From a character comedy about dogs on a very unusual space mission by first-time creator Jeremiah Cortez, to a dark comedic take on fairy tales based on the wildly popular book A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, to a giant robot buddy comedy from Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, we are thrilled to give kids and families all over the world more reasons to laugh.”īased on the best-selling book series by Adam Gidwitz, the animated series follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home to find better parents.or at least ones who won’t chop off their heads! As Hansel and Gretel leave their own story and venture through other classic Grimm fairy tales, unexpected narrators’ guide us through their encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons and even the devil himself. Megan Casey, Director, Original Animation: “Comedy comes in many flavors and we are excited to add a few new ones to the menu at Netflix. From renowned creators and fresh new voices, these series add to Netflix’s growing slate that includes the recently launched City of Ghosts from Elizabeth Ito, Kid Cosmic from Craig McCracken and upcoming series Centaurworld from Megan Nicole Dong, Ridley Jones and Ada Twist, Scientist from Chris Nee and Maya and the Three from Jorge Gutierrez, among others. Netflix announces three new animated comedy series for kids and families around the world.
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In a recent podcast, Jason reminisced about how Luke would often show up at his house, unannounced. Jason’s and Luke’s characters, Brandon and Dylan, were best friends on the series and that relationship translated well off-screen. He remained with the primetime soap through Season 6, then returned in 1998 for its last two years. Fans freaked out over his effortless sex appeal and sideburns, and his on-camera chemistry with Shannen Doherty’s Brenda gave 90210 a Richard Burton–Elizabeth Taylor heat that still has a generation divided over whether Dylan belonged with Brenda or Kelly (Jennie Garth). Trading cards, magazine covers, pillowcases - you name it and Luke’s face was probably on it. The Ohio native, born Coy Luther Perry III, rocketed to mega fame in 1990 as Beverly Hills, 90210’s Byron-reading alcoholic bad boy Dylan McKay, helping to turn the fledgling FOX network into the epicenter of a pop-culture phenomenon. Luke was as cool onscreen as he was kind off. Around the anniversary of Luke Perry‘s sudden death, former co-star Jason Priestley is opening up about their friendship on and off the set of Beverly Hills, 90210. Perspective on gender/race/culture/economic ability: One of the beautiful things about the mice that Kevin Henkes so often employs in his picture books to depict normal, human emotions is that his characters come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Compassion mixed with humor work in this book to shed light on our worries without feeling like those worries are being criticized or harshly judged. Henkes’s sense of humor and compassion shine through as he explores the fear and anxiety that children so often experience in this world, especially when they face big changes, like the first day of school. Literary Elements: Wemberly Worried is a precious and humorous work of fiction in which Kevin Henkes’s famous mouse characters assume the thoughts and feelings of many young children facing change and separation. Just when you think she could not possibly worry about one more thing, she faces her biggest fear ever….the first day of school. Although her parents and laid-back grandmother try to convince her that there is nothing she needs to worry about, she is not convinced. Summary: Wemberly worries about absolutely everything….from shrinking in bathtub water to losing her parents in the middle of the night. Audience: This book will be enjoyed by all people ages 4 and up. Roberts takes us back to the highly entertaining bundle of contradictions sponsored by a life that plucked success from the jaws of failure. Now, in the age of Brexit, Churchill becomes the mirror in which bewildered Britons can find consoling fantasies of national greatness. Both Roy Jenkins and Boris Johnson found new angles of approach to this protean subject. Besides, if you don’t fancy Roberts’s version, there are more than 1,000 Churchill biographies. Better a biographer with sneaking admiration than one who embarks on a psychological guerrilla war with his subject. This is certainly one way to illuminate a myth, without descending into hagiography. Roberts not only revels in the ironies and paradoxes of the past, as Churchill did, he is more than a little in thrall to the old bruiser’s intoxicating aura. Churchill is possibly the historian’s dream, a true life hero who adored his island’s story, which he lived and wrote about during a roller-coaster career. Will Ariel be able to overthrow the murderous villain bent on destroying her home-along with the world she once longed to be a part of? And after Ursula catches wind of Ariel’s resurfacing, she threatens to obliterate both land and sea. On land, Ariel learns that Ursula has been making the most of her role as princess: plotting, scheming, and waging outright war with neighboring kingdoms. Now, Ariel rules as the silent queen of Atlantica, while Ursula, disguised as a beautiful human woman, runs Prince Eric's kingdom on land.īut when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world-and a prince-she never imagined she would see again. But when Ursula attacked and defeated Ariel, the sea witch took everything: the little mermaid’s voice, her prince, and her father’s life. What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Discover a new side of The Little Mermaid in this darkly romantic reimagining of the classic Disney film-now available as a graphic novel!įive years ago, Ariel defied her father, King Triton, and traded her voice for the chance to meet Prince Eric. When children demonstrate optimistic attitudes, they get small yellow stickers, or optimism spots, to decorate and affix to their desk barriers.