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Dr. Seuss Series: The Lorax

“The Lorax,” first published in 1971, was banned for a time because certain factions felt it contained allegorical political propaganda. I’m a bit eager to peek inside and find out for myself. Shall we? Up on a hill and down a long windy road lives a creature called the Once-ler. He doesn’t come out and associate much, but you can go visit him, if you want. And, if you pay him fifteen cents, and a nail and a snail shell, he’ll tell you his story. The land where they lived was once a beautiful place. Truffula trees grew everywhere, their … Continue reading →

A List of Free Summer Movies

One way to keep the family entertained this summer is through free movies at the movie theater. We already talked about Regal Cinema’s $1 movies for families on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Now I have discovered more movie theaters that are participating in summer movie programs. Best of all, these movies are free, no $1 per person needed! Many of the theaters offering the free programs are regional, so they may only be available in a few states, while others are national. Regardless, they all have websites with details about the programs, so you can quickly see if there is a … Continue reading →

Summer Movies for $1

Welcome to the summer! Regal Cinemas will give you the opportunity to take the kids to the movies all summer long for only $1 per person! The $1 Summer Movie Express Program is back. Participating Regal Cinema theaters will offer $1 movies each Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. All of the movies are family friendly, so you won’t have to worry about age-appropriateness. In fact, Regal Cinemas has released the titles of the movies that they will be showing! All of the movies are rated G or PG. *   The Three Stooges Ice Age: Continental Drift Diary of a … Continue reading →

Brave

Pixar has done it again, Brave is a beautifully animated fairytale set in Scotland. The princess in this story, Merida, is a fiery red head with a mind of her own. No damsel in distress waiting for Prince Charming, Merida is determined to choose her destiny instead of allowing tradition to chose it for her. Merida wants to ride her horse and shoot arrows. There is nothing prissy about this princess, she is as rough and tumble as any boy. For the first time we see a strong bond between mother and daughter in a fairytale. Somehow, along the way, … Continue reading →

A Dr Seuss Bedroom

One of the highlights of my daughter’s room is the large mural that stretches over her entire wall. It’s a forest and a stream, and in the mural I hid characters from Dr Seuss’s The Lorax. I created it when she was one, so she didn’t have much say in the matter at the time, but she likes it now. If you have a child who loves Dr Seuss characters, you can create a Seuss-themed room quite easily.Choose a story as the base of your theme. This will help you create a consistent look and add certain characters to the … Continue reading →

Ways to Save Green on Earth Day

According to reports, more than one billion people around the globe participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest secular civic event in the world. If you don’t have time to pick up trash at a local park or hug a tree on April 22nd, then consider taking advantage of the following money-saving deals being offered by popular retailers in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day: Barnes and Noble The largest book retailer in the United States is offering 30 percent off dozens of Green titles, such as: *Fancy Nancy Every Day is Earth Day … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss Series: I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

This classic children’s picture book was first published in 1965. Our main character is a happy little creature who tells us that he lives in the Valley of Vung, where hardly anything ever goes wrong. One day, though, he must not have been paying attention to where he was going because he stubbed his toe and went flying through the air. This disconcerted him so badly, he determined that from then on, he would be doubly careful to avoid any and all rocks. But this wasn’t a fool-proof way of avoiding disaster. While he was so busy watching what was … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss Series: If I Ran the Circus

This classic Dr. Seuss tale was first published in 1956. Our hero for this story is Morris McGurk. He has the most wonderful idea. Back behind Sneelock’s Store is a vacant lot, and if he can get all the cans cleaned out of it, it would make a fabulous place for a circus – but not any old circus, no. The Circus McGurkus! There will be acrobats, jugglers and clowns. Morris is really going to go all out to make this the greatest show on earth, or anywhere. He will, of course, have to make about five hundred gallons of … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss Series: Daisy-Head Maysie

“Daisy-Head Maysie,” published in 1997, was one of Dr. Seuss’s later offerings to the world of children’s picture books, and is unusual in that the main character is a human child as opposed to a Seussy creature of some kind. There are actually no creatures in the book at all, with the exception of the Cat in the Hat, who is the narrator. And I don’t know if he counts as a creature – he is a cat, after all, and cats are rather common. As we start our story, we meet Maysie, who is studiously reading a book in … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss Series: On Beyond Zebra!

This classic children’s picture book by world renowned author/illustrator, Dr. Suess, was first published in 1955. One day at school, a young lad by the name of Conrad Cornelius o’Donald o’Dell felt pretty proud of himself. He knew the letter “A,” and every other letter of the alphabet all the way down to Z, and because he knew that, he was sure he had reached the pinnacle of knowledge and learning and that there was no more to be learned. However, his friend explains that there is a whole ‘nother alphabet just full of wonderful letters, and he illustrates, like … Continue reading →