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Portfolio Category: FICTION

  • The Flower Book by Eden Coybee & Nellie Benson

    The Flower Book by Eden Coybee & Nellie Benson

    The Flower Book by Eden Coybee & Nellie Benson

    Children’s Classic Fiction, Nutshell Interactive, April 2014, ISBN-13 978-0-9796025-3-5  Interactive ebook for the iPad, All Ages, Suitable For Quiet Time.

    Every New Year, at the stroke of midnight, the fairies come down on a moonbeam to wake the little flowers from their winter slumber. Rusialka, the queen of the fairies and elves, greets the flowers who raise their banners for one special night before returning to sleep until the spring. Includes interactive features to explore, such as page-by-page narration,  a touchable gallery of Nellie Benson’s classic illustrations, and a floriography glossary of the flower meanings.

    This touch book for the iPad features restored graphics, interactive touch features, and narration. Available through iTunes for the iPad. Click the buy link for The Flower Book iTunes page or more info, visit http://www.nutshellia.com/a-flower-book-interactive/

  • Squirrel Nutkin Interactive by Beatrix Potter

    Squirrel Nutkin Interactive by Beatrix Potter

    Squirrel Nutkin Interactive by Beatrix Potter

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    Children’s Classic Fiction, Nutshell Interactive, April 2014, ISBN: 978-0-9796025-4-2 Interactive eBook and Audiobook for the iPad, All Ages, Suitable for quiet time

    While all of the other little squirrels work away gathering nuts on the land of the Old Mr Brown, a precocious squirrel named Nutkin goofs about, aggravating and testing the patience of a wise old owl named Mr Brown. Until one day Old Mr Brown snaps and teaches the impetuous Squirrel Nutkin a lesson he’ll never forget! Interactive features to explore, such as page-by-page narration and a gallery of riddles from Squirrel Nutkin.

     

    For more info, click the “Buy Now” link to visit the iTunes page or visit http://www.nutshellia.com/the-tale-of-squirrel-nutkin-interactive/

  • The Fairy Tale by Johann Wolfgang Goethe

    The Fairy Tale by Johann Wolfgang Goethe

    The Fairy Tale by Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Interactive)

    Classic Fiction, Nutshell Interactive, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, April 2013, Interactive eBook and Audiobook with original score.

    In a mythic domain where the rules of life and death are unknown to us, passengers must be carried across a great river between two lands, while dream-like sequences play out in concert to ultimately connect the prophetic expectations of its strange inhabitants.

    “If one deals with the poetic side of Alchemy, as we may call it, with an open mind, it leads to very pleasant reflections; indeed, we arrive at a parable springing from universal conceptions and built upon the proper foundations of natural phenomena.” Goethe

    For the first time, Goethe’s visional allegory of transformation is broken down into 16 bite-size sections with comprehensive overviews.

    Other features include:

    Audio: full narration and an original score, with page-by-page audio controls
    Overviews: double-click on the illustrations in each of the 16 sections for comprehensive pop-up summaries
    Illustrations: 18 original illustrations to brighten up your journey
    Glossary terms: brief pop-up definitions with one-click further access to detailed definitions
    Notes: background information and related facts.

    To visit the product page, click the “Buy Now” link. Or, for more info, visit http://www.nutshellia.com/the-fairy-tale-interactive/

  • Our Picnic Surprise by C. JoVann Williams

    Our Picnic Surprise by C. JoVann Williams

    Children’s Fiction, Golden Paw Publishing

    If your child enjoys stories by authors like Maurice Sendak, Jon Klassen, Dr. Seuss, and P. D. Eastman then you will love this beautiful story written by C.J. Williams.

    Chef ReCee Jay and Carb are ready to set off on a picnic with a basket full of sugary treats. Before they set off on their joyous adventure, Veggie hops in with a song, and changes their whole day! It’s a picnic surprise for Chef ReCee Jay and Carb and you’ll be surprised at what Veggie can do too! Parents and kids will fall in love with this fun rhyming picture book. Suitable for all ages!

  • 30 Subtle Characters by Lesley Ann Fogle

    30 Subtle Characters by Lesley Ann Fogle

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    30 Subtle Characters by Lesley Ann Fogle

    Two minutes of dialogue bits from last year’s audiobooks, showing a small sampling of male and female voices, comedy, aggression, and accents.

     

    I pulled these excerpts from audiobooks for which I used subtler character voices than I would use for animation, cartoons, or kid’s books. They have to be subtler because a narrator’s job is to keep the listener in the story. You can switch an inflection and pitch to easily let the listener easily follow along that the character has changed. I think people are used to reading using their inner voice. And it feels distracting and self-indulgent when a narrator goes over the top on voices when I’d rather stick to the story and move forward like I’ve done with every book I’ve ever read since I first learned to read and use my imagination. That’s my take and a bit about where I’m coming from style-wise. Whatever the case, very dramatic audiobook interpretations are up to the author/publisher and are usually titled as Audio Drama instead of Audiobook. Dramatic and even cartoonish characterizations are, to me, a lot easier to pull off than subtle characterizations. The same applies to accents. It’s far easier to lock in on cartoonish stereotypes. Most of us know people who can voice a Canadian “aboot” or an Irish leprechaun voice or pull out some British pip pip poppycock or any American stereotype, be it stoner, Californian, John Waynian, or Kardashian. Somewhere, many don’t want to hear cartoony or sterotypey voices…let alone for ten hours.