Posts Tagged ‘Reading’
Yes, There Are Comic Books For Kids
The website Sequential Tart (great name) has a story about comic books for kids. A lot of great comics are mentioned, and I wanted to weigh in.
My New Favorite word: Unmanning
I have a new favorite word. Unmanning.
Never heard it before? Well, it does not mean “one who is unlike Peyton, Eli or Cooper Manning.” (I had to put Cooper in there. Not that he seems to mind not playing in the NFL. )
DaddyTips Thursday Link Roundup [Show and Tell]
Damn you Interwebs. There is too much of you to digest in one sitting. Here are links to just a sampling of what we’ve perused recently at DaddyTips Mansion. Read more »
Robert Kirkman Does Dinosaurs
Robert Kirkman has become a household name thanks to the success of Walking Dead, both the comic and the TV series. I’m also a fan of his Marvel Zombies, although I have to admit that it depressed the hell out of me. Now Kirkman is doing a book you can enjoy with your kids — Super Dinosaur.
Kirkman is a great writer and this series sounds great. A full press release follows, but this sentence was all I needed: Read more »
DaddyTips Show And Tell – News and Links
New feature here on DaddyTips.com — Show and Tell.
What is it, you ask? A list of things we’ve read that we think you’ll like, both dad-related and not.
Here we go:
- The Onion AV Club (whom I write reviews for from time to time) gives the new Wii version of the classic game “Punch-Out!!” a B, which is pretty good if you consider the fact that it does not contain Mike Tyson. (AVClub.com)
- A father and son pastor team have been accused of stealing $3.1 million dollars to buy “luxury cars, time shares and golf club memberships.” Well, at least they didn’t molest anyone. As far as we know, of course. (L.A. Times)
- I don’t even watch most of the Adult Swim shows, especially now that “Harvey Birdman” is off the air. But I will probably watch all of the clips on this page. Why? Because they all reference “Star Trek.” Duh. (AdultSwim.com)
- Um, hi. This is a levitating toy display. It’s called the Levitron Revolution Series. Only holds “up to 4 ounces” according to Aaron Burgess at Droolicious, but it LEVITATES. I want one. For my son. My son. Right. (Droolicious)
- I love this headline: “Gwyneth Paltrow Finds Noted Music-maker William Joel Just Delightful.” Actually, the whole post is great. (AVClub.com’s The Hater)
Presidential Material comic sold out
So I head over to my local comic book store to pick up my weekly stack, and I figure I’ll snag a copy of the Presidential Material Flipbook, which is a graphic novel biography of John McCain and Barack Obama (also available separately). To my surprise, all three books are sold out. You can still get the book online. Still, I thought it was interesting that there was so much interest in something like this. The store was surprised as well – they said they would have more copies by the afternoon.
The Childs Day, by Woods Hutchinson
From the free ebook collection of Project Gutenberg, a 1912 book about children’s health:
It is most important that children should eat a good big breakfast. All the hundred-and-one things that you are going to do during the day–racing, jumping, shouting, studying–require strength to do; and that strength can be got only out of the power in your food, which is really, you remember, the sunlight stored up in it.
Sometimes, when you come down in the morning, especially if you haven’t had the windows of your bedroom well open so as to get plenty of air during the night, you may feel that you are not very hungry for breakfast. Or perhaps, if you have risen late, or are in a great hurry to get to school in time, you just swallow a cup of coffee or tea, and a cracker or a little piece of bread, or a small saucer of cereal…
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Child’s Day, by Woods Hutchinson
