Dynamite Entertainment is partnering with Curiosity Ink Media, a company that produces multiplatform entertainment for kids and families, on a line of books. Together, they will create a line based in Curiosity’s original intellectual property (IP) and titles they will develop for other brands. The announcement was made jointly by Dynamite CEO and Publisher, Nick Barrucci and Russell Hicks, Curiosity Ink Media’s Chief Content Officer.

The first round of titles will begin in the spring of 2022, including Curiosity’s Baldwin’s Big Adventure, a picture book for preschoolers about a fearless switcher train, and the Book-Plus Novelty Formats for preschoolers based on the PAW Patrol series.

Jon I. Rosenberg who heads publishing for Curiosity, will lead the alliance to transition their IP into the book format. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry that includes working in executive positions at MGM Studios Licensed Publishing Division and Silver Dolphin Books before he joined Curiosity Books.

“Dynamite publishing is energized by our alliance with Curiosity Books. The best way to grow the industry is to have diverse offerings for younger readers, and then encouraging them to continue to read both our children's books, and then our comics, and all segments of the industry will grow,” Barrucci said. “By offering Curiosity’s immersive content alongside our proven portfolio of best-selling properties, Dynamite can embrace a wider fan base with new, premium titles.”

“Locking arms with Dynamite underscores Curiosity’s commitment to premium publishing and our mission to entertain kids through unique immersive storytelling content,” Rosenberg said. “Dynamite shares our vision of promoting reading as one of the joys in life we hope to instill in kids at a young age and embrace as a life-long habit.”