Kids Connection – Movies/Books

Anticipated 2026 Kids' Movies

• The Pout-Pout Fish (2026): Featuring Nick Offerman as the voice of the grumpy fish Barnes & Noble.
• Angry Birds 3 (Dec 23, 2026): An animated adventure YouTube.
• Moana (Live-Action, 2026): A new take on the Disney favorite Parenting Patch.
• Heartstopper Forever (2026): A feature-length TV movie concluding the series BookTrust.
• Animated Adventures: Charlie the Wonderdog, En Route!, Shuke and Beita: The Miniature Humans The Numbers

Upcoming 2026 Children's Books

• Picture Books: The Future Book by Mac Barnett, Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes, and Goodnight, Bruce by Ryan Higgins the American Booksellers Association, Wakefield Books.
• Middle Grade/Fiction: The Littlest Elephant by Katherine Applegate, The Curse Breaker by Jen Calonita, and Queso, Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros Barnes & Noble.
• New Releases: Holi by Sital Gorasia Chapman and Tiny Hercules (graphic novel) Book Riot.