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Book Review: UNPLUG & PLAY! 50 GAMES THAT DON’T NEED CHARGING

A noble effort presented with flawed execution, UNPLUG & PLAY! 50 GAMES THAT DON'T NEED CHARGING is author Brad Berger's attempt at bringing friends...

Are You Ready for the MARVEL STAR WARS Comic Books? The Rundown on These New Pieces of STAR WARS Canon…

On January 14, 2015, the first new STAR WARS comic books to bear the MARVEL imprint since the 80s will begin arriving at comic...

Cool Kickstarter: SOMETIMES YOU NEED A JELLYFISH by Chris Routly

Portland-based illustrator and author Chris Routly has been putting his "questionable wisdom" (his words) as a stay-at-home parent online at The Daddy Doctrines for...

[CLOSED] Giveaway: Win a Scholastic MAYA & MIGUEL Bilingual Learning Prize Pack!

"¡Feliz cumpleaños!" In celebration of it's 10th anniversary, Scholastic Media'a award-winning TV series, MAYA & MIGUEL, just made it's way onto iTunes during the just-wrapped...

Preview: MARVEL’s 2015 STAR WARS Comics Relaunch… and more

Like many of the original STAR WARS generation, I grew up on the occasional STAR WARS Comic Book, then-published by MARVEL comics. Fast-forward about...

31 Days of Halloween: SOFIA THE FIRST: THE HALLOWEEN BALL (Book)

We just caught what I believe is the second Halloween episode of Disney Junior's SOFIA THE FIRST this past Friday, and if your little...

31 Days of Halloween: HAPPY HALLOWEEN, DANIEL TIGER! (Book)

Our love of DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD has been well-documented here on THE ROCK FATHER, pre-dating my work with the PBS KIDS VIP (Very Involved...

31 Days of Halloween – DOC McSTUFFINS Boo to You! (Disney Press)

As a wise man (Ron Swanson/Nick Offerman) once said, "There is only Doc McStuffins." True, that as a parent, I view and cover the...

Pirate Day Preview: Celebrate with PENELOPE THE PURPLE PIRATE! #TalkLikeAPirateDay

This Friday, September 19th, is the Annual TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY, and for 2014 you can actually talk WITH a pirate. At 5:30pm...

Hands-On: Books and Apps Come Together with TOTALLY MONSTER & PRETEND AND PLAY…

Earlier this summer, Silver Dolphin Books and Skyreader Media teamed-up to launch a new series of Apps based on the popular TOTALLY MONSTER and...

Celebrate Summer Reading with PBS KIDS and Pottery Barn Kids (plus a Giveaway!)

Last month, while I was attending the PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, I, along with the rest of the PBS KIDS crew, took...

Happy… HELLBOY Day? Yes, #HellboyDay

Twenty years ago today, Dark Horse Comics released Mike Mignola's HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION #1. The character, which first appeared in an eight-page story...

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