FROM SUMMER READING TO MOVIE NIGHT: 65 BOOK/MOVIE DUOS THAT MOTIVATE KIDS TO READ

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

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

» 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

» Paddington Bear Series by Michael Bond » Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer » Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan » The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins » The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling » Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr » Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene » Inkheart by Cornelia Funke » A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket

SCIENCE FICTION

» The Maze Runner by James Dashner » 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne » Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne » A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle » Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key

ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS

» Emma by Jane Austen » The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon » The Fault in Our Stars by John Green » Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson » The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton » The Book Thief by Markus Zusak » Divergent Series by Veronica Roth » Eragon by Christopher Paolini » If I Stay by Gayle Forman » The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Janeen Lewis is a mom, freelance writer and teacher who holds a master’s degree in education. Her favorite book/movie pair is Anne of Green Gables. Summer reading isn’t just for children! Here are 10 books made into new and classic movies for moms and dads to enjoy.

» My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier » The Shack by William P. Young » Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs » Life of Pi by Yann Martel » The Help by Kathyrn Stockett » The Shining by Stephen King » The Godfather by Mario Puzo » Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote » Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer » Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

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