My Dog Skip : Best Movies from Children’s Books

So has everybody made plans to take their young’uns to see “Where The Wild Things Are,” the movie based on the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak? The book is a staple in young people’s libraries and now is a film from director Spike Jonze.

Why not, then, a look at the best movies based on children’s books? (For this list, I considered only live-action movies, not cartoons.)