My little Geekette will be starting second grade this year. Ever since she started preschool, she has always been passive with her playmates. Her preschool teachers would mention it at the parent teacher meetings. They noted how she would let the other children take toys away, let them cut in front of her in […]
Continue ReadingWow, it’s hard to believe that we’re already in week four of our Kodak and GeekMom giveaway! We’ve been busy putting our own printers to work (which were given to the four editors, Jenny, Kathy, Corinna, and myself) provided by Kodak (you can learn about my favorite Harry Potter character later this week and the […]
Continue ReadingBack when the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I decided to to put together a Gryffindor student costume for the midnight book release. I’m not very good at sewing, so I tried to gather all the pieces I would need. The pleated skirt was from an anime […]
Continue ReadingThis past Tuesday GeekMom Patricia reviewed the newest installment of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series and was able to offer up prize packs to give away to two winners, courtesy of Scholastic, Inc. Don’t forget to submit a comment to the review post by MIDNIGHT Sunday, July 10th, about your favorite childrens’ books for a […]
Continue ReadingI’m a geek and a writer. Therefore I’m able to talk with mythical and literary beings, which is usually disturbing but may be proved useful, in very rare occasions. I always had a special bond with dreams. Far before I read The Sandman and fell in love with Dream himself (who hadn’t?). I am blessed […]
Continue ReadingMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a enthralling tale of youth and peculiarity. Jacob has grown up listening to the “fairy stories” told to him by his paternal Grandfather. Dismissing them in his teen years, he is confronted with them again on the day his grandfather is killed by one of the monsters […]
Continue ReadingA couple weeks ago we received a free review copy of Dav Pilkey’s (as George Beard and Harold Hutchins) newest book, Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, which was released to the public on June 28th. GeekMom Amy had provided us a sneak preview of the book after the Book Expo […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom Melissa Wiley recently wondered about the “mysterious new website” coming soon from author J.K. Rowling called Pottermore.com. Wonder no more, Melissa. The Wall Street Journal reports that Rowling has created a “Harry Potter universe” for her fans that will include an online store offering – among other things – the Harry Potter series available […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever wondered if a phaser could hold up against a lightsaber? Who was wiser–Ben Kenobi or Captain Picard? What would happen if the Empire tried to invade the Federation? Matt Forbeck’s book Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire Kick the Federation’s Ass? and Other Galaxy-Shaking Enigmas answers those pressing questions and […]
Continue ReadingWhen my daughter was a newborn, and nursing what seemed to be all the time, I had a hard time not being bored out of my mind. During the day, it wasn’t as much of a problem because I had the TV and computer to keep me amused. At night, especially when she woke up […]
Continue ReadingReading is important, but how to you encourage kids to keep reading over the summer? Check your local library and bookstores to see if they have any summer reading programs. PBS Kids offers some great ideas for raising a reader this summer. They’ve partnered with iVillage to form a Summer Community Reading Challenge with free […]
Continue ReadingI keep finding myself in conversations with people who are down on technology, especially as it tramples over the sacred ground of books. It was the mood at Book Expo this year, and it seems to be the mood among the parents and educators I’ve been talking to recently. What they’re missing is that we’re […]
Continue ReadingThe kids are out of school and the inevitable summer “brain drain” is well underway. To help counteract the loss of learning, there are lots of summer reading programs to help your kids stay sharp and even progress in their reading skills. After all, practice makes perfect! If your local library is anything like ours, […]
Continue ReadingI find my best stuff when I snoop around the reserve shelf at work, peeking at the spot where the children’s librarians (my friends) keep their stash. It’s one of the perks of working at a library (stealing titles from the people in the know). This one caught my eye because of its simplicity. When […]
Continue ReadingRecently, in the back seat of my car, my older son and his best friend were thinking seriously about their futures: Friend: So when we grow up, which bar in town will be our hang out? Son: That Irish pub on Main Street–it’s the most like The Winchester. That way we’ll be set in case […]
Continue ReadingI actually gasped when I saw the words onscreen. Pottermore. Coming soon… The Guardian reports that J. K. Rowling has launched a “mysterious new website” called Pottermore.com: No other details about the new project have yet been revealed, but an editor at the fansite HPANA said they had seen a “sneak preview” of Pottermore “and […]
Continue ReadingThe Human is the first book of the War of the Seasons series by Janine K. Spendlove. This book is an engaging fantasy novel that follows a young girl named Story as she journeys to a strange new world and the quest she embarks on to save it. I love fantasy books, and the ones […]
Continue ReadingSelf-proclaimed supergeek, Simon Pegg, has added a new title to his already impressive list: author. Pegg, best known for co-writing and starring in the quirky comedies Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Run Fat Boy Run and for his recent portrayal of Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the 2009 Star Trek movie, will be in New York City today at […]
Continue ReadingChoose Your Own Adventure books were a staple of my childhood, as they were some of my favorite books to read. Now there is different series of these books catering to different ages of readers. I got the chance recently to read several Choose Your Own Adventure books, and they really are as good, or […]
Continue ReadingFor all you Stieg Larsson fans, the wait is soon over! This week Sony Pictures released their The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo “green band” trailer (after a “red band” version made its way through the internet about a week prior…good luck finding it now). A December 21st release date has been announced. A 2009 […]
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