My children adore books, so we’re excited for National Young Readers Week, November 11-15. We love to dive into books and explore the characters with crafts, family movie nights, book reviews and even special recipes!
Netflix makes it easy to bring your children’s favorite books to life, with a wide selection of movies based on books.
For younger children, I found seven movies based on books for you and your family to enjoy.
- Charlotte’s Web
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Magic School Bus
- The Little Engine That Could
- Stuart Little Two
- Scholastic: Tall Tales
For family movie night this week, we will be reading and watching The Very Hungry Caterpillar. My kids poured over my Pinterest boards and found these caterpillar crafts to make before the movie begins.
If they enjoy arts and crafts, you could work together to create these book covered letters for their room.
For big kids, there’s more tales from which to choose. James and the Giant Peach has been a favorite since Abigail was small. My Kennedy Kaboodle have listened to the audiobook, and they enjoy the movie, too! (Mom enjoys the music most of all!)
If James and The Giant Peach is one of your favorites, get your kids busy in the kitchen before the movie begins, with these Mini Peach Pie Pockets. They look delicious!
Other big kids movies include
- Hugo
- Escape from Witch Mountain (I remember this from when I was a kid!)
- The Babysitters Club
- Goosebumps
- A Wrinkle in Time
Looking for gift ideas? Consider a Netflix subscription for families on your list. It’s clutter free, and will keep kids and parents educated and entertained for hours.
How do you plan to celebrate National Young Readers Week in your home? Make classic stories come alive for your children!
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We just finished A Wrinkle in Time today and will be watching it on Friday!
Shelly, I actually haven’t read A Wrinkle in Time. When I was a kid, the storyline didn’t appeal to me. How did you like it?
I was in sixth grade the first time I read this book, and it’s been one of my favorite books ever since. When I first started reading it to the kids, it took awhile, (maybe the third chapter or so) before they got into it. In the end, they all really enjoyed it. I think it would definitely be worth it for you to try it again. The kids enjoyed watching the movie after we finished it, although the movie wasn’t nearly as good as the book (are they ever?), and they changed several parts. My daughter and I were discussing why they would change a Newbury Award winner (I have no idea.) I was upset that they took out the references to God that were in the book, and they seemed too interested in keeping the movie politically correct.
It might interest you to know that there is a whole series of books about the Murry family. One of them is called Many Waters and is about Meg’s twin brothers being accidentally transported back to the pre-flood era. I actually think this one is as good as A Wrinkle in Time.
I hope this helps!