New Irish animated series prepares pre-schoolers for life online

Creator of 'Alva's World' says fairytales of his childhood inspired the RTÉ series 

 The idea of a cartoon heroine, who’d teach pre-schoolers essential truths about the internet before they ever go online, occurred to Andrew Kavanagh of Kavaleer Productions after he noticed an unsettling trend.

Following on from Irish Examiner’s recently published introduction to Alva’s World (exa.mn/AlvasWorld), Kavanagh shares his motivation for creating the new RTÉjr series.