Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson5/28/2023 Otto endures hardship and adventure (including the brush-off he receives from a pair of alley cats) as he flees his old existence and finds new sources of companionship. A sweet tale" - Martha Simpson * School Library Journal * "Cleminson, selected as one of Booktrust's Best New Illustrators for her lovely, inky line, subtle sense of colour and child-friendly playfulness, has produced an ideal story for communicating the magic of reading" - Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times * "Katie captured the judges' imagination with her dreamy illustrations" * Guardian * "There's something genially old-fashioned about it all. "With colourful, bold-line illustrations, this is a charming story for age three and up" - Mary Arrigan * Irish Examiner * "The thickly inked illustrations surrounded by lots of white space have an uncluttered, simple look that is appropriate for young readers.
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Sweet home series tillie cole5/28/2023 Despite this, the film received generally positive reviews, with praise for its animation, humor, characters, voice performances, and musical numbers. Similar to other Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) films at the time, it was a box office bomb, grossing $3.5 million domestically due to lack of marketing and promotion. The film was Kelly's final film project and is dedicated to his memory.Ĭats Don't Dance was released theatrically in the United States on March 26, 1997, by distributed by Warner Bros. Its musical numbers were written by Randy Newman and includes Gene Kelly's contributions as choreographer, before his death in 1996. The film features the voices of Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Matthew Herried, Ashley Peldon, John Rhys-Davies, Kathy Najimy, Don Knotts, Hal Holbrook, Betty Lou Gerson (in her final film role), René Auberjonois, George Kennedy, and Dindal. Turner Feature Animation had previously produced the animated portions of The Pagemaster (1994). Feature Animation after the merger of Time Warner with Turner Broadcasting System in 1996. It is the only fully animated feature produced by Turner Feature Animation, which was merged during the post-production of Cats Don't Dance into Warner Bros. Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 American animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Mark Dindal (in his feature directorial debut). The story of civilization complete set5/28/2023 (Image credit: Disney)įinally, we have “Aau’s Song” which comes from South African studio Triggerfish and perhaps offers the most unique story of Volume 2, with little to no action, instead focusing on a planet’s rather chill relationship with corrupted kyber crystals that grow all over. Despite the unique visual approaches on display, many of these stories circle back to what canon Star Wars storytelling has been doing forever, and “In the Stars'' feels a bit uninspired because of that and despite all the work put into developing the setting and the character designs. 2, this recurring obsession is downplayed quite a bit, but there are still a handful of stories that would have felt more unique if they had dropped it altogether. In our humble opinion, one recurring issue with Star Wars: Vision across its two entries is that most studios chose to center on Force users, if not straight up doing Jedi vs. With most of the humanoid civilization that lived on the planet gone, two sisters are trying to survive while remembering what their mother did for them. Punkrobot’s story is one of those that could fit almost effortlessly into the Star Wars canon, as it presents an underdeveloped planet that’s being exploited and corrupted by the Empire. “In the Stars” marks the first of three shorts that used stop-motion, and it’s a pretty good one at that. “In the Stars” in Star Wars: Visions Vol. The 101 dalmatians by dodie smith5/28/2023 As the dogs take control of society and gain superpowers, they learn that alien dogs from the dog star Sirius are responsible. Taking a sci-fi Genre Shift, the story begins with the entire human population of Earth falling into a sleeping trance. Smith also penned a lesser known sequel, The Starlight Barking (1967). The book was adapted several times by Disney into 101 Dalmatians. A rescued nurse-dog named Perdita and her long-lost beau round out their numbers to 101, Cruella and her husband end up financially ruined, and the Dearlys buy the same country estate where the pups were originally held prisoner. Pongo and Missis rescue them all and return triumphant with 97 puppies in tow. The anxious parents find that Cruella has imprisoned their puppies in her country estate (along with 82 she had previously acquired), with intent to make Dalmatian-skin coats. When Scotland Yard is unable to find them, Pongo and Missis set out to rescue their puppies themselves, following a tip gained through the "Twilight Barking" network of dogs. When she's told that they're not for sale, she hires thieves to kidnap them. Dearly (with an inordinate love of fur), attempts to buy the puppies. Their domestic happiness comes under siege, however, when Cruella de Vil, a Rich Bitch and distant acquaintance of Mrs. Dearly, who live in a tiny place near Regent's Park. Pongo and Missis are a pair of married Dalmatians who have just become the parents of a litter of fifteen. A 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith, alternatively titled The Great Dog Robbery. An irresistible caper perfect for fans of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Waltzing between a supernaturally enhanced romance, the battle to take down a gentleman’s club, and loyal friendships worth their weight in diamonds, Ruby brings defiant charm to every spectacular page of Murder for the Modern Girl-not to mention killer fashion. Even more unfortunately: sharp, independent Ruby has fallen in love with him. No one knows that she uses her mind-reading abilities to target men who prey on vulnerable women, men who escape the clutches of Chicago “justice.” When she meets a brilliant boy working at the morgue, his knack for forensic detail threatens to uncover her dark hobby. Until now, eighteen-year-old Ruby’s penchant for poison has been a secret. It’s a match made in 1928 Chicago, where gangsters run City Hall, jazz fills the air, and every good girl’s purse conceals a flask. Gatsby-era glamour, a swoon-worthy love story, and an indomitable heroine dazzle in this romp that captures the extravagance of the Roaring Twenties and the dangers of vigilante justice.