I read Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl for my Children’s Literature Book Club. This month we read books being made into movies. Fantastic Mr. Fox is being made into an animated film with big names such as George Clooney, Bill Murray, and Anjelica Huston. It’s slated to be released in November of this year. [...]
The Witches by Roald Dahl is a perfect read-a-loud book for parents and kids anytime of the year, but the subject of witches would be of particular interest for Halloween. Our young hero (who remains nameless) loves his Grandmother who tells him stories about the dangers of witches especially how to tell the difference between [...]
It has been years since I’ve read a Roald Dahl book, one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time, so I was looking forward to reading James and the Giant Peach. James is sent to live with his two horrible aunts after his parents die a quick but very horrible death (by a [...]
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli is a retelling of the fairy tale Rapunzel. I knew it was based off of Rapunzel and when I told my husband that it was a retelling, he looked at the cover and said “Oh, Zel as in Rapunzel?” Okay, I must be a complete idiot or else I was [...]
My first introduction to The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen was when I was browsing Netflix and I thought, hey, this movie that stars Kristen Dunst looks really interesting. I got it, watched it and thought it was great. Not until much later while browsing through Deseret Industries, one of my favorite places to pick [...]
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