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12. My 9 year old

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 11:53 PM

Dec 2018

grandson loves the movie and the book. My son got him the Polar Express train set for his Dec. 5th birthday a couple of years ago. It travels around their Christmas tree every year now.

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Today I got choked up and cried, reading "The Polar Express" to second graders. [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 OP

Oh, for pete's sake Lefta Dissenter Dec 2018 #1

It's a terrific book, and very good movie. elleng Dec 2018 #2

The original Grinch always makes me tear up Phoenix61 Dec 2018 #3

Strange - How times change packman Dec 2018 #4

I never saw the movie. mnhtnbb Dec 2018 #5

Oh, you've got to see the movie. WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2018 #13

I always got choked up when I read BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #6

I'm there with you. mia Dec 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #8

One we ALWAYS give to! akraven Dec 2018 #18

My wife teaches 1st Grade... marcopolo63 Dec 2018 #9

I laude your wife. no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #10

I remember watching the ending of Watership Down Ron Obvious Dec 2018 #11

My 9 year old xxqqqzme Dec 2018 #12

Try getting through the Velveteen Rabbit dry eyed! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2018 #14

Just the title that book... 3catwoman3 Dec 2018 #17

For me it was 'Knots on a Counting Rope' panader0 Dec 2018 #15

'Stone Fox' did me in; reading it to my son 20 years ago. Suddenly, mid-sentence, burst into tears. SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2018 #16