Disney Junior’s Sofia the First, a fairytale about a little girl who becomes a princess, is launching a digital EP album from Walt Disney Records on November 13 on iTunes and other digital retailers, and premiering an animated television movie event, Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess, on November 18 on Disney Channel and on November 22 on Disney Junior in the U.S. A Sofia the First series premieres in early 2013.

The franchise recently launched an illustrated storybook from Disney Publishing on October 30, as well as a DisneyJunior.com/Sofia online experience on November 2. The experience on DisneyJunior.com/Sofia features a downloadable premiere party kit for Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess including invitations, recipe ideas and activity booklets.

The illustrated storybook Sofia the First, which introduces readers to the world of Sofia, was written by Catherine Hapka with illustrations by Grace Lee. It will be available from Disney Press, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide, as a Book and eBook at retailers nationwide.

Created for kids age 2-7 and their parents/caregivers, and starring the voices of Ariel Winter, Sara Ramirez, Wayne Brady and Tim Gunn, Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess introduces Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly transforms when her mother marries the king of Enchancia and she becomes a princess.