PANDA PANDA Comes to Cottage Door Press

Cottage Door Press will develop a range of board, story, and activity books for PANDA PANDA, a new property repped by The ThinkTank Emporium and Edutainment Licensing.

Developed by Mona Koth and Vicki Scott, PANDA PANDA follows the adventures of brother and sister panda twins, Dot and Beau, who introduce young readers to their world—a place filled with new faces, foods, feelings, animals, and more.

The first four titles in the PANDA PANDA line are set for a soft e-commerce launch this fall, and will roll out to major retailers including bookstores, warehouse clubs, and specialty outlets throughout North America in Spring 2020. Additional books and formats are in the works, and reps tell The Toy Book that PANDA PANDA is being pitched to prospective toy partners with eyes on brand expansion.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.