Destination Cool

Welcome to DESTINATION COOL!

If you or a member of your family love everything dinosaur, and here I mean museum exhibits, theme parks, movies, cartoons, books, clothing, artwork, comic books, toys and collectibles . . . so do we!

We’re also all about JURASSIC PARK, KING KONG, GODZILLA and the MONSTERVERSE, GORGO, KONGA, TUROK, kaiju, Charles R. Knight, Willis O’Brien, Marcel Delgado, Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Steve Ditko, Russ Manning, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, Basil Gogos, fantasy, sci-fi, robots, robot fighters, robots that transform into dinosaurs and gorillas, BEAST WARS, robots and donuts, quality baked goods, aliens, barbarians, Halloween, masks, superheroes . . . the list goes on and on! If you’re familiar with these names that’s fantastic. But if you aren’t, then you’re in for a treat. And there is so much more to the dinoverse that I guarantee you haven’t seen.

We cover current and out of print picture books, wordless books board books, consumable books such as activity books and coloring books, oversize books, easy chapter books, children’s fiction, children’s graphic novels, non-fiction, fiction, art books, art instruction books, encyclopedias, comic books and more. We are not purists, so King Kong, Godzilla and Turok can take their place alongside a scholarly volume devoted to T-Rex.

In addition to book reviews, we cover movies; and feature interviews with writers, artists, publishers, actors, and other creatives; retrospectives; product reviews; giveaways and more.

Our favorite children’s librarian, Miss Jane, will serve up book reviews, recommendations, age-appropriate reading lists and bibliographies for book lovers of all ages.

We archive our posts so if you’re new to he newsletter you can read past articles that you may enjoy. And our newsletter is searchable, so you can find the content you’re interested in.

We may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in blog posts.

Thanks for joining us. Have fun and we'll see you back at the ranch!

 
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JP Book Review: DINOSAURS - THE GRAND TOUR: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs From Aardonyx To Zuniceratops 2d Ed.

"Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs From Aardonyx To Zuniceratops" by Keiron Pim is a remarkable book that stands out due to the highly entertaining and readable prose of Mr. Pim, accompanied by the remarkable illustrations by Fabio Pastori. The combination of their talents creates a unique reading experience that sets this book apart.

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My Walmart Life: MRS. BUTTERWORTH'S CINNABON BAKERY INSPIRED PANCAKE SYRUP

I was a fool! Every experienced Walmart shopper knows that if you see something new on the shelf you pounce. You don’t say, “well, I’ll come back in a few days and get it . . . “ You know exactly how this story ends, don’t you?

I went back to buy Mrs. Butterworth’s Cinnabon syrup and her epic Cinnabon pancake mix and there was no Cinnabon pancake mix!!

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JP Movie Review: “65” starring Adam Driver

Premise/setup: Sixty-five million years ago, human beings exist and are living on one or more planets somewhere in space.

Adam Driver is a spacecraft pilot for hire who has an opportunity to pilot a ship to another planet with “cargo” consisting of human beings who are in suspended animation until they reach their destination. By agreeing to take this job, Driver’s character will be away from his wife and young daughter for a lengthy period of time, but the pay is excellent, and Driver will stay in touch with his family with messages and video chats. 

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JP Book Review: MESOZOIC ART: DINOSAURS AND OTHER ANCIENT ANIMALS IN ART

This is a fantastic collection of the work of twenty paleoartists. Each chapter begins with a one paragraph biography beside a large reproduction of a spectacular piece of art that is representive of the artist’s work. In tiny print above the artist’s name is the country the artist hails from. The pages that follow present work by that artist and detailed captions with the name of the piece, the medium, and information about the dinosaur(s) that are depicted.

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JP Book Review: SUPER DINOSAUR Trade Paperback #1

SUPER DINOSAUR was originally published by IMAGE COMICS as a series of comic books beginning in 2011 and had a 23 issue run concluding in December of 2014. The issues were collected in a series of 4 trade paperbacks that are available in both softcover and in kindle ebook format. The term “trade paperback” refers to a compilation of comic books and they are generally available at comic book stores, through comic book publishers, online and in some book stores.

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