United Kingdom
Scholastic Completes Purchase of Majority Stake in UK Children’s Publisher, Make Believe Ideas Limited
New York, NY — March 27, 2019 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Scholastic UK Limited has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership position in Make Believe Ideas Limited (“MBI”), the innovative UK-based publisher of children’s books founded by Jo Bicknell in 2004.
Scholastic’s David Fickling Books to Bring Acclaimed U.K.-Based Serial Comic ‘The Phoenix’ to N. America in Digital Distribution
New York, NY—November 9, 2017—Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, today announced the North American launch of The Phoenix, a weekly, all-ages anthology comic to be released in digital editions as part of the U.S. David Fickling Books imprint.