Review By JENNIFER KALI We were excited to see this movie as a family. We’re dog people and happen to have a pug a lot like the character Mel (voiced by Bobby Moynihan) in the movie. We saw it on vacation at an awesome drive-in theater in Burlington, VT, which just enhanced our movie watching […]
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The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
October 7th, 2016 · No Comments · Movies
Tags: Animated Movies·Bobby Moynihan·Cats·Dogs·Ellie Kemper·Eric Stonestreet·Family Movies·Homeless Animals·Jennifer Kali·Louis C.K.·Michael Beattie·New York City
Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals
August 5th, 2016 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I share my birthday (March 2) with Dr. Seuss AKA Theodor Seuss Geisel, which is pretty cool. BUT I’m envious of children’s author Nancy Furstinger who shares hers with the legendary Henry Bergh, founder of the ASPCA and who I would call the grandfather of animal protection in the United […]
Tags: Animal Welfare·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Biography·Carolyn M. Mullin·Henry Bergh·Heroes·History·Nancy Furstinger·New York City·Older Elementary·Vincent Desjardins
Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop
March 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN Learn about the mounted police through the eyes of a horse by spending a day in New York City with a mounted police officer in Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop, written by Helen L. Wibur and illustrated by John Manders. Finnegan the horse narrates the story as he and his […]
Tags: Andrea Zollman·Early Elementary·Helen L. Wilbur·Horses·John Manders·New York City·Police·Working Animals
Riding in My Car
March 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI I received this book as a review copy. It is a picture book based on the Woody Guthrie song. The book takes the reader on a road trip through the United States, with images from New York City to Washington, D.C., to Mount Rushmore to the Golden Gate Bridge. This book is more […]
Tags: Car Trips·Cars·Fishing·Golden Gate Bridge·Jennifer Kali·Lift-a-Flap·Mount Rushmore·New York City·Scott Menchin·Washington D.C.·Woody Guthrie