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The Borrowers is a 1997 fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie and Bradley Pierce. It is loosely based on the 1952 children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton .
The Borrowers won the 1952 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. [3] In the 70th anniversary celebration of the medal in 2007, it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
The Borrowers (1992 TV series) The Borrowers (1997 film) L. The Littles; N. Mary Norton (writer) R. The Return of the Borrowers; S. Summertime (Bridgit Mendler song)
Kathleen Mary Norton (née Pearson; 10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), known professionally as Mary Norton, was an English writer of children's books. [1] She is best known for The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named after its first book and, in turn, the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation.
The Book Thief (2013) The Borrowers (1952), Mary Norton: The Borrowers (1973) [N 1] The Borrowers (1997) Arrietty (2010) The Boss Baby (2010), Marla Frazee: The Boss Baby (2017) The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) The Boy in the Dress (2008), David Walliams: The Boy in the Dress (2014) [N 1] The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006), John Boyne
The Return of the Borrowers: The 1993 sequel to The Borrowers, this BBC TV series starred Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton and Rebecca Callard. The series was adapted from the third and fourth books of the Borrowers series, The Borrowers Aloft and its predecessor The Borrowers Afloat. In this adaptation Mr and Mrs Platter come across the Clock Family ...
The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK [1] and Harcourt in the US. It was the last of five books in a series that is usually called The Borrowers , inaugurated by The Borrowers in 1952.
The Borrowers Afield is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1955 by Dent in the UK and Harcourt in the US. It was the second of five books in a series that is usually called The Borrowers , inaugurated by The Borrowers in 1952.