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‘Five Little Pumpkins’ Wins Home Publishing Innovation Award in eBook Children’s Category

Five Little Pumpkins as interactive eBook

Santa Barbara, CA and Offenbach (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

zuuka, via its publishing label iStoryTime, and HarperCollins Children’s Books are proud to announce that Five Little Pumpkins is the winner of the Publishing Innovation Award in the Children’s category.

“It is a real honor to have the industry acknowledge both the creative work and long hours that went into producing Five Little Pumpkins, the first-ever interactive children’s ebook on the iBookstore,” said Graham Farrar, Founder of zuuka. “We strive to provide parents and their children quality titles that immerse the reader into the story, leveraging the platforms we work on, and get them excited about reading.”

The Five Little Pumpkins storybook for the iPad, iPhone and iPod® touch was developed by zuuka’s in-house studio. The ebook features ghostly animations and spooky sounds for a hands-on reading experience and is available on the iBookstore.

Released in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books, Five Little Pumpkins brings Dan Yaccarino’s illustrations to life in this perennial rhyming favorite of parents, teachers and kids alike, a full soundtrack and animations that activate when touched are featured throughout the book for the ultimate storytime adventure.

Toddlers and young readers are sure to enjoy the rhythmic story and vibrant and bold illustrations from Dan Yaccarino as he brings these pumpkins to life with personality and style. The book features read-to-me audio, animations and sound effects throughout.

Pricing and Availability:

Five Little Pumpkins is $ 5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide via iBooks in the Books category.

ABOUT ZUUKA

zuuka publishes iTalk and iStoryTime – an interactive storytelling experience delivered to the convenience of your mobile device – which features a series of illustrated and narrated books created by parents for kids. iStoryTime books have been highlighted in the New York Times, LA Times, CBS Early Show, theiPhoneMom.com, CNET and are decorated with Publisher’s Innovation Award, PTPA Media’s Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval, the Children’s Technology Review’s Editor’s Choice Award and Reader’s Choice for Best Apps for Kids. With over 100 titles to choose from including favorites such as Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Peter Pan and Binky the Pink Elephant, iStoryTime books are an excellent tool for both educating and entertaining children ages two years and up. These storybooks can be enjoyed in several different modes ranging from automatic to manual, depending upon the development and preferences of the user. For additional information, visit http://www.iStoryTime.com.

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS

HarperCollins Children’s Books is one of the leading publishers of children’s books. Respected worldwide for its tradition of publishing quality, award-winning books for young readers, HarperCollins is home to many timeless treasures – Charlotte’s Web, The Chronicles of Narnia, Goodnight Moon, Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Ramona series, Where the Wild Things Are; and popular new classics – The Graveyard Book, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Warriors, and Fancy Nancy. Consistently at the forefront of digital innovation, HarperCollins Children’s Books delights young readers through engaging storytelling in all formats, including ebooks and apps. HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, one of the leading English-language publishers in the world and a subsidiary of News Corporation. Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and India. You can visit HarperCollins Children’s Books at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com and HarperCollins Publishers at http://www.harpercollins.com.

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Children’s Book Writer from Skokie, Illinois Wins Acer Eight-Hour Video Contest

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 17, 2009

Tim Ackermans, an aspiring children’s book writer and part-time actor from Skokie, Ill., has been named winner of the 2009 Acer Eight-Hour Video Contest. Ackermans two-minute video, which received more than 22,000 views on the Acer website, is titled “Acer 8 Saves the World” to creatively show its eight-plus hours of battery life.

“When I found out I won, I began pumping my fists in the air like athletes do when they win a big game,” said Ackermans, who currently works as an office manager for his family’s accounting business. “I must have done it for several minutes and looked like I was impersonating a locomotive. Winning is fun.”

Ackermans will take home a valuable prize package from Acer including a trip for two to Las Vegas to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in January, three nights at a top Las Vegas luxury resort hotel, a Lucian Piccard designer wristwatch, $ 1,000 in cash and an Acer Aspire Timeline laptop computer.

How did Ackermans enter? “I found the contest while browsing the internet and thought it would be fun,” he said. “Acer is a quality brand, and I had nothing to lose, so I did it, and it really turned out to be a fun video to make.”

Ackermans winning entry, along with many other videos, will be included in a second phase of the Acer Eight-Hour Contest in categories including Most Viewed on You Tube; Most Promoted; Most Viewer Comments; and Most Favorites. Each category winner will receive prizes including Acer Aspire Timeline laptops, X-Box 360, Xbox Games and 120Gig ZuneMP3 Players, along with additional cash awards. Judging for the second phase of the competition will be done by the world — the internet audience — with the deadline of April 10, 2010.

To view the many creative and entertaining video entries from the Aspire One Video Contest, please visit: acer8hourcontest.com.

Acer’s Aspire Timeline Notebook, a slim (less than one inch thick), cool (an actual five degrees cooler than most notebooks available) and most liberating (with its eight-plus hours of battery life) style.

About Acer

Since its founding in 1976, Acer has pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Globally, Acer ranks top 3 for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer’s continued growth, while the successful acquisitions of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company’s global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S. and enhancing its strong position in Europe. Acer is proud to be a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Movement in staging the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter and London 2012 Olympic Games. The Acer Group employs more than 6,000 people worldwide. 2008 revenues reached US$ 16.65 billion. See http://www.acer-group.com for more information.

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