Jennifer Donovan

The Girl Who Was on Fire (Hunger Games), Review and Giveaway

by Jennifer Donovan February 5, 2012 63 comments

Four out of the ten books on the Amazon Best Sellers list are Hunger Games books. The original book has been in the top 100 for 500 days. I assume it dropped off at some [...]
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Drew Barrymore and John Krasinksi really are as adorable as they look

by Jennifer Donovan February 2, 2012 8 comments

My husband was pretty excited that I got to meet Drew Barrymore on the Big Miracle movie press junket. He’s always liked her: “Tell her that I’m impressed. Tell her you’ve met lots of people, [...]
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Behind the Scenes — Big Miracle with Kristen Bell and the Mom Blogger crew

by Jennifer Donovan January 29, 2012 4 comments

I’ve already told you about our fun interview with Ted Danson and Dermot Mulroney, but it was our first interview with the smart, savvy and very fun Kristen Bell that started the day off on [...]
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Dermot Mulroney and Ted Danson — Good Guy/Bad Guy in Big Miracle

by Jennifer Donovan January 28, 2012 9 comments

In the Big Miracle movie, there really aren’t any characters who are all good or all bad. Well, except for Dermot Mulroney’s character, as Ted Danson pointed out in our interview. Mulroney plays Captain Boyer, [...]
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How to be a Best Friend Forever, Review and Giveaway

by Jennifer Donovan January 16, 2012 68 comments

“Do you want to be best friends?” I remember people asking me that in elementary school, and I thought it was kind of weird. Usually my thought was “I already have a best friend,” or [...]
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Why Don’t Kids Love their Veggies?

by Jennifer Donovan January 12, 2012 8 comments

It’s not a secret that getting kids to eat their vegetables isn’t easy. We offer our babies veggies first, because they are predisposed to sweet, and even the vegetable purees that they tend to enjoy [...]
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One Moment, One Morning: Review and Giveaway

by Jennifer Donovan January 2, 2012 78 comments

In One Moment, One Morning, Sarah Rayner explores the role of friendship in three women’s lives. In one moment on one morning, their lives intersect when 40-something Karen’s husband Simon has a heart attack on [...]
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Did you Get an Ereader for Christmas? Mr. Popper’s Penguins ebook giveaway

by Jennifer Donovan December 26, 2011 49 comments

Did you get an ereader for Christmas? Or did your child or teen? I predict that’s one of the hot gifts of the year. If you did get or give one, I’d love to know [...]
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We Bought a Zoo Screenwriter Connects with Mom Bloggers

by Jennifer Donovan December 20, 2011 3 comments

On these press junkets, it’s always interesting to hear what those who are the subject of so much press — actors, directors, producers — think about bloggers being a part of the press. Sometimes they [...]
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Books Make Great Gifts — Really!

by Jennifer Donovan December 17, 2011 3 comments

I know that everyone does not have the all-consuming love of books that I have. I also will concede that everyone’s kids do not enjoy reading as much as mine do. However, can I get [...]
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