Party and Pretend with Miss Rosie Red – What Will I Be? – iPad App Review
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Meet Miss Rosie Red, a pre-schooler with a cat named Cooper, a baby sibling we know as Baby, and a Mum who is identified only by the cherry red high heels she sports around the house.
Rosie is the star of Miss Rosie Red – What Will I Be? This winsome story begins when Rosie receives a colorful piece of mail which reveals she has been invited to attend a birthday party for her friend Darcy. Rosie wonders aloud to Cooper, “Will Gracie be at the party? Will Penny be there? Will there be enough ice cream?” Before it dawns on her that she needs just the right outfit for her afternoon with her friends.
After Rosie asks, “Let me see, what will I be?” she does not, as many little girls might, go right for her fanciest, fussiest dress. Instead she decides she wants to be … an astronaut! Then she cautions, “but we can’t eat twirly-whirly crisps with our helmets on!”
After Rosie goes through every costume she can imagine – the caveman get up is particularly fetching – she runs out of time and decides she is going to attend the party as herself. She just tosses a blue frock made of Dotted Swiss over her owl T-shirt and peppermint striped tights and says, “ta da!”
Miss Rosie Red – What Will I Be? is available for download from the App store for $2.99.
What I liked: The illustrations were top-notch and the story held up well to repeated readings. The sounds effects still work in read-to-self mode, which is nice for older children.
What I didn’t like: It was a good idea to have a three-year-old girl read the part of Rosie, and she did a great job. Because of her youth and her Irish accent, however, she was still hard to understand at times, and may be especially difficult for other children to understand her.
To buy or not to buy: Miss Rosie Red – What Will I Be? is an imaginative story that blends the just-can’t-wait excitement which builds before a birthday party with the charm of a little girl’s dreamy plans to be an astronaut or a dinosaur. While the story isn’t laced with interactive elements, it is a pleasure to read, and is a must for families with young children or anyone who appreciates expressive children’s app illustrations.
- App Name: Miss Rosie Red – What Will I Be?
- Version Reviewed: 1.0
- Category: Books
- Developer: Dog Ears Ltd.
- Price: $2.99
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