Children's Books Made into a Movie or TV Series

Updated April 26, 2023
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The one and only Ivan
Applegate, Katherine.
Paper Book
Now a major motion picture available on Disney+! Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo. This #1 New York...

The One and Only Ivan is also available on CD as an audiobook.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Barrett, Judi.
Paper Book
Imagine if food fell from the sky like rain. wouldn't it be great? Or would it? This is what happened in the tiny town of Chewandswallow. In many ways it was much the same as any other small town, except for the weather. which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Matilda
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook. And her mother's just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books! But her lovely teacher Miss Honey thinks Matilda is a genius. Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve, so her horrible...

Roald Dahl has had many books turned into movies - check out The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, or The Witches!

Llama, llama red pajama
Dewdney, Anna.
Paper Book
"At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs"--Publishers description.
Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book 'Terrible Things Can Happen to You ' so...
The field guide
DiTerlizzi, Tony.
Paper Book
Book 1 of The Spiderwick Chronicles in which Mallory, Simon and Jared get acquainted with their new home but find many unexpected things. It all started when Jared Grace found their great uncle's book, "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You." and they realise...
Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal
Kinney, Jeff.
Paper Book
THE ONE WHERE IT ALL BEGINS! The first book in the global phenomenon from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney - 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 'Let me get something straight: this is a JOURNAL not a...
Hilda and the troll
Pearson, Luke
Paper Book
Hilda Season 1 is now on Netflix! "Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant!" --Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile This brand new paperback edition of Hilda and the Troll offers a fresh chance to...
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, Brian.
Audiobook
Where the wild things are
Sendak, Maurice.
Paper Book
"The greatest children's book of all time" - As voted for by BBC's culture poll. One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief - so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room,...
The mysterious Benedict Society
Stewart, Trenton Lee.
Ebook
  Book 1 in the New York Timesbestselling series - perfect for curious readers! 'This book reminded me of some of the children's books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom Tollbooth.'RICK RIORDAN, author of the PERCY...

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