The connection between children’s literature and children’s television is strong. Name a classic children’s series and there’s a decent chance it has been adapted for the small screen at one time or another (some have been adapted more than once). It what is sure to be my slowest-loading post of all time (what with all the Youtube clips) I decided to put all the children’s books that have been turned into TV shows in one place.

Here are all the examples I could track down.

Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

Clifford’s Puppy Days (PBS)

Clifford the Big Red Dog (PBS)

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That (PBS)

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

Arthur by Marc Brown

Arthur (PBS)

Curious George by Margaret and H.A. Rey

Curious George (PBS)

Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

Martha Speaks (PBS)

The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley; illustrated by Billy Aronson

Peg + Cat (PBS)

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Goosebumps by R.L. Stine

Goosebumps (The Hub)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Peter Rabbit (Nick Jr.)

Olivia by Ian Faulkner

Olivia (Nickelodeon) 

Animorphs by K.A. Applegate

Animorphs (Nickelodeon)

The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The Adventures of the Little Prince (Nickelodeon)

Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird; illustrated by Helen Craig

Angelina Ballerina

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (Nick Jr.)

Busy, Busy World by Richard Scarry

The Busy World of Richard Scarry

Busytown Mysteries (Nick Jr.)

Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark

Franklin

Franklin and Friends (Noggin)

Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk

Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends Nick Jr.

Kipper by Mick Inkpen

Kipper the Dog (Nick Jr.)

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik; illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Little Bear (Nick Jr.)

Max and Ruby books by Rosemary Wells

Max and Ruby (Nick Jr.)

Mr. Men books by Roger Hargreaves

The Mr. Men Show

Mr. Men and Little Miss

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

Paddington (Nick Jr.)

Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry

Thomas the Tank Engine

The Big Honey Hunt by Stanley and Janice Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears (Noggin)

Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela and Steven D’Amico

Ella the Elephant

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Redwall (Noggin)

The Magic School Bus books by Joanna Cole; illustrated by Bruce Degen

The Magic School Bus (Noggin)

Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

Scaredy Squirrel

George and Martha by James Marshall

George and Martha

Read Me a Story, Stella by Marie-Louise Gay

Stella and Sam

Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon; illustrated by Tony Ross

Horrid Henry (CITV (UK))