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This screen representation released by Viking Childrens Books shows "War is Over!" by Brad Booker, Dave Mullins and Sean Ono Lennon, with illstrations by Max Narciso. (Viking Childrens Books via AP)
NEW YORK – Sean Ono Lennon and his chap creators of the Oscar-winning animated abbreviated movie “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” are releasing a representation publication edition.
Viking Children’s Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Wednesday that “War Is Over!” volition beryllium published Nov. 4. Like the movie, which came retired successful 2023, the publication tells of a wartime bearer pigeon who inspires soldiers connected some sides of the battlefield.
The movie and publication were based connected the holiday-anti-war classic, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” that Ono's parents released successful 1971. Sean was calved to John Lennon and Yoko Ono 4 years later.
“The communicative of our pigeon felt similar it needed to beryllium enactment into an illustrated book,” Sean Lennon said successful a statement. “Our privation is that parents volition beryllium capable to stock this communicative with their kids. War is simply a hard subject, and we anticipation this publication volition service arsenic a speech starter for families and friends.”
The publication is written by Sean Lennon, “War Is Over!” writer-director Dave Mullins and shaper Brad Booker. The illustrations are by Max Narciso.
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