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List of children's books made into feature films
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This is a list of works of children's literature that have been made into feature films. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
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The 5th Wave (2013), Rick Yancey | The 5th Wave (2016) |
100% Wolf (2008), Jayne Lyons | 100% Wolf (2020) |
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I Am Number Four (2010), Pittacus Lore | I Am Number Four (2011) |
I Capture the Castle (1948), Dodie Smith | I Capture the Castle (2003) |
I Want a Dog (1987), Dayal Kaur Khalsa | I Want a Dog (2003) |
If I Stay (2009), Gayle Forman | If I Stay (2014) |
The Incredible Journey (1961), Sheila Burnford | The Incredible Journey (1963) |
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) | |
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) | |
The Indian in the Cupboard (1980), Lynne Reid Banks | The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) |
Inkheart (2003), Cornelia Funke | Inkheart (2009) |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007), Brian Selznick | Hugo (2011) |
The Iron Man (1968), Ted Hughes | The Iron Giant (1999) |
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960), Scott O'Dell | Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) |
The Island on Bird Street (1981), Uri Orlev | The Island on Bird Street (1997) |
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006), Ned Vizzini | It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) |
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Kaytek the Wizard (Polish: Kajtuś Czarodziej) (1933), Janusz Korczak | Kaytek the Wizard (2023) |
King Matt the First (Polish: Król Maciuś Pierwszy) (1922), Janusz Korczak | King Matt the First [pl] (1958) |
King Matt the First (1997)[N 1] | |
King Matt the First [pl] (2007) | |
The King's Damosel (1976), Vera Chapman | Quest for Camelot (1998) |
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The Ugly Dachshund (1938), Gladys Bronwyn Stern | The Ugly Dachshund (1966) |
"The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme ælling), from New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection (Danish: Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling) (1843), Hans Christian Andersen | The Ugly Duckling (1997) |
The Ugly Duckling and Me! (Danish: Den grimme ælling og mig) (2006) | |
Uncle Remus (1881), Joel Chandler Harris | Song of the South (1946) |
Coonskin (1975) | |
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) | |
Undercover Cat (1963), Gordon Gordon and Mildred Gordon | That Darn Cat! (1965) |
That Darn Cat (1997) | |
Ushiro no Shōmen Daare (うしろの正面だあれ) (1985), Kayoko Ebina | Who's Left Behind? (a. k. a. Kayoko's Diary) (1991) |
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The Year of the Horse (1965), Eric S. Hatch | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968) |
The Yearling (1938), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | The Yearling (1946) |
The Yearling (1994) (TV) | |
You Are Umasou (おまえうまそうだな, Omae Umasō da na) (2003), Tatsuya Miyanishi | You Are Umasou (2010) |
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Z for Zachariah (1974), Robert C. O'Brien | Z for Zachariah (2015) |
Zathura (2002), Chris Van Allsburg | Zathura (2005) |
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1997), Marilyn Sadler | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) (TV) |
Zenon: The Zequel (2001) (TV) | |
Zenon: Z3 (2003) (TV) |
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See also
- Lists of children's literature categories
- Lists of literature made into feature films
Notes
- Television film.
- Unfinished, considered a lost film.
- Remake of the Disney film.
- Direct-to-video film.
- Originally published as two separate works: The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons (1944) and Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947).
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: the first (The Black Stallion (1941)), the second (The Black Stallion Returns (1945)), and the twentieth (The Young Black Stallion (1989)) respectively.
- Based on the play The Blue Bird (1908) by Maurice Maeterlinck.
- Plot adapted primarily from the first work (The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997)) with characters and elements used from the second (The Attack of the Talking Toilets (1999)) and the fourth (The Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants (2000)) respectively.
- Plots and elements adapted from three related works: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), Prince Caspian (1951) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) respectively.
- Plot adapted from two related works: The Book of Three (1964) and The Black Cauldron (1965) respectively, with the latter taken its title.
- Originally published as three separate works: Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian (1933), Blinky Bill Grows Up (1934) and Blinky Bill and Nutsy: Two Little Australians (1937).
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), Rodrick Rules (2008), Dog Days (2009), Cabin Fever (2011) and The Long Haul (2014) respectively.
- Plot of the 1967 film adapted from three related works in order: The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922) and Doctor Dolittle's Circus (1924) respectively.
- Unfinished film.
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: Philosopher's Stone (1997), Chamber of Secrets (1998), Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Goblet of Fire (2000), Order of the Phoenix (2003), Half-Blood Prince (2005) and Deathly Hallows (2007).
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009), Mockingjay (2010) and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020).
- Originally published as two separate volumes: The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895).
- Originally released as a five-part series of 20-minute short films from 1967–1971.
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (1983) and Mandie and the Cherokee Legend (1983) respectively.
- Conflation of the second and third books in the Land of Oz series.
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: The Maze Runner (2009), The Scorch Trials (2010) and The Death Cure (2011).
- Plots adapted from two related works: The Hidden Staircase (1930) and The Password to Larkspur Lane (1933) respectively.
- Year and author undetermined; many narratives, characters and elements of the work originated over many centuries by various Middle Eastern sources.
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: the first (The Adventures of Pelle-No-Tail (Swedish: Pelle Svanslös på äventyr) (1939)) and the third (Pelle-No-Tail in America (Swedish: Pelle Svanslös i Amerika) (1941)) respectively.
- Plots adapted from two related works: The Lightning Thief (2005) and The Sea of Monsters (2006) respectively.
- Based on the original author's play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904).
- Works adapted from the series in chronological order: the first (Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) (1945)), the second (Pippi Goes on Board (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump går ombord) (1946)) and the third (Pippi in the South Seas (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump i Söderhavet) (1948)) respectively.
- Elements adapted from the related works: Raggedy Ann Stories (1918), Raggedy Andy Stories (1920) and Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees (1924) respectively.
- Serial film.
- Originally released in two parts: The Queen's Diamonds and The Vengeance of Milady.
- Part of The Saga of Darren Shan series; first published as three separate works: Cirque du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood (all 2000) respectively.
- Directed by Randall Wallace.
- Directed by William Richert and featuring Richert as Count Aramis.
- Plots and elements adapted from two related works: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928).
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