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Penguin and Activision land Skylanders deal

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Penguin Children’s Books has inked a global licensing partnership with Activision for a series of books and apps based on the gameco’s popular Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure kid’s video game.

February 21, 2012 Jeremy Dickson

Random House launches Sesame digital publishing

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Random House Children’s Books and Sesame Workshop have partnered to create a new digital publishing program focusing on early learning and reading skills.

January 26, 2012 Jeremy Dickson

Scholastic unveils new Captain Underpants books

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Two new Captain Underpants books for kids ages seven and up by best-selling author Dav Pilkey will be published, Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers on August 28, 2012, and Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers in January 2013, Scholastic has announced.

January 13, 2012 Jeremy Dickson

Random House picks up Pocoyo

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Spanish brand Pocoyo continues to make its mark on the North American marketplace, with Random House Children’s Books set to develop a broad range reading formats for US and Canada based on the Zinkia Entertainment property.

December 14, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler

Alphanim’s Santa’s Apprentice apps arrive

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Paris, France-based prodco Alphanim has reached further into the app world after launching four bilingual holiday apps for iOS and Android devices based on its Santa’s Apprentice franchise.

December 14, 2011 Jeremy Dickson

Scaredy Squirrel collects digital momentum

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The Scaredy Squirrel publishing franchise, which has sold more than one million print books, has made its foray into eBooks and apps following a partnership between Corus Entertainment’s Kids Can Press and Open Road Integrated Media.

December 12, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler

iTunes gets taste of Magic Reader Classics

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Abridged video versions of Aladdin, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are now available for streaming and downloading on iTunes and Amazon.com after a recent deal struck between distributor Image Entertainment and Magic Reader Classics Media.

December 9, 2011 Jeremy Dickson

Amazon Publishing to add 450 children’s titles

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Amazon’s publishing arm is significantly growing its kids’ library by acquiring more than 450 children’s book titles from Marshall Cavendish, an educational and consumer book publisher.

December 7, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler