Animation
"Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world."
~Walt Disney
Persepolis
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel memoir of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
In 2007 it was adapted by Sony Pictures Classics and later nominated for an Academy Award for best animated picture.
Family
"The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you." ~Kendall Hailey, The Day I Became an Autodidact
Family
"Your golden ticket to imagination and adventure!"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a 1964 children's novel that tells the story of Charlie Bucket and his adventures with his Grandpa Joe at Willy Wonka's wonderful chocolate factory.
This 20th century classic was adapted to film in 1971 and titled Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder and directed by Mel Stuart.
Later, in 2005 Johnny Depp played the role of Willy Wonka and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
Whale Rider
"In the ways of the Ancients, she found a hope for the future"
Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera is a 1987 coming-of-age novel about a young Maori girl who fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
It was adapted to the screen in 2002 and directed by Niki Caro.
Little Women
"Save a place in your heart for the unforgettable story of these... LITTLE WOMEN"
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a 1968 novel about four sisters named Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. It is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters.
It was adapted to the screen in 1994, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Samantha Mathis, and Christian Bale.