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Classic Stories That Inspire Disney Movies

Many of Disney's movies were inspired by stories from books. Here are some examples that I remembered.
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Snow White (Brothers Grimm)
Snow White
1
Brothers Grimm
Cinderella (Charles Perrault)
Cinderella
2
Charles Perrault
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid
3
Hans Christian Anderson
The Frog Princess (E.D. Baker)
The Frog Princess
4
E.D. Baker
Rapunzel (Grimm Brothers)
Rapunzel
5
Grimm Brothers
Sleeping Beauty (Charles Perrault)
Sleeping Beauty
6
Charles Perrault
Beauty and the Beast (Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont)
Beauty and the Beast
7
Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont
Peter and Wendy (J.M. Barrie)
Peter and Wendy
8
J.M. Barrie
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
9
Lewis Carroll
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
10
Rudyard Kipling
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
11
T.H. White
The Fox and the Hound (Daniel P. Mannix)
The Fox and the Hound
12
Daniel P. Mannix
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
13
Dodie Smith
The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Snow Queen
14
Hans Christian Andersen
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
15
Robert Louis Stevenson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
16
Jules Verne
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
17
Carlo Collodi
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
18
Charles Dickens
Robin Hood: The History and Folklore of the English Legend (Charles Rivers Editors)
Robin Hood: The History and Folklore of the English Legend
19
Charles Rivers Editors
The Legend of Heracles (Peisander)
The Legend of Heracles
20
Peisander
Pocahontas (Susan Donnell)
Pocahontas
21
Susan Donnell
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
The Chronicles of Prydain
22
Lloyd Alexander
Bambi, a Life in the Woods
Bambi, a Life in the Woods
23
The Ant and the Grasshopper (Aesop)
The Ant and the Grasshopper
24
Aesop
The Brave Little Toaster (Thomas M. Disch)
The Brave Little Toaster
25
Thomas M. Disch
Legends of Maui and Tahaki (John E. Stimson)
Legends of Maui and Tahaki
26
John E. Stimson
Hua Mulan (Unknown)
Hua Mulan
27
Unknown
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
28
William Shakespeare
African Folktales (Roger D. Abrahams)
African Folktales
29
Roger D. Abrahams
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
30
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
31
Alexandre Dumas
The Magic Bedknob (Mary Norton)
The Magic Bedknob
32
Mary Norton
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
33
Roald Dahl
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
34
C.S. Lewis
BFG (Roald Dahl)
BFG
35
Roald Dahl
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
36
Gail Carson Levine
Tru Confessions (Janet Tashjian)
Tru Confessions
37
Janet Tashjian
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
38
Meg Cabot
Avalon High (Meg Cabot)
Avalon High
39
Meg Cabot
Lemonade Mouth (Mark Peter Hughes)
Lemonade Mouth
40
Mark Peter Hughes
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