Voxblock has signed deals with houses including Harper Collins, Hachette and Scholastic, allowing it to offer classics such as The Wind In The Willows and Peter Pan and the works of more contemporary children’s authors such as Malorie Blackman and Anthony Horowitz.įrom the child’s perspective, they can listen to whatever they want to, wherever they want to. The idea was a hit with some of the UK’s publishing houses. “We realised that the simplicity of the format was allowing her to become more engrossed in the story, without the distractions and stresses of getting connected and being on a screen.” “Watching our own daughter listen to and love my old storybook cassettes was a revelation, and we asked ourselves, why is she switching to these tapes over a screen?” commented Rebecca. Rebecca Lundgren and Tom Williams created the concept after seeing the positive response from their daughter to cassette-based audiobooks that Rebecca herself had listened to as a child. They select the book they want to listen to, push it into the player and hit the play button. Voxblock is a simple system designed for children to use without the need for an internet connection or password. This overstimulation can cause problems with sleep patterns, creating plenty of stress for parents and kids alike. With the majority of parents having busy working lives, it’s too easy to fall into the trap of letting the kids watch TV or play computer games to keep them amused, even at a very young age. So much of our lives are dominated by screens, with visual information being pumped at us constantly from TVs, phones and computers, but is this a healthy example for us to set for our children and grandchildren? Voxblock has developed a child-friendly, screen-free audiobook player to help inspire children’s imagination and love of storytelling.

Audiobook reader