Ever wondered what emojis get up to when they're left to their own devices, instead of appearing on ours?
Of course you have! *high-five emoji*
Read all about their emoj-tional escapades inside these tales of love, loss, sass and selfies . . .
The emojis are curious when a new user pops up on EmojiBook. He's clever, funny and soon has thousands of dedicated followers. But his identity remains a mystery - until one day, when his true smiley, brown nature is revealed! Will Pile of Poo's new friends appreciate him for who he is, or does he need a total re-brand?
Puffin Books, launched in 1940, is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world.
Following the success of Emojipedia in the school library I jumped at the chance to get my hands on stories that focus on emoji's. As soon as they hit the shelf one pupil labelled them as Mr Men books for a new generation lol.
The Emoji stories are very satirical in their delivery - something I am sure is going to go over the heads of most teens. The books themselves are all fun and attention grabbing with text speak and slang used throughout; although I did feel as if they all contained an underlining message particularly where social media and online presence is concerned.
Laughing Crying looks at the fine line between banter and spite, cyber bullying and internet trolls. As well as the price of popularity alongside the permanence of internet posts.
Sassy Girl shows the line between being confident and assertive to being rude and intrusive. The other emoji's featured within Sassy Girl where extreme caricature of the emotions they were portraying, adding to the personification of the emoji while aiding in the delivery of the underlying morale of the story.
Heart Eyes concentrates on the fickle nature of fandoms including invasive, stalkerish behaviour. As well as how quickly rumours surface and escalate whether true or false.
Pile of Poo looks at the way people are judged on their physical appearance as opposed to their personalities. Alongside the way in which marketing yourself can affect people's perceptions of who you are. There is certainly a lot of sarcasm woven into the narrative :D :D :D