Posts Tagged ‘Grosset & Dunlap’
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Tinga Tinga Tales Premieres in U.S., New Licensees Announced
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Classic Media has announced new licenses for newly premiered television series Tinga Tinga Tales, including Ravensburger for puzzles, Pressman Toy Corporation for games, and University Games for Colorforms activity products. The new licensees will join master toy partner Bandai and master publishing partner Grosset & Dunlap.
Tinga Tinga Tales is an animated preschool series about how animals came to be. Inspired by traditional animal folktales from Africa and the colorful Tingatinga art style of Tanzania, the series is created by producer Claudia Lloyd (Charlie and Lola) and produced entirely on location in Africa by local artists.
Tinga Tinga Tales premiered on February 14 with the launch of the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel. The series, for kids ages 2-7, airs weekdays in the U.S. at 11 a.m. ET/PT. Bandai will release interactive toys based on the series in fall 2012.
Tags: Bandai, Classic Media, Disney, Disney Junior, Grosset & Dunlap, Pressman Toy, Ravensburger, Tinga Tinga Tales, University Games
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
The Last Airbender Products to be Released This Summer
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Nickelodeon Consumer Products (NCP) has announced a full slate of consumer products for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ live-action, July 2 theatrical release, The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The line-up of products inspired by the film will be available this summer through the holiday season.
Consumers can expect to see almost 30 new products in a number of categories including publishing, home décor, apparel, jewelry, and accessories.
Some of the licensees on board for the franchise include action figures, play sets, role play items, vehicles, and more from Spin Master; video games from THQ; construction-themed sets and products from Mega; DVDs from Paramount Home Entertainment; party goods from American Greetings; customizable goods from HP; prequel manga, movie manga, and cinemanga from Del Rey Manga; junior novelization, movie storybook, ready to reads, and lost scrolls collection from Simon and Schuster; an activity digest, a full-color scrapbook, and an activity book from Random House; and Mad Libs from Penguin/Grosset Dunlap.
Tags: American Greeting, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Del Ray Manga, Grosset & Dunlap, HP, Mega, Nickelodeon, Paramount Home, Penguin, Random House, Simon and Schuster, Spin Master, The Last Airbender, THQ
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
The Toy Book’s Toy Report 03/01/10
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Catch up on last week’s news! Read The Toy Book Toy Report for 03/01/10.
To view click here.
Tags: ABC Spring Expo, Burger King, Cindy Davis, Classic Pooh, Cookie Jar, CPLG, Dr. Seuss, DSi XL, Fleishman-Hillard, Grosset & Dunlap, Infantino, Jack Vresics, Manhattan Toy, Maria T. Bailey, Nintendo, Pinkalicious, Planet Frog, Ron Antonette, Scott Levin, Scripps, Step 2, Toy Fair, Toys R Us, United Media
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Grosset & Dunlap to Publish New Classic Pooh Books
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, has announced that it will publish Disney’s Classic Pooh books, marking the first time that a U.S. publisher will create new stories based on the classic Pooh adventures, and illustrated in the classic E.H. Shepard style. The deal was made between Penguin Young Readers Group and Disney Licensed Publishing, an imprint of Disney Book Group, a division of Disney Publishing Worldwide.
Grosset & Dunlap will publish Disney’s Classic Pooh books in a variety of formats, including hardcover picture books, board books, paperback storybooks, sticker books, and novelty books.
Tags: Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Young Readers Group, Winnie the Pooh
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