{"id":16201,"date":"2019-04-15T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/pukeko-pictures-inks-co-pro-deal-book-hungry-bears\/"},"modified":"2019-04-15T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T14:29:46","slug":"pukeko-pictures-inks-co-pro-deal-for-book-hungry-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/pukeko-pictures-inks-co-pro-deal-for-book-hungry-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u016bkeko Pictures Inks Co-Pro Deal for Book Hungry Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

P\u016bkeko Pictures has entered into a co-production pact with Canada\u2019s Breakthrough Entertainment and Hengxin Shambala Kids in China for the brand-new preschool series Book Hungry Bears<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The CGI series has been commissioned by Canada\u2019s TVOkids and TFO in association with Knowledge Kids. The show was created by P\u016bkeko Pictures\u2019 co-owner and chief creative officer, Martin Baynton, who has authored more than 30 children\u2019s books, including Jane and the Dragon<\/em> and the Fifty the Tractor<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

Book Hungry Bears<\/em>, which is produced with the financial participation of Shaw Rocket Fund and Canada Media Fund, follows four bears who love picture books and go on adventures in their paper world to find new ones to read. Each episode ends with the bears finding a story to tell and sitting down to read it.<\/p>\n

Baynton said, \u201cAs the foundation of literacy, picture books are an essential step in helping a child enjoy and understand the construction of narrative. The simple act of sharing a story facilitates many ways of thinking\u2014play, wonder, experiment\u2014and we can establish relationships through the shared experience. Rather than conventional reading, Book Hungry Bears<\/em> focuses on this bond of emotion, learning and ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ira Levy, executive producer for Breakthrough Entertainment, said, \u201cIt\u2019s an honor and privilege to be working on such an amazing series with P\u016bkeko Pictures and Hengxin Shambala Kids. Book Hungry Bears<\/em> is a wonderful, colorful and beautiful way to introduce young children to storytelling. At its core, it captures that magical moment when preschoolers connect to their world through the simple act of having a book read to them by a parent, relative, teacher or friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marney Malabar, director of kids’ TV at TVO, said, \u201cSupporting literacy and the love of reading from the early years is one of the cornerstones to becoming a lifelong learner. TVOkids is proud to be a partner on Book Hungry Bears<\/em>, to reinforce important moments that build foundational literacy, and to delight our young audiences with the art and wonder of storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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