We’re so glad to hear this! We’ve been wondering what you would think of it, and it was wonderful to hear that the whole family enjoyed it. It’s definitely a movie that we wish more people could see. =)

We hope you enjoy it! We sat completely spellbound though many scenes, wondering — how DID they get those shots???

Wolves also make an appearance in the film, and we’re usually quite defensive about how wolves are portrayed, but this scene might provide an opportunity to talk about different views of wolves in different times and lands. In Europe, there are fascinating historical accounts (perhaps not children’s stuff), one of the most ferocious and mysterious of which is the story of the Beast of Gevaudan. Here in North America, of course, most experts assert that there has never been a death of a human by healthy wolves (indeed, it’s the event of a lifetime if you’re lucky enough to see one in the wild!). The only exception to this assertion is the story of a young man who was named (this is for real) Kenton, who was killed in Canada, we believe, a couple of years back. From what we can tell, it wasn’t conclusive whether Kenton was attacked by wolves or by a bear, but you can learn more if you check Google. Apologies for getting so ‘off on a tangent’, but we had forgotten to address the wolf scene, which without proper context might encourage children to think of wolves in a negative light.