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The popular preschool property, The Very Hungry Caterpillar is expanding its presence in the toys, role-play, and party space this year thanks to renewed and extended ranges from its master toy partner, Rainbow Designs, as well as product launches from Smiffys, and the Great British Teepee Company. Play teepees, mats, …
Read More »Rocket Licensing | “There’s real opportunity to make retail an experience and destination again”
Article from ToyNews sister title, Licensing.biz For those of the industry who tuned into the special licensing panel discussion at this year’s London Book Fair, albeit in its digital format, you’d have caught Rocket Licensing’s join managing director, Rob Wijeratna waxing lyrical on the virtues of Eric Carle’s The Very …
Read More »The Very Hungry Caterpillar extends its partnerships with Bluewater and The Eden Project
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is continuing to build on the success of its 50th anniversary celebrations last year, having seen the successful launch of a new half-term activation with Bluewater shopping centre. In a deal brokered by Rocket Licensing, the UK licensing agent for Eric Carle’s classic children’s book, the …
Read More »UK shopping centre Bluewater lays on promotional feast for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Rocket Licensing has secured a partnership with the UK shopping centre, Bluewater, for a slate of promotional activity for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, as the popular children’s publishing brand continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. The collaboration begins with the theming of Bluewater’s Green Flag award-winning nature trail. …
Read More »Galt Toys readies The Very Hungry Caterpillar toy range ahead of brand’s 50th anniversary next year
The firm will launch a range of pre-school educational toys under The Very Hungry Caterpillar licence, joining the likes of Insect Lore, Bon Bon Buddies, Hallmark Cards and more.
Read More »Insect Lore grows new partnership with World of Eric Carle for butterfly habitats
The award-winning educational company will combine its famed habitat kits with the art of World of Eric Carle with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Butterfly Growing Kit and The Grouchy Ladybug Growing Kit.
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