Storybooks on Screen
by Philip_Marlowe_ | created - 19 Jul 2020 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicClassic children's stories from page to screen
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1. The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019 TV Movie)
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.
Director: Robin Shaw | Stars: David Oyelowo, Clara Ross, Tamsin Greig, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 986
2. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,833
3. The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012 TV Short)
G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Family
A young boy whose dog has recently died moves to the house where The Snowman (1982) was built.
Director: Hilary Audus
Votes: 3,464
4. The Bear (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When a little girl loses her teddy bear in the polar bear enclosure at the zoo, she is surprised but very happy when the polar bear turns up at her home to return it.
Director: Hilary Audus | Stars: Peter Knapp, Philip Sheffield, Charlotte Church, Judi Dench
Votes: 592
5. Father Christmas (1991 TV Short)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
Director: Dave Unwin | Star: Mel Smith
Votes: 2,396
6. Room on the Broom (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
To the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is ... See full summary »
Directors: Jan Lachauer, Max Lang | Stars: Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall
Votes: 4,706
7. The Snail and the Whale (2019 TV Movie)
27 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A tiny snail goes on an amazing journey by hitching a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Directors: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon | Stars: Diana Rigg, Sally Hawkins, Rob Brydon, Cariad Lloyd
Votes: 1,617
8. We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby, and Rufus the dog decide to go on an adventure in search of bears.
Directors: Joanna Harrison, Robin Shaw | Stars: Elsie Cavalier, Olivia Colman, Pam Ferris, Ozzie Latta
Votes: 696
9. The Gruffalo (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
Directors: Max Lang, Jakob Schuh | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden
Votes: 7,716
10. The Gruffalo's Child (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
Directors: Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane, Rob Brydon
Votes: 3,840
11. Stick Man (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
Directors: Jeroen Jaspaert, Daniel Snaddon | Stars: Martin Freeman, Jennifer Saunders, Rob Brydon, Russell Tovey
Votes: 3,647
12. The Highway Rat (2017 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A greedy rat travels the highway in search of other animals' food.
Director: Jeroen Jaspaert | Stars: David Tennant, Rob Brydon, Frances de la Tour, Tom Hollander
Votes: 1,177
13. Mimi and the Mountain Dragon (2019 TV Special)
25 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A shy little girl named Mimi finds a baby dragon and undertakes a perilous journey to return it to its mother.
Director: Vincent James | Stars: Michael Morpurgo, Esther Greaves, Claire Martin
Votes: 175
14. Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare (2012– )
TV-Y | 11 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
This award winning series is set in the timeless watercolour landscape of mossy forests, lazy rivers and sunny meadows that is the idyllic home of Little Nutbrown Hare and his father, Big Nutbrown Hare.
Stars: Stuart Allan, Matthew Jacob Wayne, Allie Carlton, Nicolas Roye
Votes: 116
15. Superworm (2021 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Superworm is super-long and super-strong, and is always saving the day. But who can save him when he gets too full of himself and is captured by the evil Wizard Lizard?
Directors: Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour | Stars: Olivia Colman, Matt Smith, Patricia Allison, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 505
16. Zog (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A keen but accident-prone dragon learns how to become a dragon at Dragon School.
Directors: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon | Stars: Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman, Rocco Wright, Patsy Ferran
Votes: 1,420
17. Zog and the Flying Doctors (2020 TV Movie)
26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pearl and Gadabout are now a flying doctor trio, caring for creatures including a mermaid, a unicorn and a sneezy lion. However when bad weather forces them to land at the palace, Pearl is locked up by her uncle, the king.
Director: Sean P. Mullen | Stars: Lenny Henry, Patsy Ferran, Daniel Ings, Hugh Skinner
Votes: 581
18. Clown (I) (2020)
21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Follows a little toy clown, thrown away with a load of old discarded toys, as he goes on a journey to find a new loving home for himself and his friends.
Director: Luigi Berio | Star: Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 212
19. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
TV-G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create an unexpected friendship and travel together in the boy's search for home.
Directors: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy | Stars: Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 17,260
20. Lost and Found (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Hunt | Star: Jim Broadbent
Votes: 869
21. The Most Magnificent Thing (2019)
G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Family
A regular girl tries to make something magnificent but the creative process proves more challenging than expected.
Director: Arna Selznick | Stars: Lilly Noelle Bartlam, Tony Daniels, Whoopi Goldberg, Alison Pill
Votes: 48
22. Harry the Dirty Dog (1997)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Family
In this charming classic story, Harry runs away before bath time and plays outside until he changes into a black dog with white spots. Back home again, he must use all his wits and tricks to convince his family who he really is.
Director: Virginia Wilkos | Stars: Elijah, Bruce Bayley Johnson, Lucy, Marilyn
Votes: 9
23. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
TV-G | 36 min | Animation, Short
A precocious 7-year-old who, over the course of Earth Day, learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents and from a mysterious exhibit at the aptly titled Museum of Everything.
Directors: Philip Hunt, Douglas Carrigan | Stars: Meryl Streep, Jacob Tremblay, Chris O'Dowd, Ruth Negga
Votes: 1,019
24. The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories (1993 TV Movie)
31 min | Animation
Author and illustrator Eric Carle's beloved story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" springs to life in this delightful collection of animated tales.
Director: Andrew Goff | Stars: Brian Cummings, Linda Gary, Jonathan Benair, Rob Gibbs
Votes: 68
25. The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse (2015)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
A lonesome fox hunts a mouse and their relationship will evolve as two owls interfere with the hunt.
Directors: Camille Chaix, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier, Kevin Roger
Votes: 359
26. The Giving Tree (1973)
G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
A boy and a tree grow old together.
Director: Charlie Hayward | Star: Shel Silverstein
Votes: 72
27. The Smeds and the Smoos (2022 TV Movie)
26 min | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Bill and Janet fall in love while their families are at war. Faced with disapproval, they flee to a distant planet and Grandma Smoo and Grandpa Smed must put aside their differences and work together to bring them back home.
Directors: Samantha Cutler, Daniel Snaddon | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bill Bailey, Ashna Rabheru, Adjoa Andoh
Votes: 480
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