The book is always better! 

Check out these books and their movie adaptations to decide which you like the most!

Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg’s father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, Movie, and Graphic Novel

Paddington by Michael Bond

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, Movie, and Picture Book

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, Movie, and Graphic Novel

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, Movie, and Graphic Novel

Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention. This family’s cross-country adventure turns into an experience the Heffleys will never forget.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

The BFG by Roald Dahl

One night, Sophie is snatched from her bed at Mrs. Clonkers’ orphanage by an awesome giant who whisks her away on a magical and funny adventure.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

The Inventions of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Five children find entry tickets to Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory. The tour brings out the best and worst in them.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is 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.

Available as a Book, Audiobook, and Movie