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Galdo's Gift^®

The Enchanted Storybook Web Experience

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Previously on Apple Books

Brought to life by a model-maker - Eleanor Long RCA (The Borrowers, Harry Hill) and a film visual effects specialist - Trevor Young (Harry Potter, Hunger Games).

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Goes Live in 2025

Every child is different.
So the way they experience stories should be too...

…and incredibly, this whole digital storybook experience will be a website.

So it will all work within your favourite web browser
and you will be able to access it as you would any other website!

…and it will be made available for free.

So every child, no matter their circumstances, can have access to an award-winning reading experience and the creators' work gathers exposure in the process.

**The Creators**

**Eleanor Long & Trevor Young**

Our Quest

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Pioneering the way stories are told to unlock the potential of a whole new generation of creative thinkers.

“Finding ways to engage young people in reading may be one of the most effective ways to leverage social change.”

— OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) report 2021

“Almost a million children in the UK do not own a book.”

— National Literacy Trust report, 2023

Galdo's Gift is one of a kind, will work in any browser and will be free and accessible to all.
We believe it is important that a ground-breaking reading experience should be available to every child, no matter their background or education. Everyone should have the opportunity to walk their own path on their journey to a love of literature. Galdo's Gift comes alive with animation, story-led definitions, music, personalisation and wonderful narration in a cinematic and absorbing experience that empowers young readers to engage with words and wordplay at their own pace.

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Galdo's Gift in full screen mode

The Making Of…

What could a model-maker and a film visual effects specialist bring to the world of children’s storytelling?

Dispensing with those careers and building afresh, with motion capture, paper models and an eccentric English vibe, we’ve made an animated book like no other.

With wit and gentle humour this rich and rewarding reading experience transports you to a whole other world.