Books

Me Books Launches Children's Book Contest

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Call for Entries, Illustration, Mobile and Wireless, Writing | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Call for Entries, Illustration, Mobile and Wireless, Writing
Me Books and Show Me the Animation partner to launch a children’s book contest to unearth one of the UK’s best budding author/illustrators.

Babar Debuts Men's Fashion Line

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Babar’s 80th anniversary celebration continues in high style with the debut of a menswear collection based on the character, made in collaboration with Soulland.

UCA to Produce Fearsome Beastie CG Animated Short

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films
Award-winning children’s book, “The Fearsome Beastie,” by Giles Paley-Phillips, is to be adapted into an animated short co-directed by Katie Steed and Jon Hunt in collaboration with the UK’s University of Creative Arts.

RGH Announces New Animated Feature

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Africa, Asia, North America | Site Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, CG, Films
RGH Entertainment eyes more magic from “The Wizard of Oz” creator with new animated feature film inspired by L. Frank Baum’s “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.”

Book Review: The Art of The Croods

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Films
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Fred Patten describes why fans of the new DreamWorks feature will love this definitive movie art book.

GRworks & 826LA Announce Pen To Paper Exhibit

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Books, Events, Illustration | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Books, Events, Illustration
GRworks and 826LA bring together stories written by children and illustrated by professional artists in “Pen To Paper.”

Sardine Teams with TVO for Mammoth

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Sardine Productions and TVO team up to create a television series from the book series "The Mammoth Academy."

Comparative Review: 2 New Books on Disney’s Song of the South

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Films, People
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Fred Patten compares two new books about Disney’s controversial 1946 feature film.

Silver Dolphin Launches Little Critter App

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Silver Dolphin launches an all new app, “The Trip – Little Critter Reading Adventure,” available for iOS, Android, Nook and Kindle platforms.

Cornelia Funke Keynote Announced for FMX 2013

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Events, Internet and Interactive, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: FMX | Site Categories: Books, Events, Internet and Interactive, People, Places
Cornelia Funke, Germany's most successful and popular author of children's and young adult fiction, is to give the keynote presentation opening the "Transmedia Experiences" track at FMX 2013.