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Mic check! Learn your opposites with Biggie Smalls in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series. In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and adult fans), music producer Pen Ken and 3x Emmy Award–nominated animation director Saxton Moore introduce mini emcees to some of hip-hop’s biggest and brightest luminaries with fun facts about each rapper, organized by a teachable concept. In this book, children will meet Biggie and learn all about opposites! Check out other books in the series, including Legends of Hip-Hop: 2Pac and Legends of Hip-Hop: Queen Latifah.

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9780063234307

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“A biography for the tiniest readers about one of hip-hop’s biggest stars. Simple sentences [and] colorful, caricature-style drawings illustrate the opposites, giving adults and children the opportunity to engage with the concepts and discuss the differences.”  — School Library Journal

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Pen Ken is an Entertainment Entrepreneur with 20 years of experience working within many layers of the entertainment industry. His experience ranges from collaborating with brands on the vision and content activations of their campaigns for companies such as Cadillac, New Balance, Complex, DAZN, Audiomack, Sony, Verizon, Honey Stinger, RISE, Women Sports Foundation, Belaire and more; writing and producing on National TV for networks such as Fox; producing pro athletes from the WNBA, NBA, MLB, NFL, WWE, NASCAR, Boxing, Track & Field on TV and campaigns; producing established music artists across all genres and ages, producing on soundtracks, securing artists with record deals, book deals and placements; as well as collaborating with other companies such as CBS, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ABC, Adidas, MTV, Playboy, Roc Nation, WIFTA- Women in TV & Film and more. Monroe has recently launched and is the President of Legency, an All Female Sports & Entertainment management company, founded by WNBA Legend & 2x Olympic Gold Medalist: Angel Mccoughtry. Saxton Moore is a professional two-time Emmy nominated Animation Director/Creative Visionary. Saxton has 20+ years of experience producing animated content for the biggest entertainment companies in the US. He started out as one of the leading visionaries that helped with the branding and marketing material for Cartoon Network. At Cartoon Network he directed episodes of hit shows Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Harvey Birdman. Saxton has also worked as a Creative Director at American Greetings, helping to revitalize evergreen IP such as Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, and Madballs to name a few. From 2010-2019 Saxton founded and ran his own animation production house that developed entertainment properties for books, websites, and television. He's produced and directed over 20 animated shorts for Nickelodeon, two music videos and an adult animated series for FUSEtv.

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