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Review: Minnie & Daisy B.F.F. Magazine and Chapter Books

Minnie and Daisy BFFs

Eva is a reader. She reads better than most kids her age and even a bit older. On our last parent/teacher conference her teacher encouraged us to not only read her short books but chapter books as well. So, when I got the chance to review some new chapter books from Disney I was excited read them to Eva. The books were sent to us to read and review. Opinions are 100% our own. The books are geared towards tween girls and involve the adventures of Minnie and Daisy before Mickey and Donald entered their lives. The stories revolve around growing up with all of the challenges that young girls go through.

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What I Learned at Monsters University – #MonstersUEvent

A couple of weeks ago I attended the prestigious Monsters University (Pixar Animation Studios). Monsters University’s haunted halls have been producing top rate scarers since it was founded in 1313. My nerves were on edge when I arrived, would I be scary enough?

would I be Scary Enough

There was so much to see and do on campus. We stayed close to our orientation leader, Marshall. He led us through the grounds and showed us where we needed to go.

Orientation Leader Marshall

When we arrived on campus we first went to get our photos for our student ID cards taken. I think mine came out pretty scary.

Monsters University ID Card

After our orientation photos were taken we saw a very special orientation film to get us acquainted with Monsters University. Here is the latest trailer for Monsters University. Our special film was actually the first forty minutes of the Monsters University movie, plus the short film The Blue Umbrella. In the orientation movie we were introduced to a couple of superstar freshmen, James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski. I was lucky enough to have a photo taken with the guys, too.

Drew with Mike and Sulley

After the orientation movie there was an opening reception where I was able to mingle with the other students as well as professors like Professor of Monsterous Animation Directing, Dan Scanlon (Director of Monsters University). I spoke with Dan at length about the orientation movie and how much I enjoyed it. He was very down to earth and excited to hear what people thought of it. I found it to be excellent and very enjoyable. I cannot wait to see the rest of it when the full movie arrives in theaters June 21. Until then there is a brand new trailer to watch.

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