Speakaboos Announces Partnership With soapcentral.com
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Speakaboos (www.Speakaboos.com), a publisher
of exceptional digital content for kids, today announces its collaboration
with soapcentral.com, a leading soap opera website that provides recaps,
behind-the-scenes scoops, and much more to passionate soap fans.
Exclusively through soapcentral.com, fans of ABC's "General Hospital" will be
able to see the full-length behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the
Speakaboos' "General Hospital" album, recorded by stars from the cast of the
popular daytime drama. Also exclusively through soapcentral.com, fans will be
given the opportunity to partake in a contest to win autographed copies of the
storybook scripts read by talent, as well as other limited-edition items.
The "General Hospital" Album storybook releases include:
-- Billy and the Brown-Out read by Greg Vaughan
-- Bluebeard read by Rebecca Herbst
-- Frankenstein read by Greg Vaughan
-- The Frog Prince read by Kelly Monaco and Jason Thompson
-- The Little Mermaid read by Kelly Monaco and Jason Thompson
-- The Wise Little Girl read by Rebecca Herbst
Each story includes its own related educational activities and games.
For behind-the-scenes footage and contest details, please visit
www.soapcentral.com/speakaboos
About Speakaboos
Speakaboos (www.speakaboos.com) is a publisher of children's digital content
that celebrates classic literary properties such as Curious George, Snow
White, Arthur and Aesop's Fables through the voices of today's biggest stars
including Kelly Ripa, John Krasinski and Nick Cannon. For children, we feature
storybook videos online with original illustrations and music accompanied by
educational activities, games and contests. Parents and teachers can draw on
story guides, lesson plans based on national standards, worksheets and other
resources to reinforce educational lessons at home and in the classroom.
Speakaboos.com has been described as an "impressive", "indispensable" and
"valuable" resource that can help children "develop literacy skills" while
introducing them to technology in a "controlled and entertaining" environment.
Our first release, the Arthur Celebrity Audiobook, earned a Teacher's Choice
Award from Scholastic and was featured in Parenting and Family Circle, as well
as on PBS Kids and "The View." At least fifteen percent of Speakaboos' revenue
is contributed directly to charities supporting children's causes.
The entire Speakaboos library is available for viewing online for free on
Speakaboos.com and available for download on the website at $0.99. Select
titles that are combined into albums are available for the price of $8.99 per
album. All Speakaboos audio tracks are also available on iTunes.com.
About Soap Central
soapcentral.com is a full-service web site for the soap opera enthusiast,
providing daily recaps, scoops and spoilers, actor and character profiles, and
the latest news for all of daytime's popular drama series. In addition to
catching up on the latest marriages, evil twins, and back-from-the-dead
resurrections, visitors to soapcentral.com can interact with other fans on
message boards, try their hand at being a commentary columnist in soap-themed
blogs, and review exclusive photos and interviews.
In its 15 years online, soapcentral.com has become the largest and most
popular destination for soap opera fans in the world.
SOURCE Speakaboos
Michelle Cobarrubias, +1-949-705-8978, michelle@arorapr.com, or Shaila Arora,
+1-310-749-5006, shaila@arorapr.com, both of Arora PR for Speakaboos
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