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Posts tagged as “kid books”

Doug Wright’s Nipper

Every country at one time had their own Charles M. Schulz, Canada is no exception to this. Doug Wright and his Nipper creation is a…

Guns and Comic Books

Guns and comic books at one time went hand in hand. Daisy BB guns were plastered on the inside and back of comic books encouraging…

Good Grief Charlie Brown Graffiti

Graffiti cannot be good grief for any building owner if it is not wanted. Here found in Ottawa is a tribute to Charlie Brown ‘s…

New Smurf Movie

The official trailer for the Smurf movie hit the net and the reactions are very negative for the Americanized version of the Peyo classic. The…

Kids Say the Darndest Things!

Google Books online has a generous sampling of “Kids Say the Darndest Things!” A recent reprint of the original 1957 book which had a great…

Russian Lord of the Rings

Every culture incorporates stories from other countries, iron curtain Russia of old rendered Lord of The Rings a bit different and unique at the same…

Twilight/Wimpy Kid Mash-up

The marriage idea of the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and Twilight is as natural as getting peanut butter in chocolate. British publisher…

Addams Family Broadway

Look who’s back from the dead, Addams Family Broadway is a hit despite critics panning the opening day which generated a considerable amount of money.…

Forgotten Heroes From Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby's disenchantment with the comic industry led him to find refuge in the world of animation, a realm where he sought a fresh start.

Alice In Wonderland for iPad

The iPad will be the new playground for exciting ideas re-threaded from old and tired ones. Take Alice in Wonderland and see how it is…

The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements

Artist Russell Walks has embarked on a captivating endeavor to infuse life into the otherwise mundane periodic table. Through his remarkable creation, the "Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements.

A Nation Without School Librarians

The source of knowledge begins when most teachers take the kids to the school library and expose them to books on a weekly basis. Many…

The Art of M.S. Corely

Illustrator M.S. Corley is an exceptional cover artist and he is heavily borrowing from the classic Penguin designs of old. The classic Penguin covers were…

Rapunzel Tangled by Disney

The classic Grimm’s fairy tale “Rapunzel” has been rechristened as “Tangled” because of Disney’s last movie, “The Princess and the Frog” which was a death…

Werner Herzog Reads Curious George-Parody

The parody of Werner Herzog the German director of Bad Lieutenant, Grizzly Man, and Rescue Dawn reads and interprets the children’s classic Curious George. A…

Calvin and Hobbes Licked in 2010

Calvin and Hobbes finally get licked in 2010 with a series of comic strip stamps that pay tribute also to Archie, Dennis the Menace, Garfield…

Charles Schulz Documentary

[sandboxworld]qVn5bsvtmqk[/sandboxworld] It’s been already 9 years since Charles Schulz passed away on February 9th, 2000. Peanuts is still going stronger each year. Not bad for…

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

I just wanted to welcome Jeremiah McNichols of Z Recommends as a regular contributor to Sandbox World.  It is with pleasure that we include him in…

A Dinosaur Called Tiny

Meet Tiny — the pint-sized, prehistoric hero! He may be very small, but he’s got a very big heart! When Tiny the dinosaur hatches out…

Spider-Man Fairy Tales #1

At first I thought this was a real corny idea. After looking at the recent art and spin on the fairy tales, it looks like…

Travels of Thelonious (Fog Mound)

Thelonious Chipmunk is a Talker — an animal who has inherited the gift of language from his ancestors — and he, for one, believes in…

The Complete Peanuts 1963-1964

Spring brings May flowers and Peanuts. Fantagraphics once again releases their run of Peanuts with an intro by animator Bill Melendez. This volume has strips…

Crazy for Cake!

Everyone in Rick Bickworth’s class is good at something, except him. One day, though, Rick discovers that he was born to bake. And there’s nothing…