A Bearmindful story
Everyone in the wood is asleep. Everyone except one small bear.
Placeholder artwork
Bearmindful books are written to be read out loud by a grown-up to a child. This is the same thing, on the screen the two of you already share — not a phone, and not something to be handed over and left with.
Three short films of the cub being drawn, coloured and then rebuilt in 3D. Then an honest list of the apps that did it, with what each one costs — because four of the six are free, and the other two together cost less than two hardbacks.
The whole story in three parts: the beginning to watch, the middle to listen to, and the end to watch. It runs all the way through on one press. There is a Lights Down switch for when it is actually bedtime.
Twelve forest animals and birds, the noise each one makes, and the answer to the question children ask first — a baby hedgehog is a hoglet. Plus screensavers to take away, and an email service for grown-ups.
Still, mostly, a book
The Cub Who Could Not Sleep is a picture book for children aged 3 to 6, and it is meant to be held. This website is the companion to it, not a replacement for it — everything here is free precisely because the book is the thing.
This one is better on a big screen. Bearmindful is built for the tablet or laptop you share, so there is room for two people.