The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John with illustrations by Kevin Cornell has picked up a movie deal from Universal.
The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop:
Barnett and John will adapt the screenplay for the film, which centers on a middle-school kid named Miles Murphy, who is the best prankster his school has ever seen. When he’s forced to move to the sleepy town of Yawnee Valley, he expects to become the best prankster at his new school as well, but he discovers he’s got some stiff competition.
The book is the first in what will be a four-book series. The second book in the series comes out next year from Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS.