The Quest for the Seven Teeth: Accomplice, An Adventure Theater Co: Review by Amy Wall Lerman
July 1st, 2016
There’s magic in the air! At least there was yesterday in New York City’s Central Park when I took my eight year old son to see the Accomplice production of “The Quest for the Seven Teeth.” Okay, I say “I took” him “to see” it, but that’s not exactly the ...
FRAGILE: A Show Review by Amy Wall Lerman
May 5th, 2013
Another gem for kids at the New Victory Theater in New York City! Fragile is a story about a man (or a boy) trying to find his way home along a very tricky road. Told through the art of magnificent puppetry, this show without words melds movement, sound and music ...
Seedlings: Funniest Things My Son Said Since Learning Words – By Amy Wall Lerman
February 21st, 2013
Here are the funniest things my son has said since he first learned to use words: 2013 (5 years old) -Mommy: "Evan, I know you're not drawing on the floor with that red pencil...that would get you into some really big trouble, wouldn't it?" Evan (after a long pause and staring at ...
Seedlings: When the Bough Breaks – By Amy Wall Lerman
January 28th, 2013
Now, if you’ll indulge me for a moment, I just need to get this off my chest: Life since Super-Storm Sandy has been rough. I lost the back of my house thanks to a very large and very old oak tree. It took out the deck, the patio door, part of ...
Seedlings: Enough! By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
December 16th, 2012
I have worked in the news for 25 years. I am a journalist and a newsgatherer. I find video from around the world and share the images with people who subscribe to our service: affiliates, international broadcasters, Internet resources, talk shows, whoever needs news video – I give it to ...
Seedlings: I’m Not Ready! – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
August 23rd, 2012
I am a sucker for my son’s hair. Always have been. When he was little he didn’t have very much hair and when it started to grow it was soft and gold. As far as I’m concerned a baby’s hair belongs to Mommy. It’s hands-off for anyone who thinks a pair ...
Seedlings: Having It All – By Amy Wall Lerman
July 11th, 2012
I have recently been told that Women Still Can’t Have it All. In an article in the July/August issue of Atlantic Magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former Director at the US State Department, told the women of America that we’ve been sold a bill of goods by the women’s movement. The ...
Seedlings: Daddy Builds a Tree House – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
June 13th, 2012
My husband is putting the finishing touches on our son’s backyard tree house: A little boy’s dream come true. But which little boy? We all have dreams when we’re kids. I was going to be a “mad scientist” years before I failed my first chemistry test. Then I was going ...
Seedlings: What I Want for Mother’s Day – By Amy Wall Lerman
May 9th, 2012
I consider myself to have been pretty diligent about acknowledging my mother, my grandmother, and my mother-in-law on Mother’s Day. When I haven’t been able to be with them, I have always sent flowers or a card. I’ve tried to be creative over the years, or at the very least, ...
