This is a list of works of children's literature that have been made into feature films . The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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The 5th Wave (2013), Rick Yancey | The 5th Wave (2016) |
100% Wolf (2008), Jayne Lyons | 100% Wolf (2020) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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I Am Number Four (2010), Pittacus Lore | I Am Number Four (2011) |
I Capture the Castle (1948), Dodie Smith | I Capture the Castle (2003) |
I Want a Dog (1987), Dayal Kaur Khalsa | I Want a Dog (2003) |
If I Stay (2009), Gayle Forman | If I Stay (2014) |
The Incredible Journey (1961), Sheila Burnford | The Incredible Journey (1963) |
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) | |
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) | |
The Indian in the Cupboard (1980), Lynne Reid Banks | The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) |
Inkheart (2003), Cornelia Funke | Inkheart (2009) |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007), Brian Selznick | Hugo (2011) |
The Iron Man (1968), Ted Hughes | The Iron Giant (1999) |
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960), Scott O'Dell | Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) |
The Island on Bird Street (1981), Uri Orlev | The Island on Bird Street (1997) |
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006), Ned Vizzini | It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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Kaytek the Wizard (Polish : Kajtuś Czarodziej) (1933), Janusz Korczak | Kaytek the Wizard (2023) |
King Matt the First (Polish : Król Maciuś Pierwszy) (1922), Janusz Korczak | King Matt the First (1958) |
King Matt the First (1997) (TV) | |
King Matt the First (2007) | |
The King's Damosel (1976), Vera Chapman | Quest for Camelot (1998) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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The Ugly Dachshund (1938), Gladys Bronwyn Stern | The Ugly Dachshund (1966) |
"The Ugly Duckling" (Danish : Den grimme ælling), from New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection (Danish : Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling) (1843), Hans Christian Andersen | The Ugly Duckling (1997) |
The Ugly Duckling and Me! (Danish : Den grimme ælling og mig) (2006) | |
Uncle Remus (1881), Joel Chandler Harris | Song of the South (1946) |
Coonskin (1975) | |
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) | |
Undercover Cat (1963), Gordon Gordon and Mildred Gordon | That Darn Cat! (1965) |
That Darn Cat (1997) | |
Ushiro no Shōmen Daare (うしろの正面だあれ) (1985), Kayoko Ebina | Who's Left Behind? (a. k. a. Kayoko's Diary) (1991) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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Vampire Academy (2007), Richelle Mead | Vampire Academy (2014) |
Vampire Blood (2000) (series) [N 31] , Darren Shan | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) |
The Velveteen Rabbit (1922), Margery Williams | The Velveteen Rabbit (2009) |
Vicke Viking (1963), Runer Jonsson | Vicky the Viking (2009) |
The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French : Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) (1847–1850), Alexandre Dumas, père | The Man in the Iron Mask (1923) |
The Iron Mask (1929) | |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) | |
The Iron Mask (French : Le Masque de fer) (1962) | |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) | |
The Fifth Musketeer (1979) | |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1985) (TV) | |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) | |
Vorstadtkrokodile (1976), Max von der Grün | Die Vorstadtkrokodile (1977) (TV) |
Vorstadtkrokodile (2009) | |
Vorstadtkrokodile 2 (2010) | |
Vorstadtkrokodile 3 (2011) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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The Year of the Horse (1965), Eric S. Hatch | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968) |
The Yearling (1938), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | The Yearling (1946) |
The Yearling (1994) (TV) | |
You Are Umasou (おまえうまそうだな, Omae Umasō da na) (2003), Tatsuya Miyanishi | You Are Umasou (2010) |
Children's book(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
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Z for Zachariah (1974), Robert C. O'Brien | Z for Zachariah (2015) |
Zathura (2002), Chris Van Allsburg | Zathura (2005) |
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1997), Marilyn Sadler | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) (TV) |
Zenon: The Zequel (2001) (TV) | |
Zenon: Z3 (2003) (TV) |
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children, and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law on the matter in 1979, while her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
Pippi Longstocking is the fictional main character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school.
Jan Johansson was a Swedish jazz pianist. His album Jazz på svenska is the best selling jazz release ever in Sweden; it has sold over a quarter of a million copies and has been streamed more than 50 million times on Spotify. He was the father of former HammerFall drummer Anders Johansson and Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, who run Heptagon Records which keeps their father's recordings available.
Gösta Lars August Knutsson was a Swedish radio producer and writer of a popular series of children's books about the cat Pelle Svanslös.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written and illustrated by the British author Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world. It was one of the novels in the series which was adapted into the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle.
Karin Inger Monica Nilsson is a Swedish actress and singer. She is a former child actress. She is primarily known for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking in the Swedish-produced TV series of the same name during 1969 which was compiled, re-dubbed into German and later also in English and many other languages, and released as two feature films in 1969. In 1970, she reprised her role of Pippi in two feature films. In 2005, she was working as a secretary in Stockholm, occasionally taking small stage roles.
Peter-No-Tail is a 1981 Swedish animated film based on the children's book series by Gösta Knutsson.
Pippi Longstocking is a Swedish/West German TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on Sveriges Television.
Pippi Longstocking is a 1969 Swedish/West German movie, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series Pippi Longstocking. The film consisted of re-edited footage from the TV series featuring a new soundtrack. It was produced by Beta Film, one of the German co-producers of the original show, while the Swedish TV series was still in post-production and has never been aired in Sweden. The movie was followed by Pippi Goes on Board, released later in the same year. It was released in the US in 1973.
Pippi Longstocking is a Swedish children's novel by writer Astrid Lindgren, published by Rabén & Sjögren with illustrations by Ingrid Vang Nyman in 1945. Translations have been published in more than 40 languages, commonly with new illustrations.
Pelle Svanslös is a fictional anthropomorphic cat created by the Swedish author Gösta Knutsson and a children's book series about him.
Pippi in the South Seas is a 1948 sequel to Astrid Lindgren's classic children's books, Pippi Longstocking and Pippi Goes on Board. It is set sometime after the events of the original book and centers around Pippi's further misadventures and experiences, but also Pippi's theory that the reason for her father's mysterious disappearance that he was hailed as king of an island of natives is confirmed as true.
Carl Emil Pettersson was a Swedish sailor who became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904.
Olof Harry "Olle" Nordemar was a Swedish film director, film editor, film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Nordemar is best known as the producer behind Olle Hellbom's films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. Nordemar edited and produced the Norwegian-Swedish documentary Kon-Tiki (1950) which received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1951 at the 24th Academy Awards.
Astrid Lindgren's plays are a number of theater plays written by Astrid Lindgren in the 1940s to 1970s. Part of the plays are based on her books, other stories were only written for theater. Since almost all of Astrid Lindgren's works have been staged for theater, this page only deals with the plays, whose scripts were written by Astrid Lindgren. Many of these works were published in the Swedish books Sex Pjäser för barn och ungdom (1950), Serverat, Ers Majestät! (1955) and Praeser för barn och ungdom. Other Samlingen (1968). Most of these works have not been translated into English. These include stories about well-known characters such as Kalle Blomquist or Pippi Longstocking, which were only written for the theater and were not published as prose.