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Children's - Back Catalogue

2000-2020

Henry Blodget's Stock Tales (2012) - Written for kids under 10, retelling the fascinating stories of the late-1990s / early-2000s tech bubble stock market collapse.

Chubby Face and Uneven Teeth (2009) - Fairy tale based on the life of the shunned Chinese girl singer who wasn't allowed to sing in the Beijing Olympics because official said she had a 'chubby face' and 'uneven teeth.' In this fairy tale, the Chinese singer wins in the end by overthrowing Communism and bringing Democracy to the mainland.

Mama Toad's Last Hop (2008) - Chronicles the last few minutes in the life of beloved Mama Toad.

1990-1999



Lou Reed's Heroin(e) Tales (1993) - After getting completely off the junk, Lou Reed penned these fairy tales of strong female heroines.

Cutie Cat's Pop-Up Mysteries (1990) - The last volume of a very popular series of baby lit books end tragically with Cutie Cat having sex with Mousy Mouse and the two of them running off together to Mexico. [The author of the series had a very public lawsuit with Manka Bros. and took it out on them by creating this R-Rated last book in the series - in which he had completely creative control.]

1980-1989

The Frog Goes 'Moo' (And Other Confusing Children's Myths) (1984) - A satirical text book banned by the U.S. Government for 'giving kids bad information.'

1970-1979

You Got My Goat (1976) - Newberry Prize winning pop-up book with real goat hair for children to touch.

Oh, The Places You'll Go (1976) - Audio recording of Dr. Seuss' classic book narrated by Manka Bros. chief Harry Manka on his deathbed.

Country Cat (1970s) - Acclaimed series of children's books about Country Cat, who saw Morris (the famous Cat Chow commercial cat) on TV and leaves the farm to become a celebrity cat. The naive cat finds herself in a seedy world of cat-tle calls and litter box auditions.

1960-1969

Exhibit Bee (1963) - The timeless thriller from children's crime author Edgar Hedrick. A frightened young bumble bee finds himself the sole witness to a grisly murder of the Queen. [Manka Bros. Films produced a movie version in 1966.]

1950 - 1959





1940 - 1949



1930 - 1938




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