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Experiencing Digital Literature Part B: Critical Reflection of Digital Literature Experiences

“We find these digital picture books to be the most exciting innovation in literature for children in a long time—and also the scariest” (Yokota, & Teale, 2014, p. 577). What makes a good digital text, what counts as one, and what purpose do digital texts serve? During this assignment my idea of what counts as digital literature has expanded drastically. A main point I found was that there are blurred lines between defining modes of digital literature. Biancarosa and Griffiths (2012) confirm that terms such as e-book and e-reader are not always used, and that Read More …

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Digital Literature Review 2: Enhanced Book

Review 2: Enhanced Book from Vooks Title: Unicorn (and Horse) by David W. Miles, illustrated by Hollie Mengert Hirtzel, R. (2019). Unicorn (and Horse) [Video]. Vooks. https://watch.vooks.com/be-kind/videos/unicorn-and-horse For the purpose of this review, an enhanced book was chosen from the website Vooks. Vooks is an ad-free streaming service that brings known storybooks to life using the synergy of animation, narration, sound effects and music. This enhanced book was chosen to review for its animation, audio and visual content and to examine comparisons to the linear e-book version and the print version. This digital mode was Read More …