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A positive attitude character series for the under 5s! The Froobles know it’s time, they can feel it in the air. Imagination wakes them up, so they can love and care.
The children make a scene that is full of magic and adventure. And when they go outside to play, into the scene the Froobles venture.
What scene have the children made today?
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Little characters learning BIG lessons about growing up! The Froobles are fruit and vegetable characters that have been brought to life by the magic of children’s imaginations.
The Froobles Overview
There are twelve distinct Frooble characters who live in the real world environment of the playgroup. However, all of The Froobles
The Froobles come to life when playgroup
adventures take place when the characters
children spend a fun day making characters out
enter large collage scenes made by the
of fruit and vegetables.
playgroup children.
When the children go outside to play, the magic
Every Froobles story, activity book, App and
of their imaginations brings the fruit and
eBook is intended to help children learn
vegetable characters to life.
important moral, educational or creative lessons in a fun and engaging way.
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about the froobles
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Core Brand Values • Good Manners • Creativity • Imagination • A Positive Attitude
Positive characters Fruit and vegetables are part of every family's daily mealtime dialogue. The positive message that is attributed to fruit and vegetables, and children's familiarity with them, means that they are reassuring characters in an otherwise uncertain world.
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Apps Apple Apps Apple is a lover of gadgets! A digital native, Apps loves to get her mitts on anything technical. Although Apps is very intelligent she can be over reliant on technology. Key character traits
Little Jack Potato Little Jack Potato is the joker of the pack! He loves to play tricks on his fellow Froobles. Little Jack often gets himself into trouble and must learn to think before he acts. Key character traits
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• Prankster
• Cheeky
• Mischievous
• Impulsive
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• Gadget-lover
• Determined
• Intelligent
• Helpful
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Ozzy Onion Ozzy Onion is a huge football fan with an even bigger heart! Ozzy talks about football, dreams about football, watches football, but unfortunately, he just isn't very good at playing football! Key character traits • Football fan
• Kind-natured
• Big-hearted
• Optimistic
Chloe Carrot Chloe Carrot is a fitness fanatic and loves eating healthy food! Chloe rollerskates everywhere, but sometimes can be in too much of a rush! Chloe always puts the needs of others before herself. Key character traits • Healthy
• Enthusiastic
• Sporty
• Caring
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Cory Cucumber Cory Cucumber always thinks that he knows best and is constantly showing off in front of his friends. Cory's overconfidence causes him to make a lot of unnecessary mistakes. Key character traits • Show off
• Hapless
• Overconfident
• Energetic
Tessa Tomato Tiny Tessa Tomato loves to draw, paint, sketch – in fact, anything to do with art! Tessa possesses a determination that belies her small size and uses her creativity to solve problems. Key character traits
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• Creative
• Problem-solver
• Talented
• Determined
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Orlando Orange Orlando Orange is daring, brave, kind and ... very clumsy! Orlando dreams of being a superhero and is always rushing to help others, even if they don't want him to! Key character traits • Heroic
• Brave
• Clumsy
• Dreamer
Bobby Blackberry Shh ... we can't say much about Bobby Blackberry. He is a spy and is always on the lookout for his next top secret mission. Bobby needs to open up and trust his friends. Key character traits • Stealthy
• Mistrustful
• Serious
• Secretive
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Charlie Chilli Charlie Chilli is the ultimate rocker and loves to play and sing loud music! Charlie can be very inconsiderate and has a fiery temper. Watch out for those moments when he sees red! Key character traits
Penny Pineapple Penny Pineapple is warm, bubbly and is the matriarch of The Froobles. Penny loves to cook meals for her friends and is always on hand to listen and offer advice. Key character traits
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• Bubbly
• Motherly
• Trustworthy
• Good listener
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• Loud
• Unpredictable
• Brash
• Inconsiderate
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Billy Banana Abracadabra ... it's Billy Banana! Billy is a magician but, much to his disappointment, his tricks usually go wrong! Despite this fact, Billy never gives up and always tries his best. Key character traits • Magician
• Resilient
• Funny
• Happy
Sienna Strawberry There's nothing Sienna Strawberry likes better than twirling around in her tutu and ballet shoes. Sienna is a very nervous Frooble, but she dreams of being a famous ballerina! Key character traits • Dancer
• Nervous
• Girly
• Ambitious
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Collectable Storybooks With Stickers The Froobles stories teach important lessons about growing up, encourage children to use their imaginations and promote a positive ‘I can do it!’ approach to life. The stories have been written by a team consisting of new author Janet Aspey, established author Nat Lambert, and Gordon Volke, scriptwriter for the BAFTA award-winning The Tweenies television series.
Specification: Book size: 134 mm x 149 mm, 32 pp, full colour, perfect bound, stickers. Little Jack Potato and the big surprise 978-1-84956-432-8 When Little Jack Potato receives a taste of his own medicine he learns to treat others as he would like to be treated.
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Billy Banana and the magic mystery 978-1-84956-426-7
Bobby Blackberry and the treasure island 978-1-84956-427-4
Charlie Chilli and the safari song 978-1-84956-428-1
Chloe Carrot and the greedy witch 978-1-84956-429-8
Billy solves a magical mystery and learns that if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Bobby realises that it is important to share when his friends help him find lost treasure.
Charlie disturbs the peace and quiet on safari and is shocked into being more considerate.
