Shrek. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Shrek!
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Shrek!
William Steig, 1990
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Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, 2001

Shrek is an anti-social and highly-territorial green ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp. His life is interrupted after the dwarfish Lord Farquaad of Duloc exiles a countless number of fairy-tale creatures to Shrek’s swamp. He reluctantly allows the talkative Donkey, who was exiled as well, to tag along and guide him to Duloc.


Shrek 2. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Shrek!
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Shrek!
William Steig, 1990
movie vs book
Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, 2004

Newlyweds Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Fiona’s parents to a royal ball to celebrate their marriage. At dinner, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family, and Fiona, disgusted at Shrek and Harold’s behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening.


Shrek 2. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Shrek 2: The movie novel
Jesse Leon McCann, 2004
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, 2004

Newlyweds Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Fiona’s parents to a royal ball to celebrate their marriage. At dinner, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family, and Fiona, disgusted at Shrek and Harold’s behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening.


Mr. Pip. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2006 book, Mister Pip
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Mister Pip
Lloyd Jones, 2006
movie vs book
Andrew Adamson, 2012

While a conflict wages in the Bougainville province of Papua New Guinea, a young girl finds herself captivated by the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The story is being read aloud at school by the sole white man in the village, and the girl becomes engrossed in its narrative.


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1950 book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis, 1950
movie vs book
Andrew Adamson, 2005

During World War II, the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are evacuated from a London suburb to Professor Digory Kirke’s country home. When she returns to Professor Kirke’s house, hardly any time has passed, and her siblings disbelieve her story.


The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1951 book, Prince Caspian
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Prince Caspian
C.S. Lewis, 1951
movie vs book
Andrew Adamson, 2008

In Narnia, almost 1,300 years have passed after the Pevensie siblings left, Caspian, a Telmarine prince, is awoken by his mentor Doctor Cornelius, who informs him that his aunt has just given birth to a son and that his life is now in grave danger. Knowing that his Uncle Miraz would kill him in order to be king, Caspian flees.