CK Chiu is the creator of a line of childrens books called Nuki: Het Gelukshondje (Nuki: The Lucky Puppy). The picture books are about the adventures of Nuki, a little husky puppy, and his friends as they learn about happiness. Nuki teaches children all about being happy with who you are, being thankful, following your dreams and listening to your heart. Currently, there are seven Nuki books published in Holland, but CK wants Nuki’s lessons to be heard worldwide. That’s why he’s turning to iStopMotion to help Nuki and his friends appear in their own internet animations.

“Children really enjoy the Nuki books, and their parents tell me how happy they are that I’m writing about subjects that are important in life and that make it easier for them to talk about important topics with their children,” CK says. “When I was visiting the EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam, I discovered the stop motion animation method. I contacted an animator and she told me all about iStopMotion and how it is one of the best and most easy to use programs out there, so I immediately bought the software to create my own animations.”

CK loved the program so much that he decided to transform every Nuki book in the series into iStopMotion animations so children all over the world would be able to watch them. He is currently in the process of creating the first animation, which will be called The Thank-You Game. In this story, Nuki and his friends will play a game that will teach them to be thankful in life.

“You can understand iStopMotion the minute you use it,” CK says. “The animator I talked to from the museum told me that the helpdesk is great as well, which was another reason I chose to work with iStopMotion. I haven’t had to call them yet, though!”

All of CK’s Nuki books are available online, in public libraries and more – it seems that his lovable little husky is finding his way into hearts everywhere. We plan on following up with CK as soon as his first animation is complete so we can share it with all of you here. We can’t wait to see how it all turns out!

“My end goal is for children around the world to enjoy Nuki the lucky puppy’s fun adventures,” CK says. “I’m all about happiness in life, and I hope that my stories can spread some happiness, too.”

So far, he’s doing a GREAT job!

To see more on Nuki, please visit http://www.nukiworld.com/.