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| Music | Blue Skies | |
| DeGarmo's big voice is the star here. | ||
| By Diana DeGarmo |
| Best of list | American Idols Music | |
| Hits from the hugely popular TV show. |
| Music | "Glory" (CD Single) | |
| Rapper cuts cleaner-than-usual track honoring new daughter. | ||
| By Jay-Z |
| Apps | Bobo Explores Light | |
| Thorough, and thoroughly entertaining, interactive science. | ||
| Platforms: iPad |
| Books | Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of John J. Harvey | |
| An old New York fireboat offers heroic help on 9/11. | ||
| By Maira Kalman |
| Books | Birds | |
| Simple story, striking art make this picture book soar. | ||
| By Kevin Henkes |
| Games | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | |
| Vast and violent RPG filled with moral choice and ambiguity. | ||
| Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows |
| Article | 10 Best TV Role Models | |
| TV | Pan Am | |
| Nostalgic take on air travel plays like schmaltzy melodrama. | ||
| Review date: 09.23.2011 |
| Books | The Crossing | |
| Historic journey comes alive with poetic words, vivid art. | ||
| By Donna Jo Napoli |
| Movies | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | |
| Drama about child's 9/11 loss stirs up sadness. | ||
| In theaters now, release date: 12.25.2011 |
| Music | Acoustic Dreamland | |
| Warning: Soothing, sleepy tunes may work on parents, too! | ||
| By Various Artists |
| Apps | The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore | |
| Fantastic, boundary-pushing interactive book. | ||
| Platforms: iPad |
| Books | A Penguin Story | |
| Penguin's quest for color inspires and entertains. | ||
| By Antoinette Portis |
| Movies | Mia and the Migoo | |
| Magical realism adventure promotes family, environmentalism. | ||
| In theaters now, release date: 04.22.2011 |
| Books | Charlie's Raven | |
| Charlie believes a raven can cure his grandfather. | ||
| By Jean Craighead George |
| Apps | Up with a Fish | |
| Simple-but-fun stacking game based on Cat in the Hat. | ||
| Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad |
| Movies | Just Go With It | |
| Some laughs, but often-crass Sandler romcom disappoints. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 06.07.2011 |
| Books | The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg | |
| Sometimes funny Civil War tall tale reveals horrors of war. | ||
| By Rodman Philbrick |
| Books | Big Wolf and Little Wolf | |
| Touching friendship tale for kids big and little. | ||
| By Nadine Brun-Cosme |
| Books | We Belong Together: A Book about Adoption and Families | |
| Celebration of the love between parent and child. | ||
| By Todd Parr |
| Apps | Grover's Number Special | |
| Kids count and play in fun -- and funny -- Sesame game. | ||
| Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad |
| Books | The Curious Garden | |
| Hopeful tale with unique artwork will inspire all ages. | ||
| By Peter Brown |
| Books | Come Along, Daisy! | |
| Daisy learns a lesson when separated from mom. | ||
| By Jane Simmons |
| Books | Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business | |
| The absurd behavior keeps kids coming back. | ||
| By Esphyr Slobodkina |