The Tortoise and the Hare is a sweet fairy tale by Aesop about a turtle, and a rabbit having a race. Obviously unequal in speed. The hare is so confident he’ll win, that he takes a nap. Meanwhile, the tortoise keeps chugging along steadily.  You can guess that the tortoise emerges as the winner. The […]

The Princess and The Pea is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson written in 1835. It’s a story about a lonely prince who seeks to marry a real princess. They met many princesses but were not sure if they were true. When a woman arrives claiming to be a princess, his mother places a […]

Beetlejuice is fun, hilarious, and a little crazy – so don’t say his name three times if you don’t want to turn your life upside down. His zany antics will sure scare the living from their haunted house. Unless you’re Lydia Deetz. Her fascination with the dead makes her a great candidate for… marriage? Yes, […]

Guess Who? Woody Woodpecker has been a beloved cartoon character since 1940!  He was so loved that he became the mascot for Universal Pictures. And did you know that he’s on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? It’s big fun to watch this crazy redhead pull all sorts of smart-alec hijinks. If you love Woody Woodpecker, […]

Follow Greg Heffley through his life journey, via his diary. Fully illustrated, you get to witness how he gets in, and out of trouble, how he deals with bullies and social status, his vivid imagination, and his journey through middle school. Hilarious and adorable, this book became a full-blown series of books. 18 in fact, […]

Kim may look like a regular girl, but anything is possible for this teen. Because when no one is looking, she fights crime and saves the world from evil villains. Sometimes she brings along her best friend Ron (Stoppable) and his pet naked mole rat, Rufus.  She fights mutants, monkeys, and the evil Dr Drakken, […]

Ultraman was a Japanese television series way back in 1966. Superheroes from space protect Earth from kaiju and other monsters. This means that the Earth’s greatest hero at the time was not an Earthling at all, he was from the planet Nebula M78, the Land of Light. Ultraman still plays today on streaming channel. If […]

Puss in Boots is so many things. Before he was an adorable cat in the Shrek series, he was a fairy tale that dates all the way back to the 1500s. Puss was clever, and always looking for ways to make his human happy. He achieves great things like wealth and winning the hand of […]

The Golden Goose was a Brothers Grimm fairy tale that dates back to 1812. Three sons were sent to the forest to chop wood. When each son was approached by a hungry stranger asking for food and drink, the two eldest sons refused. But the youngest son shared his food. He was rewarded with a […]

The Frog Prince is a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale that dates all the way back to 1812. When a witch turned the prince into a frog, the only way to break the curse was with a kiss. He asked the princess for a kiss, but she was very spoiled and would never kiss a […]