> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Movies for Kids and Families - URL: https://goodoil.news/movies-for-kids-and-families/ - Published: 2023-11-23T23:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2023-11-22T22:48:12.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: Education, Movies, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:07 **Alwyn Poole** [alwynpoole.substack.com](https://alwynpoole.substack.com/p/movies-for-kids-and-families-help?utm%5Fsource=profile&utm%5Fmedium=reader2) *Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11 – 13\. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13.* --- Below is the list of books I read to my children as they were growing up. The human brain is strongly geared towards narrative and our intelligence and character is developed through hearing, reading, watching and experiencing story. Reading at the child’s cognitive level – as opposed to the reading skill level they have also enhances the development of imagination and creativity. Yesterday I had lunch with a very good dad of three children between four and ten. I mentioned that there is significant evidence that children are missing out on film/movies. My hypothesis was due to them being on Youtube (etc) and especially the phenomenon of “shorts”. I saw a school Facebook post the other day saying that a class had gone to a movie and, although 90 minutes was a long time to focus, they did enjoy the experience. The dad pointed out that sourcing movies can be difficult as it is not the same as wandering down to the video store and wasting half an hour choosing. It also gets expensive having a whole range of subscriptions. So the first task I want to do for this gentleman – and also circulate – is the movies kids should see and that families can watch together. I will then work out where they are and how to see them. Please put your ones in the comments … #1 The Princess Bride. --- P.S #### The books I read to my children. The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien The Father Christmas Letters J. R. R. Tolkien Sir Gawain and the Green Knight J. R. R. Tolkien The Adventures of Tom Bombadil J. R. R. Tolkien Farmer Giles of Ham J. R. R. Tolkien Smith of Wootton Major J. R. R. Tolkien Leaf by Niggle J. R. R. Tolkien The Magician’s Nephew C. S. Lewis The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis The Last Battle C. S. Lewis Pilgrims Regress C. S. Lewis The Back of the North Wind George MacDonald The Princess and the Goblin George MacDonald The Princess and Curdie George MacDonald The Golden Key George MacDonald The Complete Fairy Tales George MacDonald Phantastes George MacDonald The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Tom Brown’s Schooldays Thomas Hughes The Enchanted Castle E. Nesbit The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams The Tanglewood’s Secret Patricia St John Treasures of the Snow Patricia St John The Victor Patricia St John Rainbow Garden Patricia St John The Mystery of Pheasant Cottage Patricia St John Star of Light Patricia St John The Secret of the Fourth Candle Patricia St John In the Grip of Winter Colin Dann The Big Fisherman Lloyd C. Douglas The Robe Lloyd C. Douglas The Jungle Book (1 & 2) Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Swiss Family Robinson Jonnie Wyss Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson To Kill a Mocking bird Harper Lee Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl The Minpins Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl The Giraffe the Pelly and Me Roald Dahl Dirty Beasts Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Esio Trot Roald Dahl My Year Roald Dahl The BFG Roald Dahl Boy Roald Dahl George’s Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl Danny The Champion of the World Roald Dahl Going Solo Roald Dahl Matilda Roald Dahl The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett Hans Andersons Fairy Tales Hans Christian Anderson I Am David Anne Holm The Silver Sword Ian Serraillier Peter Pan J. M. Barrie Artemis Fowl Eion Colfer Winnie the Pooh A. A. Milne And Then We Were Six A. A. Milne Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame The Little White Horse Elizabeth Gouge Aesop’s Fables Aesop White Fang Jack London Dragon Boy Dick King-Smith Babe Dick King-Smith Charlotte’s Web E. B. White Stuart Little E. B. White The Knight and the Squire Terry Jones Watership Down Richard Adams The Odyssey Homer Anamalia Graeme Base The Eleventh Hour Graeme Base The Discovery of Dragons Graeme Base The 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race Morris Lurie The Snow Goose Paul Gallico Gullivers Travels Jonathan Swift Oliver Twist Charles Dickens 365 Bible Stories God Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll Alan Quartermain Rider Haggard Exodus Leon Uris The Storm Frederick Buechner On the Road with the Archangel Frederick Buechner Son of Laughter Frederick Buechner Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte **Alwyn Poole** **Innovative Education Consultants** **[www.innovativeeducation.co.nz](https://www.innovativeeducation.co.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)** **www.[alwynpoole.substack.com](https://alwynpoole.substack.com/)** **[www.linkedin.com/in/alwyn-poole-16b02151/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alwyn-poole-16b02151/?ref=goodoil.news)** [If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.](#) [If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.](https://thebfd.co.nz/subscription-plans/?ref=2)