Good Books Made Into Movies
It's amazing the number of children's books
which have been made into movies...
If you haven't read these books yet,
read them and enjoy!
(The book is almost always better than the movie :)
Picture Books:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
Shrek by William Steig
Rapunzel by Paul Zelinsky
(made into the movie "Tangled")
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
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Novels:
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl(The book is WAY better than the movie!)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Frank Atwater
Holes by Louis Sachar
Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett
Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Laskey
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
(series of 9 books and 4 movies so far)
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
And of course...All seven Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
For more books made into movies, take a look at this site:
Good Books Made Into MoviesIt's amazing the number of children's bookswhich have been made into movies...Here are just a few...If you haven't read these books yet,read them and enjoy!(The book is almost always better than the movie :)Picture Books:How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. SeussHorton Hears a Who by Dr. SeussThe Lorax by Dr. SeussJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgPolar Express by Chris Van AllsburgZathura by Chris Van AllsburgShrek by William SteigRapunzel by Paul Zelinsky(made into the movie "Tangled")Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett*************************************************************************Novels:James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl(The book is WAY better than the movie!)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittMr. Popper's Penguins by Frank AtwaterHoles by Louis SacharHoot by Carl HiassenLightning Thief by Rick RiordanStormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzSeries of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnickettGuardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn LaskeyDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney(series of 9 books and 4 movies so far)Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloAnd of course...All seven Harry Potter books by J.K. RowlingFor more books made into movies, take a look at this site: