Animalia Productions, PorchLight Entertainment, and Penguin have entered into an international licensing agreement for “Animalia,” the international TV series (aired in the United States on PBS Kids Go! and in the UK on BBC1). Penguin, publisher of the original bestseller by Graeme Base on which the TV program is based, will develop and publish an array of products based on the property, including storybooks, activity and coloring books, readers, and novelty books.

Penguin also will publish educational books that expand on the curriculum material developed for the PBS Kids Go! broadcast. The first products of this multi year agreement are expected to be available at retail stores in the United States from Fall, and from August in Australia and New Zealand.

“We are delighted to be working with Penguin on this new publishing program for ‘Animalia,’” says executive producer Ewan Burnett. “Having published the original book for over 20 years, Penguin is the natural partner for this distinctive brand. We are excited about taking our signature characters and stories into a whole new range of books.”