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From: MaryAnn Scheuer <greatkidbooks_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:33:27 -0800
I'm loving this discussion of scary books!
Book apps continue to fascinate me with the way they integrate narration, sound effects, animation and interactive features to enhance a reader's experience of a story. While book apps for young kids are proliferating, ones that hook tween & teen readers are not as common.
*Midnight Feast <http://www.slaphappylarry.com/midnight-feast/>* by Lynley Stace <http://www.slaphappylarry.com/about/> is a creepy tale set in a slightly futuristic, dreamlike world. Stace captures a young teen's mingling of fantasy and reality. The artwork, narration and effects create a definitely spooky mood. Here's my longer review: http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/midnight-feast-eerily-creepy-book-app.html
My favorite bit: you can turn on & off the "scary sauce", adjusting just how creepy you want the effects to be.
Well worth its starred Kirkus review. A great example to check out if you're wondering what book apps are like.
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Received on Thu 07 Nov 2013 04:33:47 PM CST
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:33:27 -0800
I'm loving this discussion of scary books!
Book apps continue to fascinate me with the way they integrate narration, sound effects, animation and interactive features to enhance a reader's experience of a story. While book apps for young kids are proliferating, ones that hook tween & teen readers are not as common.
*Midnight Feast <http://www.slaphappylarry.com/midnight-feast/>* by Lynley Stace <http://www.slaphappylarry.com/about/> is a creepy tale set in a slightly futuristic, dreamlike world. Stace captures a young teen's mingling of fantasy and reality. The artwork, narration and effects create a definitely spooky mood. Here's my longer review: http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/midnight-feast-eerily-creepy-book-app.html
My favorite bit: you can turn on & off the "scary sauce", adjusting just how creepy you want the effects to be.
Well worth its starred Kirkus review. A great example to check out if you're wondering what book apps are like.
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-- Mary Ann Scheuer Librarian, Emerson School Berkeley Unified School District chair of the 2013 Cybils Book App Committee member of the AASL Best Apps Committee *what I'm reading now:*Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi check out my blog to find new books to read with your kids! *Great Kid Books <http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com>* http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com -- Mary Ann *what I'm reading now:*Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi check out my blog to find new books to read with your kids! *Great Kid Books <http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com>* http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com --- You are currently subscribed to ccbc-net as: ccbc-archive_at_post.education.wisc.edu. To post to the list, send message to: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu To receive messages in digest format, send a message to... ccbc-net-request_at_lists.wisc.edu ...and include only this command in the body of the message: set ccbc-net digest CCBC-Net Archives The CCBC-Net archives are available to all CCBC-Net listserv members. The archives are organized by month and year. A list of discussion topics (including month/year) is available at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/archives.asp To access the archives, go to: http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ccbc-net and enter the following: username: ccbc-net password: Look4Posts
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