I watch at least 2 films daily, and my children have a great appreciation for the screen as well, but they devour these books as soon as they get them. They're action-packed and gripping.

We don't have one of those mini-vans with a DVD player in the back, but should you, here are some of my kids' favorites. Also very good for rainy days and after-dinner movie time. Best Pixar film yet.

My girls especially love that the hero in this book (aside, of course, from "You" the protagonist) is a world-famous female scientist.

I like this for its cultural accuracy. The young reader learns about Japan while hunting down thieves!

My eldest wrinkled her nose when I first suggested this to her (it was a favorite of mine when I was young), but now I overhear Eliza Doolittle talking to 'Enry 'Iggins with some regularity!

Your kids into graphic novels? Consider the adventures of Tintin a predecessor to the popular genre.

It's the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational... this is what we call the Muppet Show! It will bring you back to your childhood and delight your kids. I love it!

Time travel, cursed swords, feudal family rivalries, hypnotic trances, ninjas. The grocery list of "cool!".

One of the great things about having kids is rediscovering lost treasures of the past, like this movie.