Eleven-year-old Darryl is many things for being one so young.  He is a wizard undergoing an interminable Ordeal against the Satanic Lone One.  He is an abdal or Pillar, from whom power flows for all the other wizards of Earth, like from out of a reservoir or a well.  He is a...

Neil Gaiman writes books for everyone; even his children’s books are appealing to adults.  This is one of them.  He walks us through a fairy tale adventure that is short but important because it teaches how to get along in the world by treating others like we would want to be treated...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Chance episode “Gummy With a Chance” with Demi Lovato and the...

Want to find the softest thing for your baby to lie down on?  Keep reading to hear about the Bestever Baby Mat.  I saw mat on television long before receiving one for my daughter.  The television hosts could not keep their hands off of it, and now I know why–it is truly made out of...

This is going to be something new for us, as we break up the review a bit so both both my wife and myself can weigh in on the Douglas Company Green Frog Gift Ensemble.  You can check out a picture of the new baby with the product at the end of...

Have you ever had a bratty little sister? How about one who is also super smart, making her even more difficult to deal with? Sisters or brothers like those are sometimes a pain to live with, but how about if your bratty little sister also happened to be a wizard, and an...

Our cat friends are alternately amused and annoyed by the latest addition to our ‘animal’ family, Jilly the Zhu Zhu Pet.  Jilly is a toy hamster, and according to the Zhu Zhu Pets website, “captain of the pep squad.”  She squeals and chatters as she rolls around the floor, turning herself around...

Because my daughter, who is ten, is a Littlest Pet Shop fanatic as well as a shopping fiend, this game is a great addition to our board game collection.  Two to four players, ages 9 and up, can compete as animals – a dog, cat, monkey or bird – who race each...

The ultimate handbook for every BONE fan! BSCKIDS's PLMII givess his review of this new Jeff Smith title. More after jump...