The philosophical animal stories by famous Dutch author Toon Tellegen are brought to life in the app ‘A Distant Journey’. Now even the youngest can enjoy the story of the elephant, the squirrel and a mysterious tree. This interactive story is perfect for parents and teachers who want to spend some quality time with their children or want to hand them something interesting and thoughtful to do on their own.
With hand drawn illustrations by artist Gwen Stok, a compelling and heartfelt soundtrack by Half Way Station, lively animations and various interactions, this heartwarming story will keep children coming back again and again. Reading the story themselves or listen as the story is being told.
"With fluid swipe movements you will navigate through this narrated and wonderful story (you can also choose to read it yourself). The beautiful illustrations and mysterious music make this one very original app...The app tickles the fantasy and offers a unique way to experience one of the many animal fables by Toon Tellegen."
"The app offers a very fun alternative to the static picture book and with an even more attractive price... Because of the beautiful imagery, kids will want to experience the story again and again, just like a real picture book!"
Gouden Guppy Winner
Peoples Lovie Winner
Bronzen Award Winner (Family & Kids Category)
Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award
(Special mention)
App of the month
Cinekid AppLab Award (Nominated)
Let children discover this literary work in a playful manner by letting them do small tasks that help them through the story. The option for (digital) narration in support of the on screen text makes the app suitable for even the youngest children. The app can be played on both iOS and Android smart phones and tablets and contains no advertisements or in-app purchases!
At YipYip Kids we develop child friendly apps and games. Often with an educational purpose but sometimes just with fun and play as the main goal. We work hard to make inspiring apps for both child and parent that tickle the imagination and give reason to talk about it afterwards. And most importantly: we create a safe, digital environment where children will not be bothered by advertisements or content locked behind in-app purchases!
Illustrator
It’s a huge compliment that Toon Tellegen approves of the illustrations I made for this story, especially because it all started out of a big admiration for his work.
Art director
We tried to get the app as close as possible to the warm and friendly feel of something crafted on paper by hand.
Music
From a playful mindset we tried various acoustic and digital instruments to create a multi layered atmosphere for this story. Somehow it is very light but somewhat dark at the same time.
Written by
Toon Tellegen
Illustrations
Gwen Stok
Music
Half Way Station
Narrated by
John Cavanagh
Translated by
David Colmer
Production
Gwen Stok & Tim Pelgrim
Directed by
Paul Bierhaus
Adjunct Publisher
Wendy Wilbers
Online sales & marketing
Dorien Morselt & Thea Otte
Advice
Suzanne Meeuwissen
Marketing, event organisation & advice
Theo Seesing
Marketing & communications
Zita Bebenroth
Technique
Tim Pelgrim, Robin Kruijt & Evert Verboven
Animation & Sound-design
Paul Bierhaus
Graphic design
Tim Nooteboom & Robin Heij
Interns
Marilyn Wijnands
Special thanks
Emile op de Coul
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Please contact Zita Bebenroth for more information.