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Dr. Seuss Band: It’s Rock Band for the Pre-school Set – iPad App Review

By | December 16, 2011 | No comment yet
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Oceanhouse Media has established itself as the iDevice source for all things Seussical. After releasing countless versions of Dr. Seuss’ beloved tales as kids book apps, including the long lost Bippolo Seed, the developer has expanded its offerings with a new, universal music making app, Dr. Seuss Band.

Dr. Seuss Band stands out among the crowded field of kids’ edu-apps. While the game play is similar to big kid favorites such as Rock Band or the Tapulous family of games, the UI is fully imbued with Dr. Seuss’ playful humor and sense of absurdity.

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Cyber Monday Giveaway – Win a Pack of Oceanhouse Media Christmas Book Apps

By | November 28, 2011 | No comment yet
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Oceanhouse Media has some of the most popular children’s book apps in the App Store and today we have partnered with them to help get you and your little ones in the Christmas spirit.  Spend some quality time together and enjoy four classic Christmas stories: How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Tacky’s Christmas and The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree.

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Oceanhouse Media Announces Release of Dr. Seuss’ The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

By | September 27, 2011 | No comment yet
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Dr. Seuss books are as much a part of childhood as recess and popsicles, and they are just as popular today as they were when they were first published in the 1950s.  Oceanhouse Media has already brought a number of Dr. Seuss favorites to the iPad and today they added yet another title to the list.

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features a collection of seven short stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss for Redbook magazine in the 1950s.  ”These stories were written at a time when Dr. Seuss was really hitting his stride as a writer and illustrator,” said Susan Brandt, President of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. “It’s almost like getting a peek into his creative genius before he published such classic works as The Cat in Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.”

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Get Your Tongue in a Twist with Oh Say Can You Say? – iPad App Review

By | September 1, 2011 | No comment yet
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Oh Say Can You Say?, the latest addition to Oceanhouse Media’s growing canon of Dr. Seuss book apps for children, is a series of playfully torturous tongue-twisting vignettes that could only spring from the imagination of Theodor Seuss Geisel.

You don’t have to sweat it out like the bird on the app icon, exclaiming, “Oh my brothers! Oh my sisters! These are terrible tongue twisters!” unless you wish to. Thanks to the app’s auto play and read to me functions, the user may choose to have the narrator handle the story’s vocal gymnastics.
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Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with Oceanhouse Media iPad Apps

By | March 1, 2011 | No comment yet
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In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America, Oceanhouse Media announced a sale on the entire line of Dr. Seuss apps today.  App prices for the iPad and iPhone have been reduced by 25% – 75% in the App Store for one week.

“The NEA and Oceanhouse Media are two wonderful partners to help us commemorate Dr. Seuss’s birthday,” said Susan Brandt, President of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. “Both focus on promoting reading and literacy in children. Nothing would have made Dr. Seuss happier.”

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Oceanhouse Media Releases Two New Kids Books for the iPad

By | February 22, 2011 | 5 comments
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Popular app developer Oceanhouse Media announced the release of two entertaining children’s book apps today.  The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors and Horton Hears a Who! are universal apps that work on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

Based on the well-known Berenstain Bears series and Dr. Seuss book, these book apps include the same text and original illustrations kids know and love.  In The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors, the whole Bear family learns the importance of being a good neighbor and not judging others.  Not everyone keeps their home the same way and it takes more than a neat house to be a good neighbor.

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Oceanhouse Media Adds Fox in Socks to iPad App Lineup

By | January 19, 2011 | No comment yet
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No one is better known for rhyming words and whimsical characters than Dr. Seuss and Oceanhouse Media continues to bring his classic children’s stories to life on the iPad, iPhone and iPod.  Fox in Socks, the 16th Dr. Seuss app in the Oceanhouse Media collection, hit the App Store this week and it’s busy climbing its way up the charts.

“Fox in Socks is a classic read-aloud beginner book and our digital version is a title that has been highly anticipated,” said Michel Kripalani, Founder and President of Oceanhouse Media, Inc. “We’re proud that our apps continue to feature eye-catching graphics, easy-to-follow narratives and promote Dr. Seuss’s love of words and reading.”

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Dr. Seuss iPad Apps on Sale Now

By | September 13, 2010 | No comment yet
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Oceanhouse Media is celebrating 50 years of Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham by dropping the price of all its Dr. Seuss iPad/iPhone/iPod apps by 50%.

Did you know 50 years ago Dr. Seuss’s publisher (Bennett Cerf) bet him $50 he could not write a book using only 50 words?  Needless to say, Dr. Seuss won that bet and out of it came Green Eggs and Ham, the #4 best selling English language children’s book of all time.

You simply can’t go wrong with children’s classics like The Cat in the Hat, Hop On Pop and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. We’ve reviewed several of Oceanhouse Media’s Dr. Seuss iPad apps and enjoyed them all.  Whether you’re just starting your Dr. Seuss collection of iPad apps or trying to finishing it off, now is the perfect time to buy.  Don’t wait long!  The price drop is a limited time offer and we don’t know when it ends.

Oceanhouse Media’s Dr. Seuss iPad book apps currently available in the App Store:

Oceanhouse Media Announces New Dr. Seuss Titles Available for iPad

By | 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.

Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham Available for the iPad

By | July 15, 2010 | No comment yet
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One of the best loved children’s books of all time is now available for the iPad.  Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham was released by Oceanhouse Media and it’s sure to be another hit for them.  We’ve reviewed The Cat and the Hat, The Lorax and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish in past posts and loved them all.

The iPad version of Green Eggs and Ham takes the whimsical text and artwork from Dr. Seuss and turns it into something magical for kids of all ages.  Features for this book include:

  • Three ways to read – Read to Me, Read it Myself and Auto Play
  • Picture/Word association
  • Words highlight as they are read
  • Professional audio narration
  • Custom background audio for each scene
  • Interactive pictures

Don’t miss out on the latest Dr. Seuss creation!  It’s available in the App Store for $3.99.

Dr. Seuss iPad Apps – First Look

By | June 4, 2010 | No comment yet
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Keep your kids entertained this summer with two new Dr. Seuss apps released by Oceanhouse Media. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Up with a Fish are two more wonderfully created apps worth adding to your collection.

Like other Dr. Seuss book apps released by Oceanhouse Media, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish combines education and entertainment into one complete package.  There are three reading options which allow kids to interact and follow along with the story:

  1. Read to Me – The story is read to you and you turn the pages when you are ready.
  2. Read it Myself – Read the book yourself, tap the text if you want to hear it read to you and turn the page when you are ready to continue.
  3. Auto Play – More like a movie mode, the story is read to you and advances automatically.

The use of Dr. Seuss’s original artwork and text delivers this classic children’s story with a modern twist. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is currently in the New and Noteworthy section of the App Store.

Up with a Fish is a fun game sure to entertain both kids and parents. Catch and stack objects as they fall from the sky by tilting your iPad back and forth from left to right.  The more items you catch, the higher your points.  Pay attention to the fish bowls!  They’ll help you increase your multiplier or end the game if you miss three.  Stay away from Thing 1 and Thing 2!  Your whole tower will tumble if they get in your way.

For $5.00, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ($3.99) and Up with a Fish ($0.99) will provide hours of summertime fun for the kids.  Money well spent, if you ask me!