Green and Simple
Green and Simple: Big Miracle Gets Big Thumbs Up
This based-on-a-true-story whale tale truly does warm the heart, and opens the door for constructive conversations with kids about competing interests, collaboration, empathy and more.
I'm not one for sappy, giggly, feel-good movies, but as a mom of three preschool and elementary school-age kids, I've learned to tolerate, and even appreciate some of them, as is the case with Big Miracle. Recently, a teacher professional development day meant no school for Alexandria students. With my husband and son headed to my in-laws in Pennsylvania for a boys weekend, the girls and I headed to the movies -- a rare treat. As we soon learned, while taking advantage of the matinee discount, several other families from the girls' elementary school had the same idea! When it comes to kid's movies, although animated films are fun, I prefer family movies based on fanciful stories involving living characters and animals, engaging adventures …
Carolyn Semedo
8:17 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thanks, Jessica. Glad you found it helpful! more ›