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SPRING 2022 25 "We're combining [the three books] into one world, so we had to figure out what are the edges of the world?" – chris nee "In the book, the main character is an old man telling a story to his grandchildren about something that happened," says Thompson. "With Phil and Chris's interpretation, they wanted to make it more contemporary and give it a more youthful feel. And we wanted to feel a silliness. [After all], it's a movie about giant food falling from the sky and crashing into buildings." The makers of the Netflix TV show Ada Twist, Scientist, on the other hand, confronted a different sort of balancing act. In making a show for preschoolers that emphasizes the value and endless possibilities of science, Executive Producer Chris Nee and Showrunner Kerri Grant looked to deliver an experience that was entertaining but also rooted in scientific principles and methods. The show takes not only the adventures of the title character, but also Ada's best friends Rosie and Iggy, the heroes of author Andrea Beaty's other books, Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect. "The three books had different rules on what was science-based and what was whimsically-based," says Nee. " We're combining them into one world, so we had to figure out what are the edges of the world? How far does fantasy go? We landed on the middle ground. We really liked the idea that we had a science show and a character who was super into unicorns and dragons and sci-fi." Ada Twist, Scientist image courtesy of Netflix Image courtesy of Abrams Books for Young Readers. this page: The picture book Ada Twist, Scientist (above) is visually similar to the preschool TV series of the same name.