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Magic Returns

December 6, 2018

Cherry Tree Lane gets a familiar visitor in Mary Poppins Returns. It’s a sequel to the 1964 movie Mary Poppins. The new movie follows Michael Banks and his children. The family has suffered a great loss, so magical nanny Mary…

Books

Kid-Approved

December 5, 2018

Looking for a new book? TFK Kid Reporters can help with that. Here, they review four of the most buzzed-about books of 2018. For more recommended reads, visit timeforkids.com. Title: Zora & Me: The Cursed Ground Author: T.R. Simon …

Inventions

2018 Holiday Toy Guide

November 30, 2018

What’s on your wish list this holiday season? Stores across the country are packed with fun toys and games. TFK editors picked 13 of the season’s top toys to help you narrow it down. The World in a Box …

Movies and Television

Spider-Folk

November 29, 2018

There’s a new Spider-Man in town. His name is Miles Morales. He’s a high school student who is bitten by a radioactive spider and thrown into a life of secrets and lies. With the weight of the world on his…

Books

Courageous Companion

November 29, 2018

Have you heard of a donkey that rescued injured soldiers during World War I? How about Rip, a small dog that searched for people trapped under rubble in the London air raids of World War II? These animals and more…

Books

An Epic Battle

November 8, 2018

What would happen if humans and dinosaurs lived together? Author and illustrator MATT PHELAN (pictured) imagines an answer to that question in his new book, Knights vs. Dinosaurs. The illustrated chapter book is about four knights and a squire stranded…

Movies and Television

Game Changer

November 8, 2018

Ralph is a misunderstood video-game character and the star of Disney’s 2012 animated feature Wreck-It Ralph. He’s back, in the film’s sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet, which hits the big screen on November 21. The movie follows Ralph and…

Books

In the Middle

November 1, 2018

In Blended, 11-year-old Isabella splits her time between two families and two identities. Her parents are divorced. As she takes turns living with them, Isabella struggles to understand how the world sees her—and how she should see herself. Is she…

Music and Theater

Return of the Beasts

November 1, 2018

In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the beasts are not simply magical creatures. They are heroes—and targets. The film was written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. It is the second Fantastic Beasts movie in a planned series of…

History

Ben's Big Adventure

October 25, 2018

We know Benjamin Franklin as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Now we get to learn what he may have been like as a boy. Gen-Z Media has created a podcast called Young Ben Franklin. Listeners meet…