Īfter Principal Tom Burke suggested that Harbor teachers dress up as “The Incredibles” for Halloween, Ms. Students have been incorporating lessons learned from the Diane Alber book, “A Little Spot of Optimism,” into their daily routines. Hansen explained, they will face challenges, and the ability to overcome those hurdles will only make them stronger. Recognizing that students were coming back to school in a different learning environment, with desk shields, masks, social distancing and other protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, she wanted to create an atmosphere where students aren’t afraid to take on challenges. Hansen adopted “optimism” as this year’s theme because of the unusual circumstances. The power of optimism is getting fifth graders to think with an “I Can” attitude in Kerry Hansen’s class at Seaford Harbor Elementary School. I’m picky about retellings, and I prepared myself for a jumbled, glittery mess of spliced together fairy tales. I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical about this book when I first saw the title. With a touch of murder, a few dark prophecies, and a vampire or two, Stephanie Garber brews the perfect potion for a Young Adult fantasy plot: it’s magical, romantic, and, of course, fabulously angsty. In exchange for stopping her stepsister’s wedding, Jacks asks for three kisses to be given at the time and place of his choosing. She’s bold, she’s witty, and she makes plenty of mistakes throughout the novel-some justified, some not so much-starting with the deal she strikes with Jacks, the wicked Prince of Hearts. At least, that’s what happens to Evangeline Fox in Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon a Broken Heart.Įvangeline is the heroine of this twisted fairy tale, but don’t let her rose-gold hair fool you she’s not just another fair maiden with pretty face. Toads don’t turn into princes, kisses don’t break curses, and sometimes the person we love marries our stepsister. Part of growing up means realizing not every story ends with a happily ever after. They said his kiss was fatal to all but her-his only weakness-and as he’d sought her, he’d left a trail of corpses. Only one person could make it work again: his one true love. According to the myths, the Prince of Hearts was not capable of love because his heart had stopped beating long ago. Like the others they had faced, this one wore a simple white tunic over skin as rough and dark as basalt. Whatever you called them, they were nasty. Standing at the summit was a mountain god-one of the numina montanum, Jason had called them. The clouds parted just long enough to reveal the top of the mountain below them: a spearhead of black rock jutting from mossy green slopes. Hazel peeked over more carefully this time. She helped him up, and they stumbled to the bow. “I’m fine,” Nico muttered, kicking folds of canvas off his legs. “Nico!” Hazel scrambled over to him as Leo brought the ship level. The boulder, roughly the size of a pickup truck, tumbled off into the fog like it had important business elsewhere. The foremast collapsed-sail, spars, and Nico all crashing to the deck. The huge rock passed so close overhead it blew her hair out of her face. She thought: Why is the moon coming at us? Then she yelped and hit the deck. A dark spherical shape hurtled toward her. Hazel made the mistake of looking over the rail. The Argo II veered left, its aerial oars slashing through the clouds like rows of knives. “Hard to port!” Nico yelled from the foremast of the flying ship.īack at the helm, Leo yanked the wheel. She was peering into the fog, wondering how it could be so difficult to fly across one stupid mountain range, when the ship’s alarm bells sounded. DURING THE THIRD ATTACK, Hazel almost ate a boulder. but closing out her life in blissful solitude, in the place she has no intention of leaving. Not starting over in the hurly-burly of a new community. But while her fellow colonists grudgingly anticipate a difficult readjustment on some distant world, Ofelia savors the promise of a golden opportunity. And it is here that she fully expects to finish out her days–until the shifting corporate fortunes of the Sims Bancorp Company dictates that Colony 3245.12 is to be disbanded, its residents shipped off, deep in cryo-sleep, to somewhere new and strange and not of their choosing. On this planet far away in space and time from the world of her youth, she has lived and loved, weathered the death of her husband, raised her one surviving child, lovingly tended her garden, and grown placidly old. For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia’s home. I could rely on Jermain Defoe at Sunderland – he got me out of trouble because he scored 18 – but here we’ll have to share it about.”Īllardyce has repeatedly insisted he has not given any thought to what happens beyond this season but said he was hopeful he could emulate Roy Hodgson’s success at Crystal Palace and be remembered for his Leeds stint in a positive manner. But what we need is a lot of the players to be able to take a chance if it comes their way. “It hasn’t got a match-winner in terms of the best match-winners in the country … it hasn’t got anything like what Man City have got, for example. “The squad lacks confidence at the minute,” he said. I know what some of the players here are capable of.”Īllardyce said, though, that he had concerns over the quality in the squad he has inherited. I don’t know where that’s gone, but that’s what I’m looking for on Saturday. “We’re trying to see the Leeds of old with the energy they had, coupled with some of the resilience they had under Bielsa. “When I was at West Brom they came to us in the second or third game of the season and they blew us away under Bielsa,” he said. Victories for Nottingham Forest and Everton on Monday mean Leeds start inside the bottom three, and Allardyce has now called upon his squad to rediscover the resilience they were notorious for under Bielsa. Leeds are two points shy of the last safe spot with three games remaining as they prepare to host Allardyce’s former club Newcastle on Saturday. |