Sleepydog’s range of eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are the latest cover feature for industry journal, The School Librarian.

‘New Books, New Technologies, New Challenges’ is the theme of the issue, which includes an article written by top children’s authors Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore.

Speaking about the benefits of electronic publishing, Skidmore said:

“…kids who are turned off reading and wouldn’t dream of going to a library or bookshop, can get hold of eBooks easily and cheaply and think they are cool. It gets them reading!”

The magazine also includes a feature entitled ‘Our iPod Touch Experiment’ in which Pembroke School Librarian, Liz Smith looks at how children responded to Sleepydog’s eBooks.

Smith reported that:

“Cerys declared it was ‘cool’ and gave it ‘infinity out of infinity’… she loved the idea that you would never be without a book and commented that she liked being able to flick the page over like a ‘normal’ book.”

The School Librarian is the journal of the School Library Association (SLA). For more information please visit the SLA website.

Our latest eBook for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available to buy on the App Store.

‘The Toilet Seat Has Teeth‘ is a delightful collection of poetry written by Paul Cookson and illustrated by Carl Flint.

Priced at just £1.19, this eBook includes 53 poems and also includes a fun, interactive quiz to test your knowledge!

Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.

Times Online today hosted a live Q&A with best-selling author and journalist, Malcom Gladwell.

Best known for his books, The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005), Outliers (2008), and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009), Gladwell has also been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996.

Sleepydog CEO, Toby Moores took the opportunity to ask a few questions on social media, effectiveness vs. efficiency and the self-referential nature of a media-celebrity-political complex.

Visit Times Online to catch up on the conversation.

Sleepydog is proudly supporting The Usborne Young Writers’ Award 2010, and will publish the five winning entries as an eBook for the iPhone and iPod touch.

To enter the competition, aspiring young writers are invited to choose one of five ’story starters’ and complete the story in no more than 1000 words.

Sleepydog’s own published authors, Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore are amongst the top children’s writers who have supplied a story starter, which each come with writing tips and videos from the authors themselves.

For full competition details, visit www.usborne.com/youngwritersaward

Early risers in Australia were treated to a preview of Weird & Wonderful Hotels, when we featured on Channel 9’s morning show, Kerri-Anne.

The segment included clips from our visits to the Null Stern Hotel, Marqués de Riscal, The Tea Factory, Hostel Celica and Tongabezi Lodge.

For those of you not from Down Under, you can watch the clip from Kerri-Anne’s show here.

Weird & Wonderful Hotels is being broadcast throughout April and May on the Nat Geo Adventure channel.

Our latest eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to buy on the App Store.

‘Jeremy Brown‘ is a series of three eBooks written by Simon Cheshire, which follow the hilarious adventures of a teenage spy.

Priced at just £1.19, each eBook is packed with action and excitement and also includes a fun, interactive quiz to test your knowledge!

Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has today announced the acquisition of Sleepydog’s first television series, Weird & Wonderful Hotels!

The series will air in April 2010 on NGCI’s Nat Geo Adventure channel, which is available in more than 40 countries around the world including: Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Israel, Africa and the Middle East.

Each episode showcases the world’s most unique and peculiar lodging experiences, and uncovers the inspiration behind these one-of-a-kind destinations. Accommodations range from the delightfully rustic to the outright bizarre!

“Weird and Wonderful Hotels is full of quirky charm as it offers an exclusive tour of the world’s most unusual spots to rest your head along with luxurious retreats and eco-friendly lodges. The series is a natural fit for the Nat Geo Adventure audience,” said Carlyn Staudt, Senior Vice President of Global Acquisitions for National Geographic Channel.

Be sure to take a look at our video preview for a first look at the show.

Our latest eBook for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available to buy on the App Store.

Tommy Trouble is a heartfelt and moving story, written by Stephen Potts.

Priced at just £1.19, this eBook features beautiful illustrations and also includes a fun, interactive quiz to test your knowledge!

Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.

Leicester Tigers supporters were treated to a extra special reading of Boris Baloo, when the book was officially launched at Welford Road on Sunday.

Author and Assistant Coach, Ben Herring was joined by Tigers prop Boris Stanokovich and flanker Geoff Parling to give their first public reading to more than 100 attendees.

Herring said:

“The launch went superbly and we couldn’t have asked for a better turn out. The room was pretty much full so we were absolutely delighted. It was nice to read to a captive audience. The children were all listening with their eyes up to the front and we got a real kick out of it.”

Visit the Leicester Tigers website to watch an exclusive interview with Ben Herring from the book launch as well as a star reading with the author and Boris Stankovich.

Printed copies of Boris Baloo will be available from a stall in Final Whistle in the Caterpillar Stand at Tigers next home game against London Irish on Saturday (kick off 5.35pm) for a recommended £10 donation to the Matt Hampson Trust. Copies are also available to order online from the Matt Hampson website.

Sleepydog’s eBook version of Boris Baloo for the iPhone and iPod touch is available to download now from the iTunes App Store. The eBook costs £2.99 with all proceeds going to the Matt Hampson Trust.

Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.

Our latest eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to buy on the App Store.

The Ghastly McNastys and the Jam Sandwich Adventure is a hilarious high seas adventure featuring fearsome pirates, fearless children and a cat that thinks he’s dog!

Dead Man Talking is a brand new story by The 2 Steves, which follows the comedy adventures of a dead rap star and a teenage classical pianist.

Priced at just £1.19, each eBook also includes an interactive bonus quiz to test your knowledge!

Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.