Zigby

This article is about the fictional character. For the wireless protocol, see ZigBee.

Zigby the zebra is an anthropomorphic children's fictional character created by Scottish-born English author Brian Paterson.[1] Zigby appears in a series of picture books and board books as well as in a 3D animated television series. The show currently airs on Treehouse TV, Spanish Channel, and previously aired on Playhouse Disney.

Zigby lives in a tree house in Mudwater Creek, on a lush tropical island. In a typical book or episode, the enthusiastic zebra "trots into trouble" through his slightly eccentric behaviour. He is followed by his friends McMeer the meerkat and Bertie Bird the anxious guinea fowl.

Books

The following picture books for ages approximately 2–5 years[2] were published by HarperCollins:

Four board books (Go-Kart, The Picnic, The Birthday Party, Toy Box) appeared in 2004 with the same publisher. As of early 2005, 350,000 copies had been sold in 15 countries.[3]

Television series

The development of an animated series based on the character was announced in 2005.[3] 52 3D animated episodes of 11 minutes each were coproduced by companies in Australia, Singapore and Canada.[4][5] The series specifically targets 4 to 5 year olds with a wider target audience of 3 to 6 year olds. The series has been shown on Australian Broadcasting Corporation[4] and Canadian Treehouse TV.[4] It was also acquired by German ZDF,[5] BBC-produced CBeebies and by France 5[6] also Univision's Planeta U. It was produced by Yoram Gross' Flying Bark Productions and Thunderbird Films.

References

  1. ↑ Brian Paterson – HarperCollins Author Profile.
  2. ↑ "Four-legged friends lead the way in new books", The Herald-Mail, July 9, 2004
  3. 1 2 Ball, Ryan (February 17, 2005), "Zigby to Earn Stripes from Yoram Gross-Em.TV", Animation Magazine.
  4. 1 2 3 Grove, Chris (April 17, 2007), "Popular Zigby Making International Move With Co-Prod", Animation Magazine
  5. 1 2 "Three New Shows For Germany's ZDF", AWN Headline News, April 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ France 5 acquires free TV rights to 3-D Animated Preschool Series ‘Zigby’.

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