In addition to designing books and such, Judith also has side projects on the go. Perhaps the most exciting project has been together with Robin Mitchell Cranfield — we have written & illustrated 4 children's picture books and created 10 apps (stop-motion interactive stories) as part of the Windy & friends series. windyandfriends.com
“Three cheers for artfully designed, smartly constructed storybook apps for kids that inspire kids to play, learn, and simply have fun.”
coolmompicks.com on the Windy Apps
“Windy is playfully ingenious … lending the action intimacy, drama and a magical sense of verité.”
Publisher’s Weekly on Windy & Friends
Here's a sample of a child "reading" and playing with one of the apps.
Here's an old promotional video - made before we launched the apps! A trip down memory lane ...
I'm also very excited to have developed an early reading program for kids.
It’s called you can read.
The program is a free, online series of videos that teach the letter-sound correspondence of English.
Here is a random selection of some of the lessons. Head to the website to do all the lessons in order.
Learning letter-sounds makes learning to read easier for all kids, but essential for kids with learning differences.