When the Target clerk tried to give her the change from her first-ever purchase, Beatrix’s little fingers were splayed—the coins fell through. They bounced all over the check-out lane, rolling in every direction. “Sorry!” she laughed. We bent and found all the coins we could. She dropped them into her tiny purse, which she dug […]
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Elmo was an intrusion, an upstart, a young punk. Elmo threatened my beloved Grover, my Alastair Cookie, my Grouch. I can trace my dislike for the little red monster to the mid-90s when his popularity soared. Tickle Me Elmo took over Christmas 1996. I was pregnant with Aidan, our first baby. Somehow, my husband […] It's pretty much this lovely throughout the movie… How clever. How lovely. How funny. How powerful. How where’s-my-hanky? From the opening moments of “The Secret World of Arrietty,” I had the feeling we were watching something fresh and bold. It captured me and I know it captured my kids’ imaginations, too. I looked […] |
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