50 Fabulous Movies based on Children's Books

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50 fabulous movies based on children's books


I am always trying to make reading exciting for my kids.  One way I've found to encourage their reading is to promise checking out a movie after they have read the book.  My boys are a bit too young for this to be super effective, but my daughter loves it!  This is a list of 50 quality books that have pretty great movies to go along with them.  Please check for ratings and age appropriateness for your kiddo, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!
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based on Matilda by Roald Dahl

2.
 
 based The Princess Bride by William Goldman

3.
 
 Based on Eloise by Kay Thompson

4.
 
 based on Holes by Louis Sacher

5.
 
 based on Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald

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based on Ramona and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

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 based on The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 

8.
 
 based on Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers

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based on The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand

10.
based on Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

11.
 based on Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

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 based on The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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 based on Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

14.
 
 based on Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

15.
 
based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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 based on Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

17.

 
based on Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

18.
 
based on Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

20.
 
 based on The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

21.
 
based on Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 

22.
 
based on Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

23.
 
 based on Little Women by Louisa Mae Alcott

24.
 
 based on Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

25.
 
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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 based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton

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 based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

28.
 
 based on Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

29.
 
 based on The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair

30.
 
 based on Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

31.
 
 based on The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks

32.
 
based on Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes

33.
 
 based on The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

34.
 
 bassed on Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater

35.
 
 based on the Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

36.
 
 based on The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

37.
 
based on Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan

38.
 
based on The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

39.
 
 based on Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

40.
 
based on The Witches by Roald Dahl

41.
 
 based on A series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

42.
 
 based on Heidi by Johanna Spyri

43.
 
 based on A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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 based on Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

45.
 
 based on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

46.
 
 based on The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White

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based on Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

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 based on Inkheart by Cornelia Funks

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based on Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss

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based on the Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi

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