The animated series starring Disney’s first little girl princess, Sofia the First, a cable TV series popular among Kids 2-5, Girls 2-5 and Boys 2-5, has been ordered for a second season on Disney Junior, the daily programming block for preschoolers and parents on Disney Channel, as well as the burgeoning round-the-clock channel, Disney Junior.

Sofia the First shows young viewers what makes a real princess– the inner character of kindness, generosity, loyalty, honesty and grace. Viewers follow Princess Sofia, an ordinary little girl, as she learns how to adjust to royal life after her mom marries the king.

Extensions of the hit series include the illustrated storybook Sofia the First from Disney Press, and a TV movie Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess which has been released on DVD by The Walt Disney Studios. The Sofia the First: Story Theater app has held the top spot in the iPad and iPhone Books category five of the seven weeks it has been in the marketplace, and the Sofia the First soundtrack from Walt Disney Records is first on iTunes Top 10 Children’s Albums chart and second on the Billboard’s Kid Albums chart.

The TV series airs daily during the Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel and on the 24-hour Disney Junior channel. The series stars the voices of Ariel Winter as Sofia, the young princess in training; Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda, Sofia’s loyal and caring mother; Wayne Brady as Clover, Sofia’s wise-talking rabbit sidekick, and Tim Gunn as Baileywick, the castle’s royal steward. Craig Gerber developed the series and serves as executive producer and story editor. Jamie Mitchell is executive producer and director. John Kavanaugh serves as songwriter/music director and Kevin Kliesch is the composer. Sofia the First is a production of Disney Television Animation.