This piglet has pizzazz!

Patty the Pig is back!

The Year of the Pig is ready for the lunar new year starting February 5th.

The amazing art is by Jeremiah Alcorn, who illusrated the Dog, Rat, and Ox.

This revised 2109 edition features a bilingual translation in simplified Chinese.

As always, we celebrate the new year at dozens of events and look forward to sharing the Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with you.

Author Spotlight - Meomi

We have produced the first-ever box set of The Octonauts.

Meomi created The Octonauts and the original 4 book series, which inspired the hit animated TV show that is now broadcast in more than 100 countries around the globe (including the Disney Channel in the USA).

The slipcase also includes a bonus Octonauts art poster!

We celebrate the 10 year anniversary of The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade. Order your commemorative box set today!

Thanks for helping make The Octonauts into worldwide inspirations. The Octonauts were ambassadors again of World Ocean's Day on June 8th.

Fireworks blast off!

The cute red panda Dao brings the kids Emma and Ethan on a new adventure!

In the sequel to The Discovery of Ramen in our series The Asian Hall of Fame, the trio visit ancient China to witness the birth of gunpowder and how it gave rise to fireworks!

This is the first English children's book about both subjects.

Co-authors Phil Amara (The Treehouse Heroes) and Oliver Chin (Julie Black Belt) team with illustrator Juan Calle, whose first book Good Dream, Bad Dream was funded by Kickstarter.

Backers of our Kickstarter project received special rewards. But now everyone can enjoy this enlightening adventure!

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Upcoming Events

The weekend of May 4-5th, visit the Bay Area Book Festival in downtown Berkeley, CA. On Saturday, Oliver Chin autographs at the booth of the Berkeley bookstore Eastwind Books. At 3 pm he reads The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder at the StoryTime Circle.

On Sunday, Oliver participates at the 11:40 am children's panel of "Hey, That's Me!" at the Young Readers Stage.

Justin Time goes fast forward!

The animated TV series Justin Time won the Banff Rockie Award for best preschool program in 2016, and has previously received honors from the Canadian Screen Awards and Shaw Rocket Prize, as well as six Annie nominations and two Emmy nominations.

Meanwhile, fans continue to discover and enjoy our official storybook adaptations, The Pancake Express and The Big Pet Story.

The Octonauts win Emmy!

The 2018 Daytime Emmy awards celebrated their 45th anniversary.

The Octonauts TV series celebrated by winning the Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program.

We're glad to share the adventures of this intrepid crew with fans around the world.