50 Great Movies Based Children’s Books

Looking for a great flick for your summer movie night? Look no further!

I’ve hand-selected 50 of my favorite films based on children’s books.

Alice in Wonderland
Based on the books by Lewis Carroll

Anne of Green Gables
Based on the book by L.M. Montgomery

Ballet Shoes
Based on the book by Noel Streatfield

Bridge to Terabithia
Based on the book by Katherine Paterson

Charlotte’s Web
Based on the book by E.B. White

City of Ember
Based on the book by Jeanne DuPrau

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Based on the book by Juli Barrett

Coraline
Based on the book by Neil Gaiman

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Based on the book by Jeff Kinney

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Based on the book by by Roald Dahl

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Based on the books by Valerie Tripp

Five Children and It
Based on the book by E. Nesbit

Harriet the Spy
Based on the book by Louise Fitzhugh

Heidi
Based on the book by Johanna Spyri

The Hobbit 
Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien

Holes
Based on the book by Louis Sachar

How to Train Your Dragon
Based on the book by Cressida Cowell

Hugo
Based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Inkheart
Based on the book by Cornelia Funke

James and the Giant Peach
Based on the book by Roald Dahl

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Based on the book by Jules Verne

Jumanji
Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg

The Jungle Book
Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Based on the books by Valerie Tripp

The Lightening Thief
Based on the book by Rick Riordan

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Based on the book by C.S. Lewis

A Little Princess
Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Women
Based on the book by Louisa May Alcott

Mary Poppins
Based on the book by P.L. Travers

Matilda
Based on the book by Roald Dahl

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Based on the books by Valerie Tripp

Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Based on the book by Richard and Florence Atwater

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Based on Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Nim’s Island
Based on the book by Wendy Orr

Peter Pan 
Based on the book by J.M. Barrie

Ramona and Beezus
Based on Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Return to Oz
Based on The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
Based on the books by Susan S. Adler

A Series of Unfortunate Events
Based on The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

The Secret Garden
Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret World of Arrietty
Based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Based on the books by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

The Tale of Despereaux
Based on the book by Kate DiCamillo

Tuck Everlasting
Based on the book by Natalie Babbitt

Where the Red Fern Grows
Based on the book by Wilson Rawls

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

The Witches
Based on the book by Roald Dahl

The Wizard of Oz
Based on the book by L. Frank Baum

A Wrinkle in Time
Based on the book by Madeleine L’Engle

Zathura
Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg