The publisher has three titles planned for spring 2007, including In The Night Garden, linked to a new show for babies that the BBC hopes will become the new Tellytubbies.
The launch, due in March, will be followed a month later by Underground Ernie, based on the show for three to five year-old boys, starring Gary Lineker as a tube train driver. Charlie & Lola, a premium-priced title, will debut in May.
Zoe Aldis, BBC Magazines' circulation marketing manager for youth and children's titles, said: "The BBC has commissioned more programmes than ever on CBeebies and is hoping to reach a slightly older audience, particularly four to six-year-old boys, providing more material to publish."
BBC Magazines has moved Kerry Murray, the division's group head of circulation, to associate publisher of pre-school magazines.
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