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Me Books – A New Approach to Digital Picture Books

Me Books, by Made In Me

Me Books, by Made In Me

A while back, GeekDad Dan Donahoo wrote about a new desktop learning adventure for called The Land Of Me, which weaves a kids learning experience into an illustrated storybook, complete with games, activities, sound effects and narration. It has been very well received since its launch, and has even caught the eye of publishers Penguin (specifically the Ladybird brand), who signed a deal with developers Made In Me earlier this year to get The Land Of Me launched globally.

Another aspect of that deal has just come to fruition as well, Me Books, a different picture book reader for iOS devices. For their part, Ladybird have provided access to some of their classic range of picture books from the 1950s onwards and Made In Me have taken these tried and trusted stories, scanned them, cleaned them up – not too much, so they still have a bit of a worn look – and placed them into the Me Books app, available now from the iTunes App Storeicon for 99c/69p. The app comes with one story included, The Zoo (from 1960), and 13 others are available as in-app purchases for $2.99/£1.99 each.
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