Do you remember The Boxcar Children<\/em> Books<\/strong><\/a>? If you do, you might be surprised to learn that it’s the 75th anniversary of the beloved book series<\/strong>. To celebrate, a new animated feature\u00a0The Boxcar Children \u2013 Surprise Island<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD August 7th.<\/p>\n

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The new film is based on one of the books from the beloved series by Gertrude Chandler Warner<\/strong> and is family-friendly for all ages, with a recommendation for children ages 3-13.<\/p>\n

Small island. Big adventure!\u00a0THE BOXCAR CHILDREN – SURPRISE ISLAND<\/strong>, <\/em>the highly anticipated movie adaption of the popular children\u2019s book<\/a> of the same name.<\/p>\n

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The animated film stars Golden Globe\u00ae-winning actor Martin Sheen (The West Wing<\/em>) as James Alden, Oscar\u00ae-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash<\/em>) as Dr. Moore, Dane DeHaan (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets<\/em>) as the mysterious Joe, Joey King (Independence Day: Resurgence<\/em>) as Jesse Alden, Carter Sand (Frozen<\/em>) as Benny Alden, Gil Birmingham (Twilight<\/em>) as Lonan Browning, Griffin Gluck (Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life<\/em>) as Henry Alden, Stephen Stanton (Star Wars Rebels<\/em>) as Capt. Daniel and Talitha Bateman (Love, Simon<\/em>) as Violet.<\/p>\n

THE<\/em> BOXCAR CHILDREN – SURPRISE ISLAND <\/em><\/a>follows the adventures of the orphaned Boxcar Children as they spend an entire summer living on their Grandfather\u2019s small, nearly uninhabited island. There they meet Joe, who is friendly and helpful, and inexplicably living on their island. Does their new friend have a secret?<\/p>\n

THE<\/em> BOXCAR CHILDREN – SURPRISE ISLAND <\/em>is fun for the whole family, and is Dove approved for all ages. It is directed by Dan Chuba and Mark Dipp\u00e9, and is produced by Legacy Classics and co-produced by Shout! Factory, Albert Whitman & Company and Blueberry Pictures. THE<\/em> BOXCAR CHILDREN – SURPRISE ISLAND<\/em> is the first of three new animated features to be adapted from the \u201cThe Boxcar Children\u201d book series, as part of a partnership between Shout! Kids and Legacy Classics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boxcar Children\u201d by Gertrude Chandler Warner is one of the best-selling children\u2019s book series of all time. Having just marked its 75^{th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, over 70 million books have sold world-wide.\u00a0There are 150 books in the series, and over 1 million kids read the books in schools across North America every year.<\/p>\n}

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