“We’ve deeply enjoyed the success of our partnership with Mo and Cher Willems to date, and it’s shown us that the popularity of his IP and the appetite for premium family entertainment are a powerful combination,” said Greg Silverman, Stampede Ventures’ CEO and Founder. Willems is repped by literary agent Marcia Wernick at Wernick & Pratt Agency, LLC, who will continue to represent his domestic literary rights. to launch Willems’ new adult humor book, Be the Bus – The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon, as well as The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! and the upcoming Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!, which will be The Pigeon’s first holiday book. In addition, HPC will also house a new publishing imprint called Specific House, which has partnered with publisher Union Square & Co. Franklin joins HPC from Lightstorm Entertainment, where she served as President, Franchise Development for nearly 12 years.

HPC will be led by Kathy Franklin as CEO. The creation of HPC follows Stampede Ventures and Mo Willems’ existing producing partnership, which has already earned two specials that premiered on HBO Max, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience and Storytime All Stars Presents: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime (2020), which was nominated for two daytime Emmys. I am thrilled to have found wonderful collaborative partners to make that hope a reality.” “It is my hope to create a similar bit of surprise and delight in the fabric of everything we make or do. “The Hidden Pigeon Company takes its name from how kids and former kids delight in finding The Pigeon hidden in every one of my books,” said Willems. His papers reside in the collection of Yale University’s Beinecke Library. He began his career as a writer and animator on PBS’ Sesame Street, garnering six Emmy Awards.

He was the inaugural Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2019-2022) and continues to collaborate in classical music, opera, comedy concerts, dance, and digital works with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Ben Folds, Renée Fleming, and others. Stampede Ventures Ups Cara Fano, Grant Torre & Amelia Mysko In Operations, Creative And International

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