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 former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has earned fifty-seven Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. A multiple Audie finalist, Simon has won Audie Awards for The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan, and The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. Winner of the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award, Simon has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.
