Books that Should Be Acted Out on the Silver Screen

There are many books that have been adapted into movies and achieved great success while others have languished and fallen flat at the box office. This hit or miss mentality has seemingly lead to Hollywood securing a very similar type of book for conversion into a major motion picture. This mentality has also lead to several good books never making it to the big of small screen.

A Fine and Private Place by Peter Beagle

The book A Fine and Private Place is a book I have enjoyed reading many times. The action takes place in one setting, a cemetery, and features a minimal amount of main characterizations. The noted Raven would have to be done with computers but could currently be portrayed realistically enough to fit into the plot of the movie as naturally as he does the book.

The consistent surroundings and characters could give way to fine performances from a few unknown actors. Such a beautiful book as A Fine and Private Place deserves unknowns to leave focus on the story instead of a particular person or the love story between two particular people.

Mrs. Goose

Mrs. Goose books were an absolutely delightful collection from Miriam Clark Potter focused on the ditzy doings of the most absent minded goose in the world. Mrs. Goose could even be fairly called the Amelia Bedelia of the Animal Town.

The Mrs. Goose books would work really well as an animated film that combines various elements from the different volumes. The Mrs. Goose up a tree scene from one volume could be joined together with the Mrs. Goose ate soap plotline of another story. While these plots may seem trivial, there are great messages mixed within Mrs. Goose's mishaps.

Donald Duck Prize Driver

Donald Duck Prize Driver and numerous other books featuring Donald Duck were released as Disney Golden Book issues in the 1940s and 1950s. Despite all of the popularity of many of Disney's characters, these Donald Duck stories were never adapted to the screen, even in a direct-to-video format. It would be a thrill for old and new fans of Donald Duck and the classic Disney characters to be able to watch the master himself learn how to be a courteous driver, be a detective, and build a boat.

The three volumes featured in this article are all books that I have thoroughly enjoyed and would love to see adapted into motion pictures. Two of the stories would better suit children's movies, but the first would make an all-around stellar film.