Cleopatra in Space, Book 1: Target Practice written and illustrated by Mike Maihack published by Graphix (Scholastic) Roar Score: 5/5 If the title ...

Captain Action Cat #1: The Timestream CATastrophe! written and illustrated by Art Baltazar written by Franco & Chris “Zod” Smits published by Dynamite ...

Issue #5 (November 1977): Lo, The Moons of Yavin! Writer/Editor: Roy Thomas Illustrators: Howard Chaykin & Steve Leialoha Moving toward the conclusion of ...

(previously in this series: Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure) Continuing our journey through the career of Bill Peet, we pick up Ella (1964) this week. ...

The Big Wet Balloon written and illustrated by Liniers (Ricardo Liniers Siri) published by TOON Books It seems appropriate to feature this book ...

Why I read Ms. Marvel to my 5-year-old daughter “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I don’t know who I’m supposed ...

Lumberjanes #1 (April 2014) written by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis illustrated by Brooke Allen colors by Maarta Laiho letters by Aubrey Aiese ...

Lego 41051: Merida’s Highland Games / Disney Princess Another entry in the Disney Princess line. I had thought this was Zoey’s “least desired” ...

Once on This Island playing at Olney Theatre Center (Olney, MD) dates: April 9–May 4 directed by Alan Muraoka Last night (Thursday, April ...

Issue #4 (October 1977): In Battle with Darth Vader Scripter/Editor: Roy Thomas Illustrators in Tandem: Howard Chaykin & Steve Leialoha This issue has ...

I don’t contribute to a lot of Kickstarter campaigns. At least, historically, I haven’t. But this one looks like a solid bet. Beastie ...

Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie published by Quirk Books (2013) Roar score: 3/5 ...

The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble written and illustrated by Frank Cammuso published by Amulet Books (Abrams) Roar Score: 4/5 We first ...

Designer: Wolfgang Kramer, Jurgen Grunau, Hans Raggan Publisher: Rio Grande Games Plays 2–6 Ages: 5+ (in reality, more like 3+) Playing Time: 15–20 ...

When my kids first became obsessed with the younger, much more kid-friendly version of the Transformers–Rescue Bots–I started to poke around in stores ...

Issue #3 (September 1977): Death Star! Scripter/Editor: Roy Thomas Artists/Illustrators: Howard Chaykin & Steve Leialoha Issue 3 brings us halfway through the treatment ...

If I had to pick a single favorite children’s author/illustrator, it would undoubtedly be Bill Peet. Since I was a kid, I’ve been ...

Browsing the Backlist written by Wu Kee Smith illustrated by JAKe published by Chronicle Books (2011) What we have here is cute novelty. ...

Designer: Klaus Teuber Publisher: Mayfair Games Plays 2–4 Ages: 5+ Playing Time: ~30 minutes (2-player game); slightly more with more players Initial Release: ...

The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) This was a pure nostalgia trip for me. As a kid, I was a HUGE Alvin & The Chipmunks ...