About Disney Press
Disney
Publishing Worldwide (DPW) is the world’s largest publisher
of children’s books, magazines, and apps, with over 700 million products sold
each year. DPW consists of an extensive worldwide books and magazines licensing
structure as well as vertically integrated publishing imprints, including
Disney-Hyperion and Disney Press in the US and Disney Libri in Italy. DPW’s
digital products include bestselling e-book titles and award-winning original
apps. Disney English is DPW’s English language learning business, which
includes learning centers in China and a worldwide retail-licensing program.
Headquartered in Glendale, California, DPW publishes books, magazines, and
digital products in 85 countries in 75 languages. For more information visit
www.disneypublishing.com.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.