The Jim Henson Company will spotlight the Jewish immigrant experience in a live-action adaptation of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor.

The kidlit series—which has sold millions of copies globally, according to a release—follows five sisters, from a first generation American Jewish family, who are being raised in the Lower East Side of New York in 1912. The story was inspired by Taylor’s own experience growing up in Manhattan with other Jewish immigrant families.

Jordana Lewis Jaffe (NCIS: Los Angeles) has been hired as showrunner of the series, which will consist of one-hour episodes. She executive produces with Henson’s Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford and Gregory Phelan while Rachel Manija Brown is attached as co-producer.

Stanford, Henson’s president of television, tells Kidscreen the timelessness of All-of-a-Kind Family, “has been beloved for generations because it blends nostalgia with modernity by including issues that continue to feel relevant and important, like war, refugees, assimilation, prejudice, and even a pandemic.”

Five titles were published by Illinois-based Follett Publishing Company between 1951 and 1978, with the final title a posthumous release. In Taylor’s honor, the Association of Jewish Libraries established the annual Sydney Taylor book award in 1968 to recognize excellence in Jewish children’s literature.

Following in the footsteps of adult-oriented fare like Fresh Off The Boat, stories of the immigrant family experience are also becoming more popular for kids, including Pixar’s Turning Red (2022) and the studio’s next feature film Elemental (2023) inspired by director Peter Sohn’s Korean-American upbringing, as well as the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese.