FishyTale Digital has acquired rights to the Pinky and Peanut series

  BELLEVUE, WA - 09/12/2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

FishyTale Digital is pleased to announce the addition of Deena Cook and Cherie McIntosh, authors of the Pinky and Peanut series, to its growing list of authors. FishyTale Digital Inc. has licensed the domestic and international rights to their existing children’s titles, as well as contracted with the authors to expand on other titles and create new ones.

“We are excited about this relationship with Deena and Cherie because of how closely their ethos aligns with our own.” FishyTale Digital Inc. CEO Eric Luttio said, “FishyTale is driven by a social motivation to enhance the lives of children worldwide through books with positive messages and relatable characters. Pinky and Peanut offer that and much, much more.” FishyTale's main goal is to bring books back to children, and to bring children back to reading.

Deena and Cherie, the authors and creators of Pinky and Peanut, have sold some ten thousand titles through their combined efforts. Both parties eagerly anticipate their mutual success in this latest endeavor, and are confident in one another's abilities to bring about the series' ultimate success. Both Deena and Cherie have experience working in education and will bring their knowledge to FishyTale. Covering topics like friendship, bullying, and featuring strong female lead characters, Pinky and Peanut promises to appeal to a wide audience of children, primarily aging seven to ten years of age. To learn more about the company, team members, and upcoming product launches, visit FishyTale Digital Inc., at http://www.FishyTale.com.

More about the authors:

Cherie (Helfen) McIntosh feels honored to share her passion of writing stories with young children. Through her many years as an elementary school teacher, she has seen first-hand how reading develops children’s minds and sparks their imagination. Her passion is to inspire children of the adventures waiting for them through the world of reading. This passion led to co-authoring the children’s chapter book series, Pinky and Peanut. Writing this series was a dream come true and Cherie is thrilled to share these stories with children near and far.

Deena Cook loves pursuing her career as a successful author of children's books. Her journey as a writer began in college and developed as a young adult where she co-wrote and published her widely acclaimed children's chapter book series, "Pinky and Peanut".

As part of her storytelling skills, Deena incorporates healthy life lessons that focus on kindness, acceptance and friendship.

About FishyTale Digital Inc.

FishyTale Digital was founded in July, 2014 by CEO Eric Luttio, a tech leader with over 25 years of executive management experience in mutable industries from telecommunication to biotechnology and healthcare; Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Denny Andrews, a former business owner, published author, and corporate trainer who created and presented business strategies for Boeing, Microsoft, Farmers Insurance and hundreds of other companies. To learn more about the company, team members, and upcoming product launches, visit FishyTale Digital Inc., at http://www.FishyTale.com.