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Friday, March 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the entertainment and media industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • To help journalists covering the entertainment and media industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.

ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS MERYL STREEP TO NARRATE "BIG TREE" AUDIOBOOK

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today that three-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate the audiobook edition of BIG TREE. The illustrated novel by #1 New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning author-artist Brian Selznick, will be released simultaneously in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook on April 4, 2023. For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree. 

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  • For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree .
  • Featuring extensive sound design with natural sound effects, the audiobook edition will feature original music, giving listeners an immersive reading experience.
  • Meryl Streep said, "With Big Tree, Brian Selznick has created a profound and lovely book.
  • We are beyond delighted to have the incomparable Meryl Streep give voice to this epic story.

SCHOLASTIC PLANTS "BIG TREE" BY #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND AWARD-WINNING ARTIST BRIAN SELZNICK

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, is set to publish BIG TREE, an immersive novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Caldecott Medal-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This new trailblazing tour de force will be released in hardcover and ebook formats on April 4, 2023, simultaneously in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Illumination owns the film rights for the book.

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  • It is filled with mystery and danger, humor, heart, and hope, and will captivate readers ages seven and up.
  • Illumination's Chris Meledandri said, "Brian Selznick is a singular talent who immerses the reader in the natural world with his stunning imagery.
  • He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and thenthe New York Times bestseller, The Marvels.
  • Selznick's most recent bestselling novel Kaleidoscope was a New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2021.

Scholastic To Publish Kaleidoscope, A New Novel By #1 New York Times Bestselling Author And Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick On September 21, 2021

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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InKaleidoscopethe incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams.

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  • InKaleidoscopethe incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams.
  • Ellie Berger, President of Scholastic's Trade Division, said: "Brian Selznick is a boldly innovative storyteller and artist.
  • Brian Selznick broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-breaking books creating an entirely new reading experience.
  • For 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been encouraging the personal and intellectual growth of all children, beginning with literacy.

Academy Award® Winner Whoopi Goldberg and Tony Award® Nominee Alison Pill Cast in Nelvana's Forthcoming Animated Short Film The Most Magnificent Thing

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Friday, October 12, 2018
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The Most Magnificent Thing is currently wrapping production and is set to debut at various to-be-announced film festivals in early 2019.

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  • The Most Magnificent Thing is currently wrapping production and is set to debut at various to-be-announced film festivals in early 2019.
  • Featuring high-quality CGI and produced in 4k resolution, The Most Magnificent Thinganimates Spires' tale about an unnamed girl, her furry best friend and their quest to make the most magnificent thing.
  • Directed by Arna Selznick, The Most Magnificent Thing is written by John van Bruggen and produced by Pamela Slavin and Lynne Warner.
  • Following its film festival appearances, The Most Magnificent Thing will make its linear debut on Corus' leading kids networks in Canada.