Thursday Thirteen #30
Those of you who read this blog regularly may have noticed that I have a slight obsession with filmed books.
Okay, major obsession. So, once again I bring you a Thursday Thirteen list of filmed books. This time around it’s thirteen Children’s books. Has your favorite Children’s book been filmed? If so, did they do it justice? If not, would you like to see it filmed?
13 Children’s Books That Have Been Filmed:
1. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key – (Ignore the second version of the film. Ew. Another version called “Race to Witch Mountain” is coming soon. I’m dubious about that one too.)
2. Return From Witch Mountain by Alexander Key – (One of the closest adaptations I’ve seen.)
3. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot – (Different from the book, but fun all the same. It’s like encountering another story of the same type.)
4. Mio, My Son by Astrid Lindgren – (Filmed as “Mio in the Land of Faraway.” I own both the book and the film, which included Christian Bale as one of the secondary leads.)
5. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White – (One live action and one animated adaptation.)
6. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg – (Also filmed as “The Hideaways.” The one with the same title as the book had Lauren Bacall in it.)
7. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans – (The live action version is quite well done.)
8. Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kästner – (That would be “The Parent Trap.” Yes, it’s been done at least twice.)
9. The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander – (It has the name of the 2nd book of the series, but contains some of the the first 2.)
10. The Borrowers by Mary Norton – (This seems to have been filmed 4 times.)
11. Chocky by John Wyndham – (I saw this one on Nickelodeon ages back. It was good…and a bit freaky.)
12. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett – (Filmed several times. Now, if only they’d film her book “The Lost Prince.”)
13. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine – (I still need to read that book…)
I love so many of those too! Madeline, both the cartoon and the live action one, and of course the Princess Diaries.
Great list, hope you have a wonderful week!
Great list here! Happy TT! Mine’s up too hope you can drop by.. Have a great day!
Now that was a neat TT 13 – I did not know this at all. I enjoy finding and learning these new things.
My 34th TT is up: 13 comments you can make to your physician while he’s performing a colonoscopy on you. Here’s the link.
I see alot of titles that I have seen. Kim
i love ella enchanted, my fave part is where the giants say ’sing!!’ and she does that queen song so well… great list, happy TT!
I didn’t know The Parent Trap was based on a book! I only knew about Freaky Friday. Didn’t know I missed a good Burnett book either. Too bad AC library doesn’t have “The Lost Prince.”
I didn’t realize that Princess Diaries was a book first…but we love the movie.
I’m a bookaholic. And I am so glad to find your post up on T13. Thank you for sharing
Thanks, Shannon! I totally agree with you on Madeline and The Princess Diaries.
Thanks for stopping by, prettylifeonline.
Bernie, now you’ve got your new thing for the day.
kim, that’s why they keep making movies from books. They tend to be quite popular.
Elaine, which do you like better, the book or the film?
OSG, I know! I’ve been trying to get them to hunt up a copy to buy.
Kristi, I can vouch for the first three books of the series.
jerine, well…I’m a book-pusher, so you’ve come to the right place.
I’ve seen most of those, and only read a few of the books. While they’re never the same I do enjoy reading the book – but I can only do it before seeing the movie. I have found that I do best if I see the previews and know the actors and actresses to be in the movie before reading the books. That way I imagine the characters looking like the actors instead of creating my own picture of them in my head. I’ve done that with P.S. I Love You and it helped me a great deal – though the movie and book were alot different since it was an Irish author and they Americanized the story for the movie.
You always have the most fun TTs. I love all these movies – I feel a bit ridiculous about it – but I love them none the less!
Happy TT!
Wani, that sounds like a really good plan. I’ll have to try that in future.
Claudia, thank you kindly. And I love them, too, so…maybe we should start a club.
Came back to thank you for visiting my TT. FYI, I linked to your TT from mine.
Cool list. I wasn’t aware that the Witch Mountain movies were based on books. I remember seeing those in the theater (yes, dating myself
). Have a great week.
I’ve read and seen #1 and agree with you. The first version is by far the best. Also read and seen #2 but I prefer #1’s adaptation. I’ve read and seen the animated version of #5. I love the Madeline live action film and have read all but the two books that were published posthumously. #8 I’ve seen many of the film versions and read a ghastly novelization of the Haley Mills version but didn’t know there was an original novel behind the films. I’ll have to read it! I’ve read most of the Pyrdain series but haven’t seen the film (and don’t really want to). Finally, I’ve read but not seen Ella Enchanted. Happy TT.
It is exciting that so many great works have become movies. I love that these things place literature in some way in the hands of kids.
Ah, Ann…Alexander Key is one of my favorite authors.
Hi Sarah. I have that Parent Trap novelization in a box somewhere. I know whereof you speak. Have you read any other of Alexander Key’s books?
Sandy, very true. And many kids, upon discovering that there is a book of the film, then go forth and read that.
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