“The Surprise” by Sylvia van Ommen published by Winged Chariot Press tells us all the story of a Sheep that makes a gift for a friend on your iPhone. “The Surprise” can now be downloaded by Parents and children can simply follow the instructions through the touch-sensitive screens. Neal Hoskins of Winged Chariot Press told that many parents already share their phones and laptops at home as digital entertainment devices with their kids. Now, it also serves as an opportunity to use and relish them together. Further, he added that that “The Surprise” is the first in the list of many creations based on this platform offering fabulous & wonderfully created images as well as storytelling and fun animation. The publisher described the backlit screens as an aid to read stories for children at bedtime.

A children’s literature expert and illustrator namely Martin Salisbury exclaimed that he was taken by surprise by the ease and elegance of the translation of digital format overcoming the fear of screen and attachment to the browsing of the printed format while using this application. Martin also added that the Finger dragging operation enables the narrative to adapt to the user’s pace with no real technicalities or gimmicks because of the deployment of a simple technology.

Project Manager of the National Literacy Trust, Rebecca Green, embraces innovative and intelligent utilisation of technology describing that picture book App for mobile phones as offering exciting and interesting medium for busy parents to spend time together with their kids by reading out stories to them. She also added that sharing books paves a way for developing a passion for reading in the children’s mind from an early age and that it is one of the efficient ways to make sure they succeed in future when they get into primary education level.

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