Penguin Girl loves her books and she loves her movies. A while back we read Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and then watched the movie versions (with popcorn, of course). I remember loving the old version with Gene Wilder. Penguin Girl prefers the re-make with Johnny Depp. I can't argue with her. Having refreshed my recollection with our viewings, I found the old one creepy and annoying.
I thought we ought to do another book/movie combo. The whole Harry Potter franchise came to mind. Penguin Girl really digs the books with lots of fantasy and magic. I have a couple of the HP books from the library book sale (books number 2 and 3 for 50 cents, score!) and I ordered some of the others from a used book website. But we still needed something else to read in the meantime.
Luckily, I stumbled across 100 Cupboards at the library a few days ago. So far there are three books in the series. The 100 cupboards lead to other worlds. We're only on chapter 3 so far but it's a tiny, tiny bit spooky. If it were a video, Penguin Girl would be covering her eyes.
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