Vooks February Programming Launches
Animated Storybook Themes This Month Include A Menagerie of Lovable Animals Featuring Ducks (‘Gossie & Gertie’) and Donkeys (‘Buzzy’s Big Bedtime Book’), and a Caring Friend (‘Slumberkins Otter’)
‘Curious George®’ Remains Most Popular on Platform-Vooks Adds Another Title This Month-‘Curious George® Says Thank You’
Vooks Celebrates Chinese New Year with Family-Focused Book ‘PoPo’s Lucky New Year’
Shareable Press Clips are Included Below
Portland, OR – (January 28, 2021) – Vooks, the world’s first streaming platform bringing storybooks to life through animation, is launching a slate of new titles this month—headlined by a new ‘Curious George®’ favorite ‘Curious George® Says Thank You’. Additionally, Vooks gives loving animals starring roles with the sleeptime-based donkey tale ‘Buzzy’s Big Bedtime Book’, as well as charming stories following two duckling friends (‘Gossie & Gertie’) and a fashion-forward feline who loves to don chapeaus (‘Hats Are Not For Cats’).
Vooks is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a family-focused fable about a young Chinese-American girl who re-connects with her culture during a visit with her grandmother (‘PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year’).
LIST OF NEW VOOKS IN FEBRUARY – ALL LAUNCHING FEB.1
Curious George® Says Thank You
Buzzy’s Big Bedtime Book
Everyone is Someone
Gossie & Gertie
Hats Are Not For Cats
Slumberkins Otter
Wiggle Like An Octopus
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This
VOOKS LAUNCHING ON FEB. 12 FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year
NEW THIS MONTH
Curious George® Vooks
Curious George® Says Thank You
George is thrilled to get a thank-you card in the mail from his friend Betsy. It makes him want to send thank-you cards to everyone he knows. Who can he thank? This lighthearted lesson in good manners shows that saying thank you never goes out of style! Author: H.A. Rey — Watch & Share the press clip by clicking here
Chinese New Year-Themed Vooks Release
PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year
When her Chinese grandmother comes to visit, a young Chinese-American girl learns of and participates in the customs and beliefs celebrating an authentic Chinese New Year. Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan, Illustrator: Renné Benoit
Additional Vooks Releases
Buzzy’s Big Bedtime Book
It’s two books in one as Buzzy and his gentle humor triumph over anxieties many children experience: the bathtub and bedtime. Readers will identify with this charmingly charismatic donkey who conquers not only his fears, but readers’ hearts as well. Author: Harriet Ziefert, Illustrator: Emily Bolam
Everyone Is Someone
This beautifully illustrated book with simple rhymes teaches children that we are more similar than we are different and that everyone needs to be treated with kindness. No matter who you are or what you’ve been through, every single person we encounter, every single day, is someone who is worthy of love and deserving of compassion. Author: Bob Dalton, Illustrator: Ritchie Collins — Watch & Share the press clip by clicking here
Gossie And Gertie
Gossie and Gertie are best friends. They splash in the rain, play hide-and-seek, and they dive in the pond together. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she? Author: Olivier Dunrea—Watch & Share the press clip by clicking here
Hats Are Not For Cats
Are hats for cats? A big, bossy dog and a determined cat disagree. This funny rhyming romp –with a large cast of cats and hats—leads readers to the perfect conclusion: hats are for everyone! Author: Jacqueline K. Rayner
Slumberkins Otter
Otter shows little ones that we are always connected to the ones we love, whether near or far away. The love in our hearts bonds us to those in our lives to create our heart family. Authors: Kelly Oriard with Callie Christensen, Illustrator: Theresa Thomson
Wiggle Like An Octopus
Can you leap like a tiger? Does an elephant stomp? Can you sprint like a leopard on a jungle romp? The vibrant illustrations and rhythmic text will have young readers prancing and dancing, waddling and wiggling, swaying and swooping with delight. Author: Harriet Ziefert, Illustrator: Simms Taback
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. Author: Robin Page, Illustrator: Steve Jenkins — Watch & Share the press clip by clicking here
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Vooks is the world’s first streaming platform bringing storybooks to life through animation. With an expansive library of titles, the Vooks storybook experience adds slight animation, sound and narration to independent, classic and award-winning books that are loved by parents and educators alike. The kid-safe and ad-free streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks transforms the reading experience by bringing words to life in order to spark every child’s imagination. Vooks combines the love, trust and safety of children’s books with the convenience of online streaming, for a whole new way to experience stories. Founded in 2018, Vooks is headquartered in Portland, OR. To learn more about the Company and services, visit Vooks.com and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.
