Los Angeles-based digital media company
Cherry Tree recently unveiled its first four series of children's books
focused on delivering patriotic and morally instructive children’s
entertainment with fun, engaging characters that impart strong American
values.
“Unfortunately, many talented people in Hollywood
find their values and politics do not reflect the content they create,
and many movie themes are in direct contrast with over half of today’s
American families," Allen Covert,
rep for Cherry Tree and frequent collaborator on Adam Sandler's films,
told FOX411's Pop Tarts column. "This is especially reflected in
children’s entertainment where no brand currently promotes a strong
patriotic, pro-family or American values message."
Covert said the Cherry Tree books fill a big void.
"As a parent with young children, I would
always find little things that bothered me when I was reading bedtime
stories or watching shows or listening to children’s music. I couldn’t
find any stories, games or television shows that were fun and exciting
while also being morally instructive and patriotic," he said. "I just
felt that some parents would want stories that show strong themes of
morality and patriotism."
Cherry Tree titles named “Tex the T. Rex” (a
patriotic dinosaur); “Special Hops” (rabbits who defend the farm –
pro-military); “Our Town, USA” (work ethics, entrepreneurship and small
town values); and “The Eagles” (a family that passes down traditions and
time-tested principles to their kids) can be accessed using an interactive app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
Users can either read the books themselves or, for younger children, click to have the books read to them.
According to Covert, all four books
communicate the warm messages of "small town values and American
exceptionalism" in an effort to teach the younger generation to have
pride in their country.
"When I was a kid there was nothing better
than being American, but now it seems like children are being raised to
apologize for their country. Cherry Tree is a return to patriotic
American values," Covert said. "Cherry Tree gives parents a choice for
their children where they didn’t have a choice before."
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