If Mike Berenstain of the Berenstain Bears were in a Hollywood pitch session to tell the true story of his family’s cartoon critter creations, it might go something like this: “Once upon a time, before the lovable, shaggy-haired Berenstain Bears clan came to live down a sunny dirt road in Bear Country, their creators, Stan & Jan Berenstain were starting out … [Read more...]
Those of us aligned or partnered with Common Sense Media filled their awards ceremonies with support last evening in a massive ‘redlight greenlight’ show of “Offuls” and “Onnies” in kids’ media. Shaping Youth readers will find no huge surprises...Common Sense Media's picks for “Offuls” in mixed messaging went to: Shrek … [Read more...]
For the record, I'd still rather kids be playing outside finding their own world of cultural diversity among play pals, but since this blog's about positive media uses, this indeed qualifies as one of them! Panwapa. Even the name sounds global and cool... It’s got a world beat edge to it and an upbeat tonality that rolls off the tongue with kid-friendly energy. As a … [Read more...]
“Home again, safe at last.” Though it’s a classic kid-lit line to end adventure tales like the Berenstain Bears & the Spooky Old Tree, it’s not remotely the case in families where child abuse seeps in at any level. We’re heartened to hear that the Berenstain Bears have licensed the use of their nurturing country critters to develop a … [Read more...]
TechCrunch reports today that there’s a new free service ready to end your coffee table clutter and green-scene guilt on the catalog front! Say what? Catalog Choice is a sponsored project of the Ecology Center, endorsed by the NWF (National Wildlife Federation) and the NRDC, (Natural Resources Defense Council). They’ve got blog badges to spread the word, … [Read more...]
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