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Unplugged steve antony6/30/2023 ![]() "Unplugged" by Steve Antony is now available in Hardback, E-formats and Paperback, published by Hodder Children's Books (kindly supplied for review). So glad to have finally 'met' this book, it's awesome! ![]() We really loved Steve's initial art style in this (if any of you old-skool gamers remember a Playstation game called Vib Ribbon, there are times where Steve's art is really reminiscent of that fantastic game).Īll in all this is a brilliant departure from Steve's usual style, but one he pulls off with consummate ease.ĭaddy's favourite bit: Another perfect example of delivering a moral tale in a totally original and non-preachy fun way from Mr Antony. It's something nearly all parents have concerns about so it's a great book to read together. What Steve does with his stories is amazing, taking a simple idea and running with it to produce something that doesn't 'wag the finger' as a moral rebuke, but shows other possibilities to kids who may be just like blip, totally in love with their screens, tablets and video games. When the power comes back on though, will Blip be able to stay unplugged? But when there is a POWER CUT, Blip goes down the stairs and out the front door, where she discovers. BLIP spends all day plugged into her computer, playing games and having fun. Yep that's right, Blip, plunged into darkness, trips over her wire and falls downstairs, spilling out of the front door of her home.īut outside she discovers an amazing colourful world, new friends, fresh air and a ton of amazing things to do that are far better than any computer game or virtual experience can offer. A delightful picture book about the wonders of all the fun you can have inside AND outside, by the award-winning Steve Antony, author of the bestselling Please Mr Panda. Yikes! A power cut, a trip, and suddenly Blip is on unfamiliar ground. Sitting in a dark world of greyscale hues, Blip visits imaginary worlds, sees amazing sights but all within the confines of a screen. Blip loves nothing better than playing games and being online. Steve Antony turns his attention to the worrisome trend of screen time overtaking everything else in his book "Unplugged", recently arriving in paperback from Hodder.īlip is the robotic star of the story. ![]() We're so pleased to have finally met Blip, a character after our own hearts and the star of this week's first Book of the Week.Īh, the ever-present lure of technology, of being wired to the world, connected to others, often to do the most inane things like share cat pics, take photos of our food and share them on Instagram - or indeed write about children's books for a hungry book-loving audience. ![]()
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