About us
Welcome to Touchoo – where the magic of children’s books is but a tiny touch away…
Touchoo is a publishing house for quality and immersive book-apps for toddlers and preschoolers.
Our aim is to combine the beauty of traditional picture books with the intuitiveness and flexibility of touch screen technology. The books we create offer more than just fun for our children – and a moment of peace for us; rather, they serve as a tool to stimulate and develop the child in many ways.
Books allow all of us, grown-ups and children alike, to fantasize and use our imagination.
Our vision is to help create a new age of children’s books, that cherishes what children have enjoyed for ages, without ignoring the unique opportunities available to this generation. This is a generation that will use new technologies to develop themselves as individuals, and, no doubt, will use them to change the world in ways that none of us can even imagine! It is very exciting for us to take part in allowing them such opportunities.
With the wonderful contribution of a select group of writers, illustrators, animators and programmers – celebrated and award winning, as well as up-and-coming talents, Touchoo creates apps that stimulate the child on many developmental levels: emotional, mental, physical, and social – in an age-appropriate manner. Each of our books benefits a different developmental stage and is geared towards helping the child learn a new skill while reading and playing. To ensure that our books are perfectly suited to the needs and abilities of the young ones – in content, functionality and appearance – all Touchoo book-apps are made under supervision of a developmental psychologist.
Our books will be published on various touch screen platforms, including Apple’s iPod touch® and iPhone™ and we intend to publish on several more in the near future.
Our virtual door is open for any kind of feedback or suggestions you would like to share with us.
As a publishing house, we have another door, also wide open, for all of you writers and artists out there. We are constantly on the lookout for inspiring, moving and outstanding materials we can offer through Touchoo.
Simply drop us a line: team [at] touchoo [dot] com.
The people behind Touchoo:
Omer Ginor – CEO
Omer is a business and marketing strategist who spent the last few years devising growth plans for companies in a variety of fields, namely: high-tech, telecom, tourism infrastructure and advertising, helping those companies to establish new business units and improving operations of existing ones. An enthusiast traveler, he picked up quite a few languages and is sometimes even not afraid to use them. Omer is new at the parenting game; his wife recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.
Uri Ashi – Product and Technology
Uri is an awarded art director, product manager, animator, illustrator, and GUI expert specializing in the coming together of the interactive world and kids’ education. Uri has played lead roles for some of the most notable enterprises in the field of interactive education such as “Time To Know” and “Comfy”. He has a lengthy résumé of children’s books’ illustrations and animated films for toddlers and kids. He is also a proud father to a three year old boy that always keeps him on his toes.
Keren Essigman – Content and Service
Growing up in freezing Amsterdam, Keren was a real bookworm and knows a bout a zillion children’s books by heart. She is a parenting advisor with over 15 years of childcare experience and an English teacher. Keren is ‘mama’ to the cutest little boy (in her opinion) in the world!
Keren Ben Or – Operations
Keren is a former dancer and dance choreographer for children’s shows. She has a degree in Archeology and worked in that field for many years.
In the last few years Keren has worked as a project manager for a large company.
Her first born is now learning his ABC and her second child is still considering crawling quite an achievement.
