John Hughes wrote the story and screenplay of Home Alone. He also
wrote and directed many popular films for teenagers and adults,
including The Breakfast Cluband Ferris Bueller's Day Off. (You're
going to love them when you get a little older.)
Chris Columbus directed the movie Home Alone. He has also directed
many other celebrated family films, including Mrs. Doubtfire and
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Kim Smithis the illustrator behind the Quirk Books Pop Classics
series, includingHome Alone,Home Alone 2, The X-Files- Earth
Children Are Weird,E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,Back to the
Future,Buffy the Vampire Slayer,The Karate Kid,andDoctor Who- The
Runaway TARDIS. She has illustrated several other children's books,
includingThe Great Puppy Invasion(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2017),Builder Brothers- Big Plans(HarperCollins, 2018),
andBoxitects(Clarion Books, 2020), her author/illustrator debut.
Kim lives in Calgary, Alberta with her dog, Whisky, and husband,
Eric. Visit her online atkimillustration.com.
“The Home Alone storybook, with artful, energetic illustrations by
Kim Smith, is a kinder, gentler version of the movie.”—Shelf
Awareness
“Home Alone: The Classic Illustrated Storybook offers all the fun
of the original movie in a darling hardcover package whose
read-aloud story teaches lessons about responsibility and the
importance of family.”—Pop Culture Insider
Praise for other books in the Pop Classics series:
“Thanks to the delightful illustrations of Kim Smith, families can
bond over the lovable alien and his friendship with Elliot in book
form.”—Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, on E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
“I was quickly won over by the charm of the writing and the awesome
illustrations. Kim Smith's drawings have a distinctive style that
imbues life into every single page.”—Sweety High, on Buffy the
Vampire Slayer
“A lovely trip down memory lane that you can share with your little
ones.”—Neatorama, on Back to the Future
“Smith’s art is excellent. . . . Her illustrations do a terrific
job summing up the key moments of the movie, creating a rich
picture of what happens in the film in only 40 pages.”—Comics Worth
Reading, on The Karate Kid
“Kids will delight in the spooky-but goofy story and the surprise
at the end, and parents will chuckle at this new take on an old
favorite.”—GeekDad, on The X-Files: Earth Children Are Weird
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