Does anyone else get just a little sad when a great children's book comes out as a movie? Is it my imagination or has Hollywood, which is annoyingly sequel happy, rediscovered (Think "The Wizard of Oz") something that we as educators already know. Many writers of children and and young adult literature are respectful of their audience and create sophisticated and worthwhile reads. Of course, the books translate well to the screen and the recent "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman was a good example and while understandably abridged was well done overall. Yet I will never be able to love the screen version as well as the one created in my head as my own director. I know screen versions of books may encourage some children to read the book and it's sequels too often they just "wait" for the next movie to come out. I see that Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart" is coming out as a movie and once again...I sighed and resigned myself to the inevitable! What do you think? -- P.S. I know I should underline the titles but "plain text" does not allow that format. Tena
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