That same year, the movie was novelized by Leslie Goldman as a book for young adults.

The story tells about Hector the night watchman who works at New York City's American Museum of Natural History.

Trenc's original book, The Night at the Museum, is a picture story book for children about Hector, a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, New York.

A re-release was later brought to the American Museum of Natural History with a "now a major motion picture" sticker on it.

To accompany the release of the film adaptation, a novelization written by Leslie Goldman was published in 2006.