The Jumbalees in the Camping Expedition: A Camping story for Kids ages 4 - 8 with cartoon illustrations

By Chris Evans

The Jumbalees set off for a night’s camping in the forest but Fred has to stay behind and finish his homework. On their walk through the forest Elvis entertains them with poems. They set up camp, but just as it was getting dark and they were about to go to bed, a distant wailing sound in the night scares them. What kind of creature could it be? They set off cautiously in the dark to find out where the strange noise is coming from.

This series of illustrated stories for kids are about the Jumbalees, a group of colourful young creatures that live and play together on an exotic island close to the ocean. They behave like human children, working together even when they disagree as they make their way through exciting and sometimes scary adventures. Their social interactions help prepare them for dealing with others and the world around them and their loyalty and humour allow them to overcome the obstacles they face. The colourful cartoon illustrations in these storybooks make reading more fun for kids.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christoons Publishing
• Release date: May 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9780957107083

Chris Evans

In 1969 Chris completed a degree in 3 dimensional design at Leeds College of Art. In the following year he did a one year post-graduate course at Bristol University in Radio, Film and Television Production obtaining a Distinction grade. As part of the course he wrote and made a short animated cartoon film called, "Come into my Parlour," that was exhibited at the 1970 Paris Biennale and the Edinburgh Film Festival. He started his career in art as an animator in 1970 with a company called Halas & Batchelor and over the past 40 years has worked as a key animator on many TV commercials and series, including, “Superted,” “The Beatrix Potter collection,” “The Animals of Farthing Wood,” “The Forgotten Toys,” “Snailsbury Tales,” and more. He has also animated on the feature films, “Watership Down,” “The Twelve Tasks of Asterix,” and, “Lucky Luke and the Daltons.” In 1998 he directed his first animation series that was aired on the BBC called, “Little Monsters,” based on a set of illustrated children’s books by Tony Garth. Chris has since worked as Animation Director on other television series including, “The Likeaballs,” “The Dorkhunters from Outer Space,” “Zorro,” and, “Horrid Henry. Chris originally wrote and designed the Jumbalees stories for kids as an animated film project. The illustrated storybooks for children are an excellent medium to present the Jumbalees.

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