Award Winning Children’s eBook Publisher Releases New Book

Aug. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Award winning children’s publisher Ebooks4Kidz Ltd has just released their most technologically advanced ebook yet. “When I Don’t Want to Sleep” includes 24 full colour animated illustrations, auto turning pages, words that highlight in time to the audio, click on a word to hear it spoken and a comprehension/recall quiz.

The company who was recently announced as a winner in the 2009 Outstanding Product Awards issued by iParenting, part of the Disney Group, has just released their latest ebook for children.  “When I Don’t Want to Sleep” is written by the company’s founder Jeanette McLeod and is a must for children everywhere who think staying awake is more interesting than going to sleep. Discover ‘what you can do in your head … but only if you are asleep in your bed’.  Children and parents everywhere will love the amazing and creative adventures that can happen when you dream.

Jeanette McLeod said “The face of publishing is changing and ebooks for children are adding a whole new and exciting dimension to support children’s literacy skills.  When books can be brought to life using technology it adds a whole new perspective to reading and learning to read.  Children can navigate the books themselves and discover reading in a whole new way.  In all of our books they can listen as the story is automatically read to them and follow along with the audio as the words highlight, which models fluency. Or for those children who are becoming independent readers they can read the story and click on any unfamiliar words to hear them spoken. The animation brings the illustrations to life to captivate young readers.  To check that a child has understood and remembered the story there is a multiple choice quiz at the end of each book.  No special or expensive reading devices are needed, just download them directly to your personal computer or view them online.”

Jeanette went on to add, “As a parent myself I know that increasing children’s exposure to reading activities improves their vocabulary, increases word recognition, improves fluency and supports their listening skills. When I started Ebooks4Kidz Ltd I wanted to create a new way to encourage children to read more and have fun whilst doing it. We’ve had so much positive feedback from parents and teachers alike.”

You can view recent testimonials here http://www.wizz-e.com/testimonial.php

“When I Don’t Want to Sleep” and other children’s ebook titles are available on their website http://www.wizz-e.com, priced between $1.99 - $9.99. Come and meet Wizz E Wizard and explore how he is bringing the magic of books to life.

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About Ebooks4Kidz Ltd:
EBooks4Kidz Ltd is an award winning independent publisher of interactive multi-media picture books for children. The books are leading edge with auto-turning pages, text that highlights in time to the audio file, full colour animated illustrations, each word programmed so that emerging readers can click on any unfamiliar words to hear them spoken, and comprehension/recall quizzes at the end of each book. Books are available for download directly to the PC or can be viewed online at http://www.wizz-e.com