Random House To Publish Nickelodeon Books

By Dianna Dilworth 

SpongeBob SquarePantsDora the ExplorerTeam Umizoomi, and Bubble Guppies are all headed to Random House Children’s Books next year.

Random House revealed today that they will be the primary book publisher of Nickelodeon properties beginning in the spring of 2013. EIC of licensed publishing Chris Angelilli will oversee the titles.

Here’s more from the release: “The publishing program with Nickelodeon will expand to include a variety of new formats, including hardcover and paperback picture books, storybooks, leveled readers, chapter books, Junior Novels, and board books. Random House will continue publishing the coloring and activity books and Little Golden Book titles published since 2000 and 2009, respectively.”