Dr. Seuss has likely taught as many kids to read as anyone on Earth, and now Dr. Seuss Enterprises is getting even deeper into the education business through a partnership with Random House Children’s Books…. . . . read more
Card Game Challenges Players to Worst Case Scenario, Because Life’s Not Hard Enough!
May 12, 2021
The last year has been many people’s worst-case scenario. So, how do you find the humor in that? Board game inventor Eric Poses does it by pitting our COVID-19 experience against other scenarios that are… . . . read more
Farshore Acquires Rights For CoComelon Books
May 11, 2021
The UK-based publisher Farshore has announced a huge win for the company, saying it has secured the publishing rights for books based on the wildly popular CoComelon children’s series by Moonbug. The deal was brokered… . . . read more
Writers Form #DisneyMustPay Task Force In Royalty Dispute
April 29, 2021
Disney has been getting back into the publishing business in a big way in recent years, but the acquisition of several publishing houses has also brought some headaches in the form of writers who say… . . . read more
Aconyte Publishing Novels Inspired by Marvel, Assassin’s Creed
April 28, 2021
The newly launched Aconyte Books says it’s publishing a new series of novels inspired by Marvel’s hit tabletop miniatures game Crisis Protocol, and a series based on the Assassin’s Creed video game series. Aconyte is the… . . . read more
Mattel Signs a ‘Ludacris’ Deal
April 26, 2021
Toy giant Mattel is joining forces with star musician and songwriter Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges on a new animated series called Karma’s World, to air on Netflix later this year. The agreement creates a joint venture… . . . read more
Charlesbridge Partnering On Chicken Soup For the Soul Series
April 21, 2021
The folks at Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC will be bringing their positive message to kids, in a new joint venture with children’s book publisher Charlesbridge, launching this fall. The companies say two new… . . . read more
Fordham Tags NXT GEN As Agency For Little Tracker IP
April 9, 2021
NXT GEN Brand Marketing announced today its appointment by Fordham USA as the global licensing agency for the Little Tracker lines of adventure books and snack foods. Little Tracker is based on a series of… . . . read more
Boutique Licensing Agency Lands Major Deal With Sanrio
April 7, 2021
The Brand New Licensing Agency Inks Deal With Sanrio Property Mr. Men and Little Miss The new Boutique Licensing Agency—aka BLA!—was formed as an EMEA-focused licensing agency whose aim is to transform the partnership experience… . . . read more
Big Week For Dr. Seuss: Three New Deals And An Anniversary
April 7, 2021
You just can’t keep Dr. Seuss out of the news lately. After getting political conservatives into a fluster last month after cancelling certain Dr. Seuss books for images now considered racially offensive, the children’s book… . . . read more