THE SNOW BLEW INN by Dian Curtis Regan

This delightful children's book tells of a small Inn that accepts weary travelers during a snowstorm. But as Emma, the daughter of the innkeeper watches the small Inn fill up she waits and waits for her cousin Abby who she has planned a sleepover.
The illustrations by Doug Cushman are wonderful. I tested this out on my grand daughter Izzy and she made me read it two times in a row. I would have liked some musical notes to give me a hint on how to sing the song at the end of the book, but all in all this is a wonderful book to read to your little one on a cold winter day.

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CAMEL SPIDERS (2012)

Apparently, this is finally coming out. Looks like fun.

DVD ROUND UP: THE HOLIDAY EDITION

We here at Penguin know you love to give DVDs as Christmas presents. Luckily for you I have many suggestions to make it a Merry Christmas!

THE LANDLORD

Tyler has a little place with three apartments to rent. Renting is easy. Keeping the tenants alive when you have a pair of 5000 year old demons haunting the place, is a different matter. A fun little flick!

HORROR EXPRESS

The classic prehistoric alien on a train with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas flick gets the BluRay treatment from Severin. This is the best this movie has ever looked and this is the version that your weirdo relative wants for Christmas.

MAKE BELIEVE

A documentary that follows six teens all following the same dream; to be crowned Teen World Champion by Master Magician Lance Burton. If magic is good enough for Neil Patrick Harris, then it's good enough for me.

DOLPHIN TALE

Dolphin with a busted tail gets a new one to swim into your hearts. Isn't this the same basic premise as HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON? Only that one had vikings and dragons. Here we get Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd. I smell a ripoff!


A CINDERELLA STORY:ONCE UPON A SONG

So, a sequel to the Hilary Duff flick without Hilary Duff? I think executives love that there is no author to pay for this story that has already been done better.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

The classic Rankin/Bass cartoon gets the Blu Ray treatment. This is gonna seem pretty pricey for a flick that runs 24 minutes. And no DVD combo? What the?

THE SMURFS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Now this is better! Two Smurf holiday specials on one disc. We get Tis The Season To Be Smurfy along with The Smurf Christmas Special. With the recent popularity of The Smurfs with the feature film, this should fly off the shelves.

FROSTY'S WINTER WONDERLAND

The Bride of Frankenstein sequel to the original Frosty special. The kids get together and make Shelly Winters for Frosty so they can all have adventures together. This time they have managed to tick off Jack Frost so, look out! At 24 minutes, this should have been put in a double disc set with Twas The Night BEfore Christmas.

AUSTRALIA AFTER DARK/THE ABCs OF LOVE AND SEX AUSTRALIA STYLE!

These two new releases actually won't hit the shelves until January so they would have to be late Christmas presents. A pair of Mondo style looks at sex and perversion in the land down under. Save some of that Christmas cash for these two releases.

TOM AND JERRY'S FUR FLYING ADVENTURES VOL. 3

Normally, I would tell you how I feel about all these repackaging and double dipping, but it's Christmas so I won't. It's a cat trying to kill a mouse kids! Fun times are had by all!

Coming December 1st

A Cinderella Story

DVD Round Up

GOING POSTAL

I don't think that anyone has more fun than Terry Pratchett. This proves it on every level. Truly delightful.

WITHOUT MOTIVE

An intense show that might be one of the best things I have seen in the crime drama genre. Truly addictive. 

BILL MOYERS WISDOM OF FAITH

One of the best of the Moyers series.

BONEKICKERS

What the last Indiana Jones movie should have been.

ON THE ROAD WITH CHARLES KURALT

I remember watching this program as a kid. No one could sniff out a slice of Americana like Charles Kuralt. A show that deserves a rediscovery of a new generation and this box set will go a long way in getting it there.


THE RED GREEN SHOW THE GEEZER YEARS

What can I say? Red Green showed me the wisdom of using as much duct tape as possible. Funniest thing to come from Canada in decades.

VISIONS OF EUROPE

A breathtaking beautiful series showing you some of the most magnificent sites that Europe has to offer.

Aron Warner's Pariah

Brent Marks is a 'Pariah', one of a group of teens that, after being cured of a genetic disorder become extremely intelligent and disassociated with the general populace. He is one of many and they are becoming a visible threat to humanity.
Bent denies it, but when he is attacked by a group of thugs for being different, has no qualms in destroying his attackers. His parents even view him with distrust.

I like the concept of the book as well as Brett Weldele's art. I get what they are doing. Since there was a thing as a teenager, people have always looked at them with distrust. Young adults with hormones raging affecting the way they think. That's all this really is.

All in all, this is a good, solid book. It takes its time in telling the story it wants so, that might be a little slow for a lot of comic readers, but I think the payoff could be worth the journey.