DECODE Inks Publishing Deals on Franny’s Feet

TORONTO/LONDON, January 31: DECODE Entertainment has secured
Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster as the North American publishing
partners for the preschool series Franny’s Feet, airing in the U.S. on PBS.

Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint
of Penguin Young Readers Group, is set to launch storybooks, readers,
sticker books and a series of novelty books, such as board, lift-the-flap and
word game activity books, in 2008. In a separate deal, Simon & Schuster
will launch color and activity books and kits next
year.

The book deals follow Playskool
being named master toy and games licensee for Franny’s Feet. Products begin to hit shelves in 2008.