Ariane Smith is an award winning writer with over 20 years experience as a master storyteller and producer of live interactive children's events.  Her interactive storytelling shows have been heralded in print and on TV; and she personally has been cited as “one of New York's top children's entertainers.” Smith's Enchanted Thyme storytelling show and culinary workshop has become a staple at the FoodNetwork NYC Wine and Food Festival. 

Her award winning children's novel ENCHANTED THYME is the first
 
in a six book series and has received universal acclaim, even being called “one of the most sought after cookbooks for the holidays” by America Online. She is currently in production with a new 2D animated series for children based on her books.

As a playwright, her trilogy, THE VENUS CYCLE was commissioned by Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City where it gained favor in The New York Times, New York Newsday, The Daily News and Theatre Week.  It went on to win many grants including an endowment from the prestigious Harkness Foundation.

Ariane is currently at work on ENCHANTED THYME-Book Two, scheduled for a Spring 2011 release.
NEWS

The "Enchanted Thyme" property continues to grow.  Now in it's second printing, the award winning "Enchanted Thyme – Book One in the Delicious Adventure Series" continues to show a very positive sales rank on line and at bookstores across the U.S. and abroad.

 

With the added release of the Enchanted Thyme activity book "Enchanted Thyme" has officially turned into a fully Registered Brand.   We're proud to say that our ™ has now grown up to an ®.

 

The TV series is moving ahead fast and furiously.  After being seen at the most recent MIPCom, MIPTV, Kidscreen, Cinekid and Annecy we have distribution in place and are working with a top Licensing Agent for all of Asia.

 

Speakaboos.com, the digital publisher of celebrity-narrated children's storybook videos has partnered up with us to produce "Bed Thyme."  This whimsical collection of poems for the 3-5 age range is designed to encourage healthy attitudes toward food and promote positive social skills.   A delicious recipe accompanies each video.  The Speakaboos site is currently getting over 50,000 hits per week and the "Bed Thyme" album will be released on November 15th, 2010.

 

Enchanted Thyme is now about to reach an even wider, global audience with downloadable (52 X 1), episodes of mobile content programming for families.   In partnership with Tigerbells Animation, these original videos feature the Enchanted Thyme characters, are built around sponsor-driven content and will culminate in an original recipe.

 

Enchanted Thyme has teamed up with NYC's famed Tribecca Performing Arts Center for "Enchanted Thyme – The Musical."  This stage version has started rehearsals and is slated for a Sept 2011 New York City premiere.

 

Once again the Enchanted Thyme live event will appear at the 2010 Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival.  After two sold out years the amount of available tickets was doubled by the Food Network producers.  The event will feature the interactive storytelling of Ariane Smith and a culinary workshop in which kids aged 5-12 will prepare their own 4-course meal.

 
REVIEWS AND PRESS

"Enchanted Thyme is an extremely popular children's book, and
Mark (Simon)'s animated series is destined to become a classic,"
- Animation Magazine
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"Harry Potter meets food"
- The Lincoln County News
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"One of the most sought after cookbooks for the holidays"
- America Online
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"I highly recommend this modern-day fairy tale with a twist
(a twist of lemon perhaps?)  Enjoy!"

- 5 Minutes for Books -

"Smith goes beyond the age level of her readers to challenge them with new words and ideas"
- Hunterdon County Democrat -

"This is a very clear concept and, along the way, young readers get to learn 'big words' to expand their vocabulary."
- Bookviews.com
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"Enchanted Thyme has the right ingredients for an engaging, yummy reading. The chapters are short, great for bedtime reading, and at the end of each chapter is wonderful child approved recipes
that you can make at home"
- AlohaParent.com
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"The story is fun and the event-driven chapters offer opportunities to pause and ask 'what will happen next?'" The recipes are also an excellent way to bring the story to life and connect reading
with everyday life"
- The Reading Tub -

"In addition to a great story, the recipes look wonderful"
- 5 Minutes for Books -

     
Every night at bedtime, 10-year-old Belinda Phair and her younger brother Peter choose a story for their father, Chef Michael, to read them. One night they discover a new volume on their shelf, a book that neither remembers seeing before, a book that seems to have magically appeared. That night, as Peter and Belinda drift off to sleep, they're visited by three winged kitchen mice named Marjoram, Basil and Rosemary, who pop out of the book and whisk them back to the land of Enchanted Thyme. There they discover a mystical realm under the dark spell of the Fricassee Fairy.

The Fairy's powerful curse of eternal hunger has stricken Queen Topstead. Everyone is topsy-turvy trying to find a meal that will satisfy the Queen's longing and appetite. Peter and Belinda are chosen to help find the secret ingredient for a dish that will satisfy the royal appetite and restore order.

Will Belinda and Peter be able to break the Fricassee Fairy's curse? ... Well, fairy tales sometimes come true.

“Enchanted Thyme,” the animated action-comedy adventure based on award winning book series by American author and noted children's entertainer, Ariane Smith, ends with an original, kid-friendly recipe by New York Times top rated Chef Michael Wilson.

BelindaChef MichaelBasilQueen TopsteadFricassee FairyMarjoramRosemaryPeter