Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
13 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in movies 12+, Old Movies, Uncategorized Tags: American history, comedy, gangsters, gender, history, humour, jazz, love, prohibition, sexual identity
black and white, comedy
released: 1959
director: Billy Wilder
starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
rated: not rated (PG)
length: 2 hrs, 1 min
Age: 12+
Interests: comedy, jazz, romance, history, Prohibition, gangsters, gender roles
07 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, Great Depression, history, jazz, music, orphans, racism
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Age: 9+
Interests: history, American history, music, jazz, the Great Depression, racism, orphans More
07 Apr 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: art, crime, fairy tale updated, fashion, jazz, New York
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1986
Fiona French
Oxford University Press, 1986
32 pp.
Age: 7+
Interests: updated fairy tales, New York, 1920s flapper era, art styles, fashion
Next: Ella’s Big Chance (a Cinderella update also set in the 1920s)
14 Jun 2011 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 5+ Tags: frogs, jazz, Magic, New Orleans, Princess, swamp
Rated: G
Length: 97 min.
Age: 5 + Commonsense Media sez: 6 +
Scary Factor: villain Dr. Facilier calls upon evil spirits for help several times; three frog-hunters in the swamp shoot guns and whack each other around quite violently; shadow demons chase Prince Naveen; several close calls with alligators and other creatures in the swamp; death of a ‘good guy’ main character near the end is rather shocking and very sad; death of Facilier as demons drag him down into hell (presumably)
Intense: death of a main character is very upsetting, his funeral is shown with grieving friends, although in the end it is rather uplifting
Bad Behavior: some drinking in restaurants and parties, plus one brief gag re. a drunk at the masquerade ball
Language: “hell”, “crap”, insults (“stupid”)
Interests: frogs, swamps, New Orleans, jazz, magic, princesses
Rarest Kind of Best 