Stores Nationwide to Feature Fun Activities
for Children Including a Storytime, Themed Activities, Sing-Along,
and Special Giveaways
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation’s
largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content,
digital media and educational products, today announced in
collaboration with Disney a celebration of the live-action
adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast that will take place at
stores nationwide on Saturday, April 1, starting at 11 AM. The
event in honor of Disney’s hugely successful live-action Beauty and
the Beast movie, which was released on March 17, will feature fun
activities for children including a reading of Cynthia Rylant’s
Beauty and the Beast picture book, a sing-along to the beloved
movie soundtrack, themed activities and giveaways, while supplies
last.
On April 1, fans of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast are invited to
their local Barnes & Noble store to celebrate the release of
the live-action movie with a special Storytime reading of Cynthia
Rylant’s Beauty and the Beast picture book, a classic tale of
bravery, transformation and love. After the Storytime portion of
the event, fans are encouraged to join in a sing-along to the
beloved movie soundtrack featuring popular songs “Beauty and the
Beast,” “Something There” and “Be Our Guest.”
Additionally, children will have the opportunity to develop
their own story ideas by creating scenes with stickers of
characters from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast or writing and
drawing a book cover for their own original story. Customers will
also receive special giveaways, including mini-posters featuring
the Enchanted Rose and Lost in a Book, as well as bookmarks, while
supplies last.
Customers are encouraged to check out Barnes & Noble’s wide
selection of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast product offerings,
including a variety of books, toys and gifts. Featured books
include Beauty and the Beast Big Golden Book (Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast); Beauty and the Beast (B&N Exclusive Edition);
Disney Book Group’s Beauty and the Beast: The Story of Belle;
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book; Beauty and the Beast: Belle's
Library: A Collection of Literary Quotes and Inspirational Musings;
Beauty and the Beast Novelization; and The Beast Within: A Tale of
Beauty’s Prince. Featured toys include Jakks Pacific’s Beauty and
the Beast Enchanted Objects Tea Set; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast
Enchanting Melodies Belle Doll; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast
Castle Friends Collection Playset; Jakks Pacific’s Enchanted Rose
Jewelry Box; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Belle Village Dress
Doll; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Grand Romance Playset; and
Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose Scene Playset.
Customers should contact their local store for more details on what
products are available for purchase.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a live-action adaptation of the
studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters
from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying
true to the original music while updating the score with several
new songs. Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle,
a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken
prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends
the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s
hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true
Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as
the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager
who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s
eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s
long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as
Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar® nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro
Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather
duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame
Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth,
the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson
as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Directed by Oscar® winner Bill Condon and based on the 1991
animated film, the film is produced by Mandeville Films’ David
Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time Oscar®-winning composer
Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards (Best Original Score and
Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score. The
score will include new recordings of the original songs written by
Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by
Menken and three-time Oscar® winner Tim Rice. Beauty and the Beast
was released in U.S. theaters on March 17.
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the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook
Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and
eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and
entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store
features more than 4.5 million digital books in the US
(www.nook.com), plus periodicals and comics, and offers the ability
to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through
Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and
Windows®.
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About Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
The story and characters audiences know and love come to
spectacular life in Disney’s live-action adaptation “Beauty and the
Beast,” a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most
beloved tales ever told. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic
journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman
who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears,
she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look
beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of
the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan
Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but
shallow villager who woos Belle; Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s
father; Josh Gad as LeFou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp;
Ewan McGregor as Lumière, the candelabra; Stanley Tucci as Maestro
Cadenza, the harpsichord; Audra McDonald as Madame de Garderobe,
the wardrobe; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster;
Hattie Morahan as the enchantress; and Nathan Mack as Chip, the
teacup; with Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and Emma
Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Directed by Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film, “Beauty
and the Beast,” the screenplay is written by Stephen Chbosky and
Evan Spiliotopoulos and produced by Mandeville Films’ David
Hoberman, p.g.a. and Todd Lieberman, p.g.a. with Jeffrey Silver,
Thomas Schumacher and Don Hahn serving as executive producers. Alan
Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best
Song) for the animated film, provides the score, which includes new
recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard
Ashman, as well as three new songs written by Menken and Tim Rice.
“Beauty and the Beast” was released in U.S. theaters on March 17,
2017.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323Senior
Vice PresidentCorporate Communicationsmkeating@bn.comorAlan
McNamara, 212-633-3379Senior DirectorCorporate
Communicationsamcnamara@bn.com
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