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The book itself is absolutely gorgeous. It comes in a protective box and is bound in buckram with a beautiful cover illustration. It's block printed and looks gorgeous. Inside, the paper is high quality, the print large and clear and the illustrations remind me of Arthur Rackham. And yet, it feels luxurious, not old-fashioned. And it smells wonderful!
Physical production aside, this book is out on Kindle and app. I can't speak for either as my greedy little mitts are in possession of the beautiful book. But I'm quite excited by the app. A great deal of thought has gone into it. The illustrations are animated. You can listen to a narration or read alone. And you can find out some background on the stories and the writing of them. Traditional publishers have been very slow with high quality linking of books and apps, but I see the attraction very clearly, especially with ''Tales for Great Grandchildren''. I see parents sharing bedtime stories with a lovely book that is such a luxury it feels like precious treasure. But when it's ''not'' bedtime, I see children enjoying the app by themselves. You can find the apps for iBook and iPad [httpshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tales-for-great-grandchildren/id493018725?mt=8 here] and [httpshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/tales-for-great-grandchildren/id499580775?mt=11 here]. And if you look at the video on the right-hand side of this page, you can see what it looks like. Good, huh?
Christmas is coming up and if you have a child for whom you'd like to buy something wonderful and traditional but that won't be dismissed as ''boring'' or ''too old-fashioned'', I can't think of a better choice than ''Tales for Great Grandchildren''.
