"Beauty & the Beast" - Interactive Bedtime Storybook (for iPad)

Have you seen this?

Developed in Melbourne Australia, it's one of the most fun-looking - and beautiful - storybooks I've seen (and it's a few years old now!). I had seen image shots but didn't realize the level interactivity till looking at it again recently.

I've included a video so you can see what I mean, but first, a description:
Beauty and the Beast HD brings to life Walter Cranes sensational original illustrations, combining them with tilt and touch controlled physics elements, touch animations, drag-able character cutouts and a whole array of fantastic sound effects. A fairytale picture book that stays true to its gritty origin, complete with soothing music, antique visual style and beautiful art work presents a truly gorgeous addition to your digital book collection. 

Lay back, relax and experience this fantastic, incredibly rare 138 year old version of Beauty and the Beast reimagined for the iPad. 
Beauty and the Beast HD brings to life Walter Cranes sensational original illustrations, combining them with tilt and touch controlled physics elements, touch animations, drag-able character cutouts and a whole array of fantastic sound effects.
Inspired by a love of books, we have carefully retain the original and authentic published text.
A fairytale picture book that stays true to its gritty origin, complete with antique visual style and the soothing music of Georg Philip Telemann, making this book app a truly gorgeous addition to your digital book library.

Features:
★ Beautifully rendered illustrations
★ Lute performed by Jon Sayles
★ Music performed by Roxana Pavel Goldstein & Elias Goldstein.
★ Fun and enchanting interactive compositions
★ Artwork reproduce from high-resolution archival scans

And here's the video (note - I'm fairly sure this music isn't the same that's included, but just for a fun preview):

You can find the interactive storybook app HERE.

The Storybook Backgrounds of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

These watercolor backgrounds from Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" remain among my favorite artwork to this day.

Not many of them remain in the ARL (Disney Studios Animation Research Library) so this artist, Hans Bacher, a well known Production Designer in the animation industry, has lovingly reconstructed some of them using screen captures from the DVD.

Go to his site to see more of his background 'rebuilds' from Disney's first full length feature animation. They are some of the most beautiful illustrations in existence. As a bonus, you can click on the pictures to see a much larger version (which I highly recommend).

Enjoy!