List of children's books made into feature films

This is a list of works of children's literature that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is 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.

Fiction

A

*"Alias Madame Doubtfire", Anne Fine - "Mrs. Doubtfire", 1993
*"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll - "Alice in Wonderland", 1933, 1951, 1966, 1985 ; "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", 1972 ; "The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland", 1987
*"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

B

*"Babar the Elephant" series, Jean de Brunhoff - ', 1989 ; ', 1999
*"The Baby-sitters Club" series - "The Baby-Sitters Club", 1995
*"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 Brave Little Toaster", Thomas M. Disch - "The Brave Little Toaster", 1987
*"Bridge to Terabithia", Katherine Paterson - "Bridge to Terabithia", 1985, 2007

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 ; "", 2003
*"The Cheetah Girls", Deborah Gregory - "The Cheetah Girls", 2003 ; "The Cheetah Girls 2", 2006 ; "" (future)
*"", Ian Fleming - "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", 1968
*"The Christmas Box", Richard Paul Evans - "The Christmas Box", 1995
*"Clifford the Big Red Dog" series, Norman Bridwell - "Clifford's Really Big Movie", 2004
*"Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", Dyan Sheldon - "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", 2004
*"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
*"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

F

*"The Face on the Milk Carton", Caroline B. Cooney - "The Face on the Milk Carton", 1995
*"Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner", Lykke Nielsen - "Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner", 1994
*"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
* "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" (tentative)
*"Heidi", Johanna Spyri - "Heidi", 1937, 1968, 1993
*"Holes", Louis Sachar - "Holes", 2003
*"Hoot", Carl Hiaasen - "Hoot", 2006
*"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

I

*"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 - "", 1993
*"The Indian in the Cupboard", Lynne Reid Banks - "The Indian in the Cupboard", 1995
*"The Iron Man", Ted Hughes - "The Iron Giant", 1999

J

*"Johnny Tremain", Esther Forbes - "Johnny Tremain", 1944
*"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

L

*"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", C. S. Lewis - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", 1979, 1988, "", 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 ; "", 1999
*"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
*"Miss Spider" series, David Kirk - "Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids", 2003
*"Misty of Chincoteague", Marguerite Henry - "Misty", 1961

N

*"The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte)", Michael Ende - "The NeverEnding Story", 1984 ; "", 1990 ; "The NeverEnding Story III", 1994

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 - "", 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
*"A Ring of Endless Light", Madeleine L'Engle - "A Ring of Endless Light", 2002

*"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 ; "", 1998
*"Shrek!", William Steig - "Shrek", 2001
*"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", Ann Brashares - "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", 2005
*"Spiderwick" series, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black - "The Spiderwick Chronicles" 2008
*"Starik Khottabych", Lazar Lagin - "Starik Khottabych", 1956
*"Storm Boy", Colin Thiele - "Storm Boy", 1976
*"Stuart Little", E. B. White - "Stuart Little", 1999 ; "Stuart Little 2", 2002 ; "", 2006
*"The Stupids" series, Harry G. Allard and James Marshall - "The Stupids", 1996

T

*"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", (future)

U

*"Undercover Cat", Gordon and Mildred Gordon - "That Darn Cat!", 1965 ; "That Darn Cat", 1997

V

*"The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle" and "Doctor Dolittle's Circus", Hugh Lofting - "Doctor Dolittle", 1967

W

*"The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby", Charles Kingsley - "The Water Babies", 1978
*"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
*"The Wind in the Willows", Kenneth Grahame - "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", 1949 ; "The Wind in the Willows", 1983, 1985, 1996 (live action), 1996 (animated), 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

Y

*"The Yearling", Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - "The Yearling (film)", 1946

Z

*"Zathura", Chris Van Allsburg - "Zathura", 2005
*', Marilyn Sadler - ', 1999

Non-fiction

*"Het Achterhuis (The Backhouse)", Anne Frank - "The Diary of Anne Frank", 1959
*"My Dog Skip", Willie Morris - "My Dog Skip", 2000