Happy Mother’s Day! It was Monica Edinger who alerted me to the fact that fresh on the heels of the Matilda musical is an upcoming British production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She has the details and directed me to this truly unfair let’s-not-give-anything-away teaser trailer. This introduction is a bit better. You know [...]
Video Sunday: The Happy Mother’s Day Edition (Warning: Contains no mom-related material)
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Top 100 Children’s Novels #61: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
May 22, 2012 By 6 Comments
#61 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964) 34 points An underdog named Charlie set loose in a magical chocolate factory with a bunch of selfish, spoiled kids just asking for some cosmic justice: now that’s my kind of story. Dahl is the master of the absurd detail, such as the fact that [...]
Video Sunday: “Dolphins! One of the smartest animals alive. Do they wear pants? No! But they wish they did, that’s just how smart they are.”
May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oh, blooming heck. Now if you clicked on this little video image then you probably read the explanation of what it is. If you would rather stay comfortable on this blog for the time being, however, simply know that Mo Willems created a delightful little video for this year’s Children’s Choice Awards. Then things went [...]
Fusenews: The Opposite of Avatar
June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wonka Opera. Hard to say. Harder still to see since the darn thing keeps closing. NPR recently had a great story on the opera Golden Ticket, and the various trials it underwent in a bid to be seen by the masses. The world premier is now going on at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. [...]
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