“ Marcus Makes a Movie is not only hilarious, but it’s also very relatable and empowering in the way it shows kids using what they have to make their creative dreams a reality.Read Or Download Marcus Makes a Movie By Kevin Hart Full Pages. “We’re very excited to be working with Kevin Hart on this fun new series,” says Phoebe Yeh, VP & Publisher. If they can dream it, then they can do it.”
My hope is that Marcus Makes a Movie will show kids that the only one who can really say no to their goals is themselves. Every time I heard one, it just made me work harder to prove that whoever said it was wrong. I’m stubborn, so I turned those no’s into fuel. No, you don’t have the right education or know the right people. “When I was younger, all I heard was no,” says Hart. With Marcus Makes a Movie, Hart seeks to do his part to bring more diversity to children’s books while also sharing a message important to him: that every child has the ability to dream big and achieve their goals if they are willing to persist and put in the work, just as he did. Now a father, he is eager for his children to have a different experience. With nonstop laughs from Hart and Rodkey and more than 50 black-and-white illustrations from Cooper, Marcus Makes a Movie will have readers eager for the sequel before they’ve even reached the last page.Īs a child growing up in North Philadelphia, Hart did not have access to many books that he could see himself in. Will they be able to pull off special effects with zero dollars? With the perfect amount of drive, vision, and luck, these kids from the block might just prove there’s a way to make their dreams come true. When he’s assigned to create a movie for an after-school class, he teams up with his creative-nemesis-turned-partner Sierra to bring the superhero comic he’s written to life. Hart’s debut follows a boy named Marcus who dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film. The humorous novel for middle-grade readers, co-written with New York Times bestselling author Geoff Rodkey and featuring art from David Cooper, pulls from Kevin’s experiences as a go-getter and father of four to celebrate do-it-yourself creativity and rising against the odds to bring your dreams to life.
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