Bella Rockafella

08/21/2012

Perfect for today's generation.

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02/01/2012

Fun with voice-overs for Maurice Sendak's classic.

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09/27/2011

This is a fair analysis of the current debate regarding exposing children to digital media. For these reasons, our interactive storybooks target early and reluctant readers (5 - 7 year olds), and emphasize reading versus pure game-play.

Jenny Gill was in New York’s Cornell Weill hospital earlier this year for the birth of her son, Jack, when a photographer stopped by to take snapshots of the mother and newborn. The practice is common in hospitals, but what the photographer did next surprised Gill.

09/16/2011

More doodles of Emily May.

09/14/2011

Morning thumbnail exercises. Time limit is 15 secs per pose, one after another. Thumbnails help you find the character, and you can see in these images where Emily starts to move (i.e. come alive).

08/29/2011

Work-in-progress for our iPad storybook, "The Runaway Baby Carriage" set in San Francisco.

08/04/2011

Yay! Real stories and art on cereal boxes. Lucky Brits...

Excerpts from Roald Dahl books will appear on tens of millions of cereal boxes over the next few weeks as part of an ambitious attempt to encourage more children to read.

06/23/2011

Very exciting news in the digital world of publishing... Watch the video. It looks as if it will contain more interactive animation than the standard ebook of today.

Pottermore, a mysterious new site by J.K. Rowling, is an online hub for everything Harry Potter-related.

03/25/2011

5 MORE GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Puppies still have bad breath, even after eating a tic-tac.
8) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
9) School lunches stick to the wall.
10) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

03/25/2011

5 GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second
kid.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.

02/25/2011

Disney's new social network for kids aged 0 - 10 years old, mimics Facebook but in an age-appropriate and parent-monitored environment. What do you think?

Disney has just acquired Togetherville, a social network for kids 10 years of age or younger, we've confirmed with the company. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed at the moment. Togetherville, which exited beta last year, mimics the experience of adult social networking sites, i.e.

02/19/2011

Kinda states the obvious but nice to see this area getting some press.

Sabi Games, a startup building imaginative learning software for kids, is transitioning from desktop to mobile after facing near death by retail.