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Oct 28, 2014 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: MY LITTLE PONY: EQUESTRIA GIRLS – RAINBOW ROCKS

Trouble is brewing at Canterlot High when three mysterious new students arrive on campus and start using their hypnotic musical magic to create discord among the student body and destroy friendships. Rainbow Rocks opens during the final moments of the first Equestria Girls film as three teenage girls (Adagio, Sonata and Aria), who are obviously […]

May 16, 2014 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: FUN UNDER THE SUN

Yay! It is time for more fun with Strawberry Shortcake and the gang in the new DVD release, ‘Strawberry Shortcake: Fun Under The Sun’. As usual, the girls were really excited to watch this one as we had already seen the Sunshine Girls music video from the “Berry Big Help” DVD, a song which is […]

Mar 26, 2014 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: BARBIE: THE PEARL PRINCESS

In her latest direct to video film, Barbie: The Pearl Princess, Barbie stars as Lumina, a young mermaid who lives in a secluded part of the ocean with her Aunt Scylla and her best friend, a pink seahorse named Kuda...

Mar 09, 2014 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU: FRIENDSHIP ADVENTURES

Dancing through Springtime flowers and rays of Summers sun…catching white snowflakes on your nose, Running Autumn leaves that float from trees on high, with our love that’s bigger than the sky. Guess how much I love you… Inspired by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram’s best-selling series of books, ‘Guess How Much I Love You – […]

Feb 25, 2014 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | 1 comment

DVD Review: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: BERRY BIG HELP

When the girls (now ages 4 and nearly 7) saw the ad for the new Strawberry Shortcake ‘Berry Big Help’ DVD during a commercial break from My Little Pony, they got really excited. They own a number of the Strawberry Shortcake DVDs and books and enjoy following the adventures of Strawberry and her fruit-themed friends. […]

Nov 24, 2013 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: Merry Christmas…Splat and More Winter Stories

Like Scholastic’s other Storybook Treasures releases, “Merry Christmas, Splat…and more winter stories” collects beautifully animated and narrated versions of four books. This time these stories are centered around Christmas and Wintertime in general. The collection includes: “Merry Cristmas, Splat!” Splat the cat wants a really big gift from Santa for Christmas. Worried that he wasn’t […]

Nov 22, 2013 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: LOST AND FOUND

Lost and Found is a charming story about a little boy who wakes up one day to discover a little penguin waiting on his doorstep. Concerned that his unexpected guest is lost, the boy is determined to return the penguin to his home on the South Pole. The pair sets off in a row boat […]

Oct 16, 2013 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: Scholastic Storybook Treasures — The Halloween Stories Collection Vol 2

What better way to get the kids into the Halloween Spirit than with a good spooky story. Scholastic Storybook Treasures – ‘The Halloween Stories Collection’ gathers 14 “not-so-scary” stories into a new three DVD package that will entertain your little boys and ghouls. While not all of the stories are directly Halloween related, they attempt […]

Sep 11, 2013 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | Comments

DVD Review: Children Make Terrible Pets…and more stories about family

Grouping together four books from Scholastic authors, “Children Make Terrible Pets…and more stories about family” offers a varied collection animated shorts. As the title suggests all four books are centered around family and the various forms that it can take. “Children Make Terrible Pets” This story by Peter Brown flips the traditional “Mom, Can I […]

Aug 27, 2013 Posted by Brett Nolan in DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews | 1 comment

DVD Review: Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!…and more stories by Mo Willems

Best known for his characters of Knuffle Bunny, The Pigeon, and Elephant and Piggie, animator and children’s book author Mo Willems has created some classic series that have delighted and entertained kids for over ten years now. My daughters ages 6 and 3.5 are HUGE Mo Willems fans, their current favorite being Elephant and Piggie, […]