Christmas Week Thoughts

My poetry workshop group has been posting some amazing follow up conversation via email and my head is spinning to keep up with all the inspired thought being posted by these amazing writers about their creative process.

Yesterday I received an email from a fellow illustrator regarding free software for building an APP on an iPad. Once can create an interactive story with it. The thing is, if you build one and you want to sell it, you will be charged $499 to have them publish it for you.
Maybe this is reasonable? I don't have the answer.

For information about this software you can find it here. It is called Demi Books. You need an iPad to use it plus the ability to create pdf files.

I find this very exciting. Of course I am also aware of a lot of controversy among librarians and supporters of children's literature regarding Kids and APPS. Some people are passionately against kids spending time with iPads.
But I have seen how my grandson takes to both books and the iPad and how delighted he can be with both.
His parents are amazing in how they oversee his activities day to day. Not too much TV or computer. Just quality time in all areas of play and day to day.

For a three to six year old I recommend Nosy Crow's APP Cinderella and also their interactive APP Three Little Pigs. If you have an iPad and if you have little ones in your life I recommend them. No. I am not trying to sell anything. I am simply interested in these wonderful new creations. I have no authority as any kind of expert. I just LOVE what Nosy Crow is doing. And I love my iPad.