I've started reading Mortal Engines to the kids. They're 7 & 10 now - it's still ok to read them stories before bed, right? I'm not ready to give it up yet anyway. ME is my favourite 'kids' series, and I've wanted to read it to them for a couple of years. We did Northern Lights (another favourite) ages and they loved it - we timed it so we finished just as the film (which is good, but not as good as the book) came out. Before ME, it was The Princess Bride - a fabulous roller-coaster of a read; again, we watched the film after reading it, and again, it was good, but nothing like as good as the book.