Ever read a book with a story more interesting than it’s story? Huh. In 1986 a pair of author/illustrators wrote a children’s book together with just four words repeated throughout. So what you say? One was American, the other Russian. And 1986 was smack dab in the midst of the […]
The Princess Arabella Wants To Play iPad storybook app, based on the books by Mylo Freeman, is a captivating long-form story complimented by bold watercolor paintings that’s as engrossing as any traditional children’s book we’ve read recently. That there is some subtle interaction – shake the device and tree monkeys […]
My girls have been standing watch, off and on, for the entire day. They’re waiting for the big brown truck to arrive. Once I told them their baby doll hangers had been shipped and were on the road for delivery today – one day earlier than expected – they couldn’t […]
Consumption of media increasingly takes place on one of two devices: a 46″ (or larger) LCD TV or a 7″ (or smaller) handheld screen. Similarly, political conversation in this country has walked to the very end of two identically extreme planks. The middle is shrinking. But there exists some wonderful […]
The girls and I saw a kid’s concert this morning – a small affair at our local Barnes & Noble. We’ve seen many a children’s performance so it’s strange that this thought hadn’t struck me before today: Shouldn’t each and every kid’s musician who even remotely identifies themselves with #Kindie […]
Let me start by saying that we at OWTK are not tourists. Not in Paris. Not in Los Angeles. And definitely not in New York City. That said, we were invited to take a ride on THE RIDE and I gotta admit that this high-tech, very air-conditioned tour looked to […]
Looking to O.D. on Harry Potter this summer? Get theeself to the Discovery Times Square Musuem for the final North American stop of Harry Potter The Exhibition. Stroll around realistic scenes stocked with artifacts, outfits and other curiosities from all the Harry Potter films. Hermione’s casual clothes from Order of […]
My biggest kid’s media pet peeve? The modernization of classics. See: Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, The Smurfs. [Groan]. The list goes on and on. Hey Hollywood, don’t turn my childhood memories into shticky sight gags, fart jokes, and glossy computer animation. Just don’t. Here’s where I compliment Disney. Take notice. […]
