Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes 2.0 best App of 2011!

Thank you Apple! Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes has been selected as one of the best Apps of 2011 and figures as the icon of the Book category!

Gorgeous Storybook App For iPad and iPhone, Mr. Wolf And The Ginger Cupcakes, goes LITE

BlueQuoll launches Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes LITE app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

BlueQuoll, a new children’s book App publisher based in Brisbane, Australia, has launched the LITE version of Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes, a charming children’s book App for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad for children ages 4 and up based on the traditional tale of the Little Red Riding Hood. It’ll be available on the App Store starting June 1, 2011. The LITE version is free to download and introduces the first ten pages of the full digital storybook.

Mr Wolf and the ginger Cupcakes captures the charm of a traditional children’s book thanks to its exquisite hand crafted illustrations and transports the readers in a whimsical world where all sorts of funky characters cohabit in harmony at the sound of dreamy jazz music.

Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes features 32 hand painted illustrations, created using watercolors and colored pencils, carefully digitized to make sure each page maintained a painterly feel on the screens of the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes is a universal App specifically coded to display flawlessly on any iDevice. It is multilingual in a very proactive way. It is possible to switch on the fly between seven different versions (English, Italian, French, Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Japanese and Spanish) and using it as a tool to familiarize with new languages. Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes has a simple to use, intuitive and fun interface that allows a quick and satisfying navigation, without getting in the way of the book experience.

“We strongly believe that no matter the technology used, the most important thing about creating engaging children’s books is the quality of the reading experience” says BlueQuoll co-founder Vincenzo Pignatelli. “We think that story reading goes a long a way in fostering that special relationship between parents and children and we didn’t want to dilute this important aspect of the experience in our apps. This is why the core of our App experience is an artistic and enchanting narration for parents and children to enjoy together over and over”.

Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes can be experienced in two modes:

Read to Me – plays like a movie, pages turn and text is read automatically by narrators. Ideal for younger readers and pre school children.

Read it Myself – read the story like a real book. You control the turning of the pages and the text is not read aloud. However you can tap the text to hear it, if you want.

App availability Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes LITE is a universal App available on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch beginning the 1st of June 2011 in the following languages: English, Italian, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, French and Spanish. Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes is the first in a planned series of new digital books for children ages 4 and up, based on traditional tales but with a new and exciting spin to them.

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Excellent review of Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes by KidsBookReview.com

Today Tania McCartney, reviewer and KidsBookReview founder has published an excellent review of Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes:

"A very clever twist to this infamous tale adds fun, humour and quirkyness to the Red Riding Hood tale. ...Gorgeous 1960s inspired music will make adults feel like they're on the set of a Peter Seller's film and strikingly whimsical illustrations by Lucia Masciullo are a ginger-cupcake-feast for the eyes"

A warm thank you Tania!

Read the full review on kids-bookreview.com

Great reviews showing up on the internet for Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes

Recently Mr. Wolf has been featured in a couple of websites specializing in storybook App reviews and they have said very nice things about Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes!

This digital book is adorable, with a humorous take on a familiar story that is nicely narrated with music and beautiful illustrations. The tale is not animated or interactive, but it makes up for this with lots of charm. It's even a great bedtime read. It features lots of easy to navigate settings and is also solidly made. The font is quirky, with a hand-drawn look that suits the pictures beautifully, but could be difficult for some younger readers. Otherwise, it is perfect, becoming our favorite digital 'red riding hood' story. Highly recommended. You can read the full review at www.digitalstorytime.com



Also Apps4Kids has featured Mr. Wolf in its home page with other five great children's book apps! Thank you! www.apps4kids.net

Mr. Wolf Developer Diary - Red Hood Character Design

In this new "behind the scenes" video we are showing a a series of preparatory sketches done by Lucia in the very early stages of the creation of Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes. In these drawings we show the evolution of the concept for the character of the little Red Riding Hood.

Mr. Wolf is our upcoming children's book App for iPad and iPhone e revised story based on the immortal classic "little red riding Hood" but way better :)

Lucia is applying the watercolors and then is finishing the paint off with a touch of colored pencil. Enjoy!

MrWolf Developer Diary Chinese voiceover

In this new "behind the scenes" video we are showing a few glimpses of Lila doing the Chinese voiceover for our "Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes". She was great and we hope to work with her again in the future!

This is our upcoming children's book App for iPad and iPhone e revised story based on the immortal classic "little red riding Hood" but way better :)

Lucia is applying the watercolors and then is finishing the paint off with a touch of colored pencil. Enljoy

Mr Wolf Developer Diary - Preparatory Sketches part 1

In this new "behind the scenes" video we present a few preparatory sketches for the App Mr Wolf and the Gnger Cupcakes to be released this month on the App Store for iPad and iPhone. It's just a brief selection of sketches and there will be more to come.
Mr wolf is based on the traditional tale Little red riding hood but with new narrative elements.

Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes - Introducing Mr Wolf

This is a short teaser trailer for our upcoming Children's Book App for iPad and iPhone. In this video you'll have a glimpse of the devious protagonist of our story, Mr Wolf and his hundred faces. Enjoy

MrWolf Developer Diary - Italian Voice Over

In this short video we show a few clips taken during the recording of the Italian voice over for our upcoming App for iPhone and iPad, Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes. Giulia is brilliant and fun to work with. I hope you enjoy :)