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Where Do Ideas Run Off To, and How Can We Keep Them from Getting Lost?

Where Do Ideas Run Off To, and How Can We Keep Them from Getting Lost?

“What are you doing?” the Wise Owl asked the Little Book Bird after she had been bustling around a large bush for some time. “I’m looking for an idea!” the Little Book Bird replied busily. “Hmm… What idea? And why are you looking for it… in a bush?” the Wise Owl asked, surprised. “It… from… me!” came the Little Book Bird’s voice from deep inside the bush. “I did not quite catch that,” said the Wise Owl. “Oof!” The Little Book Bird finally climbed out of the bush and sat down beside the Wise Owl. “It ran away from me after all! Or hid so

“The Book About Birds, Part 1” Is the First Journey, Not Just a Book About Birds

“The Book About Birds, Part 1” Is the First Journey, Not Just a Book About Birds

“Author, Author! I have an important question!” the Little Book Bird chattered, landing on the table. “What is The Book About Birds, Part 1 really about? Is it just a book about birds? Or is it a book about me and the Wise Owl? I can’t quite work it out… Sometimes I hear it called just a book about birds. But we are in it. We travel through it, and… so much happens there. So many meetings… So many curious things… And…” the Little Book Bird went on, still chattering, with a little indignation in her voice. “That really is an important question!” the Author

Children’s books with stories, activities, and story-based online games: a new format for reading, creativity, and play

Children’s books with stories, activities, and story-based online games: a new format for reading, creativity, and play

Today, it is easy to find a separate book for a child, a separate coloring book, a separate activity workbook, and a separate online game. All of these things are available, bright, and appealing. But very often, they exist separately from one another: there is no shared story between them. A child moves from one activity to another without staying inside one connected experience. At LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl, we chose a different path: not to create just another children’s book with a few activities and a link to games added to it, not to gather random children’s activities into one place, but to create one book world,

What Are LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl Books

What Are LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl Books

“Hello, Author! What are you doing?” asked the Little Book Bird, flying into the room. “Hello, Little Book Bird! What am I doing? I’m thinking about what LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl books are. What do they give a child beyond reading? How are they different from other books? For example, the first book, the first journey you take with the Wise Owl – The Book About Birds, Part 1. What makes it special?” “I know what makes it special,” the Little Book Bird cried happily. “A 9-year-old boy invented me, the Wise Owl, and our journey (How We Came to Be: The Story of the Little Book Bird

Online Puzzle Games for Kids: How They Build Patience and Focus

Online Puzzle Games for Kids: How They Build Patience and Focus

“Do you remember when we talked about online puzzle games for kids? About how puzzles aren’t about speed. They seemed boring to you… and maybe even a little disobedient. Tell me, have you tried putting puzzles together again? Did you change your mind?” the Wise Owl asked the Little Book Bird. “Yes, I played the puzzles. And you know what? I started to like them – now they listen to me,” laughed the Little Book Bird. “I put together the puzzle with the map from our first adventure, and it turned out wonderful. The map is so beautiful, and it brings back so many memories!

What LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl Is, What It Includes, and Why It Exists

What LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl Is, What It Includes, and Why It Exists

“Author, we’ve flown to visit you!” chattered the Little Book Bird as she and the Wise Owl flew into the room and landed on the table. “Could you talk about our world – what it includes and why it exists?” “Of course I can,” the Author replied. “Have you decided to tell our readers more about yourselves?” “Yes,” said the Wise Owl. “It was the Little Book Bird’s idea. And I think it’s a very good one! We have already told our readers how we came to be.” “That was a good idea,” the Author smiled. “Now readers of our books will be able to

How We Came to Be: The Story of the Little Book Bird and the Wise Owl

How We Came to Be: The Story of the Little Book Bird and the Wise Owl

“Let’s tell our readers about us,” the Little Book Bird asked the Wise Owl. They were sitting in a clearing in their forest, each doing what they loved most: as always, the Wise Owl was reading a book, and the Little Book Bird was exploring berries she had never seen before. “I’m sure our readers would like to know how it all began, where we came from,” the Book Bird continued. “I think so too,” replied the Wise Owl. “And what would you tell them?” “Oh, I would tell them about the boy, about his imagination, about how he painted us, about how he invented

Online Puzzle Games for Kids: Why Speed Isn’t the Point

Online Puzzle Games for Kids: Why Speed Isn’t the Point

“Oh! I just can’t finish putting together the map of our first journey! It’s so exciting to look back at where we’ve been, to remember who we met… And I still can’t complete the puzzle! There are just a few pieces left, and they simply refuse to fit into their places. I move them around and around, but nothing works. Why? And honestly, puzzles feel a bit boring to me – you sit there, stare at the pieces, move them around, and they just won’t listen. When will I finally be able to see our map?” – burst out the Little Book Bird in a

LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl – A World of Many Stories

LittleBookBirdAndWiseOwl – A World of Many Stories

“Do you know what it says on the very first page of our website?” the Little Book Bird asked the Wise Owl when they met the next morning. “No, I haven’t had the chance to look through it properly yet,” the Wise Owl replied, adjusting his glasses. “But if you already know, please tell me what it says.” “It says: ‘children’s activity books with stories and story-based online games’,” the Little Book Bird burst out. “And do you know what that really means?” “I think I do,” the Wise Owl answered cheerfully. “It means books about our journeys, where children don’t just read the stories

Hooray! We have a website!

Hooray! We have a website!

That was the very cry with which the Little Book Bird flew to the Wise Owl’s favourite tree, where he loved to sit quietly and read his books. “We have a website now! The Author finally made it!” chirped the Little Book Bird once again. “Now we have our own home. We will live here, travel, and…” “That is wonderful news!” replied the Wise Owl, gently putting aside the book he had been reading. “Tell me, please, what is it like?” “It’s… about us. About our journeys. Just like when we travelled in The Book About Birds, remember? We met so many interesting friends back