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Winged Chariot Press has published The Surprise by Sylvia van Ommen, which tells the story of a sheep which makes a gift for a friend, on the iPhone. [The Book > A story with only two words - the title. A book so delightful and quirky we are sure you'll fall in love with it.] Parents can download The Surprise for 59p ($ .99) direct to their iPhones, and children can follow the illustrations on the touch-sensitive screens. [snip] Martin Salisbury, a children's literature expert and illustrator , said: "Overcoming my innate fear of the screen and lifelong attachment to the turning of the printed page, I was pleasantly surprised by the ease and elegance with which it was translated into this digital form. Rebecca Green, project manager for the National Literacy Trust, said: "New technologies, such as this picture book App for mobile phones, offer interesting and unusual mediums for busy parents to share books together with their children. "Sharing books together is a vital way to foster a love of reading in your child from an early age; and this, in turn, is one of the best ways to ensure their future success when they arrive at primary school and beyond Links TO Source / Preview From/For iPhone And Link To iPhone App Store / Sample Pages From Printed Book / Support Document (Includes B/W Illustrations) Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/lde69c ] BTW: Thanks To Graham Titley For The HeadsUp !!! EnJOY! BTW-2: Are Calculus Textbooks for SmartPhones Not Far Behind ... ? [:-)] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace