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Join everyone’s favorite boss for a hilarious adventure with this take-charge retelling of The Boss Baby! DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby, based on the Simon & Schuster book by Marla Frazee, is now an Oscar-nominated motion picture!From the day the Boss Baby arrived in a taxi, life would never be the same for his older brother, Tim. Sure, the Boss Baby had Tim’s parents wrapped around his chubby, little finger, but Tim knew the truth…this was no ordinary baby. He held meetings! He could talk! And he was on a top-secret mission to stop Puppy Co. from coming out with the cutest puppy of all time and causing Baby Corp to go out of business! But the Boss Baby needs Tim’s help. And if the Boss Baby doesn’t succeed, he’ll be fired from Baby Corp and these two rival siblings will be forced to be brothers forever. Can Tim make a deal with the Boss Baby, stop Puppy Co., and get the Boss Baby out of his life for good? (And will the Boss Baby finally get the corner office with the private potty he deserves?) Find out in this retelling of the new movie! The Boss Baby © 2017 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This retelling of the hilarious monster comedy includes an eight-page insert of full-color images! Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 2 hits theaters September 25, 2015—just in time for Halloween!Everyone’s favorite monsters are back for another exciting adventure in Hotel Transylvania! ™ & © 2015 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Everyone’s favorite panda is gearing up for a brand-new adventure in this bodacious retelling of Kung Fu Panda 3! Kung Fu Panda 3—featuring the vocal talents of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Rebel Wilson, and more—bursts into theaters on January 29, 2016!When Po’s biological father lands on his doorstep, Po is shocked. At his father’s urging, he returns to the Panda Village where he was born. And, after a few days of awesome feasts and incredible parties in the village, Po begins to wonder if he should ever return to the Valley of Peace. But while Po parties with his newfound family, a terrible power is approaching—an evil villian known as Kai has been stealing the powers of every kung fu master he meets…and his sights are set on Po. Relive the action, adventure, humor, and awesomeness in this novelization of Kung Fu Panda 3 that comes with an 8-page, full-color glossy insert with stills from the movie! Kung Fu Panda 3© 2015 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Ghostbusters—starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth—glides into theaters on July 15, 2016 with a hilarious paranormal adventure!Strange things have been happening in New York City. Mysterious ectoplasm has been oozing down walls, haunted figures are bursting out of locked rooms, and—rumor has it—a supernatural superfan wreaked havoc at a recent rock concert! Luckily there’s a group that’s ready to take the lead and rid the city of its ghostly infestation—the Ghostbusters! Grab your proton packs and join the Ghostbusters in this hilarious, action-packed retelling of the all-new movie that features an eight-page, full-color, glossy insert with images from the film! Ghostbusters TM & © 2016 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.

Be amazed by the adventures of the Ghostbusters in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read based on the brand-new movie! Ghostbusters—starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth—glides into theaters on July 15, 2016 with a hilarious paranormal adventure!Is there a ghoul in your garage or a phantom in your family room? Then you need the Ghostbusters! In this hilarious book for beginning readers, Erin, Abby, Holtzmann, and Patty go after ghosts and banish banshees to prove their skills to you. If our heroes have it their way, after reading this hilarious book packed with exciting stills from the movie, you’ll be convinced. If there’s something strange in your neighborhood…call the Ghostbusters! (Operators are standing by.) Ghostbusters TM & © 2016 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.

Po worries that getting to know his biological father might mean leaving his family in the Valley of Peace behind in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on Kung Fu Panda 3! Kung Fu Panda 3—featuring the vocal talents of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Rebel Wilson, and more—bursts into theaters on January 29, 2016!Po’s long-lost father, Li, wants Po to return to the Panda Village where he was born. But that would mean saying goodbye to Shifu, the Furious Five…and Mr. Ping. Can Po find a way to bring everyone together? Kung Fu Panda 3 © 2015 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Meet the Doozers—Spike, Molly Bolt, Flex, and Daisy Wheel—in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read based on a popular episode of the newest preschool series by The Jim Henson Company!Everyone in the Pod Squad has a very special vehicle to help them get around Doozer Creek—everyone except Molly Bolt! Her friends decide to get together and build the perfect ride for her, but what should it be like? Flex thinks Molly will love driving his Podmobile, while Spike wants her to try out his Doozycle, and Daisy Wheel thinks her jetpack will be perfect! After Molly Bolt takes each of their vehicles for a spin, she realizes she wants a vehicle as unique as she is. Can the Pod Squad build the perfect ride for Molly? Encourage your little ones to imagine, invent, design, and create with the Doozers, brought to you by the creators of Fraggle Rock! TM & © 2015 The Jim Henson Company