There's much excitement at And So We Begin central today as Angel's Great Escape, written by Kirstie Rowson and illustrated by Kristyna Litten, is now live on Me Books! We are very proud to feature alongside such classics as The Snowman and the Snowdog, Charlie and Lola and Peter Rabbit!

Me Books is an independent eBookshop for children aged 2-10 where you can buy all your favourite books, comics and bedtime stories via one award-winning app, all with fantastic read-along narration. You can also record your own narration and sound effects to create a truly personal library on your phone or tablet.

The Me Books version of Angel's Great Escape includes not only brilliant narration by David McMullan but he also voices all SEVENTEEN (count them!) characters. Hear Mr Mean grumbling, Mr Good spreading Christmas cheer, Angel encouraging her friends, the decorations as they dash through the snow and even Father Christmas enjoying a mince pie!

The first ebook publication from And So We Begin, Angel's Great Escape: A Christmas Story written by Kirstie Rowson and illustrated by Kristyna Litten is now out on Me Books with lovely cosy narration by West End actor David McMullan. The book was created with the collaboration of a small group of independent creatives and a lot of love. This is a sample of the book on Me Books with narration and fun character voices. The sample shows the narration and the voices of the characters tapped from left to right. Please enjoy, download on the Me Books app and share! A little about the story... Angel’s Great Escape: A Christmas Story is a cosy tale for all the family to enjoy in the build up to the festive season. It’s Christmas Eve and Angel is looking forward to a magical Christmas with her decoration friends. There’s only one problem, they’re trapped in a box at the home of the Mean family. Will they be able to escape? And will they be in time to meet Father Christmas? Find out in this magical, rhyming, Christmassy tale!

Here's just one small example from the little Teddy decoration from the story. Download the Me Books app and buy Angel's Great Escape to hear lots more!