I Can Make a Movie!
Hardcover – Picture Book, November 11, 2025
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · November 11, 2025
From self-taught, award-winning director Morgan Stevenson Cooper comes a heartfelt picture book about a girl on a mission to make her first movie—and lift her grandpa's spirits along the way.
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- Who it’s for
- Norah writes, casts, shoots, and edits a movie for her grandfather.
- Themes
- Creativity and filmmaking, Family care, Pursuing a dream
- Genres
- Film Stories, Multigenerational Families, Girls & Young Women
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From self-taught, award-winning director Morgan Stevenson Cooper comes a heartfelt picture book about a girl on a mission to make her first movie—and lift her grandpa's spirits along the way. Norah Rose loves movies—action, comedy, drama—you name it! She dreams of becoming a director, but Hollywood feels a long way from home. When her grandpa falls ill, Norah decides to make a movie just for him, because no one loves a good story more than Grandpa.
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Equipped with her mom’s phone, a head full of ideas, and the wide-open backdrop of Kansas City, Norah sets out to write, cast, shoot, and edit her very first film. There’s a lot of work ahead, but Norah’s sure of one thing: her movie is going to shine. With a spirited how-to approach and lively artwork by Geneva Bowers, Morgan Stevenson Cooper shows young readers how creativity, heart, and a little hustle can turn any dream into a reality.
Norah’s First Film
Norah writes, casts, shoots, and edits a movie for her grandfather.
Come here for
- Norah’s movie-making mission for Grandpa
- Kansas City as the backdrop
Expect
- A spirited how-to approach to filmmaking
- Norah’s first film, made with her mom’s phone
Where it sits
| Film Stories | 80% |
|---|---|
| Multigenerational Families | 35% |
| Girls & Young Women | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Film Stories
- Kids & Science
- Authors
- Morgan Stevenson Cooper
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- November 11, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Creativity and filmmaking · Family care · Pursuing a dream
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories