NY Times Best-selling Children's Author Todd Parr And WHIMSICAL ART Enter Into Licensing Agreement

By: Ven-American Trading Group, Inc.
 
MIRAMAR, Fla. - Nov. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- This winter online retailer Whimsical-Art.com will launch a line of Todd Parr branded products, based on the author’s award-winning books, targeted at children, ages four to eight years old.  The products to be sold will include a series of fine art giclees, which encourage self-acceptance and tolerance of others.  Parr joins a list of artists that include Stewart Moskowitz, Michael Bedard and UK popular artist, Peter Smith.  According to Whimsical Art President, Andrew Kruss, “With Todd’s creative, fascinating array of quirky, colorful characters and uplifting messages, it’s easy for his audience to become enlightened while being entertained.  What impresses me the most is his wonderful ability to take a profound message and illustrate it in a simple, fun way.”

Known for imagery that uses bright colors with bold black outlines, Parr is the author and illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including the New York Times bestselling THE I LOVE YOU BOOK, THE EARTH BOOK, and THE THANKFUL BOOK with titles available in over fifteen languages throughout the world. After being rejected by numerous galleries as a painter, Todd ended up having his artwork displayed at Wolfgang Puck's San Francisco restaurant, Postrio. The exhibit led to him creating kid’s merchandise for Macy's. In 1998 he began a publishing relationship with Little Brown and Company, which continues to this day with over thirty books published. In 2005, he co-created, the animated preschool TV series, ToddWorld, which aired on Discovery Kids and was nominated three times for “Outstanding Animated Children’s Program.”

According to Parr, “Working with Whimsical-Art.com is an exciting opportunity for me! Now more families and teachers will get to see my art and hopefully be inspired every day.”

Todd lives in Berkeley, California with his family Pete, Tater Tot and Jerry.  Pacific Palisades-based SupperTime Entertainment is responsible for managing the merchandise, all Television Development and publishing programs worldwide.

ABOUT WHIMSICAL ART

Whimsical-Art.com works with internationally known whimsical artists such as Stewart Moskowitz, Michael Bedard, Peter Smith, Wooket and others. The online gallery sells everything from original paintings, limited edition giclees, posters, fine art prints, wall clocks and other specialty items for kids.  The company’s mission is to enrich people's lives by awakening imagination and restoring the sense of childlike wonder. Whimsical-Art.com pays special attention to positive creativity and quality, which it believes have been instrumental in the success to date.

ABOUT SUPPERTIME ENTERTAINMENT

Established in 1994, SupperTime Entertainment is a hybrid creative services/licensing group, which develops, markets and licenses high quality properties for Entertainment, Publishing and Merchandise.  Partner and co-founder Gerry Renert is the 3X EMMY-nominated co-creator and Exec Producer of the preschool series, ToddWorld™.  Former marketing partners include Nickelodeon, Little Brown and Company, Hit Entertainment, McDonald's, Nestle, Hilton Hotels, Apple Computer, General Mills, Carl’s Jr. Restaurants and others.

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