Books into Movies
Did you know that some of your favourite movies were originally books? Check out our list and get reading - you might even find that you like the books better!
Make sure you check our catalogue for the movie versions of these stories as well!
A Christmas Carol
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
City of Ember
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Grab your plates! In the land of Chewandswallow, meals - rather than rain or snow - fall from the sky. But something goes awry: the food falling from the sky gets larger and larger, causing the residents to make an escape before being squashed by giant pancakes or rolls. Ron Barrett dishes up some droll art work in this zany tall tale.
Coraline
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is eerily similar, yet disturbingly different, from her own where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox – Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now...
Horton Hears a Who!
Horton, the lovable elephant, tries to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust. This is an easy reader with delightful verse and pictures.
Hotel for Dogs
The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who's allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs -- and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their canine castle? Or will the hotel have to close?
Inkheart
One cruel night, Meggie's father, Mo, reads aloud from INKHEART, and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction, landing instead in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie's in the middle of the kind of adventure she thought only took place in fairy tales. Somehow she must master the magic that has conjured up this nightmare. Can she change the course of the story that has changed her life forever?
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