Bryce and Juli, sittin' in a tree... (Yeah, we're immature. What of it?)

Juli hearts Bryce. But Bryce hates Juli. OR DOES HE? If you’ve read the book Flipped by Wendelin van Draanen, then you know how their story goes — and you also know how awesome it is! Seriously, Nancy and Karen want to marry this book; we doodle hearts in the page margins while dreaming of romantic moonlit walks with this book; we call this book and then hang up when it answers. For reals.

So, of course, we could barely contain our excitement over the movie adaptation. (You may recall Karen’s giddy post announcing the upcoming film.)

And did the movie live up to our expectations? Is Flipped a hit? Or did Flipped flop? You’ll just have to watch our video review to find out:

(PS – If you’re on the go — say, climbing a sycamore tree or running away from a neighbor who wants to kiss you — don’t worry, you can still listen to our review. Just download the audio.)

Have you seen the movie? Leave a comment with YOUR review! How do you think it compared to the book?

PS – Here are links to the awesome fansite and Wendelin van Draanen’s blog, which we mention in our review. Check ‘em out!

“Who could love a girl named Beezus?” Selena Gomez poses this question in the movie Ramona and Beezus, which opened last weekend. And here’s our answer: WE could — and we do!

Both Karen and Nancy left the theater with huge grins on their faces, and much love for both Quimby sisters — but especially Joey King as the irrepressible Ramona. Why? Well, you’ll have to tune into our video review to find out:

(PS – If you’re like Ramona and would rather use your imagination, feel free to skip the visuals and download the audio.)

Have you seen the movie? Leave a comment with YOUR review! How do you think it compared to the books?

O hai. You knew it was unavoidable. Our current theme is cats, so how could we resist doing a KidsmomoMO video in LOLspeak? Answer is: we couldn’t.

Of course, the feline characters in our cat book recommendations don’t all care about cheezburgers, so tune in to see what these kidlit kitties would say if they were lolcats:

Yes, our current theme is war stories in honor of Memorial Day — but that doesn’t mean we’re not setting aside time for some fun and games this holiday weekend. And you know what that means? Probably not, but we’re gonna tell you: it’s time for another round of KidsmomoMo Pictionary!

If you watched Round 1, Round 2, or Round 3 of our competition, then you know the drill: all the answers are titles from our booklists for past themes, and Karen is consistently humiliated by her lack of drawing skills. But will she turn things around in Round 4? You’ll have to watch to find out!

So tune in and play along! How many titles can YOU guess?

Ah, weary wanderer, come in! We see that you have traveled long and hard, crossing many foreign lands before arriving in our Kidsmomo Kingdom. Sit down, rest your tired feet, and let our court minstrel entertain you with a ballad. Perhaps a tribute to books about royalty? Please, enjoy our humble verse:

Between How to Train Your Dragon and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Nancy and Karen have spent a lot of time sitting silently in dark movie theaters recently. So we decided it was time for a return to the fast-paced, brightly-lit world of KidsmomoMo Pictionary!

If you watched Round 1 or Round 2 of our competition, then you know that Nancy’s drawing skills pretty much stomp all over Karen’s artistic attempts, while Karen excels more where the guessing’s concerned. But what will happen in Round 3? You’ve got to watch to find out!

Okay, let’s face it, you won’t be surprised… But it’s still entertaining! So tune in and play along! All the answers are titles from our booklists for past themes. How many titles can YOU guess?

Up, up, and away!

If only we had wings, then both of us here at Kidsmomo would be soaring sky-high and doing crazy loop-de-loops right now.

Why? Because we LOVED the new movie How to Train Your Dragon, based on the book by Cressida Cowell.

Check out our video review of the film:

(Some of those dragons sure are ghastly. If you’d prefer not to lay eyes on the beasts, just download the audio of our review!)

Have you seen the movie or read the book? Leave a comment with YOUR review of How to Train Your Dragon!

I'm not sure I see the resemblance...

Unless you’re one of those morons Greg is always complaining about in the books, then you’re surely familiar with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. And you’re probably aware that a new movie based on the first book is out in theaters now.

But did you know that Nancy does a pretty amazing Fregley impression? Or that Karen thinks Rowley is kind of a doofus?

It’s all in our video review of the new film, so check it out:

It’s true, our visuals can’t compare to Jeff Kinney’s awesome illustrations. If you want to avert your eyes, you can download the audio of our review!

Have you seen the movie? Leave YOUR review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the comments!

(And if you want to Wimp Yourself like we did for this video, you too can create your own cartoon you!)

In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, the White Queen tells Alice about her rule regarding jam consumption: it’s allowed “every other day,” which actually means “jam to-morrow and jam yesterday — but never jam to-day.” If you like jam, that’s a pretty annoying rule, but in the case of the new Alice in Wonderland movie from Tim Burton, we’re with the White Queen all the way. In other words, watch this movie every other day, but NEVER ever to-day.

That’s right — two big frowny faces for this film. Why? Watch our video review to find out:

Want something to listen to while you’re falling down a seemingly endless hole? Download the audio!

Have you seen the movie? Leave YOUR review of Alice in Wonderland in the comments!

If you’ve followed our edible exploits over the last few days, then you know that it’s finally time for the culmination of our culinary competition. That’s right, people — it’s FOOD FIGHT TIME!

For our food theme, we each cooked up a dessert based on a children’s book. Then we presented our sweets to a panel of judges without revealing who made which dish.

Whose cuisine reigned supreme? Watch our KidsmomoMO video to find out:

And to see our step-by-step adventures in the kitchen, or if you want to do some book-based baking yourself, check out our posts on Karen’s baked custard pudding and Nancy’s almond flan!