HELLO – welcome to our first Blog of 2025 with latest news from the world of ALBERT the tortoise and our good friends Hugg ‘n’ Bugg.
We hope Christmas, The Holidays and New Year were kind to you. Amazingly, we have started the new year with lots going on already.
As you know, we love to receive pictures from you of YOU, readers, tortoises – posing with our books.
We were thrilled to receive a picture of one young reader’s collection of our books… added to over Christmas.
Please keep sharing your terrific picures.
Another thing we love to receive – is great Reviews. Thanks to book blogger Milo_and_Gigis_bookshelf on instagram for a lovely Review of ALBERT board books ALBERT ABC and ALBERT 123.
Calling the books – Gorgeous… Beautiful… Engaging..Humorous.. PERFECT FOR LITTLE LEARNERS…
Thank you! Praise like that is wonderful to see.
We had some more write-ups ahead of our first Event of the year.. at Oakmere Library, Potters Bar in Hertfordshire. Our ALBERT the tortoise, Hugg ‘n’ Bugg picturebooks storytime made a few headlines…
The event itself was great fun – and supersize thanks to the wonderful librarians and to all involved.
We urge you to support libraries where you can .. wonderful assets.
As it is a New Year – we have created some new promotional images for our ALBERT and Hugg ‘n’ Bugg books. We hope you like them.
We have some other images to share – and some news… All about us teaming with Brands with Influence brand license management company and with 3Megos animation productions to take ALBERT stories to a new audience – through 3D CGI animation.
A Trailer of animated ALBERT will be heading to the KidScreen summit in San Diego in February where Martin Lowde of BWI and 3Megos will present the concept and potential for a TV series to broadcasters and distributors. It is very exciting. We will share more material and information with you soon.
The TV series would be based on the ALBERT books – which in turn are all inspired by real Albert the tortoise. It means 2025 has opened in a thrilling way wother SHELLebrating…
Thanks as ever to everyone for your support. Happy New Year! – More from us soon. Til next time…