Summer 2022 Film & TV Tie Ins

Summer 2022 has been a busy time for film and TV tie-ins! With a lineup that includes lighthearted kids features, imaginative biopics, and action-packed thrillers, there’s something for everyone. For a complete list of adapted books and other related titles, click here.   Direct Adaptations Salem’s Lot by Stephen King A movie tie-in edition of

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The Long Ride Home

A tender picture book that celebrates memories and friendship about a young koala and a friend who has moved away. Little Koala has a long ride home, and every place her mother passes invokes a memory of her best friend: the ice cream shop where they giggled uncontrollably; the hill in the park where they

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Brave Every Day

From social-emotional learning expert Trudy Ludwig and award-winning picture book illustrator Patrice Barton (co-creators of The Invisible Boy) comes a story about managing anxiety and finding the courage to stand up for yourself and others. Most kids love hide-and-seek, but Camila just wants to hide. Hiding is what she does best when she worries, and she

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Something About Grandma

On a first solo visit to her grandmother’s home outside Mexico City, a young girl discovers what makes Grandma so special in this enchanting and personal picture book. At Grandma’s house, where Julia is staying without her parents for the first time, the breeze is sweet like jasmine. Mornings begin with sugared bread, and the

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Uni the Unicorn

    Uni is just like all the other unicorns . . . except for one thing: she believes that little girls are REAL. Celebrate the sparkle of believing.   AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL was born in 1965 and graduated from Tufts University. A prolific writer, speaker, filmmaker, and radio show host, she also contributed to

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Rosa’s Song

In this diverse picture book, a young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in an apartment house filled with other newly arrived kids. When Jae looks out the window of his new home, he wishes he could still see his old village, his old house, and his old friends. But his new apartment

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Build!

For all young truck lovers and fans of books like Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site! Watch a series of amazing construction vehicles—a dump truck, a bulldozer, and many others—build a building unlike any other. Then delight in the surprise ending, where young readers and listeners can see that the trucks are actually toys that a little boy is

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Build!

Kalamata’s Kitchen: Taste Buds in Harmony

Kalamata and her alligator sidekick Al Dente are back in a brand-new adventure! Join them and their friend Kyo as they discover how different ideas and ingredients can create magic when mixed together!   This charming picture book champions teamwork, harmony, and creativity, and reminds us that sometimes the answers we’re looking for can be

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