MAGGIE TALES™ DIGITAL
CHILDREN'S BOOKS FEATURED IN BUSINESSWEEK TV’S TOY
FAIR “HOT TOYS” BROADCAST
Maggie Tales’ “Instant Storytimes™” Digitized
Children’s Literature Is Singled-Out
By BusinessWeek As a Hot Product At This Year’s
International Toy Fair Event
BUCKINGHAM, PA (March 10, 2008) – /PRNewswire/ – Maggie
Tales, the market’s first digital children’s
literature service, is proud to announce that its “Instant
Storytimes For Kids™” was tapped by BusinessWeek
TV as one of the “Hot Toys” featured in its broadcast
from the 2008 Toy Fair in New York. Maggie Tales was
included among such market favorites as Webkinz®, the
Hot Wheels® forthcoming virtual “Turbo Driver,” and
the Leap Frog® “Tag” reading system. The
BusinessWeek TV segment is viewable via the Maggie Tales
homepage at www.maggietales.com.
“We’re thrilled to be acknowledged by a leader
in business journalism and found in the terrific company
of some of the year’s most successful new children’s
products,” said Mark Smith, president of Maggie Tales. “The
Maggie Tales fan base continues to grow as more people learn
about us and seek out wholesome, kid-friendly content for
their media devices.”
Maggie Talesä Instant Storytimeä For Kids combines
the best of published children’s picture books, the
classroom story time experience and existing portable media
devices to create a fun and enriching learning experience
for kids—especially while moms and dads are busy or
on the go. They are available from the user-friendly Maggie
Tales web site at www.MaggieTales.com,
and the Apple iTunes Store (search “Maggie Tales”)
and are downloadable to many popular portable devices, from
the iPhone® to the Sony PSP® to many flip phones. All
Storytimes have been made available for free through sponsor
support. An editorial review board consisting of education
and reading specialists oversees content selection and product
design.
About Maggie Tales
Idea Stream Productions LLC creates Maggie Tales™,
Instant Storytime™ for Kids portable digital stories
based on existing children’s picture books for kids
two years and up. The company provides a wholesome,
mobile learning experience, instantly available or to be
taken just about anywhere as an alternative to the typical
video game. Maggie Tales’ Editorial Review Board™ considers
existing in-print and out-of-print children’s picture
books, and combines narration, original music, page turn
tones and page turn animations to create “Storytimes” for
downloading or streaming to portable media devices. Learn
more at www.MaggieTales.com.
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