Photo courtesy of True North Sports Camp Summer is under way and that means my 5 year old daughter, Keira, is done with school for summer break. Keeping a 5 year old and a 3 year old entertained and out of trouble can be challenging at best, but nearly impossible when you are also …
DK’s popular Eyewitness series has been the most trusted non-fiction series in classrooms, libraries and homes around the world for 25 years! The award-winning series is available in paperback, refreshed with new covers, and improved layouts with a better ratio of words to text! I remember leafing through Eyewitness books from the school library …
Growing up just outside the GTA has meant many trips to Canada’s Wonderland over the years. As someone who is not your typical thrill seeker, I always had a routine to work myself up to go on the big rollercoasters. I’d start with Bayern’s Curve which was a small rollercoaster-like ride that went around in …
Something I think most parents struggle with is juggling work and home life without losing their sense of self and without neglecting their own needs. We often talk about juggling work and home life but rarely do we talk about strategies for also getting in some much needed self care so that we can be …
Bring Home the Timeless Tale Beloved by Generation and Go Beyond the Magic & Music in Ways Like Never Before, and for the first time, experience how this film was brought to life Includes 3 ways to watch the movie, an enchanted table read, over 10 minutes of deleted scenes Disney’s “Beauty and …
Babysaurus loves playing hide-and-seek with his Papasaurus. But one day, no matter where he looks, he can’t find him, so Babysaurus turns to his prehistoric friends for help. Where can his Papasaurus be? Of course, Papasaurus has been right there all along, and when Babysaurus needs a little help, Papasaurus is ready with a …
A perfect first visual reference book for children ages 7-10 eager to learn about all things science, now revised and updated. Packed with amazing photography and fun facts, First Science Encyclopedia will take kids on a journey of discovery with its comprehensive look at the forces and elements that make up our amazing world. …
Want to understand black holes, antimatter, physics, and space exploration? Looking for a common sense guide to quantum physics that you can actually understand? Rocket Science for the Rest of Us is the book you’re looking for! Get a grip on even the most mysterious and complex sciences with Ben Gilliland’s guide to dark …
A bold and playful approach to science that makes the subject relevant to kids and encourages them to discover it in the real world with more than 40 fun questions, science games, and real-life scenarios. Why does mold grow? Why is the sea salty? What makes day and night? Kids can have all these …
ADORED ANIMATED CLASSIC “BAMBI” JOINS THE HIGHLY COVETED WALT DISNEY SIGNATURE COLLECTION “Bambi,” which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, joined the Collection on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on May 23, and will be available on Blu-ray™, DVD and On-Demand on June 6. The Collection release includes a variety of new bonus material, …
In the masterful follow-up to the runaway hit All the Missing Girls—a “fiendishly plotted thriller” (Publishers Weekly)—a journalist sets out to find a missing friend, a friend who may never have existed at all. Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of …
Getting dropped off at Grandma’s house could be a total snooze. Hours of sitting in the rocking chairs. But not this Grandma. Up she hops to wheel out the record player. And then, with kitty as the DJ—a dance party! The twist, the swing, the Monster Mash—they rock, rock, rock, at Granny’s house tonight. …
Lizzie loves her flip-flops. They go shuffle shuffle across the rug, smack smack on the floor tiles, and thwap thwap down the stairs. Lizzie also loves her blow-up toy, Lou Seal. Lizzie and Lou Seal are off to the beach, but beach fun turns to beach disaster when Lizzie loses her flip-flops and Lou …
A mysterious box arrives at the door marked OPEN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. That sure is handy for Zachary J. Warthog. Need a packet of sugar? Just open the box and it’s there! Clean underwear? Check. Cyrus P. Rhinosaur gets a box, too. When he has real and true emergencies, like a tornado that …
Rapunzel, the Effervescent Barefoot Princess with Magical Blonde Hair, is Back in An All-New Disney Channel Original Movie! With Original Theatrical Voice Cast Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi Reprising Their Roles! Walt Disney Animation Studios’ TANGLED, continues on DVD with the new adventure Tangled: Before Ever After! Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) yearns to …
Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the first of the Star Wars standalone films, has established its place within the Star Wars universe and the hearts of moviegoers, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. Fans can own the epic action-adventure thriller — nominated for two Academy Awards® — …
Abandoned on the steps of an orphanage as an infant, Dublin charmer Mahony assumed all his life that his mother had simply given him up. But when he receives a tip one night at the bar suggesting that foul play may have led to the disappearance of his mother, he decides to return to the …
Opening in the 24th century, a setting contemporary with that of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and carrying over story elements from each of those series, “Caretaker” finds Starfleet Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) stepping into the middle of Federation troubles with the Maquis, an army of rebels …
I’ve shared before about my oldest, Keira, having to be in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for two months and because of my own experience, I know how difficult and stressful having a child in the NICU can be. There is so much for a NICU parent to worry about, and when you …
As you probably know, Disney’s Beauty & The Beast live-action remake featuring the talented Emma Watson arrives in theatres on March 17th. The girls and I are super excited, and can’t wait to watch it together some time this week. My girls, ages 3 and 5, are all about Disney princesses and they are still …
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana, the sweeping story of a spirited teenager who sets sail on a daring adventure to save her people, starring newcomer Auli‘i Cravalho as the voice of brave and tenacious Moana and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (HBO’s “Ballers,” “Central Intelligence”) as the larger-than-life demigod Maui, has dazzled both critics and …