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Anton's avatar

Love this February roundup! So many great recommendations and inspirations to wrap up the month. Always enjoy these edits!

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Brittany H.'s avatar

Random question but always love COJ advice - I am going to be the mystery reader for my 6 year old nephew in a few weeks (can’t wait to see his face!). He is in kindergarten. Anyone have any recommendations on a book to choose? I’d love to wow these kids haha. Thanks for any tips!

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Amy's avatar

Last year, when The Wild Robot first came out, my 14-year-old son and I were on a mother-son trip in Santa Barbara, where we saw the movie twice because we lived it so much. I sobbed, thinking of my son's soon-to-be flight from the nest. He enjoyed the story. He saw it again on a school trip after we returned home. It was one of our favorite movies of 2024, if not our most favorite!

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Amy's avatar

Should say "loved."

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Kimberly Sears's avatar

I LOVED Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine!

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Grace Farris's avatar

“You’re very open minded about cheese” Love it!

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Rad's avatar

hahaha "charming and fun" are not the words I'd use to describe Elinor Oliphant, that book traumatized me for a week straight!! (but i liked it!)

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Katie's avatar

Man thighs are highly underrated imo ;)

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Joanna Goddard's avatar

Couldn’t agree more ;)

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Neela's avatar

My 8-yr old is son is not quite ready to watch the wild robot film (he had nightmares for months after ‘Up’ because he couldn’t understand why a mean old man with dogs would light a house on fire 🥺), but we just read the 3 books together and they were fantastic. Well-paced, scary and so so moving.

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Rebecca Foley's avatar

Why is there not an all of the above for the poll? PM is dreamy

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Valerie Ashley's avatar

My 10 year old loved The Wild Robot books and we recently watched the lovely movie — he teared up! It was so beautiful to see him moved to the point of tears.

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Justine's avatar

I saw Wild Robot with my 8yo son and 6yo daughter. When it started to get emotional, my son crawled into my lap (good thing we were at a theater with big recliners) and we pretty much wept together for the rest of the movie. Afterward he told me, “I almost walked out and waited for you in the hall because it was TOO SAD!” We loved it— but watch at your own risk 😂

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Kaitlyn Teer's avatar

During that one scene, my friend said her daughter and a bunch of other kids in the theater started howling along! 😭

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Justine's avatar

It’s a gut punch! 🥲

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Alicia Doyle's avatar

Okay that parenting tip is everything!!! As a children's cooking school owner, that is the number one thing I tell parents of picky eaters--get them involved! If they make it, they will eat it! Tofu, peas, everything. And make it fun!

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Rachel's avatar

I hate to be that person but The Wild Robot book is even better than the movie!

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Kaitlyn Teer's avatar

We just started the book, so I'm thrilled to hear this!

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Rachel's avatar

Enjoy!!

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Betsy's avatar

A parent of one of my students handed me "Elinor Oliphant" and said, "You're just like her," and I still don't know what I think about that.

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Carly Martin's avatar

ha, compliment for sure!

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Heather Clendenin LeMoine's avatar

I read/devoured "Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine" this summer! I was so smitten with her and her life!

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Alex Steele's avatar

‘I remember you’re very open minded when it comes to cheese.’ Is there a better compliment? (no)

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