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GOOD Books: Childhood Favorites Hitting the Big Screen

The Disney classic Beauty and the Beast comes out in 3-D today, one of a number of our favorite kids' books that are moving to the silver screen this year. But before you rush off to see the film renditions, take some time to revisit the

The Beauty and the Beast
By Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont
28 pages. Forgotten Books. $6.32.
Beauty and the Beast in 3D film release: January 13
While the words “Beauty and the Beast”

The Lorax
By Dr. Seuss
72 pages. Random House. $10.17
The Lorax film release: March 2
The go-to book for tree-huggers, Seuss-lovers, and children of all ages, the environmental-friendly brainchild of the c

The Borrowers
By Mary Norton, Beth Krush, and Joe Krush
192 pages. Sandpiper. $6.99
The Secret World of Arrietty film release: February 17
How would you react if you saw a match-sized human scurryin

The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins
384 pages. Scholastic Press. $5.39
The Hunger Games film release: March 23
It's been hailed as the new Twilight, but this young-adult book stays far away fr

Life of Pi
By Yann Martel
326 pages. Mariner Books. $10.85
Yann Martel's work is a wonderfully deep, imaginative adventure. When 16-year-old Pi Pate

The Wind in the Willows
By Kenneth Grahame
200 pages. Simon & Brown. $9.99
The Wind in the Willows film release: TBD
Venture down by the riverbanks of the English countryside, and
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