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Workman's Indestructibles Debuts Sesame Street as First-Ever License
Workman Kids' bestselling Indestructibles series has made its first foray into licensing, acquiring the rights to 'Sesame Street' from Sesame Workshop. Six books are set for publication this year and next.
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Random House Partners with Hasbro on 'Kiya'
Random House Children's Books has acquired publishing rights from Hasbro for 'Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes,' a new animated action-adventure series starring a seven-year-old African girl, Kiya.
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Licensing Hotline: April 2023
News of Mango Publishing's book tied to a Jane Goodall-inspired TV series, a self-published Major League Baseball-licensed title, and prosocial initiatives from Sesame Workshop that include digital storybooks.
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Authors Guild Meets with Legislators Over Generative AI Concerns
The Guild led a coalition of creative groups who spent a week lobbying lawmakers for legal guardrails against generative artificial intelligence programs and educating them on potential harms posed by such programs on literary and creative industries.
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Licensing Hotline: March 2023
Read on for news about Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing's Transformers books, HarperCollins's Magic Mixies books, Mango's inaugural Fay and Fluffy title, Scholastic joining the global Learn with Peppa program, a new licensing agent for Anboran, and more.
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HarperCollins, Elf on the Shelf Sign Deal for a Dozen Books
HarperCollins has secured the global rights from the Lumistella Company to publish books tied to the Elf on the Shelf universe over the next five years.
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Mattel Will Form Its Own Publishing Imprint
The toy company, which has numerous publishing partners, has created an in-house publishing unit that plans to release its first list in fall 2024. Ryan Ferguson, head of global publishing, will oversee the unnamed imprint.
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Licensing Hotline: February 2023
Read on for news about Odd Dot's deal with Penguin's The World of Eric Carle team, HarperCollins's Rainbow High books, an expansion of Simon Spotlight's Peanuts program into graphic novels, and more.
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TV Alert: 'Shape Island'
We take a look at the new television show 'Shape Island', based on the Shapes trilogy of picture books by frequent collaborators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.
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From Magic to Minecraft: DK Expands List with New Licenses
DK has made a number of new additions to its portfolio of licenses, dipping into the varied worlds of movies, board games, TV, education, and video gaming—including Avatar, Magic the Gathering, and more.
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Licensing Hotline: December 2022
Read on for news about Thunder Bay Press's new properties including D&D; Rebel Girls and its new global licensing agency; a new licensing deal for Anboran, a publisher of fairy tales that reflect the experiences of young Black readers; and more.
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Licensing Hotline: November 2022
Read on for news about Studio Fun's Blippi books, Abrams’s middle grade and graphic novels tied to the classic Nickelodeon horror series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?,' 80th anniversary tie-ins for 'The Little Prince,' and more.
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Mercer Mayer Co-Founds New Entertainment and Licensing Company
Mercer Mayer, author of 300 books including the long-running Little Critter series, has partnered with digital media developer John Sansevere to form a new company, Twelve/30.
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Licensing Hotline: October 2022
Read on for news about Ebony Jr.'s partnership with Little Golden Books, a subscription 'Star Wars Encyclopedia' from Fanhome; Cottage Door Press's new partnership with ChopChop Family, among other licenses; new publishing programs from PI Kids tied to properties ranging from Peter Rabbit to Spellbound; the launch of Wimpy Kid licensed products; and more.
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Movie Alert: 'The School for Good and Evil'
Something evil this way comes to Netflix this month: 'The School for Good and Evil,' based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, which launched a bestselling book series.
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Robb Pearlman's Year of 'Star Trek'
On October 4, Smart Pop is publishing two Star Trek board books under license from Paramount Consumer Products; together, the two books teach STEAM concepts to the youngest readers, with plenty of Easter eggs for adults.
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Licensing Hotline: September 2022
Read on for news about Mad Libs' Weird Al tie-in books; Rebel Girls’ expanding consumer products program; Random House's new publishing programs with Netflix, Disney, and DC Comics; and more.
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Little Golden Books Plans 100th-Anniversary Disney Set
Random House is adding a number of notable new products to its Little Golden Books franchise.
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Penguin Acquires Rights to 'Super Sema'
Penguin Young Readers Licenses has secured the trade publishing rights for 'Super Sema,' an animated series from licensor Kukua Education Limited that began its second season as a YouTube Original in June.
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Licensing Hotline: August 2022
Read on for news about Bendon's new licensing properties from popular streaming series, Insight Editions' Pokémon publishing program, HarperCollins's licensing representation deal with WildBrain CPLG, and more.
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