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| Books | Queen of Hearts | |
| Sweet as icing, a Valentine's lesson sure to warm the heart. | ||
| By Mary Engelbreit |
| TV | Gilligan's Island | |
| Unique characters and situations drive classic sitcom. | ||
| Review date: 11.16.2010 |
| TV | Reel Love | |
| Charm, romance, and strong vocab in Southern love story. | ||
| Review date: 11.13.2011 |
| TV | The Dick Van Dyke Show | |
| Kennedy-era comedy series offers good family fun. | ||
| Review date: 10.21.2011 |
| Books | Queen of Christmas | |
| Christmas lesson about gifts and giving. | ||
| By Mary Engelbreit |
| Books | Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | |
| Teaches important lessons about faith, friendship. | ||
| By Virginia Lee Burton |
| Movies | Persuasion | |
| Jane Austen love story with an admirable heroine. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 02.01.2000 |
| TV | That Girl | |
| Landmark '60s sitcom may not click with kids. | ||
| Review date: 12.20.2004 |
| Movies | Reviving Ophelia | |
| Teen dating violence makes this a watch-together movie. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 06.28.2011 |
| Movies | The Baby Sitters Club | |
| A "girlfriends" story with a great message for tweens. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 09.16.2003 |
| Books | The Baby-Sitters Club: The Summer Before | |
| Slow-paced but sweet prequel to classic friendship series. | ||
| By Ann M. Martin |
| Movies | The Other Boleyn Girl | |
| Lush historical drama is engrossing but mature. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 06.09.2008 |
| Movies | Tommy | |
| Trippy rock opera with drug references and sexual imagery. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 09.28.1999 |
| Movies | All Dogs Go to Heaven | |
| A barking romp too intense for younger children. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 03.06.2001 |
| TV | In Plain Sight | |
| A fresh take on girl power -- with guns, sex. | ||
| Review date: 05.29.2008 |
| Movies | Blue Crush | |
| Tough yet tender surfer heroine story. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 01.14.2003 |
| Music | Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | |
| Favorite tale retold with an original score. | ||
| By London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Movies | Nowhere Boy | |
| Compelling, mature portrait of a musician as a young man. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 01.25.2011 |
| Movies | Bye Bye Birdie | |
| Fun but dated musical will appeal to parents more than kids. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 07.27.1999 |
| Movies | Bright Eyes | |
| This "Good Ship Lollipop" is sweet, but sad, too. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 11.22.2005 |
| Movies | Corduroy and More Stories About Caring | |
| Beloved stories with a sweet message for ages 3-8. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 09.16.2008 |
| Books | A Great and Terrible Beauty | |
| Engaging start to bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy. | ||
| By Libba Bray |
| Books | The Seven Silly Eaters | |
| Lively verse, fun dilemma make an enjoyable read. | ||
| By Mary Ann Hoberman |
| Books | You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together | |
| Play-acting aspect will engage young readers. | ||
| By Mary Ann Hoberman |
| Movies | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | |
| Clever, entertaining fantasy romance for gaming-era teens. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 11.09.2010 |