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BOOK TO MOVIE
Confession - we have not read all of these books. This is a mistake. In an effort to discourage our kids from making the same mistake, we have instituted a family rule that our kids have to read it before they watch it. The movies on this list are not always faithful adaptations of the books. But, we always enjoy a good compare and contrast discussion. If you're looking for our favorite Shakespeare adaptations, we've got a whole page of those HERE.
Littles:
 101 Dalmations |  A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |  Babe |
|---|---|---|
 Black Beauty |  Charlotte's Web |  Doctor Dolittle |
 Heidi 1937 |  Heidi 1993 |  Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey |
 Indian in the Cupboard |  Jungle Book |  Lassie Come Home |
 Mary Poppins |  Old Yeller |  Peter Pan |
 Pinocchio |  Pollyanna |  Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm |
 Swiss Family Robinson |  The Adventures of Huck Finn |  The Adventures of Robin Hood |
 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |  The Little Princess |  Winnie the Pooh |
Middles:
 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |  A Tale of Two Cities |  All Creatures Great & Small |
|---|---|---|
 Anne of Green Gables |  Anne of Avonlea |  Ballet Shoes |
 Black Stallion |  Captains Courageous |  Fantastic Mr. Fox |
 How Green Was My Valley |  I am David |  Jason and the Argonauts |
 Jeeves and Wooster |  Jumanji |  Lilies of the Field |
 Little Women |  Sarah, Plain and Tall |  The Keys of the Kingdom |
 The Princess Bride |  The Secret Garden |  Swallows and Amazons |
 Where the Red Fern Grows |  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |  Wizard of Oz |
Biggles:
 A Man for All Seasons |  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |  An Ideal Husband |
|---|---|---|
 Babette's Feast |  Ben-Hur |  Bleak House |
 Brideshead Revisited |  Cranford |  David Copperfield |
 Diary of a Country Priest |  Dombey & Son |  Emma 1996 |
 Emma 2009 |  Gone with the Wind |  Great Expectations 1999 |
 Jane Eyre 2006 |  Jurassic Park |  Les Miserables |
 Little Dorrit |  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship |  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |  Love & Friendship |  Mansfield Park |
 Martin Chuzzlewit |  Master and Commander |  Middlemarch |
 My Fair Lady |  North & South |  Northanger Abbey |
 Oliver! |  Of Mice and Men |  Our Mutual Friend |
 Persuasion |  Pride and Prejudice |  Quo Vadis |
 Seabiscuit |  Sense and Sensibility 1995 |  Sense and Sensibility 2008 |
 Sherlock Holmes |  The Agony and the Ecstasy |  The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind |
 The Importance of Being Earnest |  The Scarlet Pimpernel |  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall |
 The Time in Between |  To Kill a Mockingbird |  True Grit 1969 |
 True Grit 2010 |  War & Peace 2016 |  Wives and Daughters |
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