A new 3D cartoon from The Simpsons will be screened alongside the trailers at showings of 'Ice Age 4' this summer.

The new short, four minutes in length, sees Maggie Simpson take centre stage, and will be shown between the trailers and the main feature in cinemas.

It's called 'The Lost Daycare' and sees the youngest member of the yellow family being taken back to the Ayn Rand School for Tots, previously seen in the beloved season four episode 'A Streetcar Named Marge'.

'Ice Age 4' is released this Friday (July 6) in the UK, with a US release to follow on July 13.

Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo and Seann William Scott all return to the voice cast for the latest entry into the popular franchise.

They are joined on this occasion by Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Frost, Aziz Ansari and Alan Tudyk.