When Chloe is forced to fetch and carry for a greedy witch, she teaches her to be more healthy.
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Cory Cucumber and the farmyard muddle 978-1-84956-430-4
Apps Apple and the Tooth Fairy 978-1-84956-425-0
Orlando Orange and the big, scary bear 978-1-84956-433-5
Ozzy Onion and the noisy dinosaurs 978-1-84956-431-1
When Cory Cucumber gets into a muddle on the farm, he realises that it is cool to ask for help.
When Apps finds a lost tooth she must learn to trust her friends to return it to the Tooth Fairy.
Would-be superhero, Orlando Orange, learns to overcome his fears in order to help out a friend.
Kindly Ozzy Onion teaches some angry dinosaurs that it is good to play nicely with your friends.
Penny Pineapple and the chocolate forest 978-1-84956-434-2
Sienna Strawberry and the ice palace ballet 978-1-84956-435-9
Tessa Tomato and the rainforest rainbow 978-1-84956-436-6
Penny Pineapple keeps a promise and is rewarded with ingredients from the chocolate forest.
Sienna discovers that practice makes perfect when she prepares for an important ballet show.
A kindly jaguar teaches Tessa that she must never give up, even when things don't go according to plan!
Point of Sale
Specification: 978-1-84956-580-6
The Froobles display units can be created to
FDU size: 350 mm x 450 mm x 1680 mm (assembled). Holds 24 x 12 titles.
meet with your merchandising requirements.
Specification: 978-1-84956-579-0 CDP size: 310 mm x 155 mm x 185 mm (assembled). Holds 6 x 12 titles.
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Educational Activity Books The Froobles activity books introduce important Activity Book Specification:
early learning concepts in a fun and original
Book size: 280 mm x 215 mm, 32 pp, full colour,
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reusable stickers, perfect bound.
way, providing lots for parents and children to
(Covers subject to change.)
talk about.
Fun Things to Make and Do 978-1-84956-691-9 Super-clear instructions for simple art projects, using everyday items from around the home.
Big Book of Sticker Fun 978-1-84956-693-3 Over 1000 reusable stickers will enable young children to create Froobles scenes on the pages within.
Frooble Doodles 978-1-84956-692-6
Playschool Fun 978-1-84956-694-0
Oodles of doodles for little creatives, based on favourite Froobles characters and scenes.
The Froobles teach early learning concepts in a fun and engaging way in this sticker activity book.
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Magnetic Play and Learn Counting 978-1-84956-696-4
Magnetic Play and Learn Shapes 978-1-84956-697-1
Magnetic Play and Learn First Words 978-1-84956-695-7
Magnetic Play and Learn Colours 978-1-84956-698-8
Count from one to ten with The Froobles.
Learn about shapes with The Froobles.
Learn first words with The Froobles.
Learn about colours with The Froobles.
Magnetic Book Specification: Overall size: 240 mm x 205 mm x 10 mm, page size: 170 mm x 200 mm, 10 pp, full colour, shaped magnets, hardback with magnetic pages. (Covers subject to change.)
At the Seaside 978-1-84956-699-5
Fairytale Adventure 978-1-84956-700-8
In the Big Town 978-1-84956-701-5
In the Jungle 978-1-84956-702-2
Each Sticker Story Activity Book features a brand new Froobles adventure with educational activities interspersed within. Children can then re-enact each story using the reusable stickers on the fold-out playscene at the back of each title. Sticker Story Activity Book Specification: Book size: 203 mm x 203 mm, 24 pp, 8 pp reusable stickers and 6 pp fold-out scene, full colour, paperback. (Covers subject to change.)
The Froobles display units can be created to meet with your merchandising requirements.
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Digital Media The Froobles character brand has been developed simultaneously in print and digital formats. The Froobles digital media includes a dedicated website www.froobles.com, illustrated eBooks, enhanced audio eBooks and fully animated, interactive Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android platforms. All digital media titles will feature cross-platform The Froobles marketing
www.froobles.com
and will serve to support the printed books and
A dedicated website
the wider The Froobles brand.
www.froobles.com will introduce children to The Froobles characters and will feature fun, free, educational games and activities. The website content will be updated on a regular basis.
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Apps The Froobles Apps will feature celebrity narration, animated stories, educational games, creative activities, and the chance for children to create, narrate and share their own Froobles animations. The Froobles Apps will be adapted to meet the requirements of co-edition clients around the world.
An all-star cast have provided the narration for
Art Activities
Create Animations
Apps include intuitive artbased activities to foster creativity and improve hand eye coordination.
Children can animate and narrate their own Froobles stories using the interactive theatre mode.
Julian Makey / Rex Features
The Froobles eBooks and Apps.
Denise Van Outen
Educational Games
Animated Stories
All The Froobles Apps include fun educational games designed to teach numeracy, literacy and key early learning concepts.
The Apps include animated Froobles stories with celebrity narration. The stories can also be read as a book.
Reggie Yates
Edith Bowman
Johnny Vaughan
eBooks The full range of The Froobles storybooks will be available in a variety of highly illustrated and enhanced eBook formats.
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Licensing Opportunities The Froobles artwork style and core brand values perfectly complement a wide range of products. From books, toys and Apps to stationery and gift products, there are licensing opportunities for you to use the distinctive The Froobles brand for your own products. Alternatively, we can license rights for our existing The Froobles products in your territory.
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