21st century story-telling turns reader into protagonist
Offering children the chance to engage with a story on an unprecedented level, a new interactive story app allows kids to star in their own adventure. Before the story begins, children personalise their character by adding their own photos and typing their name (the app currently features narrations for around 2,000 of the UK's most popular boys’ and girls’ names).
They then become the star of the story with a personalised narration. No two stories are ever the same, as children can add new photos of themselves and start again.
Narrated by Ray Brooks (the beloved voice of classic '70s show, Mr Benn) The Haunting of Bagger Bones follows the story of mischievous skeleton, Bagger Bones, who loves to haunt children. However, in a classic twisting of the tale, children get to become the hero - outwitting old Bagger Bones and scaring him away.
Commenting on The Haunting of Bagger Bones, Ray Brooks said: “Mr Benn was innovative in its day and to be involved in a new approach to storytelling 45 years on is wonderful. Mr Benn had a simple 1970s charm about it - but the technology behind The Haunting of Bagger Bones reinvents storytelling; being able to share the story directly to a child, using their own name and face, is very special indeed.”
The app is revolutionising the way children can engage with books and will be rolling out Christmas and other-themed versions in the future.
The Haunting of Bagger Bones is available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad for £2.99.
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