Adaptations and Derivative works based on A Little Princess, a 1905 novel by British-American author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Anime
- Harō Kiti no shōkōjo: A 1994 Japanese OVA with Hello Kitty as the lead.
- Shōkōjo Sēra, a 1978 Japanese adaptation as part of the anthology series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.
- Princess Sarah: A 1985 adaptation by World Masterpiece Theater that adds a few Canon Foreigners and slightly changes the ending.
- Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry: An adaptation by Studio Fantasia that re-imagines the setting as a mecha anime. It adds gratuitous fanservice along with giving the heroine an alternative reaction to trauma. Basically, mecha A Little Princess In SPACE.
Films
- A 1917 silent film starred Mary Pickford as Sarah Crewe.
- The Little Princess (1939): one of the earliest adaptations of the novel, starring Shirley Temple in the lead. It had a 1943 Italian remake and is currently in the Public Domain.
- A Little Princess, a 1995 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Literature
- The Princess Trilogy, by writer Gabrielle Charbonnet, turns the story into a trilogy with a Setting Update to the 1990s (with multiple references to the era), moves the story to Boston, and changes Sarah's name to Molly. The three books are Molly's Heart, The Room in the Attic, and Home at Last.
- Wishing For Tomorrow, a 2009 Immediate Sequel written by Hilary McKay that focuses on three of the girls of the Select Seminary for Young Ladies soon after Sarah left: Lavinia, Lottie, and Ermengarde.
- The Princess and the Suffragette by Holly Webb follows Lottie as a ten-year-old who finds herself interested in the suffragette movement.
Live-Action Series
- A Little Princess (1973): A BBC miniseries that is now Lost Media.
- A Little Princess (1986): A London Weekend Television miniseries adaptation in 6 parts directed by Carol Wiseman and starring Amelia Shankley as Sara Crewe, Maureen Lipman as Miss Minchin, and Miriam Margolyes as Miss Amelia Minchin.
- Shōkōjo Seira: A 2009 Japanese serial show that re-imagines the setting in Japan and ages up the characters.
Theatre
- There's a 2011 musical adaptation by Andrew Lippa.
Video Games
- A Little Lily Princess: A video game adaptation by Hanako Games that has queer romance and Adaptational Diversity.
Western Animation
- VeggieTales spoofs A Little Princess in the adaptation The Penniless Princess (2012).