PTA Kids 

PTA Kids is a leading publicity group, promoting children's books, authors and organizations. We are that spreading the word on some of today's best authors in the picture book and young adult genres. PTA Kids also works with groups across the nation that work to better the lives of children and families.

Since our official launch several years ago, PTA Kids has worked with leading publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Scholastic, Disney, Little Brown, Workman, Tommy Nelson, National Geographic Kids magazine and children's publishing division, Candlewick Press, Harcourt, Farrar Strauss & Giroux, Clarion, and the National Education Association Press. In addition to large publishers, we've also worked with independent authors and smaller publishers such as Adoption Tribe Publishing, Beach walk Books and Dawn Publishing.

We've spread the word on issues such as child abuse, teen depression, gang violence, worldwide poverty, childhood sleep issues, attention deficit disorder and speech disorders. Organizations we've worked with include Child Help USA, Childwelfare League of America, CARE, National Sleep Foundation, and the National Hearing Speech Language Association. Our team has worked with celebrities and well-known authors including Dick Van Dyke, Jane Goodall, Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales, best-selling author Cornelia Funke, and Ann M. Martin, best known for the Babysitter's Club books. Other big names include Governor Mike Easley of North Carolina, financial expert Robert Kiyosaki, Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, Sharon Flake, known for her cutting-edge urban novels, and Heidi Murkoff, co-author of What To Expect When you're Expecting.

PTA Kids offers tailored publicity campaigns of all types, with the goal of shedding light on important issues, getting children reading and increasing book sales. The division is headed by Managing Director Amy Hess, who has worked with PTA for more than 8 years. Amy has a strong background in publicity in addition to experience working with children.

For more information on PTA Kids or our reasonable fees, please contact Amy Hess, Managing Director of PTA Kids at 843.903.4482 or 202.974.5000. She can also be reached by email at hessa@plannedtvarts.com.

PTA Kids offers publicity campaigns for children's books, authors and organizations. Visit plannedtvarts.com to learn more!

Amy Kathryn Hess
Managing Director, PTA Kids
Planned Television Arts
843.903.4482
hessa@plannedtvarts.com

Some of PTA Kids' specialties include:

  • Morning Drive Radio Tour® - PTA's landmark publicity vehicle tailored to radio programs, including shows targeted to children and their book-buying families. We guarantee 18 back-to-back interviews in one morning.
  • Launch Events & Book Parties - Our team has vast experience arranging effective and fun launch events and book parties across the country.
  • City/Reading Tour - PTA Kids arranges the best media in cities nationwide and coordinates readings with the national chain bookstores and independents.
  • National TV Campaign/Satellite TV Media Tour - These vehicles are especially valuable for authors and organizations that want to promote a special event or new research in the children's arena.
  • Press Kits/Publicity Materials - Our team designs and writes effective materials for Web sites and press kits that the media remember-and use!
  • Media Training - PTA uses a personal touch and works with a client's individual style. We offer half-day sessions with cameras as well as brush-up training via phone.
  • Print Campaign & Galley Mailings - We send out materials to reporters at all types of print publications and make aggressive follow-up calls to ensure review and coverage.