Can you believe that The Little Mermaid is now almost 25 years old… It seems yesterday when it came out. At the time, I was old enough to find it really sweet and memorable but now that I have a 7 year old son I watched it back and thought it can be a bit scary too.
Well, having said that it is an amazing storytelling by Disney which we did not include in our list of the Best Family Films…
On 29th August 2013 I had the honour to attend the launch party for the new book by Puffin ‘The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat’ by Julia Donaldson.
Gruffalo author, Julia Donaldson, revisits Edward Lear’s favourite rhyme in this wonderful new story set in a nonsensical land full of adventure. When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Pussy-cat…
Feeling beaten down and obliterated by the blitzkrieg of summer movies? Well, just remember it’s just a couple of months left and we’re back to movies that don’t involve toys, brands and franchises. And one you should definitely put on your radar is Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda.
Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda (out in cinema from 19 July 2013)
In a country where rights…
I was not surprised at the brilliance of Disney Planes, which is in my view the best Disney movie after the release of Cars in 2006.
Disney Planes flies into UK cinemas on 16 August, 2013.
Overall, the story is good – although I found the idea of crop duster Dusty winning a bit of a stretch (something like the original Cars where he loses the race but learns some lessons about friendship and…
We love the new Disney Planes (above the world of Cars) movie out in UK cinemas on 16 August 2013 and we had the pleasure to meet and exclusively interview Teri Hatcher best known for her role as Susan Delfino in the TV series Desperate Housewives.
Teri is really a lovely lady and in this video interview she tells us about the fun aspects of filming a Disney movie as well as the challenges.
On 19 July 2013 the film WADJDA will be released in UK cinemas. WADJDA is a film from the incredible writer & director Haifaa Al-Mansour – the first female filmmaker from Saudi Arabia. Her film was also the first to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia.
I was very impressed with the fact that such controversial topic – women in the Arabic culture – was not censored by the…
Getting the kids to read over the summer requires quite an effort. But here is a selection of fun stories that they won’t be able to resist this summer. See what you think…
What is a Crocodile’s Favourite Thing? By Ben Hawkes
Is a crocodile’s favourite thing doing ballet while dressed as a princess? Or maybe it’s eating a dirty pants sandwich? Or what about riding a…
Girls follow in glass-slippered footsteps of mums in favourite Fairy Tales choices… Both mums’ and daughters’ favourite Fairy Tale named as Cinderella while dads’ and sons’ favourite is Jack and the Beanstalk.
A recent survey of over 1,000 people conducted by Opinium on behalf of independent reading and writing charity Booktrust found that both children and parents show a…
Your little monsters need a way to monster-ize their creations, and the Scare Chair Playset is just the ticket! Watch them create wacky hair and spooky features for their beastly creations with the playset’s chair extruder. The fun is going to be hair-raising with this super-fun Play-Doh monster factory!
To celebrate the release of Monsters University, Hasbro has a Play-Doh prize to…
This year Pixar release Monsters University, the prequel to hilarious hit Monsters Inc which was released in 2001. It’s taken 12 years of work for the films prequel to make an appearance on our screens, but does this film live up to its beloved counterpart?
The film takes a look back at when James P “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) and Michael “Mike” Wazowski (Billy…