The book and movie versions of Coraline are very similar to each other.

The book version was written by Neil Gaiman.  It was published in 2002. The book is written in the typical style of Gaiman- rather British in style, with wonderful descriptions and wonderful world and character building.

The movie version was adapted into a stop-motion film which was written and directed by Henry Selick.  It was produced in 2009 by Laika.

The basic story line is Coraline Jones and her parents move into a house divided into different apartments.  She meets the other residents: Miss Spink, Miss Forcible and Mr. Bobo.  She is discovers a small locked door in the apartment and eventually decides to go through.  At the end of the passageway inside the door, she meets her “Other Mother” and “Other Father”. She eventually returns to her normal world, and discovers that she was followed by her “Other Mother”, but she manages to become victorious and accepts the normal life she wants to live.

While the movie changes some details, including Mr. Bobo’s name and adding a character, Wyborne “Wybie” Lovat, the grandson of the apartments’ landlady, the major and sub-plot points remain the same, including a black cat who follows Coraline into the “Other World.”
The visuals of the movie are in stop-motion, which Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton are credited in creating in 1897. This style of film making relates to Gaiman’s style and the mood created in the book.

Despite the differences between the book and the movie, the movie is similar to the book and they deserve to be more widely regarded by a wider audience.