- the series has been optioned for television animation (scheduled for late 2009) - special sales markets: art, gift, children's - the first Octonauts book was named a Publisher's Weekly "indie surprise" in 2006, is in its 2nd printing, and has been licensed into Japanese - Meomi won the design competition for the mascots of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - Meomi's Peso Penguin t-shirt is sold thru Hot Topic -