This charming tale involves a variety of strange and magical creatures in a highly original fantasy setting. Heroine Sonja, a lighthouse keeper in a fictional town, one day loses her beloved cat, Victuals. Locals claim the cat was taken by the Lizard Man, a nightmarish creature this little seaside community is terrified of, though Sonja knows this is actually a myth (created by her late father, no less). Needless to say, Sonja soon discovers the Lizard Man is real, and worse, there's more than just one. What follows is a fun, exciting story based around heroic cats, nefarious lizards, and a sprawling underwater kingdom. Created by Jason Brubaker, an artist at Dreamworks Animation, reMIND is a beautiful book just waiting to be transformed into an animated feature. The visuals could easily be translated to the screen, and the talking animals, awesome exosuits, and action sequences would work brilliantly when animated. The story is also funny and family-friendly enough to make this less of a gamble for any studio, with no risk of causing offence (unlike some of the other books on this list). The material wouldn't look out of place in the Studio Ghibli portfolio, and has the potential to be a big hit. Still, as it's not the most well-known book on the market, the chances of it being picked up are sadly slim.