What to know Before you Read Book: The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys (Book 6 in the series)Author: Aaron BlabeyPublication Date: 2017Suggested Age: 6-11 yrs. Rating: 4 stars out of 5Summary: The Bad Guys are finally recognized as heroes! But will they live to get back to earth? Aliens vs. Bad Guys Review: … Read more
To Know Before You Go: How To Train Your Dragon 3 Review Movie: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (How To Train Your Dragon 3 Review)Rating: PGAge Suggestion: 5+ Running Time: 1 hr. 45 mn.Release Date: February 22nd, 2019 Stars: 4 out of 5 Themes: Friendship, Love, Loyalty, Family, HomeTrigger Warnings: Fire, violence, … Read more
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?! And where does this version rank? Check out our full Carmen Sandiego review here!
To Know Before You Watch Movie: The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartRating: PG Age Suggestion: 5 and Up (Some jokes will go over younger audience’s heads, but they can still enjoy the movie)Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutesRelease Date: February 8th, 2019Stars: 4 out of 5 starsThemes: Adolescence, Sibling relationships, positive attitudeTrigger Warnings: Comical violence and explosionsQuick Summary: Following the first Lego movie, our main cast has to learn how to live in a world with their destructive Duplo neighbors. Just as in the first … Read more
The knights of the round table are back! But not how you would expect! This is an awesome movie for pre-teens/ young teens. Check out our full The Kid Who Would Be King parent review here with discussion questions.
To Know Before You Go: Movie: Mary Poppins Returns Rating: PG Age Suggestion: 5+ (younger ones might be bored) Running Time: A little over 2 hours Release Date: December 19th. 2018 Stars: 5 out of 5 Themes: Family, Love, Imagination, Courage, Joy Trigger Warnings: Parental death plays a fairly big role in the movie and … Read more
To Know Before You Go Movie: Spider-Man:Into the Spider-Verse Rating: PG Age Suggestion: 8 and up Running Time: 1 hour and 56 minutesRelease Date: December 14th, 2018 Stars: 5 out of 5 stars Themes: Identity, Adolescence (Growing up), Self-Confidence, Friendship, Responsibility Trigger Warnings: Superhero and gun violence, Death of relatives and … Read more
Vanellope has given Ralph a new perspective on life and he’s thrilled with how things are going. Which of course means it’s time to shake things up again, right?
As an adoptive family we were a little wary of this movie, but in the end we loved how they captured the process. This is such an important movie! Read more for our review with discussion questions. An adoptive family’s review of Instant Family.
The grumpy Grinch learns about what the real meaning of Christmas is with the help of a little Who from Whoville. This movie is not only safe for the whole family but this whimsical adaption feels very Seussical. Find our full parent review of the movie and our The Grinch discussion questions here!