Tiki & Ronde Barber's Bestselling Children's Book to be Released in E-book
Announced today and reported in The New York Times is the launch of Simon & Schuster's electronic picture book program. A select group of Simon & Schuster Publishing's most beloved and bestselling children's titles will now become available as a part of the new e-book initiative, including Tiki and Ronde Barber's Teammates.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul Crichton, Director of Publicity
212-698-2809
ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS FROM SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDRENS PUBLISHING AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC EDITIONS
New York, NY, December 15, 2010—Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing today announced that a selection of its bestselling frontlist and classic backlist illustrated titles are available as electronic books.
“We are thrilled to publish the first digital editions of some of our most popular illustrated children’s books, and to take part in expanding the possibilities of what an ebook can be,” said Jon Anderson, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. “We believe that readers will want to enjoy these wonderful books using the latest state of the art technology, and are delighted to offer an initial list of titles that has a variety of appealing and bestselling titles for children of all ages.”
Titles published as illustrated electronic books from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing include:
- Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer
- Olivia by Ian Falconer
- Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer
- Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
- Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer
- Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, illustrated by Henry Cole
- The Christmas Baby by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
- Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz
- Jesus Loves Me! by Tim Warnes
- When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach, illustrated by David Small
- Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Sam Williams
- Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson. The Duchess of York, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- Teammates by Tiki and Ronde Barber, illustrated by Barry Root
- We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney, illustrated by Greg Harlin
- Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide! By Candace Flemming, illustrated by Brian G. Karas
- Little Quack's New Friend by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Derek Anderson
Illustrated ebooks from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing are now available wherever illustrated ebooks are sold (selection may vary according to retailer).
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Paul Crichton Director of Publicity Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 212/698-2809 (fax 4350) Paul.crichton@simonandschuster.com