The animation and their visuals alone make this app worth the purchase and I understand why they chose to go in the direction of creating the app in the way they have with the ABC element. The concept and execution of this storyline is damn good and I take my hat of to the creativity of the concept. They have the ability to tell stories that are as good as the best of them. We don't get 26 individual games for each letter of the alphabet.Īfter this section, we come to a narrative conclusion, which is most satisfying as it again captures the whimsy and wit that Moonbot Studios does so well. The games are cleverly designed in terms of visuals, but are not particularly groundbreaking in regards to game dynamics, and after a while the games start to repeat themselves. And, suddenly the Numberlys get all Letterly and we engage in a series of interactive games that help the characters to build and shape every letter of the alphabet from A to Z. Seeking something more than numbers, they go about inventing the alphabet. The games are focused on a collection of five delightfully crafted characters who set about attempting to make their world more interesting. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.The reason for presenting The Numberlys as an app becomes clear in the second half, which turns from pure story to a narrative game. And when the letters entered the world, something truly wondrous began to happen.Pizza! Jelly beans! Colour! Books! Based on the award-winning app, this is William Joyce and Moonbot's Metropolis-inspired homage to everyone who knows there is more to life than shades of black and gray. Exactly what our heroes didn't even know they were missing. Twenty-six letters-and they were beautiful. But the five kept at it, and soon it was.artful! One letter after another emerged, until there were twenty-six. So they broke out hard hats and welders, hammers and glue guns, and they started knocking some numbers together. But our five jaunty heroes weren't willing to accept that this was all there could be. Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers.Life was.fine. Joyce, William Ellis, Christina (illustrator). "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, and The Numberlys is her picture book debut. Christina joined the legion of Moonbots after studying illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design. Talk to William Joyce and look at upcoming work at on Twitter and Instagram.Ĭhristina Ellis is an illustrator, telling fantastic stories through her characters and their worlds. Morris Lessmore, which is also his Academy Award–winning short film, to name a few). William Joyce does a lot of stuff but children’s books are his true bailiwick ( The Guardians, Dinosaur Bob, George Shrinks, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Exactly what our heroes didn’t even know they were missing.Īnd when the letters entered the world, something truly wondrous began to happen.Pizza! Jelly beans! Color! Books!īased on the award-winning app, this is William Joyce and Moonbot’s Metropolis-inspired homage to everyone who knows there is more to life than shades of black and gray. But our five jaunty heroes weren’t willing to accept that this was all there could be. Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers. Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire! From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.
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