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Leading children’s audio system tonies is launching three Mr. Men and Little Miss Tonies this April, adding to its ever-growing portfolio of stories for children to enjoy on their Tonieboxes. The popular series by author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves has been delighting children and adults alike since 1971, and now …
Read More »Mr Men & Little Miss to return to TV screens for Gen Alpha to enjoy
Endeavor Content and Japanese design and licensing company Sanrio (Hello Kitty), which acquired the Mr Men Little Miss brand in 2011, have closed a deal that will see the much-loved characters return to our TV screens. The deal continues Endeavor Content’s push to identify compelling long-term IP and to produce premium family, …
Read More »Sanrio will ‘enforce and enhance’ EU Commission compliance in light of €6.2m fine
Sanrio has issued a statement highlighting its commitment to ‘enforcing and enhancing its compliance,’ with European Commission regulations on trade across the Single Market. It’s a move made by the firm, the Japanese owners of popular brands such as Hello Kitty and Mr Men and Little Miss ‘in the interests …
Read More »Stop, because the Spice Girls are now Little Miss characters
They had the world stage back in the ‘90s, now they have committed themselves to the Mr Men Little Miss universe. Yes, Sanrio is offering fan girls and boys the chance to spice up your bookshelves with a groundbreaking new collaboration with the pop phenomenon the Spice Girls, immortalising the …
Read More »Mr Men Little Miss encourages UK kids’ reading with 10,000 book giveaway tour
A Bookmobile tour of the UK follows results of a survey that found only six in ten kids enjoy reading.
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