Dorling Kindersley sets pages for Green Gold's Chhota Bheem

Children can now read, create and learn along with Chhota Bheem and his friends, courtesy the recent agreement between illustrated reference publisher Dorling Kindersley (DK) and Chhota Bheem’s creator Green Gold Animation. Under the agreement, DK will produce bouquet of print and digital products for children on the popular cartoon characters. With multifaceted program of publishing more than a dozen titles over the next two years, DK hopes to excite and inspire children to read, create and learn along with Chhota Bheem and his friends. These books will be distributed and sold through the extensive Penguin Random House network - both online and offline. Four titles scheduled to be published this year are - Let's Make English Fun, Let's Make Maths Fun, Chhota Bheem and Me, Chhota Bheem Readers and Chhota Bheem Character Encyclopaedia. First two titles are part of the Chhota Bheem Gurukool Series of English and Maths workbooks for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren of 3-7 age. Chhota Bheem and Me is a 104-page journal packed with activities and exercises that tells children about Chhota Bheem and his friends, allows them to keep a journal or diary, and encourages them to be creative and imaginative. Chhota Bheem Readers is a four-part series that introduces children to the world of Chhota Bheem, including his village, friends and foes, and the myriad adventures Bheem finds himself in. The Chhota Bheem Character Encyclopaedia is billed as a one-of-its-kind, book, telling its young readers all about the famous characters in Chhota Bheem's world, while giving them a chance to explore the village of Dholakpur where they live. "We are thrilled to be collaborating with Green Gold Animation to introduce a range of fun yet educational books in DK's iconic style, especially for Indian children," said Aparna Sharma, Managing Director of DK India. Commenting on the alliance, Srinivas Chilakalapudi, Chief Strategy Officer of Green Gold Animation said, "Green Gold is very excited to work with DK, we have always strived to create great edutainment for the children of India and the world over.”