TeamTO Picks Up Trio of Children’s Holiday Books

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TeamTO has acquired the TV, film and licensing rights to three popular children’s books: Snowman (Snowy and the Snowman), Fox’s Garden (The Winter I Met the Fox) and Something’s Fishy (Penguin’s Ice Time).

The three winter-themed stories will be produced as individual specials for the 2022-23 holiday season, for both at-home TV or platform viewing, as well as cinema screening. Snowman is penned by Jacques Duquennoy, Fox’s Garden by Camille Garoche and Something’s Fishy by Jean Gouronas.

Corinne Kouper, executive producer and co-founder of TeamTO, commented, “We wanted to create an enchanting winter-themed program for preschoolers, designed for both TV and matinee theatre screenings. The three stories, which are all quite different from each other, aim to bring wonder and excitement to a young audience, making it a unique experience for children, especially those who may never have been to the movies before. Since we produce animation of cinematic quality, this is a natural extension of how we share our shows with a wider audience in different formats.”

Mary Bredin, creative development of TeamTO added, “It has been exciting to develop short-form content because, as with short stories, you can really get to know a character in a very unique and often powerful way. Also, working on short films provides a rare opportunity, in our busy production world, to focus on the heart of a story, and work closely with new directorial talent to bring their vision to life. It has been a great collaborative process.”