Juno Baby

Juno Baby is a multiple Emmy Award winning line of children’s educational-development products that blend original music with puppet characters intended to develop, inspire and nurture children’s minds and emotions.[1] The product line focuses around the characters of Juno, a six-year-old girl with a natural passion for music, her two-year-old brother Rai Rai, and several animal companions. The company has two brands: Juno Baby which is geared toward the toddler and infant market and Juno Jr. and the world of Harmonia Springs which focuses on pre-school aged children.[2]

The brand was founded by Belinda Takahashi PhD, a professional composer, professor and mother, and her husband Adam Adelman in 2003 after the two found themselves disappointed by the lack of music-focused children’s educational material. They officially launched the brand in 2006, and won more awards than any other children's media company in the country.[3] The following year, the company expanded its line of DVDs and CDs to include toys, books, and apparel.[4] The company's first book, Juno's Musical ABCs, was narrated by Brooke Shields.[5] Juno Baby signed a partnership deal with FAO Schwarz with the announcement of their pre-school brand, Juno Jr.[6] along with other retailers such as Buy Buy Baby and Toys "R" Us. In June 2010 the company launched their One For All program, which donates one of their products to the Head Start Program for every Juno Baby product purchased.[1] and signed a licensing deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment's licensing arm, CPLG[7] and a television partnership with CCI[8] to broadcast the Juno Jr. series.

Characters

Juno Baby releases

DVD

CD

iOS

Awards

source:[14]

Books

Other products

Business

The founders sold Juno Baby, LLC to Juno Baby, Inc. in 2009.

On December 21, 2012, Juno Baby, Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Television

Juno Baby and Juno Jr. was reinstated for broadcast on BabyFirst TV on March 31, 2014, after a nearly one year hiatus.

References

  1. 1 2 Guthrie, Julian (July 7, 2010). "Striking up the orchestral music with Juno Baby". SF Gate. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. "The Juno Company Launches Preschool Brand At Legendary FAO Schwarz with Huge Presence".
  3. "Yahoo News".
  4. "Doubling Up". Time Magazine. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. "Juno Baby Announces Its Publishing Line Launching With Juno's Musical ABCs Board Book With Audio Narrated by Brooke Shields".
  6. "The Juno Company Launches Juno Jr. at Fao Schwarz with many celebs".
  7. "THE JUNO COMPANY SIGNS CPLG AS GLOBAL LICENSING AGENT".
  8. "CCI Takes on Juno Musical Series".
  9. "Way to Go, Juno!". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. "Indie's Great Teddy Bear Hunt". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. "Juno's Rhythm Adventure". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. "One Bunny Band". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. "The Day The Music Stopped". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. "Products from Juno Baby, Inc".
  15. "NAPPA Gold Winner: Way to Go, Juno". Parenthood.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  16. "2007 Telly Awards". Telly Awards. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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