{"id":1576,"date":"2024-04-02T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/little-tikes-story-dream-machine-announces-exciting-new-collaborations-with-first-class-storytellers-including-universal-products-and-experiences-and-the-world-of-eric-carle\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:00:00","slug":"little-tikes-story-dream-machine-announces-exciting-new-collaborations-with-first-class-storytellers-including-universal-products-and-experiences-and-the-world-of-eric-carle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/little-tikes-story-dream-machine-announces-exciting-new-collaborations-with-first-class-storytellers-including-universal-products-and-experiences-and-the-world-of-eric-carle\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Tikes\u00ae Story Dream Machine\u2122 Announces Exciting New Collaborations with First-Class Storytellers Including Universal Products and Experiences and The World of Eric Carle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-center\"><i>The TikTok-viral parent hack welcomes new household favorites and cherished characters with collections from DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Kung Fu Panda and Trolls, Eric Carle, Richard Scarry and more<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>LOS ANGELES and Hudson, Ohio (April 1, 2024)  <\/b> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/\">MGA Entertainment (MGA)<\/a> one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world, is continuing to take story time to all new heights with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littletikes.com\/products\/story-dream-machine\">Little Tikes\u00ae Story Dream Machine\u2122<\/a>. The portable story projector that\u2019s redefining bedtime for the whole family is expanding its spring library with all-new licensing collaborations and additions to its portfolio of partnerships. Following its partnership with Sesame Workshop, the Story Dream Machine is bringing even more storybook favorites to life \u2013 from tales inspired by DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Kung Fu Panda and Trolls to Eric Carle\u2019s beloved classics.<\/p>\n<p>Young fans of the new movie in theatres now, DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda 4, can bring the franchise home. They can follow the life of the unlikely hero, Po, as he embarks on more winding adventures in two new Story Dream Machine collections, <i>Kung Fu Panda Dragon Warrior<\/i> and <i>Kung Fu Panda Awesomeness<\/i>. With the <i>DreamWorks Trolls<\/i> collections \u2013 <i>Trolls Special Day<\/i> and <i>Trolls Hug Sing &#038; Dance<\/i> \u2013 early readers will be immersed in the colorful, magical world of Troll Village and feel inspired to dance along with their favorite woodland characters. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to these modern-day favorites, Little Tikes is excited to welcome more classic childhood staples that have touched readers from generation to generation. Story collections from the World of Eric Carle bring a new sense of interaction to the \u201cvery\u201d books, which includes global bestseller and go-to baby\u2019s first book, <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/i>. The Story Dream Machine invites kids, parents, and grandparents on a journey together to accompany different critters and creatures as they learn important life lessons. Little ones will delight again and again in the simple language of rhymes, repetitions, and alliterations while counting along and feeling comforted by the beautiful, collage-style illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Tikes Story Dream Machine hasn\u2019t even been on shelves for a year and it\u2019s already a huge hit,\u201d said Isaac Larian, Founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment. \u201cThe story variety and innovative format make this toy the ultimate parenting solution, helping families reduce screen time, introducing reading at an early age, and sharing a moment of connection. Welcoming great titles from DreamWorks Animation and the World of Eric Carle into the mix, Story Dream Machine is expanding its catalog to offer more stories than ever before.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Other children\u2019s titles available now include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Richard Scarry Busytown<\/i> \u2013 in collaboration with Random House Children\u2019s Books <\/li>\n<li><i>Oscar the Grouch &#038; Friends<\/i> \u2013 in collaboration with Sesame Workshop<\/li>\n<li><i>Big Bird &#038; Friends<\/i> \u2013 in collaboration with Sesame Workshop<\/li>\n<li><i>Cookie Monster &#038; Friends<\/i> \u2013 in collaboration with Sesame Workshop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Little Tikes is a legacy brand with a 55-year history of nurturing childhood development. The Story Dream Machine supports early literacy and introduces autonomous, screen-free playtime to the newest generation of kids ages three and older. The viral TikTok sensation allows children to watch, listen, and read along to their favorite stories, and even doubles as a nightlight and sound machine, helping kids feel empowered and ready to take on bedtime with ease. All collections include three story cartridges and one exclusive, interactive character topper that unlocks more light and sound effects when set to nightlight mode. <\/p>\n<p>The cartridges and machine are small and portable, making them perfect for family road trips or sleepovers at Grandma and Grandpa\u2019s house and for spring and summer gifting. The entire spring catalog is available now so, don\u2019t hesitate to add them to your library! The Story Dream Machine and story collections are available at Amazon, Walmart, and at <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mgae.com\/\">ShopMGA<\/a> (each story collection sold separately). To learn more about Little Tikes and the Story Dream Machine visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littletikes.com\/products\/story-dream-machine\">https:\/\/www.littletikes.com<\/a>. Be sure to engage with the brand on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/LittleTikes\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officiallittletikes\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littletikes\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT MGA ENTERTAINMENT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the MGA Entertainment! website.\">MGA Entertainmet<\/a> \u202fis one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices globally, the company creates innovative, proprietary, and licensed consumer products and entertainment properties, including toys, games, dolls, apparel, consumer electronics, home d\u00e9cor, stationery, sporting goods, movies, and television series. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as  <a href=\"https:\/\/lolsurprise.mgae.com\" title=\"Visit the official L.O.L. Surprise! website.\">L.O.L. Surprise!\u2122<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.littletikes.com\" title=\"Visit the official Little Tikes website.\">Little Tikes\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrainbowhigh.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the official Rainbow High website.\">Rainbow High\u2122<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bratz.com\/\" title=\"Visit the official Bratz website.\">Bratz\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/miniverse.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the official Miniverse website.\">MGA\u2019s Miniverse\u2122<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fluffiestuffiez.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the official Fluffie Stuffiez website\">Fluffie Stuffiez\u2122<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nananasurprise.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the official Na! Na! Na! Surprise website\">Na! Na! Na! Surprise\u2122<\/a>, Micro Games of America\u2122, <a href=\"https:\/\/babyborn.mgae.com\/\", title=\"Visit the official Baby Born\u00ae Surprise website\">Baby Born\u00ae Surprise<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapf-creation.com\/en\/\" title=\"Visit the official Zapf Creation website.\">Zapf Creation\u00ae<\/a>. For more information, please visit us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/\" title=\"Visit the MGA Entertainment! website.\">www.mgae.com<\/a>\u00a0or check us out at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mga-entertainment\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mgaentertainment\">Threads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mgaentertainment\/\"> Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mgaentertainment\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TikTok-viral parent hack welcomes new household favorites and cherished characters with collections from DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Kung Fu Panda and Trolls, Eric Carle, Richard Scarry and more LOS ANGELES and Hudson, Ohio (April 1, 2024) &#8212; MGA Entertainment (MGA) one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/little-tikes-story-dream-machine-universal-products-word-of-eric-carle.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgae.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}