Children's Books Made into a Movie or TV Series

Updated April 26, 2023
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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.

Love the book? Watch the movie!

Matilda
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" - David Walliams "So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting...

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.
The field guide
DiTerlizzi, Tony.
Paper Book
Prepare to enter the magical world of the Spiderwick Chronicles, the bestselling series from Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black! Now reissued in beautiful hardback editions, perfect for fans of the series as well as a new generation of readers.   After finding a...
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...
Where the wild things are
Sendak, Maurice.
Paper Book
One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, 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 and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the...

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