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...]
YALSA President Paula Brehm-Heeger has a lot to say about different ways we can engage kids to keep reading relevant in a 21st century media world and Teen Read Week is just one of them...After Shaping Youth posted the readergirlz interview and learned more about all the countless events going on, we chose to create one of our own to add to their wiki and support the … [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...]
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