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BOOK
Cannonball
February 26, 2021
Fun and Meaningful
My 5 year old loved how silly this book is and connected with the message about being yourself. He loved that the child at the end creates a silly and sparkly costume to help him succeed at his cannonball. The illustrations are also great, with a hidden octopus on each page that my kids found before I did.
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BOOK
Julián Is a Mermaid
August 31, 2018
TV
Zig & Sharko
February 3, 2020
This show does have a lot of slapstick violence as Sharko tries to protect the mermaid Marina (who my son insists is Ariel) from being eaten and other peril. Her general lack of agency and cluelessness is a bit troubling as she is the only female main character in this show. The level of hitting, slapping, punching, etc is also a bit too much for our household, including our 4 year old. Unlikely the Roadrunner cartoons, this is direct physical violence and fighting to protect or eat Marina, not someone's plans backfiring on them.