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Despicable Me which translated what the Minions were saying during the end credits of the 3D theatrical release. For the home media release of the film, the application was updated to translate the Minions' language throughout the entire film. In May 2010, three books related to the movie were published, as well as the children's puppet book featured in the film. The first, "My Dad the Super Villain" (), was rated as a preschool book. The second, "Despicable Me: The Junior Novel" (), was rated as being a Junior Reader for ages 8 to 12. The third, "Despicable Me: The World's Greatest