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"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got
out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in
the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to...Read more
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There was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people at Pixar came up with the
first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A
Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty, it's hard to
find...Read more
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Carole King's 11 songs for the Really Rosie TV special (it originally aired in
1975) came from characters found in Maurice Sendak's books The Sign on
Rosie's Door and Nutshell
Library, but it can easily be argued that the characters never really...Read more
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"It is the first duty of a flagging spirit to seek renewal in the latitudes of
whimsy," wrote Benjamin Franklin to his nephew in 1771. "I, for one, dream on
beyond the five planets to a world without wickedness; verdant, mild, and...Read more
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The surprise hit of 1995, this splendidly entertaining family film was nominated for six
Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and screenplay, and deservedly won the
Oscar for its subtly ingenious visual effects. Babe is all about the...Read more
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There are thousands upon thousands of children's albums out there, but the one that
quietly left its mark with more '70s children than perhaps any other album was this disc. Free
to Be...You and Me was a pet project of proud feminist Marlo Thomas...Read more
The New York Times Book Review,
Signe Wilkinson
...Pete's a Pizza is a joyful little story. America will be a better place if the
Steig family pizza party catches on. Read more
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In John Lithgow's most memorable roles, he's played the outsider: the transsexual former
football player in The World According to Garp, the alien in Third Rock from the
Sun. On Singin' in the Bathtub, he puts the same aspect of his character
that's...Read more
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Jamie Lee Curtis has starred in many movies, but she says that the children's books she
has written mean more to her than any of her films. She and artist Laura Cornell have
previously collaborated on two bestselling books: Tell Me Again
About the...Read more
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If your kids seem more like couch potatoes than jumping beans, then this lively dance
album is sure to get them on their feet. The entire Sesame Street cast participates
in this high-spirited album that includes "Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco"
with...Read more
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Treehorn is clearly shrinking, and his parents aren't the least bit interested. His mother
is obsessed with whether or not her cake will rise. His father, at one point addressing a
son who can barely see over the table, states blindly, "Nobody...Read more
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What happens when you feel angry and hurt by your family's stinging words that you tear
right out the front door? In many classic children's stories, the protagonist just keeps
on running--setting off on a thrilling, dangerous adventure that turns...Read more
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Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped
along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs. Doubtfire) as
young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents...Read more
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From Booklist
, May 15, 1998
Ages 3^-8. Everyone has bad days. But when Badger gets into a funk, everything seems out
of sorts, and his friends' attempts to cheer him up meet with no success. Finally,
Badger's loyal and persistent best friend, Mole, comes up with a creative...Read more
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Radio Disney is a nationally syndicated children's program, and Radio Disney: Kid Jams
pulls together 17 of the show's "greatest hits." It's a cornucopia of
high-energy, parent-approved pop and classics from The Lion King and Mulan.
Represented are...Read more
The New York Times Book Review, Tamar
Lewin
...a slight, bright book with the color-saturated pictures and joyous spirit familiar to
readers of such beloved earlier works as A Chair for
My Mother and Scooter.
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