Natasha's Reviews

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Book Reviews

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman is a fun picture book for grades 1-3. This very funny tale teaches that you should always cooperate with goblins!

Playing Sardines by Beverly Major and illustrated by Andrew Glass is recommended by Natasha for 1-3 grades. She says it's a great story about how to play this nighttime game. Order Playing Sardines Today!

Natasha's recommondations for fun activities:

Good Earth Art: Environmental Art For Kids - by Mary Ann Kohl and Cindy Gainer (Bright Pig Publishing, 1991) suggestions are listed by age (1 and up through 8 and up), by materials (recycled; from nature), group projects, edible projects, homade projects, substitutes for commerical products, gifts, etc.

Kids' Crazy Concoctions: 50 Mysterious Mixtures for Art and Craft Fun by Jill Frankel Hauser, Ilustrated by Loretta Trezzo Braren (Wiliamson Publishing, 1995; ages 4-8) - some of the mysterious mixtures are "almost oil soap paint, bubble paint, tea leaf dough with activities. Order Kids' Crazy Concoctions today!

My First Activity Book: A Life-Size Guide to Fun Things to Make by Angela Wilkes (Alfred A. Knopf, 1990)

Nail Art by Sherri Haab (Klutz, 1997) fun book of nail designs comes with colored nailpolishes. Order Nail Art by Sherri Haab today!

Movie and Video Reviews

The Borrowers - (this was the first of what we hope to be many outside reviews) Natasha says that everybody should go see this funny movie about a boy who wants to find out where stuff keeps disappearing to and a "little" little girl who forgets to follow the little people's #1 rule of borrowing - "not to be seen". Tom Arnold plays the villain in this cute film. There are good special effects (a la Indian in the Cupboard) and there's even a Hansen song at the end.

A Bug's Life -- Natasha really enjoyed this film (much more than Antz). Her favorite character was Princess Dot because she is so cute, teeny and funny. She also liked it that Dot was the only one who believed in Flick from the beginning. Natasha didn't like Hopper (the scary bad guy) -- so we guess that means he's a good villain! The tiny show at the beginning with the guy playing chess with himself was really funny and the bloopers at the end of the movie was the best part!