Archive for the ‘Reviews’

  • The Wizard’s Dilemma by Diane Duane – Review
    The power of the Sea, loss, separation, the ability to use words to change reality, an apprentice wizard who happens to be a dog, koans spoken by koi; and a Transcendent Pig–these are just some of the magical things in store for you when you read The Wizard’s Dilemma, the fifth novel in Diane Duane’s “Young Wizards” series from Magic Carpet...
    by Douglas Cobb at May 28th, 2010 at 08:05 am
  • ERGObaby Carrier – Our first walk at the park
    I did a little trial run with the ERGObaby carrier at home when my daughter was about 4 weeks/8 pounds and it seemed she was just not ready for it yet, however once she was 6 or 7 weeks and just a little bigger I felt very comfortable  and safe with her in the carrier and she did not fuss at all going into it.  My husband wore the carrier for our first walk in the...
    by Damon Cap at May 24th, 2010 at 01:05 pm
  • Chocolate Fix from Thinkfun – Review
    Chocolate Fix from Thinkfun is a yummy looking game that has become an instant hit at our house.  It comes with a tray to hold 9 pieces of candy.  Three ‘strawberry’, three ‘carmel’, and three ‘chocolate’, each flavor has a circle, square, and triangular piece.  The challenge of this game is to place the pieces of candy into the...
    by Damon Cap at May 23rd, 2010 at 03:05 pm
  • 2010 Vacation – The Summer of Reviews
    We have a very special project here at BSCkids and BSCreview that will be starting in July.  The 2010 Vacation – The Summer of Reviews will be special posts where we review items we will be using on vacation or places we will be visiting during the vacation.  We will be able to do some extended reviews where we have multiple posts about the same item as we continue...
    by Damon Cap at May 18th, 2010 at 09:05 pm
  • The Boneshaker by Kate Milford – Review
    Think of an unholy combination of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery and HBO’s Carnivale and you might get some inkling of an idea what spine-tingling creepiness awaits you when you read Kate Milford’s suspenseful, goose-bump inducing, dare I say it – boneshaking – debut novel, The Boneshaker. It’s about thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks, of...
    by Douglas Cobb at May 16th, 2010 at 02:05 pm
  • It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder – Review
    Twelve year old Isabel is tired of living in her small town in Oregon.  She wants to travel and try new things, but her mom is afraid of failure and never follows through with anything she does.  Her mom does like to bake, and decides to open a cupcake shop with Isabel and Isabel’s dad’s help.  Throughout the story, Isabel’s mom is trying out new cupcake flavors,...
    by Kerry at May 13th, 2010 at 06:05 pm
  • Dinosaur Hour! by Hitoshi Shioya – Review
    There are over sixty different kinds of dinosaurs in this hilarious comic about dinosaurs gone goofy, wild, and just plain silly.  Each chapter is called a ‘bone’ and shows a variety of these creatures in funny situations.  When some Allosaurus try to attack a Brachiosaurus, the giant beast doesn’t even notice them and smacks them with his huge tail. Dinosaur...
    by Kerry at May 11th, 2010 at 06:05 pm
  • Wizards of Mickey #1 – review
    The epic WIZARDS OF MICKEY tale continues here in its own ongoing series! Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy continue to struggle in the Grand Wizard’s tournament, determined to win back the Diamagic from Peg-Leg Pete the Great! But who is the mysterious master that pulls Pete’s strings? Our story so far…Mickey has formed the Wizards of Mickey with Donald and Goofy...
    by PLMII at May 11th, 2010 at 09:05 am
  • Disney’s Hero Squad: Ultraheroes #4 – review
    The UltraHeroes are in Good Spirits after Duck Avenger’s victory against the formidable Phantom Blot. The threat of the Ultramachine is all but neutralized now that the forces of good and evil have the same number of Ultrapods…At least that’s what out heroes thought until Emil Eagle informs the group that he has kidnapped one of their own… This episode holds two...
    by PLMII at May 11th, 2010 at 09:05 am
  • Sonny With a Chance with Demi Lovato – Gummy With a Chance Review
    We are going to try something that we used to do here in the past, a quick review on some of the shows that we cover here at the site.  Last night I had the opportunity to watch Sonny With a Chanceepisode “Gummy With a Chance” with Demi Lovato and the rest of the cast.We have our two separate stories, the main one being Sonny and her chewing gum and the second...
    by Damon Cap at May 10th, 2010 at 07:05 am