A Very Brave Witch is my girl’s all-time favorite Scholastic DVD (and we have dozens of ’em). For them, it’s not seasonal viewing. They watch it all year ’round. As Scholastic is known to do, they’ve re-purposed the fantastic Brave Witch collection as part of a newly assembled, larger box […]
One major drawback, for some, of the Scholastic Storybook Treasury series is the somewhat staid voice-over-top-of-pages-from-the-book thing. While we love the vintage feel of that kind of book-to-video presentation, generally preferring it to the slick computer graphics of today, I can see why it may leave others feeling ho-hum. This […]
Over the past couple months, Scholastic DVDs have been piling up in my office. Included in the stack are Max & Ruby’s Max’s Chocolate Chicken, the new ASL sign language formatted videos – a simply marvelous idea – for the classic Goodnight Moon, and The Wheels on the Bus Sing-Along […]
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band is a psychedelic mashup of Aerosmith, the B-52’s, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and The Monkees custom built for the Spongebob generation. The band’s inaugural DVD contains the 1st three episodes of their music video and humorous skit-based TV show; a well paced, charming and visually […]
With a cast of Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards, a straight-to-DVD release for this film seemed highly unusual. After watching Motherhood, I understood why a nationwide theatrical release wasn’t in the cards. Motherhood, the film, is much like 24, the TV series, only with helicopter moms, status obsessed […]
The Jimmies are HUGE in my house. They’re probably the Bear’s fave band. Nary a day goes by without her belting out “Everyday’s a holiday with you!”, rustling her hair along with “Bedhead”, or crooning to “Taddy” while the Mouse strums her air guitar and bounces around the living room […]
My girls really dig the Scholastic video library we’ve amassed in our home. From Arnie the Doughnut to Where the Wild Things Are, there’s nothing on TV better than what the Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD series offers children. A Very Brave Witch and More Great Halloween Stories for Kids is […]
Recess Monkey “Field Trips with Recess Monkey” DVD The Sound: Beatles influenced (heck, who isn’t) goofy, witty pop perfection. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Billy Kelly, John Vanderslice, Robbert Bobbert, and of course, per their contract, Mayor Monkey. Best Moments: The trike race on Rainbow Road that ends inside […]
