Fast Free TEN! #96

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five Ten? Fast Free Five Ten is a collection of ten quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a [...]

Filed Under: Advanced Reading, Age, Animals, Baby/Toddler, Beginner Reading, Books, Category, Colour Recognition, Early Grade School, Education, Elementary School, English Language, Fast Free Five, Free Apps, Grammar, Middle School & Beyond, Preschool

The Paper Fox by Bento Box Interactive -Review

May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… The beautiful 3-d paper world, high quality animation, sound effects and narration, the moral in the tale. What we’d love to see… Child proofing of app store links, saving of progress when you quit the app. Summary A unique and beautiful app well worth downloading. Our Rating The Paper Fox is a [...]

Filed Under: Age, Animals, App Reviews, Baby/Toddler, Books, Early Grade School, Elementary School, Games, Hidden Object, Middle School & Beyond, Picture Book, Preschool, Uncategorized

Fast Free Five and More! #90

April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five? Fast Free Five is a collection of five quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a limited [...]

Filed Under: Age, Animals, Baby/Toddler, Bedtime, Beginner Math, Beginner Reading, Books, Categorising, Category, Colour Recognition, Colouring, Device/OS, Drawing, Early Grade School, Education, Elementary School, Entertainment, Fast Free Five, Free Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Letter Recognition, Middle School & Beyond, Patterns, Preschool, Shape Recognition, Sight Words, Spelling

Fast Free Ten! #89

April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five? Fast Free Five (TEN today) is a collection of quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a [...]

Filed Under: Age, Animals, Baby/Toddler, Bedtime, Beginner Math, Books, Category, Colour Recognition, Comics, Device/OS, Dress Ups, Early Grade School, Education, Elementary School, Entertainment, Fantasy, Fast Free Five, Free Apps, Imagination, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Picture Book, Preschool, Rhymes

Let’s Go Chipper by It’s all Good media – Review

April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… all of the various activities including e-books, videos and coloring pages. What we’d love to see… parent lock to prevent children from getting into ringtones, internet and wallpaper. Summary I love the play based learning within the app with the eco-friendly twist especially the music videos and animated stories. Our Rating  Let’s Go Chipper [...]

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Playtales Gold – Giveaway

April 11, 2013 By 13 Comments

PlayTales Gold offers interactive books for kids 1 to 12 and contains a library of books in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese. They are now offering monthly, semi-annual, and annual subscription options which allow you to download as many stories as you’d like for the duration of your subscription. The app [...]

Filed Under: 15.99 to 19.99, Age, Animals, Baby/Toddler, Bedtime, Books, Classics, Closed Giveaways, Device/OS, Elementary School, Giveaways, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Picture Book, Preschool, Price Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

The Trip Little Critter Reading Adventure by Silver Dolphin Books -Review

April 2, 2013 By 1 Comment

What we love… Two ways to enjoy this classic Little Critter story What we’d love to see… Child locks on the link to the website and the App Store link Summary The “just read” version is great for bedtime or beginning readers. The “reading adventure” has a lot of fun interactivity and includes learning games [...]

Filed Under: 2.99 to 4.99, 4.5 Stars, Age, Animals, App Reviews, Baby/Toddler, Beginner Reading, Books, Device/OS, Early Grade School, Elementary School, iPad, iPad Mini, Kids Games, Picture Book, Preschool, Rating, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , ,

The Forest Friends -S28 by Stella 28- Review

March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… Gentle story for younger readers,  suitable for bedtime story, multiple languages, word highlighting as it is read, record your own narration What we’d love to see… Child proofing of Facebook link Summary Remove this text and add your own here. Our Rating The Forest Friends -S28 is an iPad only book app. [...]

Filed Under: 2.99 to 4.99, 4 Stars, Age, Animals, App Reviews, Baby/Toddler, Bedtime, Beginner Reading, Books, Category, Device/OS, Early Grade School, Games, iPad, iPad Mini, Preschool, Price, Rating, Reviews, Spot the Difference, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Happy Easter, Little Critter by Oceanhouse Media – Review

March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… The highlighted text and attention to story as opposed to interactivity for the sake of having it included. What we’d love to see… I think if you like classic storytelling, this is the app for you. If you like flashy animations and video clips, then look elsewhere. I personally enjoy this presentation [...]

Filed Under: 1.99 to 2.99, 4.5 Stars, Age, Animals, App Reviews, Baby/Toddler, Beginner Reading, Books, Category, Device/OS, Easter, Elementary School, Friendship, iOS, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Picture Book, Preschool, Price, Rating, Reviews Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lazy Bird by Tatyana Mironova -Review

March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… Hand drawn illustrations, record your own audio, moral in the tale. What we’d love to see… Child proofing of external links, word highlighting synching better with audio. Summary Frank is a very lazy bird but he eventually sees the error of his ways in this bright, colorful story. Our Rating Lazy Bird [...]

Filed Under: 4 Stars, Animals, App Reviews, Books, Device/OS, Elementary School, Friendship, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Picture Book, Preschool, Rating, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,