SEE THE MOVIE! READ THE BOOK!
Most children’s movies started out as a book. When you to see
the latest summer blockbuster, visit the library afterwards and
look for the book. Where the Wild Things Are originally started
out as a beautiful book by American writer & illustrator Maurice
Sendak.
Other choices could include a visit to the
theater or video store.
List of children's books made into feature films
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Alias Madame Doubtfire, Anne Fine - Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
Alice series, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Alice Upside Down, 2008
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll - Alice, 1981 ; Alice in Wonderland,
1933, 1951, 1966, 1985, 1988 ; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1972 ; The Care Bears
Adventure in Wonderland, 1987
Animal Farm, George Orwell - Animal Farm 1954, 1999
Anne of Avonlea, Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne of Avonlea, 1987
Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables, 1919, 1934,
1956, 1972, 1985
The Apple Dumpling Gang, Jack Bickham - The Apple Dumpling Gang, 1975
Aquamarine, Alice Hoffman - Aquamarine, 2006
Arrow to the Sun, Gerald McDermott - Arrow to the Sun, 1973
Arthur series, Marc Brown - Arthur's Missing Pal, 2006
Le Avventure di Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi - Pinocchio, 1940, 2002 ; The Adventures of
Pinocchio, 1936, 1996
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Babar the Elephant series, Jean de Brunhoff - Babar: The Movie, 1989 ; Babar: King of the
Elephants, 1999
The Baby-sitters Club series - The Baby-Sitters Club, 1995
Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes, 1976, 2008
Bambi, ein Leben im Walde (Bambi: A Life in the Woods), Felix Salten - Bambi, 1942
Because of Winn-Dixie, Kate DiCamillo - Because of Winn-Dixie, 2005
The BFG, Roald Dahl - The BFG, 1989
Black Beauty, Anna Sewell - Black Beauty, 1946, 1971, 1994
The Black Stallion series, Walter Farley - The Black Stallion, 1979, The Black Stallion Returns, 1983
The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron, Lloyd Alexander - The Black Cauldron, 1985
The Borrowers , Mary Norton The Borrowers (TV miniseries), 1992; The Borrowers (1997
film)
The Brave Little Toaster, Thomas M. Disch - The Brave Little Toaster, 1987
Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson - Bridge to Terabithia, 1985, 2007
The Brothers Lionheart, Astrid Lindgren - The Brothers Lionheart (film) 1977
C
The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss - The Cat in the Hat, 2003
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,
1971 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005
Charlotte's Web, E. B. White - Charlotte's Web, 1973, 2006 ; Charlotte's Web 2:
Wilbur's Great Adventure, 2003
The Cheetah Girls, Deborah Gregory - The Cheetah Girls, 2003 ; The Cheetah Girls 2,
2006 ; The Cheetah Girls: One World, 2008
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968
The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans - The Christmas Box, 1995
The City of Ember, Jeanne Duprau - City of Ember (film), 2008
Clifford the Big Red Dog series, Norman Bridwell - Clifford's Really Big Movie, 2004
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Judi Barrett - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(film), 2009
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Dyan Sheldon - Confessions of a Teenage Drama
Queen, 2004
Coraline, Neil Gaiman, Coraline (film), 2009
Curious George, H. A. Rey and Margret Rey - Curious George, 2006
D
Danny, the Champion of the World, Roald Dahl - Danny, the Champion of the World,
1989
A Day with Wilbur Robinson, William Joyce - Meet the Robinsons, 2007
The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper - The Seeker (film), 2007
O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc (The Two Who Stole the Moon, Kornel Makuszyński
- The Two Who Stole the Moon, 1962
Dumbo, Harold Perl - Dumbo, 1941
E
Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine - Ella Enchanted, 2004
Eloise at Christmastime, Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight - Eloise at Christmastime,
2003
Eloise at the Plaza, Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight - Eloise at the Plaza, 2003
Eragon, Christopher Paolini - Eragon, 2006
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The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney - The Face on the Milk Carton, 1995
Fantastic Mr Fox, Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr. Fox (film), 2009
Freaky Friday, Mary Rodgers - Freaky Friday, 1976, 1995, 2003
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E. L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed
-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 1973, 1995
G
The Ghosts, Antonia Barber - The Amazing Mr Blunden, 1972
The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman - Golden Compass (film), 2008
Granpa, John Burningham - Granpa, 1989
H
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates, Mary Mapes Dodge and Alice Carsey - Hans Brinker or
the Silver Skates, 1962
Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh - Harriet the Spy, 1996
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone, 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets, 2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban, 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix, 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince, 2009
Hatchet (novel), Gary Paulsen, A Cry in the Wild 1990
Heidi, Johanna Spyri - Heidi, 1937, 1952, 1968, 1978, 1993, 1995, 2005 ; Heidi's Song,
1982
Holes, Louis Sachar - Holes, 2003
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen - Hoot, 2006
Horton Hears a Who!, Dr. Seuss - Horton Hears a Who!, 2008
How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller, Julia DeVillers - Read it and
Weep, 2006
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Dr. Seuss - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2000
How to Eat Fried Worms, Thomas Rockwell - How to Eat Fried Worms, 2006
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Dodie Smith - One Hundred and One Dalmatians,
1961; 101 Dalmatians, 1996; 102 Dalmatians, 2000
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I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle, 2003
I Want a Dog, Dayal Kaur Khalsa - I Want a Dog, 2003
The Incredible Journey, Sheila Burnford - The Incredible Journey (film), 1963; Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, 1993
The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks - The Indian in the Cupboard, 1995
Inkheart, Cornelia Funke - Inkheart, 2009
The Iron Man, Ted Hughes - The Iron Giant, 1999
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell, 1964 film
J
James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (film), 1996
Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes - Johnny Tremain, 1957
Jumanji, Chris Van Allsburg - Jumanji, 1995
