We have been doing family “book club”... reading books and then watching the movie or show. What have been your favorites?
Some of the ones we have done over the last couple of years have been.. Dr Seuss books/movies All the Roald Dahl books/movies Charlottes Web Wizard of Oz Pippi Longstocking Chronicles of Narnia Percy Jackson Hoot Harry Potter (just starting these) |
Nim's Island |
Holes.
Wonder. Mary Poppins. How to train your dragon but that’s a whole series of books so maybe too much for a bookclub. |
For older kids (middle school+), A Long Way Home + movie Lion. |
Loved The Borrowers by Mary Norton. A recent movie version was called The Secret World of Arrietty. |
And you may also like her book Bed-Knob and Broomstick, and the movie version Bedknobs and Broomsticks. |
Tom Sawyer
Little Princess I had not seen Harry Potter at all or read any of the books. Coincidentally, found the #1 and DVD from Goodwill yesterday, and ofcourse I started to watch DVD before reading the book. I read a few pages and I liked the way she writes. Easy to read for foreigner like myself. Once the kids are bigger, add some Russian books. If the books are too long, I'd read the myself, retell the book and then watch a movie. For reading, Chekhov's short stories are great. |
A Series of Unfortunate Events (there’s a Netflix series that spans all the books)
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH/Secret of NIMH Wrinkle in Time Princess Bride |
His Dark Materials! |
Dr. Dolittle.
Passengers. COCO. How about a fairytale? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6HhFEsLCZA |
Series of unfortunate events is a fun series but a serious time commitment! Several seasons.... |
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Relating to HP, Dangerous Beasts & where to find them.
Going to lord of the rings but it’s taking me forever to read book 1 to my 10 year old haha. |
Teenagers, maybe. Not young kids. |
Misery
Shawshank Green Mile Stand by Me Carrie The Shining Kids will love these and they will stick with them forever. 7th grade or older. |