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December 2007Gisborne Herald
Gill Pittar was treated like literary royalty during her recent trip to Italy after being nominated for an Italian literary award for her book, Milly, Molly & Alf... More

November 2007 Gisborne book shortlisted for Italian literary award
An orphaned refugee who triumphs over adversity is the focus of a Gisborne children’s book shortlisted for Italy’s Grinzane Junior Award. Milly, Molly and Alf written by Gisborne author Gill Pittar is one of four finalists in the €5000 award to be announced next week in Turin, Italy... More

August 2007Italy
Milly, Molly and Alf has been short-listed with three other children's books for the prestigious 'Il Premio Grinzane Cavour' Italian literary award which recognises children's books that make a positive contribution to children in the promotion of multi culturalism. EDT.srl., the Italian publishers of Milly, Molly are delighted with the recognition given to Milly, Molly and Alf and view the nomination as a reflection of the quality of all the Milly, Molly books and the positive contribution that the books bring to children's growth of character. The winner of what is commonly known as the 'Grinzane Junior Prize', will be chosen by popular vote of Italian children.

December 2006Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
Dr. Henry Kabula, Advisor & Head, Education Section, Social Transformation Programmes Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, has invited John and Gill to attend The 16th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in Cape Town on 10-14 December. This is the biggest international gathering of Education players (Government, Inter-Government, Private and Civil Society) in a very long time.
John and Gill will be joined by John Clough - National Director, The Friends of Milly, Molly (NZ) Inc., Anne Robertson - PR & Marketing and Julian Russ - Milly, Molly UK and International Sales.. More, Dec, 2006 (PDF 415 KB).

July 2006 Investigating Exporter Personality
A study investigating barriers to exporting has found it's the personality and the mindset of the business leader that are the key factors in venturing overseas. New Zealand Trade & Enterprise magazine (bright), July, 2006 (PDF 606 KB).

June 20, 2006 Chamber Launches Export Initiative
When you identify a smart business opportunity, research it, test the market and do not compromise the opportunity by taking shortcuts... Gisborne Herald news article, June 20, 2006 (PDF 112 KB).

May 12, 2006 Milly and Molly for TV Fame
Author fulfilling dream of promoting values-based education for children. New Zealand Herald news article, May 12, 2006 (PDF 1.8 MB).

January, 2006 Anti Defamation League
Milly, Molly North America Ltd. is pleased to announce that three Milly, Molly books have been placed in their bibliography of recommended books by the US-based Anti Defamation League. More

Milly and Molly on Television
The last pieces of the production/development jigsaw fell into place just before Christmas, when Milly, Molly Group Holdings finalised agreements with the international consortium, which will put the television series together. More

November, 2005 The Education Ministry of China has recommended the multi lingual Milly, Molly Books as "perfect books for all Kindergartens and pre-schools in the People's Republic of China." Phillip Yang, Editor of Beijing Normal University Press responsible for Milly, Molly in China, expressed his delight in the announcement, and expects the Ministry's support to have far reaching effects for Milly, Molly in China.

October, 2005 At the recent Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2005, agreements were reached with publishers of Milly, Molly in the Italian, Spanish, French, Turkish, Arabic and German languages... More

August, 2005 Two unpretentious little girls are walking hand-in-hand into the hearts of millions of Chinese children. The girls–one fair, one dark–are the title characters... More

March, 2005 Character Education - a speech delivered to the Market Forum at the London Book Fair in March 2005 by John Pittar - Milly, Molly Group Managing Director. More

February, 2005 Book Review by Craig Reem, OC Family Magazine, February, 2005. More

October 1st, 2004 Milly Molly will be featured on television throughout the United States. Holiday Showcase is broadcast on over 300 stations across the US, and reaches over 34 million homes. The show will air the afternoon of November 19th and in the evening of November 26th.

October 1st, 2004 Milly, Molly has signed a Joint Venture agreement with Popular e-Learning Holdings Limited, to produce fully animated, multi-lingual... More

October 1st, 2004 The Friends of Milly, Molly Inc. form a strategic alliance with World Vision in New Zealand. The National Director for the Friends of Milly, Molly... More

September, 2004 Milly Molly Books Offer Children Insights On Diversity.
Chicago Union Teacher, September 2004. More

June 1st, 2004 Gill Pittar has now written seventy-eight Milly, Molly books. In what can only be described as a publishing phenomenon, the books... More

May 14, 2004 Adapting school books into Arabic offers kids both a message and 'edutainment'. Project uses 'fun stories that also teach values'... More