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Heckerty's Valentine: New Children's Book and eBook from #1 Interactive Storybook Creator for Valentine's Day

Friday, 14 February 2014 09:50 AM

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Download the newest eBook or order the book - thrill young fans of Heckerty, the 409-year-old witch who teaches kids values and reading skills while she keeps them spellbound with charming stories

Scottsdale, AZ / Feb 14, 2014 / http://www.myprgenie.com/ via ACCESSWIRE / Broomstick Productions, Inc., creators of the award-winning Heckerty stories, today released Heckerty's Valentine, the newest title in its series of mobile apps, eBooks and printed books for children. Heckerty's Valentine will charm preschoolers and early readers with its heart-warming tale of how a lonely witch and her cat salvaged Valentine's Day for each other with a bit of creativity and lots of love.

A print version of the story that children can enjoy offline is available from Amazon.com. The eBook is also available from the Amazon eBook store. Availability from Google and Apple will follow shortly.

Heckerty's Valentine is the third title in the popular series that's earned rave reviews as well as reaching the #1 spot for educational apps for children in the Amazon app store The Heckerty series has also been "Recommended by Educators" on Google Play for Education.. Two previous titles - Meet Heckerty and Heckerty Cook - have developed a large international following for Heckerty and her cat Zanzibar. A fourth title (Zanzibar's Birthday) will be released later this spring.

Jan Ziff, CEO and co-founder of Broomstick Productions, also narrates the Heckerty stories. "When my mum told me these stories years ago, I fell in love with them, and now the technology is here so that children all over the world can share in Heckerty's adventures," Ziff says.  "We kept the graphics and design of the books and apps simple, so that even the youngest children can take charge of how they interact with them. It also made it easier to translate the apps into printed books."

Whether they enjoy the apps or the printed books, kids can get free coloring pages and an autographed personalized photo from Heckerty to print on a home printer. "Each story is designed to entertain and educate young readers. The vocabulary is rich, and the stories all have a message about the kind of positive values that are sometimes missing in mainstream media," Ziff adds.

For more information about Heckerty's Valentine, or to download the free eBook in time to surprise a child you love on Valentine's Day, click here


About Heckerty

Meet Heckerty, Heckerty Cook, and Heckerty's Valentine are award-winning stories for children. Heckerty has appeared in children's education for over 40 years in the UK and was created by Ann Rachlin, the internationally acclaimed storyteller, music educator, writer, recording artist, lyricist and speaker.

Available first as interactive mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smartphones, and the Kindle Fire eReader, the stories were released as printed books during the fourth quarter of 2013 after parents reported that their children wanted their favorite stories in a format that they could take to school and share with friends even if mom or dad's electronics weren't available.

Meet Heckerty and Heckerty Cook are currently available FREE on iTunes, the Amazon Android store and the Google Play store.

Contact: Deb McAlister-Holland, [email protected], 214-707-3422

 

Source: Broomstick Productions, Inc. 

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