Invented by New Zealand cartoonist Wayne Logue, Wordtoons show kids how to turn a simple written word into a cartoon depicting that word. With the addition of just a few pencil lines,”dog” for instance, is transformed into a cartoon of a dog. Step by step instructions teach kids to turn words like robot, fruit, city, and lion into fun cartoons. In addition to the words, Logue includes lots of individual letters (though not the entire alphabet). Learn to turn ‘f’ into a flower or ‘m’ into monster.
Fun stuff, yes? But kids may even learn a thing or two with Wordtoons. One cardinal rule of success with Wordtoons? Neatness. Skip the rote handwriting practice and instead draw cartoons. Kids will love that. And no more mixing up ‘b’ and ‘d’ as they’re learning to write. Because ‘b’ is for bee and the cartoon just won’t work with a ‘d.’ Proper letter formation and letter recognition are important in crafting the cartoons.
The e-book is available for download at Wordtoons.com for $17.
Awesome stuff! There are two alphabet books too. One for lower case and one for upper case. I love playing with these as does my 9-year old niece and my man’s 10-year old son, both long past learning their ABCs.
Awesome stuff! There are two alphabet books too. One for lower case and one for upper case. I love playing with these as does my 9-year old niece and my man’s 10-year old son, both long past learning their ABCs.
So impressed by this idea! Wow! I’m sharing this with my friends.
So impressed by this idea! Wow! I’m sharing this with my friends.
This is really cute – something my son would have loved when he was little
This is really cute – something my son would have loved when he was little
Hi there great and marvelous Geekmoms 🙂
It’s Wayne the Wordtoons guy here…so thrilled to see the review here 🙂
So I have just created a coupon for Geekmoms who would like to buy the ebook or the full premium learning pack of 7 ebooks @ $7 off for the next 7 days!
Coupon Code: geekmom7
Thanks Kris
Cheers
Wayne
PS…5 Million is a LOT of lego!
Hi there great and marvelous Geekmoms 🙂
It’s Wayne the Wordtoons guy here…so thrilled to see the review here 🙂
So I have just created a coupon for Geekmoms who would like to buy the ebook or the full premium learning pack of 7 ebooks @ $7 off for the next 7 days!
Coupon Code: geekmom7
Thanks Kris
Cheers
Wayne
PS…5 Million is a LOT of lego!
How adorable and inventive! Can adults play? 🙂
How adorable and inventive! Can adults play? 🙂
What a fun demonstration. Count me as awestruck.
What a fun demonstration. Count me as awestruck.
Hi Sheryl…..absolutely adults can play, about as many adults draw Wordtoons as kids with Dr Rich Allen and Dr Danny Brassell presenting Wordtoons in their workshops to teachers around the world.
I have two German backpackers staying with me at the moment and they are having a great time drawing them all!
Glad to have struck you with an awe Ruth 🙂
Hi Sheryl…..absolutely adults can play, about as many adults draw Wordtoons as kids with Dr Rich Allen and Dr Danny Brassell presenting Wordtoons in their workshops to teachers around the world.
I have two German backpackers staying with me at the moment and they are having a great time drawing them all!
Glad to have struck you with an awe Ruth 🙂
Thanks for sharing this–my kids love to draw (in fact they’re supposed to be in bed right now but they’re in their rooms drawing). I’ll have to show them this!
Thanks for sharing this–my kids love to draw (in fact they’re supposed to be in bed right now but they’re in their rooms drawing). I’ll have to show them this!
This is such a great idea! My son still gets b and d mixed up – this would help him a lot.
This is such a great idea! My son still gets b and d mixed up – this would help him a lot.
Love this idea!! What an inventive way to encourage a fascination with words and art.
Love this idea!! What an inventive way to encourage a fascination with words and art.
I’ve never heard of this before. Sounds like a very cool concept!
I’ve never heard of this before. Sounds like a very cool concept!
This is so much more fun than the books about “Sam the Goat who ate a can” that I had to read as a kid to bolster my reading skills. Way to make it interactive!
This is so much more fun than the books about “Sam the Goat who ate a can” that I had to read as a kid to bolster my reading skills. Way to make it interactive!
Hey wow…o cool to come across this post again and see such enthusiastic comments 🙂
For all that are interested the concept is evolving as you can see the latest word ‘ Photography’ turn into a cartoon. See the link above or jut look it up on the mighty Youtube.
Hey wow…o cool to come across this post again and see such enthusiastic comments 🙂
For all that are interested the concept is evolving as you can see the latest word ‘ Photography’ turn into a cartoon. See the link above or jut look it up on the mighty Youtube.