Protect Very Precious Doughnuts in Porkchop & Mouse – iPad App Review
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Who can resist an adorable cartoon cat named Porkchop who loves nothing more than naps and doughnuts? In Porkchop & Mouse by Ant Hive Games you can follow the adventures of a kitten who really hates mice and wakes up from a nap to find one eating her favorite snack!
Created by award winning children’s author Fiona Roberton, Porkchop & Mouse promises to be an interactive book for your iPad that is worthy of your attention and affection.
Ahh to be a child again, wishing for adventure, imagining the life of an astronaut, a ballerina or a pirate. Little Koostoe (pronounced like the famous ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau) wants to be a pirate, too.
Before VHS, DVD and computers, kids would spend a lot of time with books. The pages had to be colorful and interesting or little ones would be tugging at mommy’s pant leg within minutes. The word “interactive” used to mean something completely different. Pop-up books were all the rage 30 years ago, but have since lost their “wow factor” with the advent of digital books. Grimm’s Hansel and Gretel~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book brings the magic of pop-up to life on the virtual pages of the iPad and these pages won’t tear after only a few readings. 
We often think of our iPads as being adult toys, when the truth is that our children enjoy them as much as we do, if not more, especially when we can use them together. Hiding Hannah is a great app to share with your kids that tells the story of a little girl who just can’t stop hiding no matter what is used to entice her… or maybe there are a few things that will work.
I don’t care how old you are, the story of Beauty and the Beast is one that can promise to enchant and engage. If you are a little girl this story is nothing short of magical, particularly with Disney at the helm.
Peterkin Meets A Star HD is the latest offering from PicPocket Books that tells a tale about a young boy who snatches a star from the sky and brings it home.
The game of Concentration is about as old as card games themselves. Cards lay face-down on a table and players flip them over, trying to remember where each matching card was at. Treasure Pairs: Pirates combines the game of Concentration with children’s digital books to bring hours of casual gaming fun to the iPad.
Puss In Boots is on a mission to find the Golden Goose and he’s bringing along Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws! Join Puss in Boots as he makes the transition smoothly from faithful sidekick to leading feline in this entertaining adventure.
Auryn – Van Gogh and the Sunflowers is a lovely app based on the popular book by Laurence Anholt that is intended to be an “inspiring introduction” to the artist, Vincent van Gogh.
Long before I ever had an iPad, my children and I had a shelf full of books by Sandra Boynton. Boynton’s vibrant and clever board books are cherished by children and enjoyed by parents. I never get tired of reading them to my family which is something I can’t say about any other titles.
Mousey Howsee is the kind of interactive storybook that has the potential to blow your mind. When you first begin they ask you to use location services to determine your location, which will actually serve to customize the book storyline based on the time of day or your current local weather.
Believe it or not, the Holiday season is creeping up on us at a very fast pace. While the pumpkins and ghosts may still be on department store shelves, you can be sure that your little one is already mapping out plans to be a good boy or girl for the next few months.
Hasbro’s beloved ponies have made their way to the iPad via a children’s book called My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day. To celebrate the launch, the book is on sale for only $0.99 for a limited time.
