SUMMER FUN
From Summer Reading to Family Movie Night: 65 Book/Movie Duos that Motivate Kids to Read By Janeen Lewis
Pairing books with movies is an easy way to keep kids reading during summer when learning losses can occur. While parents usually want their children to limit screen time, the silver screen may be the exception that encourages kids to read. This summer, make movies, and the books that inspire them, the double feature that hooks kids on books. Here is a list of books in a variety of genres that have been made into movies for kids of all ages. Many of the movies that go with these books can be checked out at the library for free. Fill your bookshelves, pop some corn, and make it a double feature!
PICTURE BOOKS » » » » » »
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc Eloise at the Plaza by Kay Thompson
CLASSICS » » » » » » » » »
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan Pippi Longstocking series by Astrid Lindgren Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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REALISTIC FICTION » » » » » » » » »
Call of the Wild by Jack London Wonder by R.J. Palacio The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson Judy Moody Series by Megan McDonald Holes by Louis Sachar Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
HISTORICAL FICTION
» Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder » Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes » The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp (the movie is titled The Sound of Music) » American Girl Series by various authors » The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
FANTASY »
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Doctor Dolittle Series by Hugh Lofting (the movie is titled Dolittle) Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The BFG by Roald Dahl Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black The Princess Bride by William Goldman Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
