Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton vs A Distant Journey

Hat Monkey is a small monkey with a hat who needs our help around the house. Young children will find the objectives satisfying as they help Monkey do everyday things they cannot yet do themselves, like turning off lights, opening the door for him, turning the pages of his bedtime book or sending text messages. They can also speak with him on the phone, and play music or simple games like hide and seek. The beautiful simplified graphics and interactions allow even the youngest children to identify what Monkey wants, to empathise with him, and learn how they can help him. Chris Haughton’s award-winning books ‘A Bit Lost’, ‘Oh No, George!’ and ‘SHH!, we have a plan’ have been translated into over 20 languages around the world. Instead of adapting his books, Hat Monkey was conceived and designed from the start as a stand alone app with engaging interaction at its core. Please also check out our other great Apps for kids: „PETTING ZOO“ - is a fantastic storybook app for the iPad and iPhone. It features beautiful, fun, interactive animations of over 20 animals, and it’s bound to be a big favorite for kids and animal lovers of all ages. „NIGHTY NIGHT“ - is the perfect App for a daily go-to-sleep ritual with lovely animals, sweet music and great narration. „LITTLE FOX MUSIC BOX“ – is a sing-along songbook with more than 100 interactive elements in 3 songs and the little fox music studio where you can record your own songs. If you experience any trouble with the App or have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us any time: contact@foxandsheep.com. We´d love to help you out. Please also mention your device version and your iOS version. Please also visit our website www.foxandsheep.com for more information and support. About Fox & Sheep: We are a Studio in Berlin and develop high quality apps for kids at the age of 2-8 years. We are parents ourselves and work passionately and with a lot of commitment on our products. We work with the best illustrators and animators around the world to create and present the best apps possible – to enrich the lives of our and your kids.

'A Distant Journey' was awarded Best Kids App more than once: - Golden Guppy 2017 (Cinekid / Mediawijzer) - European Lovie Award 2017 (People's Choice and Bronze) - Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award 2017 A philosophical story for all ages! In ‘A Distant Journey’ we learn about Elephant, who tries to run from his deepest wishes. We also meet his friend Squirrel, who is deeply concerned about him. And then there’s this weird tree, hidden in the faraway desert… With hand drawn illustrations, lively animations and a beautiful soundtrack an engaging graphical story emerges, based on the original text by Dutch author Toon Tellegen. WHAT MAKES A DISTANT JOURNEY SPECIAL? * A unique interactive picture book experience * Richly illustrated in warm tones * Suitable for all ages (best for 6 years and up) * The emphasis is on reading, so no distractions! * You can read at your own speed… * …or listen to the voice-over * Including an original soundtrack SPECIFICATIONS * Read by yourself or listen to the storyteller * Execute simple commands to move to the next scene * Cheerful animations lead you through the story * Read at your own pace: no stress or hurry! * Pause button * Beautiful, literary language * No advertising or commercial contribution from third parties * No in-app purchases * Suitable for iPhone and iPad REVIEWS "What a beautiful app is ‘A Distant Journey’, also fun for parents!" - Bookstart "The beautiful illustrations and mysterious music make this app very original. {...} The app stimulates the fantasy and offers a unique way to experience one of the many animal stories of Toon Tellegen." - Cinekid AppLab "Characters that can be different and go without judging each other, in the animal world of Toon Tellegen it's all possible: beautiful drawings, matching music and not too complicated assignments invite children to come along." - Lotje & Co "It is a beautiful way to be involved with a story. The rule that you always turn the pages of a book from left to right does not apply at all and that gives a surprising effect." - Miss Jannie THE CREATIVE TEAM "I love it!" - Toon Tellegen, author "It is a great compliment that Toon Tellegen loves my illustrations, more so because they come from a great admiration for his work." - Gwen Stok, illustrator "In the app we want to approach the warm and friendly feeling of paper as closely as possible." - Paul Bierhaus, art director "We have playfully used various acoustic and digital instruments to create a layered atmosphere in this story by Toon Tellegen, which is light, but also dark." - Rikke Korswagen and Elma Plaisier, music ABOUT YIPYIP KIDS At YipYip Kids we make child-friendly apps and games. Often with an educational character, but sometimes also purely for the pleasure of a special digital product. Previously, we worked in our children's apps with illustrations by Fiep Westendorp (Jip and Janneke) and Marit Törnqvist (Fabians Party), published by Querido. We do our very best to create inspiring apps for children and their parents, with stories and games that stimulate the imagination and invite you to a conversation. And perhaps most importantly: we do not allow advertisements from third parties or in-app purchases in our products for children. ‘A Distant Journey’ is an initiative of Gwen Stok (Gwenst) and YipYip, in collaboration with Querido Kinderboeken. Development is made possible by the Dutch Foundation for Literature and IMG Festival.