Live From the American International Toy Fair

I'm blogging live from the American International Toy Fair! This huge four-day event draws companies from all over the world. The trade show features the newest and hottest products for children and is the largest conference in the Western Hemisphere. Thankfully, it's held in New York, so we don't have to travel to attend.

The response to Little Pim has been fantastic. Everyone loves the new characters Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant. Our booth visitors are also really taking to the Deluxe Gift Sets.

We're located at convention center booth 5921. Please stop by and say "Hola, Bonjour or Ni Hao"!

Bringing Bob to Life

One of the most fun parts of making Little Pim DVDs is going to the recording sessions when we bring our animated characters to life. We recently recorded the voice of Bob the Bobcat, one of Little Pim's new friends. We all have a soft spot for Bob, an adorable furry wildcat with black trimmed ears. He tries really hard to be a good hunter, chase butterflies and ladybugs, but can't quite ever seem to catch a thing!

We found a wonderful voice over artist for Bob (who moonlights as a PhD candidate in English literature) and spent a few hours recording all kinds of "mmmrrow!" and giggles and snoring sounds the other day. It was so much fun!

In addition to Bob, we'll also be introducing Lola the Elephant in the new DVDs.

Little Pim is having a blast now that he has two new friends who are just as playful as he is. Together they are helping kids learn a second or third language in a fun, laughter-filled way.

Look out for Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant in DVDs 4, 5, & 6 this spring.

Little Pim Press: Wired & Geek Dad

2010 kicked off with an amazing review in Wired.com's Geek Dad channel, by Jenny Williams and Jonathan Liu. Jenny, a homeschooling mom, had this to say about Little Pim Spanish DVDs: "This series is cute, funny and my kids loved it. The teaching was sound, the meanings mostly clear. Small kids will want to watch it over and over."

She ended by saying: "You’ll want to buy the next level of videos, but I don’t think it exists yet!" We're getting there Jenny! Little Pim DVDs 4, 5 & 6 are in the final stages of editing and will be released soon.

Jonathan gave Little Pim Mandarin Chinese DVDs a big thumbs up. He notes, "I watched the Chinese (Mandarin) version of Little Pim with my kids (age three and six) and they both enjoyed it and laughed a lot at the cartoon panda." He also touched on an important issue: "I think reinforcement from parents is very crucial to learning the language..."

I wholeheartedly agree, which is why at LittlePim.com we provide a For Parents section filled with free tips, games and coloring pages, designed to compliment the series and provide interactive activities for parents and their children. Parents can also check out the 12-page Parent's Guide, downloadable from our site, which offers language education resources and ideas for how you can be proactive in teaching your child a second language.

Our flash cards (available in Spanish and French) and CDs also help you give your child a well-rounded language experience. We'll have more great products available in 2010, so get ready!

Your child's language acquisition is my passion and joy. I hope everyone's 2010 is off to a terrific start.

Read the whole Wired article here: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/little-pim-teaches-your-kids-foreign-languages/#ixzz0bwJo8P5c

Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FELIZ AÑO NUEVO!

BONNE ANNÉE!

AUGURI!

Happy New Year from Little Pim. Thank you for helping to make this year a great one. Here's to 2010!

Warmly, Julia

The Little Pim Holiday Party!

The Little Pim holiday party was last week. It felt great to celebrate and thank the many people who have worked so hard all year to grow our company - our staff, filmmakers, editors, graphic designer, animators, fulfillment house, website manager, advisors and investors, to name just a few. I feel incredibly lucky that we have so many talented and fun people working with us!

We also used the party as a chance to introduce Little Pim's two new animated friends: Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant!

They were represented by life-sized cut outs and a sneak preview of Little Pim DVD 4. Keep checking the blog for new developments about our soon to be released DVDs 4, 5 and 6.

Wishing all of our Little Pim families a happy and safe holiday season - in all your favorite languages!

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Enter our iPod Touch Giveaway

Now through December 20December 31st, order a Gift Set or Deluxe Gift Set through LittlePim.com and automatically be entered into our holiday giveaway. One lucky winner will receive an iPod Touch, complete with Little Pim digital dowloads for Discs 1-3 in the language of his/her choice. Five runners up will receive Little Pim t-shirts or onesies for their little language learners. Contest winners will be chosen by December 22 and will be notified by email. Even more reason to spend the holidays with Little Pim!

Little Pim on Fox 11 Good Day LA

Great news: Good Day LA on Fox 11 News featured Little Pim! Jillian Reynolds, a host for the show, included Little Pim in her Style File segment entitled "Jill's Favorite Baby Gifts." She gushed over Spanish Bop, our flash cards, and of course the DVDs. I'm so happy to help her daughter, Ruby, pick up español. Watch the clip below:

New DVDs and Friends for Little Pim

We are having a blast recording our new Little Pim DVDs in French, Spanish and Chinese. It's great to be back in the recording studio hearing our talented voiceover artists bring Little Pim to life. After three months of editing, we have an amazing video track and dozens of children and babies acting out the new vocabulary. Breaking news: Little Pim has new friends! Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant will make their debut in the new DVDs.

If your kids have been watching DVDs 1, 2, and 3 and are ready to move onto 4, 5, and 6, you won't have to wait much longer! Our newest DVDs explore emotions, counting, and learning about rooms and objects in the home.

BusinessWeek says Little Pim has Big Potential

BusinessWeek has just named Little Pim one of America’s Most Promising Startups! We’re featured third in a list of 89 small businesses.

The article by Nick Leiber touched on why I created Little Pim, the language teaching legacy I inherited from my father, and Little Pim’s growth trajectory to date.

The article also mentioned our soon-to-be-released Little Pim iPhone apps! We’ll be sure to let you know when they go live.

Read the article here: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/06/0627_fresh_entrepreneurs/4.htm

Where in the World is Little Pim?

Guten Tag! That's Hello in German. Little Pim's Chief of Marketing, Peggy, is in Germany this week at the Annual International Book Fair in Frankfurt. If you find yourself in the area, come to the Edureach Booth in the American Collective Stand, Hall 8.0 S961!

Danke!