Community Read 2010 Movie Adaptations

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Movie Adaptations of Classic Books

In conjunction with 2010's Community Read, here are some of the classic books mentioned in Anita Silvey's Everything I Need To Know I Learned From A Children's Book, together with their film adaptations, all available at the Hamilton-Wenham Library. Read the book, watch the movie! See what you think!

Books		Films
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1876)		Tom Sawyer with Johnny Whitaker (DVD, 1973)
		The Adventures of Tom Sawyer produced by Burbank Studios (DVD, 1986)

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (1947)		The Diary of Anne Frank directed by George Stevens (DVD, 1959; Also available on VHS)

Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939)		Ben and Me produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1953)

The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)		Call of the Wild with Charlton Heston (VHS, 1972)
		The Call of the Wild with Wes Studi (DVD, 2009)

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (1952)		Charlotte's Web produced by Hanna-Barbera (DVD, 1973)
		Charlotte's Web produced by Nickelodeon (DVD, 2007)

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol (1963)		Encyclopedia Brown, the Boy Detective, in: The Case of the Burgled Baseball Cards produced for HBO (VHS, 1990)
		Encyclopedia Brown, the Boy Detective, in: The Case of the Flaming Beauty Queen produced for HBO (VHS, 1990)

Go, Dog. Go! by P. D. Eastman (1961)		Are You My Mother? includes Go Dog. Go! (VHS, 1991)

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (1955)		Harold and the Purple Crayon...and More Harold Stories collected by Scholastic Inc. (DVD, 2003; Also available on VHS)
		Harold and the Purple Crayon: Let Your Imagination Soar! produced by HBO (DVD, 2007)

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (1964)		Harriet the Spy produced by Nickelodeon (VHS, 1996)

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (1937)		The Hobbit produced by Rankin & Bass (VHS, 1977)

Horton Hatches The Egg by Dr. Seuss (1968)		Horton Hatches The Egg directed by Ray Messecar (VHS, 1992)

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1943)		Johnny Tremain produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 1957)

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894)		The Jungle Book produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 1967; Also available on VHS)
		Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book with Sabu (DVD, 1942; Also available on VHS)
		Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1994)
		Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1997)
		The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1998)


Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1902)		The Elephant's Child produced by Rabbit Ears Productions (VHS, 1986)

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)		Kidnapped produced by The BBC (DVD, 1986)
		Kidnapped produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1960)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (1950)		The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 2006)
		The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe produced by The BBC (VHS, 1988)

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (1954)		The Little Engine That Could directed by Dave Edwards (VHS, 1991)

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1935)		Little House on the Prairie with Michael Landon (DVD, 1974)
		Little House on the Prairie produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 2005)

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943)		The Little Prince directed by Stanley Donen (DVD, 1974)
		The Little Prince narrated by Cliff Robertson (VHS, 1979)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868/'69)		Little Woman with Katherine Hepburn (VHS, 1933)

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)		Madeline directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer (VHS, 1998)
		Madeline narrated by Christopher Plummer (VHS, 1988)

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers (1934)		Mary Poppins produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 1964; Also available on VHS)

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1959)		My Side of the Mountain directed by James B. Clark (DVD, 1969; Also available on VHS)

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (1911)		Peter Pan produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 1953; Also available on VHS)
		Return to Neverland produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 2002)

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)		The Secret Garden directed by Agnieszka Holland (DVD, 1997; Also available on VHS)
		Back To The Secret Garden produced by Hallmark Entertainment (DVD, 1999)
		The Secret Garden adapted for The BBC (VHS, 1988)

Shane by Jack Schaefer (1949)		Shane with Alan Ladd (DVD, 1953; Also available on VHS)

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)		The Snowy Day and More Ezra Jack Keats Stories collected by Scholastic Inc. (DVD, 2003)

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1906)		Tales of Beatrix Potter, Volume 2 includes The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (VHS, 1994)

Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola (1975)		Strega Nona and More Caldecott Award-Winning Folk Tales with Rob Reiner (DVD, 2004)

The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter (1903)		Tales of Beatrix Potter, Volume 2 includes The Tailor of Gloucester (VHS, 1994)

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895)		The Time Machine produced by DreamWorks (DVD, 2002)

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)		To Kill A Mockingbird with Gregory Peck (DVD, 2002; Also available on VHS)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)		Treasure Island produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (VHS, 1934)
		Muppet Treasure Island produced by Brian Henson (DVD, 1996; Also available on VHS)

True Grit by Charles Portis (1968)		True Grit with John Wayne (DVD, 1969; Also available on VHS)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1869)		Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea directed by Rod Hardy (DVD, 2006)
		20,000 Leagues Under the Sea produced by The Walt Disney Company (VHS, 1954)

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)		Where the Wild Things Are directed by Gene Deitch (DVD, 2002)
		Where the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Jonze (DVD, 2010)
		Where the Wild Things Are: A Fantasy Opera by Maurice Sendak and Oliver Knussen produced by The BBC (VHS, 1985)

The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)		The Wind In The Willows produced for The BBC (DVD, 2007)
		The Wind In The Willows produced by Pulse Entertainment (DVD, 2005)
		The Wind In The Willows produced by Cosgrove Hall (DVD, 1983; Also available on VHS )
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (1962)		A Wrinkle in Time produced by The Walt Disney Company (DVD, 2004; Also available on VHS )
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The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1938)		The Yearling directed by Clarence Brown (VHS, 1946)