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The heart in the bottle by oliver jeffers
The heart in the bottle by oliver jeffers










the heart in the bottle by oliver jeffers

And while the interactive components are interesting and organic to the story, it sometimes takes several tries to activate them.

the heart in the bottle by oliver jeffers

Helena Bonham Carter narrates, but there’s no autoplay or read-to-me option voiced narration must be prompted on each individual page, which gets old. A scrolling storyboard makes it easy to locate and skip to various pages, but there are a couple of technological oversights and glitches that make this adaptation a little rough. Each page offers a hint that leads to hidden elements that can be triggered by tapping, swiping, tilting or shaking the device. Jeffers’ clean, visceral artwork translates beautifully to the tablet screen and is brought to life by numerous interactive options. The narrative chronicles a little girl’s attempt to protect herself from the pain of losing a loved one and abstractly confronts the complexities of grief. Jeffers received a heap of critical acclaim for the print version of this memorable storybook. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter and full of inventive interactive features including a drawing game that posts the drawing into the illustration, this app will be enjoyed by all the family.Ī special gift for adults and children alike.After an elderly loved one departs, a young girl puts her heart in a bottle to try to weather the grief. This poignant story about growing up and loss of innocence has also been made into a highly anticipated app. This stylish and moving picture book from Best New Illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, explores love and loss and offers an ultimately uplifting resolution. One day she meets a little girl whose own curiosity and zest for life reminds her of the child she once was and her heart is released and her sense of wonder restored. She puts her heart away in a bottle, where it can never be hurt again. She retreats into herself and as she gets older, stops noticing the stars and the sea, which she had previously delighted in. An inquisitive little girl, who is enchanted by the world around her, is badly shaken when she loses someone she loves.












The heart in the bottle by oliver jeffers