Children's Books Made into Feature Films

Val Allsburg, Chris. (1985). "The Polar Express." Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.

This is one of my most favorit children's books made into a movie. The book itself won the Caldecott Medal and tells a story of a boy believing in Christmas. Furthermore, he still believes, even in his old age, the magic of Christmas. The story takes place on a magical train ride to the North Pole.

The movie, on the other hand, exaggerates this story with added adventure that takes place on this roller coster of a train ride. The storyline, itself, is basically the same as the book with the exception that the boy questions the existence of Santa Claus. The 3D animation in the movie is unremarkable and the details of the setting brings this storybook to life. My 4 year old loves this books as well as the movie. In fact, this was the first movie that he actually sat through and watched at 18 months old. He loved it so much that he would watch it at least two times a day.

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Evans, Richard P. (1993)."The Christmas Box." Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.

"The Christmas Box," is a wonderful story of love and inspiration. I found myself relating to the writer. Sometimes we are too involved in our lives and busy careers to really see what is most important. As I began reading the story, I couldn't put it down. I finished it that same day and found myself laughing and crying along with the story. I would highly recommend this book for anyone. The movie was good but not as good as the book. The movie stars Richard Thomas and is very heartwarming. This story was made into a Hallmark movie. I have always felt that a good book is much better than any movie could ever portray.

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White, E.B. (1952). Harper Collins, New York, NY.

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This is a story of a little girl named Fern who loved a pig named Wilbur. Wilbur was a special pig who soon makes friends with Charlotte the spider who lives in the barn with Wilbur. This is a magical story of childhood on the farm. The book is a wonderful story made into a great movie as well. The movie with Dakota Fannin is probably my favorite of these movies.

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