Monto and the Forest Pirates

When the Forest Pirates attack The Knome Village, the Food Knome Monto must use his knowledge about the plants and fruits in the forest for something else than cooking…

Monto and the Forest Pirates is an interactive illustrated storybook with lots of fun and surprises for the 4-7-year-olds. Read it yourself, or listen to the interactive story.

Reviews:
“I am crazy about Monto and the Forest Pirates, and so are my daughters.” – Bornibyen.dk (5 stars)
“Monto and the Forest Pirates is a really good interactive illustrated book with funny surprises and lots of humor… warm recommendations for Monto and the Forest Pirates!” – Mors-apps.dk
“A true hit for any Knome fan… lots of laughs and surprises. And it’s been on repeat on our iPad ever since.” – Aniston.dk
“My son is crazy about Monto and the Forest Pirates – and he really loves the sound effects!” – Morpaamission.dk (5 stars)
“This is without a doubt a story and a universe that will be a great hit with 5 to 8-year-olds.” – Mitbogskab.dk
“Everything is so nice, and you can tell that a lot of time was spent on the app's looks and accessibility.” – Drenge-streger.dk

About the app:

The Food Knome Monto is an amazing chef. He knows more about the plants and fruits in the forest than anyone else. But when the cruel Forest Pirates try to steal The Knome Village, Monto must find a whole new way to use his abilities. The pirates will soon learn that the fruits and plants in The Knome Forest can be used for more than just cooking...

MONTO AND THE FOREST PIRATES is an interactive illustrated storybook with sounds, effects and surprises. You help tell the story yourself: Touch the characters, and they will talk, laugh and fart. Explore the cheerful drawings and drive the action forward.

Voices are recorded by the Danish actors Caspar Phillipson and Linda Elvira.

The app contains links to free coloring sheets with THE KNOMES. You will also find links for a print-yourself poster, avatars and desktop backgrounds. Follow The Knomes' crazy lives on nomerne.dk and enjoy all the pictures, letters and drawings submitted by the readers.

The six other books about The Knomes are available as both printed books and ebooks on iTunes and iBooks.

JAN KJÆR has written and drawn 45 books published in 15 countries. He has created the series Taynikma and The Knomes, among others.

He has a graphical designer education and took an extra education as a comic book artist at "The Kubert School" in USA. After his education, he worked as a storyboard artist in Hollywood. In 2002, Jan returned to Denmark and worked at LEGO creating concept artwork and developing stories for franchises like BIONICLE, Racers, Knights, Ninjago and many others for several years.

The connecting thread in Jan Kjær's authorship is 'activation'. All of his books contain more than just the stories. He adds extra layers that allow readers to express themselves creatively or participate in social activities though drawing school pages, coloring sheets, background material, toys or food recipes.

CHARACTER PUBLISHING is a Danish publishing house that publishes app books, books and games for children and adults. They also run the website Skalvilege.nu.