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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 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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Carl’s Collections

May 1, 2025

Meet Carl! He’s a raccoon who loves collecting. Carl is the star of a new PBS Kids show called Carl the Collector. It’s the first PBS Kids series with a main character who’s autistic. That means he sees, feels, and…

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Finding Home

April 1, 2025

Paddington is back in his third movie. The polite bear started as a storybook character. In his third film, Paddington in Peru, he and the Brown family travel to see his Aunt Lucy. In Peru, they learn she’s missing. They…

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Let’s Fly

December 19, 2024

Wicked is now in movie theaters. It’s based on a hit Broadway musical. In the movie, Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, or Nessa. Like Nessa, Bode uses a wheelchair. She says she relates to Nessa “in many ways.” One is “her…

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Brave New Journey

December 19, 2024

Moana is back, in the movie Moana 2. This one was also inspired by Polynesian myths. Moana, Maui, and their crew are on a mission. They need to reunite the people of the nearby islands. It will not be easy.…

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A Change of Heart

September 12, 2024

The movie The Wild Robot is based on a best-selling book by Peter Brown. It tells the story of a robot named Roz. She is shipwrecked on an island. At first, the animals there do not like her. Then danger…

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Draw Your Dreams

August 2, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Ben Stern saw Harold and the Purple Crayon, which opens in theaters on August 2. Read his thoughts below. Imagine having a magic purple crayon that can bring your imagination to life. That’s exactly what happens in…

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