The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book, 1942, 1967, 1994 ; The Jungle
Book 2, 2003 ; Adventures of Mowgli, 1967
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, Marguerite Henry and Wesley Dennis - Justin Morgan Had
a Horse, 1972
K
Kit Kittredge: American Girl series, Valerie Tripp - Kit Kittredge: An American Girl,
2008
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1979, 1988, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
2005
A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett - A Little Princess, 1917, 1939, 1975, 1986,
1995
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott - Little Women, 1933, 1949, 1978, 1994
The Littles, John Peterson - Here Come the Littles, 1985
M
Madeline series, Ludwig Bemelmans - Madeline, 1998 ; Madeline: Lost in Paris, 1999
Madicken series, Astrid Lindgren - Du är inte klok, Madicken, 1979 and Madicken på
Junibacken, 1980
The Magic Bed Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks, Mary Norton - Bedknobs and
Broomsticks, 1971
The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum - Journey Back to Oz, 1971
Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers - Mary Poppins, 1964
Matilda, Roald Dahl - Matilda, 1996
Midnight and Jeremiah, Sterling North - So Dear to My Heart, 1948
Mio, My Mio, Astrid Lindgren, - Mio in the Land of Faraway, 1987
Miss Spider series, David Kirk - Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, 2003
Misty of Chincoteague, Marguerite Henry - Misty, 1961
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien - The Secret of NIMH , 1982
My Friend Flicka, Mary O'Hara - My Friend Flicka, 1943, Flicka, 2006
N
The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte), Michael Ende - The NeverEnding
Story, 1984 ; The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, 1990 ; The NeverEnding
Story III, 1994
New Moon (2009 film)- New moon, 2009
Nim's Island, Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard - Nim's Island, 2008
The Night at the Museum, Milan Trenc - "Night at the Museum
O
Old Yeller, Frederick Benjamin Gipson - Old Yeller, 1957
Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum - Return to Oz, 1985
P
The Patchwork Girl of Oz, L. Frank Baum - The Patchwork Girl of Oz, 1914
Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren - Peppi Dlinnyychulok, 1982 ; The New Adventures
of Pippi Longstocking, 1988
The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg - The Polar Express, 2004
Pollyanna, Eleanor H. Porter - The Adventures of Pollyanna, 1982 ; Hayat sevince güzel,
1971 ; Polly, 1989 ; Pollyanna, 1920, 1960, 1973 ; 2003
Prince Caspian, C. S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, 2008
The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot - The Princess Diaries, 2001
Punk Farm, Jarrett J. Krosoczka - Punk Farm, (future)
R
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggin - Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,
1917, 1932, 1938
The Rescuers, Margery Sharp - The Rescuers, 1977 ; The Rescuers Down Under, 1990
Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Astrid Lindgren - Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (film),
1984
S
Searching for David's Heart, Cherie Bennett - Searching for David's Heart, 2004
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden, 1949, 1993
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2004
The Sheep Pig, Dick King-Smith - Babe, 1995 ; Babe: Pig in the City, 1998
Shrek!, William Steig - Shrek, 2001
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares - The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants, 2005
Sounder, William H. Armstrong, Sounder (film), 1972
Spiderwick series, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black - The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008
Starik Khottabych, Lazar Lagin - Old Khottabych, 1956
Storm Boy, Colin Thiele - Storm Boy, 1976
Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker, 2007
Stuart Little, E. B. White - Stuart Little, 1999 ; Stuart Little 2, 2002 ; Stuart Little 3: Call
of the Wild, 2006
The Stupids series, Harry G. Allard and James Marshall - The Stupids, 1996
T
Tale of Despereaux, Kate Dicamillo - Tale of Despereaux, 2008
"Toomai of the Elephants", Rudyard Kipling - Elephant Boy, 1937
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island, 1920, 1934, 1950, 1972, 1990 ;
Muppet Treasure Island, 1996 ; Treasure Planet, 2002
Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting, 1981, 2002
T*Witches, H. B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld - Twitches, 2005
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer - Twilight, (2008)
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Undercover Cat, Gordon and Mildred Gordon - That Darn Cat!, 1965 ; That Darn Cat,
1997
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The Vampire's Assistant, Darren Shan - Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, 2009
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle and Doctor Dolittle's Circus, Hugh Lofting - Doctor
Dolittle, 1967
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The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies,
1978
The Water Horse, Dick King-Smith, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, 2007
Watership Down, Richard Adams, Watership Down (film), 1978; Watership Down (TV
series), 1999
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Hudson Talbott - We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, 1993
The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin - Get a Clue, 1997
Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls - Where the Red Fern Grows, 1974, 2003
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things Are, 2009
The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad,
1949 ; The Wind in the Willows, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2006
Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, A. A. Milne - Winnie the Pooh and a
Day for Eeyore, 1983 ; Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, 1968 ; Winnie the
Pooh and the Honey Tree, 1966 ; Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!, 1974
A Wish for Wings That Work, Berkeley Breathed - A Wish for Wings That Work, 1991
The Witches, Roald Dahl - The Witches, 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1910 ; His
Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz, 1914 ; Wizard of Oz, 1925 ; The Wizard of Oz, 1939 ;
The Wizard of Mars, 1965 ; Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, 1971 ; The
Wiz, 1978 ; The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, 2005
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time, 2003
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The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - The Yearling (film), 1946
Z
Zathura, Chris Van Allsburg - Zathura, 2005
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Marilyn Sadler - Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century,
1999