Happy December and Happy Cyber Monday! Continuing my effort to put toys and gifts in the hands of Moms and Dads during this economic crap-fest…Today begins your chance to win the complete Liberty’s Kids series on DVD. This is a 6 DVD Set that retails for over $50. Here’s the […]
The Bear, age 4.7, can now tie her own shoes. This is mostly because she rules but her mastery of one of life’s little challenges was definitely helped by the awfully clever new board book called The Zoo’s Shoes. Within a 1/2 hour of opening the creative shoebox packaging the […]
Many children are, at this exact moment, hard at work on the 1st or 2nd draft of their annual piece de resistance. Decisions of unquestioned importance are being weighed by bright-eyed youngsters everywhere – a blue or red scooter? or maybe, these days, the question is whether to request a […]
Fresh off his honorable mention for “Loquat Rooftop” in the 2008 Fids and Kamily Awards, Randy Kaplan is taking his show on the road. He will perform for Philadelphia area families at World Cafe Live this coming Saturday, November 29th before heading off to New England, Long Island, Brooklyn then […]
Over the past couple months it has become painfully clear that the U.S. economy is, at best, on shaky footing. With each passing day we are greeted with more gloomy details – employment rate rising, stock values tumbling, pending auto-industry failures and lay offs by the thousands. How does one […]
Last week I shared my top ten kids and family albums of 2008. Here today is my list of top ten songs of the past 12 months, in no particular order. Randy Kaplan “Loquat Rooftop” from “Loquat Rooftop“ Justin Roberts “Fruit Jar” from “Pop Fly“ Justin Roberts “From Scratch” from […]
Congrats to Justin Roberts for taking top prize in this year’s Fids and Kamily Awards. His latest album “Pop Fly” is more than deserving of the honor of being considered 2008’s best kids and family record. I called “Pop Fly” the best kid’s music album ever, so the fact that […]
If you are wondering just what, exactly, is a Readee you’re not alone. While the accompanying-words-on-a-screen concept during a kid’s movie is hardly new, what The Readeez Company is doing, starting here on Volume One, is, as far as I know, completely original. Volume One runs about 40 minutes but […]
