After a long wait, the book is finally available for Apple iOs
devices, chiefly the iPad and iPhone. The book contains many subtle
refinements, including numerous retouches directed by Stewart.
There are also some relatively distinct edits which Stu put
considerable time and thought into, and he's very happy with the
final product, though he was never entirely satisfied with the
voice recording. After several readings at two different recording
studios, we did learn a lot about narrating books. Adaptation of
new media is a priority at Stewart Moskowitz Media, so we will be
producing more projects soon. Also of course, Too-Loose
will be available in print soon, hopefully within a month or
two.
Read more about
Too-Loose the Chocolate Moose or click the iBookstore
button.
A lot of people have been waiting for the republication of this
popular children's book, and no one is more impatient than Stewart
and the rest of us at Stewart Moskowitz Media. The book's final
touches have all been directed closely by Stu, and as the
production winds up, we have only to wade through the formalities
of various registrations, uploads, and everything involved in
placing this book and others back within reach of the
public.
Those formalities, it turns out, are really quite time consuming and some things can't be accelerated no matter how hard we huff and puff. The iPad version of Too-Loose looks like it will be available around the end of March or early April, and we may be able to release the print version before that. We will keep you posted, and in the mean time we offer a quick glimpse into the SMM digital studio as we lovingly retouch Too-loose's every drip. This sped up screen capture was recorded late last year.
We've also added an article detailing the history of Too-Loose the
Chocolate Moose.
Several Moskowitz paintings are in a continuing exhibit at Summit Art Studio in the new gallery space in Ojai in the former Arco building. The exhibit focuses mostly on Stewart's familiar whimsical spectrum of art, rich in color and humor, with selected paintings from the past decade as well as recent studies for book illustrations. Other artists from Ventura County are also on exhibit. Stewart is well known in the Topanga area, having lived there with his family for 26 years.
Summit Art Studio is at 12626 Ojai Santa Paula Road, Ojai CA 93023
The popular book is nearing reissue after 30 years. The artwork has been re-rendered in crisp vector lines for digital publication. With close attention to detail, the book carefully captures the lines of the original, as well as having numerous retouches directed by Stewart. A physical republication of the book should follow shortly, hopefully before the end of 2012. Read more about Too-Loose the Chocolate Moose.
After Too-Loose the Chocolate Moose is published, Patchwork Fish begins production. Rather than just shooting pictures of each page, the republished books are getting considerable attention from Stewart. Partly this is because he now feels that he didn't give the books quite enough oversight after the story and art left his desk, and partly it is due to the inherent differences in eBook construction. Text in a well-prepared eBook is "live" text that can be copied, looked up in a dictionary, etc. Talking eBooks are a new development, though of course audio and books have been joined in numerous ways over the years. One nice aspect of "Read and Listen" books published for the iPad is that each word is highlighted as it is spoken by the narrator.
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