You wouldn’t think a curious cat, a terrified squirrel and a banished gnome could save the world from darkness … would you?

The first innovative children’s book app from the Addison’s Tales Digital Book label recounts the adventures of the spirited cat Penelope and her quite useless friend Knuckles – a squirrel terrified of heights and pretty much everything else except food and fine clothes.

Persuaded by Penelope’s wish to discover more about her missing father, Knuckles reveals the whereabouts of the strange and reclusive gnome Boris Bones – the only one in the Old Town History Museum Garden rumoured to have travelled as far as the distant sea.

So begins the wildly inventive subterranean adventure that sees the unlikely trio set out on an adventure that involves gnomic pirates, ancient riddles, dragons and messages in bottles that might just reveal the resting place of the fallen star that will bring light to the Underworld of the gnomes.

Here's a review from Bestappsforkids.org:

"This is an adventure that will stimulate (a) kids’ sense of self and connectivity with all. The music, graphics, and content are top notch ..."

And another one from ebookanoid:

"A rather fine enhanced ebook. Great Fun!"

★★★★★

Penelope is the innovative debut approduction from the Addison's Tales Digital Book Label developed especially for mobile devices. Each approduction includes original music, animations and a dash of interactivity for a very new kind of storytelling experience.

With:

★ illustrations that come to life in colour and song, allowing readers to glimpse into the imaginations of characters.
★ animated GPS character tracking that reveals where the characters are on a map
★ a fantastic spinny thingy that lets you skip to any page ... or play spin the bottle (if you're into that kind of thing)
★ plus a fully engineered, soundfx-laden audio version read by the author C. E. Addison himself (available as in app purchase).

All this makes Penelope a lavishly produced example of imaginative storytelling with some very modern digital twists.