Penguin, the worldwide master publishing licensing partner of Clangers, will now take the British property to North America. The latest deal, brokered by Coolabi Group, gives Penguin Group U.S. the right to publish a Clangers picture book and audio CD recording narrated by TV and pop icon William Shatner in the U.S. and Canada. The expected release date is fall 2016.
Other Clangers licensees include Character Options (master toy), Dreamtex (homewares), Fashion U.K. and C&M Licensing (apparel), Immediate Media and Redan (magazines), Gemma Intl. (greeting cards and gifts), and Signature (DVD).