Lovable Aardvark and Celebrity Pals Partner to Promote Children's Causes During the Holidays

Lovable Aardvark and Celebrity Pals Partner to Promote Children's Causes During the Holidays NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Well-known children's book character Arthur has enlisted the help of a few celebrity friends to make a happier holiday for kids everywhere. The Arthur Celebrity Audiobook, featuring Clay Aiken, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Kelly Ripa and more of today's hottest stars, is now available in a special Holiday offer to benefit several children's charities. For every Audiobook purchased, an additional copy will be donated directly to the USO, Toys for Tots, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital or the Polar Express Reading Challenge. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041123/NYFNSS15 ) "It has always been my intention for Arthur to be helpful to children and families by providing educational stories that are highly entertaining. I'm thrilled that Arthur and I can also be helpful to these wonderful and worthy charitable causes," stated Marc Brown, author of the Arthur Adventure series. This offer is available through Dec. 31 at http://www.storiesforheroes.com/donation ($14.99). Seventy percent of the net proceeds from the sale of each Audiobook will continue to benefit the three original Stories for Heroes charities: The Bubel/Aiken Foundation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the National Education Association - Health Information Network. Individuals or groups can also donate the Audiobook directly to the charity of their choice for a discounted price of $10.00. The special Holiday offer gives everyone a chance to enjoy the critically-acclaimed Arthur Celebrity Audiobook as well as place a wonderful gift in the hands of deserving children everywhere. The Arthur Celebrity Audiobook is an enhanced audio CD that features stories, animated pictures, music, games and educational content for children, parents and teachers. The Arthur Celebrity Audiobook is based on the popular Arthur storybooks written by Marc Brown. The Stories for Heroes Series features classic children's stories narrated by notable names in entertainment and is produced by New York-based [212]MEDIA (http://www.212media.com/). To learn more, please visit us at http://www.storiesforheroes.com/. Preview tracks of celebrity readings are available at http://www.storiesforheroes.com/story. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041123/NYFNSS15 Source: [212]MEDIA CONTACT: Press Contact - Christina Caldwell, christina@byt-nyc.com, or Andrea Weeden, andrea@byt-nyc.com, both of Bright Young Things, +1-646-872-8298; Production Contact - Vin Bhat, +1-212-931-0182, vin@212media.com, or Neal Shenoy, +1-212-931-0183, neal@212media.com, both of [212]MEDIA Web site: http://www.212media.com/ http://www.storiesforheroes.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment