Screen reads - books for children

Adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, Pauline, Petrova and Posy go to ballet school and are determined to help their family when the money runs out.

TV show based on the children's stories by Noel Streatfeild

Watch the DVD – 'Ballet shoes'

Read the books by Noel Streatfeild

A girl called Fern lives on a farm and loves a pig called Wilbur. But it is the spider, Charlotte, who comes up with the clever plan that saves Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner.

Based on the film version of 'Charlotte's Web'.

Watch the DVD – Charlotte's web

Read the movie storybook

Read the book by EB White

Lyra is a twelve year-old girl living in an alternate Oxford. When her friend is kidnapped by 'the Gobblers', she goes on a quest to rescue him and finds herself in a battle to save her world.

Based on the film version of 'Northern Lights', first book of His Dark Materials

Watch the DVD – 'The golden compass'

Read the movie storybook

Read the books by Philip Pullman

The wizarding community doesn't believe Lord Voldemort is back. Returning to Hogwarts, the young wizards find their lessons in defensive magic leave them unprepared, so Harry Potter and a small group of students secretly teach themselves defence against the Dark Arts.

Based on the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling

Watch the DVD - 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

Read the books by JK Rowling

Spider-man fights Sandman, Venom and the new Goblin – while struggling against an alien which has attached itself to Peter, bringing out the evil side of his personality.

Based on the movie Spider-man 3.

Watch the DVD – 'Spider-man 3'

Read Spider-man books and comics

When twins Jared and Simon, their sister and their mother move into great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick's run-down old house, strange things begin to happen. Three children discover that the faerie world is closer than you think in the first book of the Spiderwick Chronicles.

Watch the DVD – 'Spiderwick Chronicles'

Read the books by Holly Black

Alex Rider is a normal school boy with a normal life until his uncle Ian dies. Alex's life changes forever as he discovers that his uncle was not a banker, but an MI6 agent who was shot on the way back from his latest assignment.

Spy film based on the Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz

Watch the DVD – 'Stormbreaker'

Read the books by Anthony Horowitz

When Superman returns to Earth after searching for his home planet, he finds Lois Lane is engaged and Lex Luthor is plotting to build a continent using the crystals of Krypton.

Based on the movie 'Superman returns'

Watch the DVD – 'Superman returns'

Read Superman books and comics