attention span-less child will stay put in a single spot fo...

0 comments Labels: Books, Don't let them know it's educational, Games

Posted by Unknown | 4:31 AM

As much as I want to believe my sense of humor mature along with my progression in chronological age, I always always find myself laughing w...

0 comments Labels: Movies

Posted by Unknown | 11:20 AM

I regularly review some of the major children's literature awards on this blog. This has included the Newbery & Caldecott awards (U...

0 comments Labels: awards, children's literature

Posted by Unknown | 4:16 AM

There's nothing quite like letting sadistic young children play God. When virtual pets burst onto the scene in the mid-nineties, toy man...

0 comments Labels: Favorites, Technology, Toys

Posted by Unknown | 4:55 PM

Whenever I'm shopping for practical, functional sneakers for my imaginary children, I always think to myself, "Wouldn't these b...

0 comments Labels: Fashion Fads

Posted by Unknown | 4:03 AM

Who doesn't love a good ratings ploy from time to time? Perhaps that's just my 90s-style cynicism talking; I'm su...

0 comments Labels: Cartoons, Features, Gimmicks, Music, TV Shows

Posted by Unknown | 4:03 AM

When you're a child, you accept things at face value. There's no insatiable need to make sense of things; instead, you a...

0 comments Labels: TV Shows

Posted by Unknown | 11:38 AM

In Great Britain there are two major awards for children's books - the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal ( here ). Both are r...

0 comments Labels: awards, Carnegie Medal, children's literature, Kate Greenaway

Posted by Unknown | 4:31 AM

First off, thank you for your ongoing support, loyal readers. I am in a somewhat pain medication-induced state (read all about my exciting b...

0 comments Labels: Features, Puppets, Sesame Street, TV Shows

Posted by Unknown | 4:28 AM

A self-portrait minus the blonde hair and innumerable bike tire tracks up and down my legs A quick explanation for the incredibly brief blog...

0 comments Labels: Ouch

Posted by Unknown | 4:51 AM

Ah, innocence. Once upon a time, even our most troubled of starlets were just wee littles children struggling to break into the business und...

0 comments Labels: Movies. Disney