The Parent Trap

by Vic Crume

This is the 15th printing of the original published book 1968. Pages clean & unmarked, yellowing. Has previous owners name sticker on first page. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Humor, Childrens, Classics, Summer

111 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Dawn Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I keep seeing the book "The Parent Trap" in all the list challenges I do and had no idea it was a book, but had the niggle in the back of my head that I had read it somewhere. Turns out, I haven't, but I did read the novelization of the movie [which I read {before seeing the movie} a billion times and then even more after the movie was watched {and loved} because it was in the days before VCR's and DVD's]. Now I am on the hunt for the actual book. This is one book that I wish hadn't gotten lost in one of the many moves we made. I loved it.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not a very good adaptation, in my opinion, of the original movie. The dialogue is there but there's very little story to back it up. This novel is more of a script than a book. The story just starts with no explanation and works on the assumption that you've seen the film and are probably reading along as you're watching the film.

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A write up of the original movie with Maureen O'hara and Brian Keith. Fills in some background information that the movie glosses over.

Pretty good.

[Leisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading books from my childhood collection. Book #9. Rating based on my past affection for the book and warm fuzziness of memory. Really not as readable at my age, but that's okay. I still love the movie (the original more than the remake, but the remake doesn't suck).

[Liz B]

No star rating, because it's just not fair. Honestly, it did exactly what its audience wanted it to do...so great book.

We got a VCR in 1983, so that's probably when I read this. (I had a heavy novelization period from about 3rd-6th grades.)

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exactly like the movie...fortunately, I love this story

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The movie was better.

[Miranda V · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5. Good story, but adapting the book based on the movie is a mess- the writing is incredibly bare-bones. I get that they prob just didn’t want to deviate from the movie though, and I imagine for people who literally just want a faithful copy of the movie, it does a great job there. Has so much potential as a stand-alone book though.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novelization of the delightful Disney classic movie captures all the heartache, joy and laughs of the family comedy. Vic Crume has the writing style that mixes homespun storytelling and emotion. Enjoy this funny and touching tale of twins separated at birth by divorced parents and re-united at a summer camp. Their plan to switch places brings a lot of drama and laughs.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty true to the movie. That said, just watch the movie. The book is fine, but is written simply, for younger audiences and isn't detailed or creative enough to make it really worth it. Obviously the story is a cute one, and I adore the movie, so the read isn't bad.

[Myron M · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fun to read Lisa and Lottie to see how the book had been adapted to the movie, and it was fun to read this to see how the movie had been adapted back into a book. (Answer: fairly literally.)

There's also a film-to-book adaptation of the Lohan Parent Trap. I'll have to track that one down.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it was a really good book, but something was missing that was in the movie. Still a good read.

[Tanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I grew up loving the movie, so it had that in its favor, but i hoped it would have a little more to it than it did.

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

3+

[DALZ]

from my mother's bookshelf; perfectly readable but nothing to recommend about it

[James Hamblin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 🌟

This was a fun little read and a nice break from all the horrors and thrillers I have been reading recently.

[Jeff Crosby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Illustrated paperback novelization of the 1961 film.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I discovered I actually have 2 copies of this really old book. lol It's my favorite Disney movie. This book is good as well for kids or movie fans.

Downgrading it from 4**** to 3***.
When I read this as a child, and it was (and is) my favorite Disney movie of all time, I loved the book. Now that I'm rereading it as an adult, I have problems with it. Then again, I've seen the movie over 40 times so I've got the dialogue memorized. First you must understand that this slim novel is a novelization of the script, in other words, the script came first. Therefore, you would think the book would match the movie. The plot is the same, but details and dialogue have been changed, left out, or added. It even has photos from the movies in key chapters so you can see all the main characters. The added dialogue is probably because they skipped parts and had to explain what was missing, but that doesn't account for all of the added bits. Don't like where the author of this presumed to know what the character might be thinking at this particular moment and added it. And as the spoken dialogue in the movie was perfect, why change it in the book? Definetly not as happy reading this again as an adult.

[Reb Loo · Rating 5 out of 5]

My younger self read this over and over throughout adolescence. In the pre-video era, if the Wonderful World of Disney happened to show the movie, I was in utter delight. Love the still shots from the movie in this book and relived it many times.

"I am ... Miss ... Inch;" the sisters' camp rivalry; then the camp dinner table coaching sessions; revealing true identities; and the final love story igniting were my favorite moments.

[Hal Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was nine, I liked this book so much that I assumed the movie was based on the book, and not the other way around -- after all, I'd read other movie novelizations, and none of them were of so high a caliber.

I'm not sure I stand by this assessment.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite worthy of the three stars I'm giving it, this isn't a very good novelization. But I was so pleased to find a beat-up copy in a used book bin, and it was such a nice, easy read during the darker hours of yesterday's read-a-thon.

[Therese · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as a kid, after seeing the original movie.

[Nino Purtseladze]

<3

[Zacheria Ziko]

is good and great

[Rea K]

still the only Parent Trap under my belt. Whoops. when I was really small, I thought that there were two actresses. Ah, film magic.

[Mary Madigan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when I was nine, without having seen the movie. It was silly but fun, full of love for the outdoors and camping.