During my search for other families taking on their own reading promises, I came
across a post on the blog 52 Weeks, 52 Resolutions, 1 Mom by Momma Holmes. This is her second guest blogger post about how The Reading Promise has inspired her. (Catch up with her first post here.) Check
out the unique twist that she has given her reading promise to share the love
of reading with her sons.
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| Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks |
Same… great imagination! Different… no animals/bugs were main characters!
Did you like the ending?
Yes, this was causing so much trouble for them! No, I wanted them to bring more people to life!
The great discussion was followed by silence minus the munching of popcorn as they settled in to watch the movie of the book we’d read. They felt the movie was true to the book; in fact perhaps the most accurate of the ones we’ve read.
As the small people watched, the adults conferred on the next tale. “Really, we’re okay with you choosing the next book,” they insisted. All of the kiddos had given suggestions. I reached into the hat and tossed out two of the suggestions. Another mom drew the title from the remaining two ideas.
Next month, we’ll be reading and watching From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I am very excited as this book was a favorite from my childhood and the copy we own is MY copy.
Our reading promise of reading to our young readers continues another month.
Did you like the ending?
Yes, this was causing so much trouble for them! No, I wanted them to bring more people to life!
The great discussion was followed by silence minus the munching of popcorn as they settled in to watch the movie of the book we’d read. They felt the movie was true to the book; in fact perhaps the most accurate of the ones we’ve read.
As the small people watched, the adults conferred on the next tale. “Really, we’re okay with you choosing the next book,” they insisted. All of the kiddos had given suggestions. I reached into the hat and tossed out two of the suggestions. Another mom drew the title from the remaining two ideas.
Next month, we’ll be reading and watching From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I am very excited as this book was a favorite from my childhood and the copy we own is MY copy.
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| From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg |
My dilemma is that the other moms have requested a Christmas tale for December. I am looking for suggestions of Christmas books that have been made into movies that would be appropriate for my crowd of 6-9 year olds.
Thanks!
Momma Holmes
Thanks!
Momma Holmes
I love hearing that your reading promise is still going strong from this summer! Sounds like you have such enthusiasm from your young readers. Which books have you read/watched so far? My students have done this in the past with a few of the read alouds we've shared together. Some favorites we've watched have been The Tale of Despereaux, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, City of Ember, and Sign of the Beaver. I always love hearing students' reactions about the book compared to the movie. (Books always win for me!)
ReplyDeleteI was looking for some possible Christmas books for you and found a few websites offering some suggestions:
http://www.hpl.ca/articles/christmas-books-inspired-holiday-classic-films
This list might be helpful to you also. It is an entire Wikipedia list of children's books made into feature films. Your possibilities are endless!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_children%27s_books_made_into_feature_films