Yeah, Julie, but a slavish adherence to a book usually results in a boring movie. Look at the Harry Potter films. Of course having a lead actor with zero charisma doesn't help, but I didn't feel like I was watching a movie--it felt like a blow-by-blow transcription of the novels.
There's a truism in Hollywood that great books make dreary movies. I think there's something to that, although there are many exceptions that prove the rule.
But isn't it better that your kids prefer the book?
Tom
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