History 2002 - 2003

Sixteen more books are published in 2002. Attendance at several international book fairs leads to a dramatic increase in the number of international contracts for Milly, Molly. Gill Pittar is encouraged to write more Milly, Molly stories and adventures.

As the concept expands, several international markets contract for as many as forty-eight books.

Milly, Molly donates five thousand dolls to the Marine "Toys for Tots" program in New York. 3,000 dolls are distributed to the children of Afghanistan by New Zealand Army personnel. A further two thousand dolls are donated to needy children in East Timor.

Milly, Molly inks an interim agreement to produce a series with international television producer and distributor, Beyond Group.

Kate Pittar is appointed Sales and Marketing Manager, Europe.

Milly, Molly gives generously to a number of organizations. 16,000 books are donated to children in Fiji, and a further 16,000 to First National Book Bank in the United States.

16 books are now published, and Milly, Molly has contracts with 64 countries, with the stories translated into 18 languages.

Milly, Molly's Spanish and Portuguese publishers request that their contracts be extended to 64 books. Scholastic secures distribution rights for Australia and New Zealand. Design improvements are made to the dolls.