{"id":19033,"date":"2020-08-19T09:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-taps-master-publishing-partner-donkey-hodie\/"},"modified":"2020-08-19T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T14:47:00","slug":"fred-rogers-productions-taps-master-publishing-partner-for-donkey-hodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-taps-master-publishing-partner-for-donkey-hodie\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Productions Taps Master Publishing Partner for Donkey Hodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has appointed Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing master publishing partner for <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>, a multiplatform puppet series for preschoolers launching early next year on PBS Kids.<\/p>\n<p>Per the deal, a wide range of books inspired by the new show and the work of Fred Rogers will begin rolling out at retail in Q1 of 2022. Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing\u2019s assortment of titles for <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> will encompass storybooks, Ready-to-Read beginning readers, board book, novelty titles, early chapter books and e-book formats.<\/p>\n<p><em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> is an imaginative puppet series that follows the adventures of the titular character\u2014a sweet, yellow donkey with a magenta mohawk\u2014and her pals in the land of Someplace Else. Donkey Hodie is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie character from <em>Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/em>. The new <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> series is produced by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures. It is currently in production on 40 half-hour episodes and will feature new music along with reimagined versions of Fred Rogers\u2019 original songs.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Siefken, president and CEO at Fred Rogers Productions, said: \u201cWe\u2019re very excited to build on our successful relationship with Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing for our newest brand, <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>. <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> shows children that they can accomplish great things with a can-do attitude, perseverance, and a little help from their friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valerie Garfield, VP and publisher of novelty and licensed publishing for Simon &amp; Schuster Children&#8217;s Publishing, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to develop books for this stunning new series and build on its timely messages about creative problem-solving and goal-setting for preschoolers beyond the screen. We\u2019re thrilled to expand our relationship with Fred Rogers Productions with another standout brand that will inspire kids and families to learn and play together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has appointed Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing master publishing partner for Donkey Hodie, a multiplatform puppet series for preschoolers launching early next year on PBS Kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":19034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5257,3658,146,1228],"class_list":["post-19033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-donkey-hodie","tag-fred-rogers-productions","tag-pbs-kids","tag-simon-schuster-childrens-publishing","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fred Rogers Productions Taps Master Publishing Partner for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-taps-master-publishing-partner-for-donkey-hodie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fred Rogers Productions Taps Master Publishing Partner for Donkey Hodie - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fred Rogers Productions has appointed Simon &amp; 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