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"Who Will Comfort Toffle?" (short film) - a mini-review

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  GENERAL INFO Other title(s):  Vem Ska Tosta Knyttet? (Swedish)  Kuka lhoduttaisi Nyttia? (Finnish)  Year: 1980  Country: Sweden Language: Swedish (original)  Directed by: Johan Hagelback Runtime: 23 minutes Suitable for ages: +3 REVIEWER'S NOTE  Animation: 8/10 Story: 10/10 Characters: 10/10 Sound design: 7/10 OVERALL: 8/10 Before we start...  Hi everyone, hi kids!  I just wanted to quickly wish a happy birthday to a very close friend of mine, O, and have fun reading! Okay, onto the review...  FINAL THOUGHTS: This is an adaptation to one of Tove Jansson's first Moomin picture books, produced for the Swedish Film Institute and draws heavy influence from the author's original work. But did it succeed at being a faithful adaptation of the story known from the book?  The plot follow Toffle, a small creature living alone in his house, who's constantly scared of the enormous hemulens roaming outside. One night, he decides to escape and goes on to search for a new place to l

"The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride" - a mini-review

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BASIC INFO Year: 1998  Company: Walt Disney Studios Country: the US, Australia (?)  Runtime: 81 minutes Directed by: Darrell Rooney, Rob LaDuca Written by: Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus Age rating: U (the UK)  REVIEWER'S NOTE Animation: 7/10 Characters: 9/10 Story: 8/10 Music: 10/10 OVRALL: 9/10 BEFORE WE START...  Well, everyone, well children... My first, but definitely NOT last, review of a Disney direct-to-video sequel. And let me tell you, I didn't expect I would love it as much as I do. But why is that exactly? Listen closely...  FINAL THOUGHTS:  Kiara is the daughter of Simba and Nala, the new princess of Pride Rock and the future queen of savannah. One day, our heroine stumbles upon another lion cub from the outsider pride named Kovu and quickly befriends him. As time goes on, a romance starts blossoming between the two young lions. However, the tensions between Simba's pride and the outsiders, led by Zira, seem to become stronger and stronger as well. Our main couple a

Easter wishes

Hello everyone and hello children! I just wanted to wish a happy Easter to everyone who celebrates. (And say Sorry for a lack of a big post this month, but I'll Make up for it in April. :)) Again, happy Easter and see you all soon! Love,  your Diva

6 incredible books for girls of ALL AGES!

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  Hello everyone and hello children, I know it's been a while since I have last written a proper post here and now, I'm fully back. With a surprise! This one is for all of you who love reading books, but it can also be seen as kind of an encouragement to read, especially for the little ones and youngsters. Anyhow, here are my 5 choices for amazing pieces of literature written with young ladies in mind (that aren't about glitter princesses, fashion models or rainbow unicorns;  NOT   that I've got anything against those, but some variety would be neat :)).  With that out of the way, let's begin. Oh, and the books are in a completely random order, this ISN'T a top 6 books, just a list of reads I find worth laying your eyes upon, so, no title is really "above" or "beneath" the other. ;)  6. Lady and the Tramp  - Step Into Reading (Disney)  This book follows the same story as its classic Disney film namesake. As the title suggests, it's a tale

An important update!

  Hi everyone! Hi, kids!  So, it's been quite a while since I last published anything on here. I know, that's a rather big shame, and darn, I feel like I need to finally get some new works out! But anyhow, I've got some very good news for all of you - my blog should be fully back the coming February. :) This was Yours Truly, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that children enjoyed the gifts they got. See you all in February. Love,  your Diva 🎄

Announcement (important!)

  Hi everyone, I know I've promised you all to branch out and do something different later last month, which bottom-line, didn't happen and I sincerely apologise for it. I might have to post-pone it for a while longer.  Why? Well, I'm putting my blog on hold until further notice for personal reasons. But don't worry, I'll be back, maybe in November, maybe in December or some time next year.  For now, thanks for reading my posts, even if they're a little boring, to be fair. You've been amazing people and kids, and I'm glad to see it. See you in a few months.                                   your Diva

'Gazoon' - a mini-review

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BASIC INFO Created by: Laurence Trouvé,                        Romain Villemaine Country: France Year: 2008 Language: (no dialogue)  Number of episodes: 30 Suitable for ages: 3+ REVIEWER'S SCORE Animation: 9/10 Sound design: 10/10 Writing: 10/10 Characters: 9/10 OVERALL: 9/10 Before we start...  I'd just like to say sorry for not uploading anything here last month. I hope this wasn't too big of an inconvenience.  FINAL THOUGHTS: Back in January, I reviewed a South African kids' cartoon titled Jungle Beat . While it didn't stink like rotten cheese, it didn't blow me away, either. Now, you might be wondering: how about a French cartoon with essentially the same premise called Gazoon ? Well, turns out my childhood memories were not wrong, at all. Here's why I remember this cartoon so fondly from my younger years and why children today would still (likeky) find this show entertaining.  As I mentioned before, Gazoon 's premise is basically the same as the one