Tag Archives: Kids’ Books

The dress up and party wear specialist, Smiffys is continuing to grow its pre-school collection, having just added the iconic Spot the Dog to its baby dress-up and licensed characters portfolio. Thanks to a deal brokered by Penguin Ventures, Smiffys’ new Fun with Spot dress up range will be designed …

The independent production studio BES Animation has acquired the worldwide broadcast and digital content rights to the children’s publishing property Dinner Detectives, with plans to develop the popular books into a multi-platform TV and digital offering. BES Animation will develop the books into a 2D animated television series aimed at four …

Cyber Group Studios has appointed Brand-Ward Services Ltd to manage its UK licensing programme for the pre-school animation IP, Gigantosaurus. Brand-Ward is a new IP consultancy business with Jean-Philippe Randisi and Trudi Hayward, helping owners and creators to monetise their IP regionally and globally. The team will look to build …

The independent children’s publisher, Andersen Press, has entered a co-production partnership with Factory to produce a new animated TV series based on the hit children’s brand, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. The series will take inspiration from the best-selling picture books from David McKee, and will follow the adventures of the …

Le petit prince a de grands projets, or for the rest of us: The Little Prince has some grand plans in the licensing space, as the famed French children’s title takes up residence with Those Licensing People. The iconic children’s character has been an international hit since its creation in …

Judith Kerr, the author and illustrator of the iconic pre-school picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, has died at the age of 95. Kerr started her career in publishing in her 40s and saw sales of her debut title hit one million as she turned 94. Over a …

The firm has appointed Global Licensing Limited to develop and manage the merchandise licensing programme for Roald Dahl across the region, with a focus on the titles Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Enormous Crocodile, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda.

According to LIMA, China is now the fifth largest licensed market in the world and ‘is still growing rapidly, particularly for children’s content.’

The Enormous Crocodile is a top ten Roald Dahl best-seller, with more than half a million copies sold in the UK alone.