CALLAWAY & KIRK INTRODUCES 2004 LINE OF SUNNY PATCH™
PRODUCTS FROM BEST-SELLING MISS SPIDER CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Product Line Precedes David Kirk’s New Book –
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids – to be released in May 2004

February 17, 2004 [New York, NY] -- David Kirk, the best-selling author and illustrator of the Miss Spider series of children’s picture books, launched his 2004 line of children’s garden tools created exclusively for Target Sstores. The collection, called Sunny Patch, features more than 33 pieces highlighting new and existing characters—including Pitter-Patter Caterpillar and Augie Alligator—on products available now in all Target stores nationwide.

New products for this season include:

• Sunny Patch Buggy Broom ($9.99)
• Sunny Patch Augie Alligator Boots ($14.99)
• Sunny Patch Augie Alligator Bench and Lounge ($14.99 each)
• Sunny Patch Big Bug Barrow ($24.99)
• Sunny Patch Ladybug & Augie Alligator Flashlights ($12.99 each)
• Sunny Patch Ladybug Leaf Umbrella ($12.99)
• Sunny Patch Firefly Trowel & Ladybug Cultivator ($2.99 each)
• Sunny Patch Pitter-Patter Caterpillar Tunnel ($19.99)
• Sunny Patch Critter Croquet ($29.99)
• Sunny Patch Sunny Bug Chair ($9.99)
• Sunny Patch Playhouse ($29.99)

“David Kirk is able to captivate children not only through the pages of the Miss Spider book series, but with the garden tools that come to life in a child’s hands,” said Nicholas Callaway, co-founder of Callaway & Kirk and the Sunny Patch brand. “These products encourage families to work and play together, a theme that runs throughout the Miss Spider series.”

Kirk’s latest book, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids, a delightful family adventure, hits shelves this May. A 3-D computer animated television series, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends, will debut in August 2004 on Nick, Jr.

With more than 4 million copies of the Miss Spider, Nova’s Ark, and Biddle Books series in print in seven languages, Kirk has captivated children around the world with his eye-popping illustrations and witty, rhymed verse.

About Callaway & Kirk

Callaway & Kirk, a division of Callaway Arts & Entertainment, headquartered in New York City, was formed in 1996 by Nicholas Callaway and David Kirk to specialize in family entertainment. Callaway & Kirk creates and produces Kirk’s original characters and stories in a variety of media, including publishing, animation for motion pictures and television, and toys, as well as children’s lifestyle products under the Sunny Patch brand. 

David Kirk

David Kirk is the celebrated author of the best-selling Miss Spider, Little Miss Spider, and Biddle Books series, as well as the groundbreaking futuristic fable Nova’s Ark. Kirk lives with his wife, Kathy, and daughters, Violet, Primrose, and Wisteria, in upstate New York.

For more information, please contact:
Lindsay DiLorenzo, (212) 843-8025, Rubenstein Communications for Callaway Editions
ldilorenzo@rubenstein.com

Andy Shearer, (212) 843-8061, Rubenstein Communications for Callaway Editions
ashearer@rubenstein.com