FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2004

Lavinia's World
At New York is Book Country

NEW YORK, (October 2004) - Come and experience Lavinia's World at New York is Book Country in the city's famous Washington Square Park. Located at 5th and 7th Street, the book festival takes place on October 2nd and 3rd between the hours of 11am and 5pm. At NYIBC, Lavinia's World will be presenting volumes from the book series The Little Stories of Manoosh & Baloosh, Softi's Adventures and The Kyss Family Mysteries.

Lavinia Branca Snyder will be part of NYIBC's exciting lineup of author and celebrity appearances. She is slated to be signing books at the Lavinia's World booth at 1pm on Saturday October 2nd.

Dedicated to children and their families, Lavinia's World invites children to discover the world around them and makes learning fun. Smart, educational, and full of adventure, Lavinia's World takes children down this path through three distinct book series and product lines, each intended for a different age range:

• The Little Stories of Manoosh and Baloosh (ages three-to-six). Two adventurous peas and their flora and fauna friends learn about the world's natural phenomena.
• Softi's Adventures (ages four-to-seven). Hamster Softi, his best friend Tally and the supercharged Robosofti are intrepid explorers eager to discover how the world works.
• The Kyss Family Mysteries (ages six-to-nine). Twins Ophelia and Brian Kyss travel around the world with their family, solving mysteries with the help of their dog, Chops, and computer wizard, Dr. Abelard Kwizmore.
  

CONTACTS:
P&F Communications/The Berney Group, (212) 861-2100
Bill Douglass, Jeff Lovari, Ray Forsythe

Lavinia's World, (212) 585-2341
Kellie Hendry

Join us at Lavinia's World in Booth 4354 at Licensing Show 2004.
For the complete Lavinia's World product line, visit us at www.laviniasworld.com

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