Developing the Pleasure of Reading - through Movies

Sometimes it can be hard to encourage kids young and old into reading.  Once they've mastered the basic skills of reading, some lose the enthusiasm and either don't transition well into chapter books or teens give up on it all together.  Reading as a  habit is important for education, entertainment and relaxation and it seems a shame when people don't discover that for themselves.

One of my sons took to reading readily and devoured the Harry Potter series by age 8, but the other just decided that reading was "not his thing".  Books made into movies are one of the best tools we have to help pre-teen and teenage children to develop the habit and joy of reading.  And luckily many of the most popular movies are based on books and several are part of a series that can hook them into the joy of reading.  In my case is was the Percy Jackson movie/book which launched my younger son into reading the whole series of six books plus anything else I could find on Greek Gods.

Below is a list of books that have been, or are about to be, made into movies that are suitable for kids and/or teenagers.  For more examples of books that may encourage your own reading or that of even older children, vistit our Movies from Books page.

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