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A blue cartoon fish with a grumpy face swims in a bright underwater scene, with two people shown in small circles.

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Funny Fish

March 19, 2026

The Pout Pout Fish is a new movie, based on a children’s book. It hit theaters on March 20. Actor NICK OFFERMAN (above, right) voices the grumpy Mr. Fish. Mr. Fish teams up with a sea dragon named Pip. Mr.…

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A book cover for Others shows two children looking up at a green wall, next to a photo of the author.

Books

Climb Over

March 19, 2026

KOBI YAMADA is a best-selling author. In his new book, Others, two boys stand at a tall hedge. It divides them from the people on the other side. The people are unfamiliar. One boy imagines how different they must be.…

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On the left, the cover of the book, Two Artists, Grandad and Me. On the right, a smiling woman with curly hair. A TFK Kid Reporter badge is in the top right corner.

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Family Artists

February 5, 2026

You’ve probably read a book by author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. He wrote more than a hundred of them. Now his granddaughter has written one about him. CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW is an author and illustrator, too. Her book is called…

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A smiling man stands next to a smiling girl wearing a Santa hat. They pose in front of a bright “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movie poster; the man makes a peace sign and the girl looks at the camera.

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Chaotic Comeback

December 22, 2025

Winter is here, and so is Greg Heffley—on a screen near you! The popular book character is back in a new film. It’s on Disney+. Greg is bringing the trouble in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. …

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Animated scene showing SpongeBob SquarePants dressed as a pirate beside Patrick Star, who wears a hook and eye patch. A small inset photo shows a smiling man, and a TIME for Kids Kid Reporter badge appears in the corner.

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Scaredy Sponge

December 22, 2025

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants is the newest film in the Bikini Bottom universe. It hit theaters last month. SpongeBob is growing up. He’s trying to face his fears. He wants to be seen as a brave “big…

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A close-up of a smiling animated pig looking at a spider hanging from a thread in front of its nose, referencing Charlotte’s Web. In the corner is a circular photo of a person smiling, and a TIME for Kids “Kid Reporter” badge appears in the top left corner.

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Love and Loss

November 5, 2025

Charlotte’s Web is a classic novel by E.B. White. Now it’s also an animated miniseries. True to the book, there’s some sadness in the show. But there’s a hopeful ending. The three-part series is available on HBO Max. Luke…

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A colorful image showing the book All the Stars in the Sky by Art Coulson, illustrated by Winona Nelson. The cover art features a child and an elder holding hands under a starry sky decorated with constellations and bead-like designs. Next to the book is a circular photo of the author smiling, with a TIME for Kids “Kid Reporter” badge in the corner.

Books

Brighter Together

November 5, 2025

In All the Stars in the Sky, Clay can’t wait to be the star of the week. He thinks that will make him the most important person in the school. Then his elisi, or grandma, teaches him that he’ll never…

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Culture

Game Changers

October 8, 2025

Some museums display art. Others focus on science. But the Strong National Museum of Play is all about fun. The museum’s Toy Hall of Fame honors toys. Each one has “inspired creative play” over many years. That’s according to the…

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Rooms to Explore

October 8, 2025

If you need space for small things, like insects, and big things, like dinosaur bones, what building do you need? That is one question in Rebecca Donnelly’s What’s That Building? The book gets readers thinking about architecture. They learn by…

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A still image of Gabby from Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. Inset: actress Laila Lockhart Kraner dressed as Gabby holding a white plush cat

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Play with Gabby

September 25, 2025

Gabby is headed to the big screen. Laila Lockhart Kraner stars in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. It’s based on the animated series Gabby’s Dollhouse. The film is about Gabby’s trip with her Grandma Gigi. Their trip is turned upside down…

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