Ī ravishing young mind reader stalks the streets at night in kitten heels, prowling for men to murder.Ī soft-spoken genius toils away in the city morgue, desperate to unearth the science behind his gift for shapeshifting. One scientist claimed that birds traveled to the moon each fall and returned in the spring (a trip taking 60 days)! (You should have seen my kids' faces when I read this! They were so astonished and amused!) Audubon came up with the idea of tying a string to the legs of the fledgling phoebe birds in the so he could see if they came back the following spring. Others believed birds transformed from one kind to another each winter. Some agreed with Aristotle's two-thousand-year old theory that small birds hibernated under water or in hollow logs all winter. The story focuses on his time in America and his study of the phoebe bird and trying to definitively answer two questions that had pestered scientists for over two thousand years: Where do small birds go in the winter? Do the same birds come back to the same nests each spring? In the early 1800s, scientists had differing viewpoints. 4.5 STARS Wonderful biography of John James Audubon's early years as a naturalist and artist. Day One by Lauren Runow5/27/2023 In addition to her writing, she is an active supporter of New York’s Auditory Oral School and The March of Dimes.Ĭolette began writing when she was nine years old as a way to daydream escape and be creative. She makes her home in New York alongside her husband, three children, and Wrigley their rescue pup. Jeannine is now a married woman with children who prefers to ask readers what would you do if the chance at romance fell into your lap? She had always asked herself what would she do if Christen Grey or On Dublin Street’s Brayden Carmichael walked into her life. “Pure Abandon” her debut novel was born from her love of book boyfriends. Later on, she quit the TV industry to pursue a professional career in fiction writing and bring up her family. She would then become a Segment Producer for TV shows on NBC and CBS. She has been known for penning novels with swoon-worthy heroes and dynamic heroines, all of whom may have to leave reality in the past to discover love and themselves.Īs a young adult, Colette went to the New York Film Academy and Wagner College. Jeannine Colette is a contemporary romance author who combines angst and humor in her bestselling standalone novels. Book creepy crayon5/27/2023 Jasper is only a little creeped out until the crayon changes his art-the one area where Jasper excels-into something better. When he faces a math quiz after skipping his homework, the crayon aces it for him. When Jasper watches TV instead of studying, he misspells every word on his spelling test, but the crayon seems to know the answers, and when he uses the crayon to write, he can spell them all. Jasper is flunking everything except art and is desperate for help when he finds the crayon. When a young rabbit who’s struggling in school finds a helpful crayon, everything is suddenly perfect-until it isn’t. Original puff the magic dragon book5/27/2023 His inspiration was a 1936 Ogden Nash poem, " The Tale of Custard the Dragon". Lipton was 19 when he wrote the poem that was adapted into the lyrics for the 1963 song " Puff, the Magic Dragon", performed by Peter, Paul and Mary. Lipton urged schools to be more "accepting of eccentric people with a different point of view because we are the people who make the difference." Career Puff, the Magic Dragon A self-described "mediocre student", he only excelled once he found a field he loved. He majored in physics at Cornell University after starting out in electrical engineering. In 2021, he published The Cinema in Flux, an 800-page illustrated book on the history of cinema technology. His technology is used to show 3D films on more than 30,000 theater screens worldwide. He went on to write books on independent filmmaking and become a pioneer in the field of projected three-dimensional imagery. At age 19, Lipton wrote the poem that became the basis for the lyrics to the song " Puff, the Magic Dragon". Leonard Lipton (– October 5, 2022) was an American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor. " Puff, the Magic Dragon", 3D display technology, history of motion picture technology Puella magi suzune magica vol 35/27/2023 Tsubaki treated Suzune like her own daughter, and mentored her when she became a magical girl as well. Suzune's parents were killed by a witch, which was defeated by magical girl Tsubaki Mikoto, who adopted Suzune. Despite her statements that she's "doing the right thing", however, Suzune is still uncertain if she is or not. Suzune is usually rather polite and respectful, even when about to kill somebody. She has a cold and callous nature and shows little remorse for killing others. Whenever she meets a magical girl, she asks for their name prior to killing them, and later writes their name on a paper and puts it in her pouch, a habit she picked up from Tsubaki. Her outfit is also decorated with white markings.Ī girl who is a smiling, hardworking student at day, and a stoic magical girl hunter at night, Suzune refuses to state her reasons for killing. Her Magical Girl outfit carries a grey colour scheme and composed of a brown coat that resembles a sailor top, a black crop top and shorts paired with black boots. Suzune has messy, pale lilac hair and red eyes. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |