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Enjoying the Film Adaptations of Children's Books With Your Kids, an Interview with Nazanin Forghani


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What's in this episode?

· Naz's experience creating a children's book

· Why you should watch films with your children

· What works and what doesn't in film adaptations

· Roald Dahl adaptations

· Films as modern updates on dated texts

· Why the Paddington Bear movies are brilliant

· Naz's Instagram @nazanin_forghani

Books, films and humans mentioned:

· Arm in Arm (1969) By Remy Charlip

· The NeverEnding Story (1984 film)

· EQ (2021) by Vivian Rubin and Nazanin Mondschein

· Roald Dahl (author)

· The Twits (1980) By Roald Dahl

· The Witches (1983) By Roald Dahl

· Matilda (1988) By Roald Dahl

· Matilda (1996 film)

· Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 film)

· Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2023 film)

· Fantastic Mr Fox (2009 film)

· Matilda the Musical (2022 film)

· Shirley Hughes (author)

· Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) By Lewis Carol

· The Julia Donaldson Magic Light Production films

· The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge series

· The Harry Potter film series

· Paddington (2014 film)

· Paddington 2 (2017 film)

· The Magic Faraway Tree Series by Enid Blyton

· One Day with Mum (1995) By Helen Oxenbury

· Henry and Amy: Right-way-Round and Upside Down (2000) By Stephen Michael King

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The Read-Aloud HomeBy Laura Cunningham