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Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” for iPad – App Review

By Cristi | August 11, 2010 | 2 comments

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Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” is a wonderful new iPad app for kids! Written by Tina Turbin and illustrated by Aija Jasuna, Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” is a charming story with cute illustrations and an added bonus, it includes a sign-language interpretation for deaf children. This groundbreaking new app is the first of its kind and takes children’s story apps to a whole new level. Woody Sears, co-Founder of iStoryTime had this to say:

We are extremely proud to release the first-ever children’s book app for the deaf community. Our goal is to use technology to make children’s books accessible and entertaining and we are delighted to be involved in the production of a book that will provide deaf children with the opportunity to read the popular ‘Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy’ story.

In the story, a little boy named Jimmy finds a very unique seashell during his trip to the beach. His green and white seashell can talk! After arriving home, Jimmy sits down to dinner with his family and discovers his incredible little seashell houses a surprisingly large green dragon named Danny and his navigator, Skipper. Like most little boys, Jimmy is curious, asks lots of questions and wants to know everything about Danny. Danny is an extremely polite friend and the type of character we all want our kids to be around. Together Danny and Jimmy eat dinner, do chores and have fun with family and friends.

Oceanhouse Media Announces New Dr. Seuss Titles Available for iPad

By Cristi | August 6, 2010 | No comment yet

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If you love Dr. Seuss books as much as my family, you’ll be happy to hear about two more iPad eBook titles available in the App Store by beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. App developer, Oceanhouse Media, announced the release of Yertle the Turtle and The Big Brag. Upon release, both eBooks were immediately featured by Apple in New & Noteworthy and are already climbing the charts.

We’ve reviewed several Dr. Seuss titles from Oceanhouse Media in recent months and recommend them all. These universal apps take full advantage of the large iPad screen providing a wonderful reading experience for kids of all ages. Enjoy the whimsical text and artwork you know and love from Dr. Seuss every time you sit down to read.

Book features include:

Three reading options – Read to Me, Read it Myself and Auto Play
Picture/word association – words zoom up and are spoken when pictures are touched
Words highlight and pop up in the story as they are read
Professional audio narration
Custom background audio for each scene

Dr. Seuss lovers will want to add Yertle the Turtle and The Big Brag to your iPad app collection. Enjoy them this weekend so download them today for $3.99 and $1.99, respectively.

Aesop’s Fables Audiobook (Preschool Kids Edition) for iPad – First Look

By Cristi | August 2, 2010 | No comment yet

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Aesop’s Fables Audiobook (Preschool Kids Edition) for the iPad is a classic collection of stories with a modern twist. Most people remember at least a few of Aesop’s Fables from their childhood and this beautifully created app covers many of the important moral lessons you learned as a child, and at the same time, lets you teach them to your own kids.

You’ll enjoy favorites like “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and “The Tortoise and the Hare” from the list of 20 fables included in this app. Simply spin the Fable Wheel and fate will determine your story selection. Although this app is more like a traditional reading experience and does not include interactive pictures on each page, the stories are timeless, the illustrations beautiful and the language options nice. Readers may choose to read the stories themselves, have the stories read to them in English, Chinese or German or record their own version (a great option for parents who travel or grandparents who live far away).

After you’ve read five fables, you’ll have access to “Spot the Difference” games. Each game includes two similar pictures with five differences. Have fun playing with your kids while racing against time to identify all the differences! It sounds easy but it’s not always as obvious as you’d think.

Violet – Interactive Children’s Storybook for iPad – App Review

By Cristi | August 1, 2010 | No comment yet

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Our iPad has helped us out with the kids many times this summer. They’ve watched movies while traveling, practiced a few math facts, read some books and played countless hours of Plants vs. Zombies HD. With 100+ degree temperatures outside, they’re starting to get restless with Summer Break! If you’re in the same boat, let Violet – Interactive Children’s Storybook by developer My Black Dog Books help your kids pass some time.

Violet is a mischievous little girl living in a quaint little town and when she puts on the proper attire, she becomes Phantom Girl, “the world’s more daring experimenter.” Whatever will she do with her clever imagination and secret identity? Not to worry, she’s got plans to change the world and it all starts with her unsuspecting family.

Read Violet’s interactive adventure and find out how manipulating the time on her family’s clock affects the lives of her father, mother and sister.

Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy – iPad App Coming Soon

By Cristi | July 31, 2010 | No comment yet

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Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy is an enchanting story written by award-winning author Tina Turbin and beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator Aija Jasuna. This story is sure to entertain young children and is coming to the App Store for the iPad soon.

In the story, a little boy named Jimmy finds a very unique seashell during his trip to the beach. When he discovers the shell can talk, his adventure begins. Once Jimmy arrives home, he finds his incredible little seashell houses a surprisingly big green dragon named Danny and his navigator, Skipper. Together they spend time with Jimmy’s family and have some fun. This feel-good story teaches important lessons like: despite our differences we can all get along, it’s nice to have good manners and even doing chores can be fun.

Mom’s Choice Awards® recently awarded the story’s high standards with the “Silver Award for Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy; named among the best in family-friendly products.”

Support a Good Cause When You Buy ABC by Paul McDougall for the iPad

By Cristi | July 30, 2010 | No comment yet

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The ever increasing number of apps in the App Store includes many great educational eBook apps for children but ABC by Paul McDougall for the iPad is a bit different. If you purchase McDougall’s iPad app, you’ll not only get a great app for your child but also help support the donation of print copies of the same book to children’s hospitals and libraries in need. McDougall uses a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each eBook and traditional book to support kids in hospitals and libraries.

Perfect for toddlers learning their letters, this great little book uses small brightly colored creatures and funny sayings to help teach kids their ABC’s. From “Ashley who’s always asleep” to “Zeke, who escaped from the zoo,” your little ones will love the charming quirkiness of all the ABC creatures. Flip through the pages at your own pace and enjoy the simplicity of this educational app.

Check out the ABC by Paul McDougall app for $0.99 in the App Store now and support a good cause at the same time!

Maggie and the Trouble with Monkeys for iPad

By Cristi | July 21, 2010 | No comment yet

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I love to read books with my kids and eBooks are something relatively new for us. Since the release of the iPad, we’ve read a number of books together and really enjoyed it. Maggie and the Trouble with Monkeys is an app we all had fun reading and playing.

This interactive children’s app has a cute story, fun fonts and colorful illustrations. Join Maggie, a bright and imaginative five and a half year old, in her latest adventure. She’s got a little monkey that makes her life extremely difficult and causes lots of trouble. He does everything from eat all the cookies in the cookie jar to get mud on her new dress. What will she do? Will Maggie learn to love a monkey after all? I don’t want to spoil the ending, so you’ll have to buy the app to find out.

Enjoy this 22 page (11 screen) book app with your kids today. Maggie and the Trouble with Monkeys is available in the App Store for $4.99.

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