I’m a bit behind on my Reading Promise Book Club updates so forgive me for that.
In November, we met to discuss From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg and watch the movie based on the book, The Hideaways. This group does love their books for the details that they provide. “Way more details than a movie,” commented one young reader. “I like picturing it in my mind,” responded another.
Our group was horrified by the idea that running away would make anything better, much to the delight of their parents. They found the movie a bit lacking as it failed to hold their attention at times, but gushed enthusiastically about the book. When my older boys were younger, we were able to watch the movie version with Lauren Bacall with the same title as the book, however my library no longer carries it and I found it on Amazon.com for a mere $180. Ha!
Our holiday read was A Dog Named Christmas written by Greg Kincaid. Our family did this one backwards: last year we watched the movie and this year
we read the book. It is a great family tale and I highly recommend it! The other three families
(yes, we had another one join our group!) thoroughly enjoyed the story and the kids loved
watching the movie tonight, snuggled under fleece blankets and cuddled up with stuffed animal
friends. One thought the cougar scene was too detailed in the book and liked it better in the movie. The rest thought the book
was better, of course.
We’re choosing a favorite for next month, Matilda by Roald Dahl. Many have seen the movie, but not read the book.
Happy reading in 2013!
Momma Holmes
In November, we met to discuss From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg and watch the movie based on the book, The Hideaways. This group does love their books for the details that they provide. “Way more details than a movie,” commented one young reader. “I like picturing it in my mind,” responded another.
Our group was horrified by the idea that running away would make anything better, much to the delight of their parents. They found the movie a bit lacking as it failed to hold their attention at times, but gushed enthusiastically about the book. When my older boys were younger, we were able to watch the movie version with Lauren Bacall with the same title as the book, however my library no longer carries it and I found it on Amazon.com for a mere $180. Ha!
We’re choosing a favorite for next month, Matilda by Roald Dahl. Many have seen the movie, but not read the book.
Happy reading in 2013!
Momma Holmes
I love that your readers are so excited about their visualizations as they read. It really shows that they are using the details from the text to support their metacognition!!!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with them. I always have a better picture in my head compared to the movie, so the books win out for me.
I'm excited to hear what your group thinks of Matilda!