Country Mouse and City Mouse is another book app by McGraw Hill.  It is FREE for limited time.   It is a very cute book with just about right interactions on each page.  It is designed for kids age 3 to 8.  It is only available on iPAD. Introduction on App Store:  Country Mouse and City Mouse may live in very different worlds, but through the pages in this book, they still become friends.  With this interactive ebook, your child… Read more

Little Red Hen is a re-tell of the classic story from McGraw-Hill.  It teaches kids the value of hard work.  It is FREE for limited time.  It works on iPAD only. Introduction from the App Store:  The classic fable, retold like your child aged 3-8 has never experienced it before. In this retelling, your child not only hears the story of the industrious hen and learns about the value of hard work, but becomes a part of the action. Engaging… Read more

Treasure Kai is a series of book apps designed for kids 5 to 10 years old.  Currently there are two apps in the series.  Kai is a boy who likes treasure hunt.  In each book app, he goes to a different adventure.  In the first book app, The Lost Gold of Shark Island, Kai takes kids to the treasure hunt on a desert island. In the 2nd book app, The Seven Cities of Gold, Kai goes back in history to… Read more

For so long, I forgot I had Kindle app on my iPhone and iPAD. With the app, I could download a Kindle book from Amazon on my iPhone and iPAD. In fact, Amazon has Kindle apps for all different devices: iPhone, iPod, iPAD, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Mac, Windows 7, XP, Vista, and Windows8. Here is the website if you need more information on Kindle apps. They are all free. Once you installed the Kindle app on your device, you… Read more

With the season change, being sick is not avoidable some time.  Here are two books hopefully will help kids feel better and get over the sickness quicker. Sick of Being Sick is a book app.  A girl is sick and she is sick of being sick.  While lying in bed taking her temperature, her imagination takes her to all over the world performing in different kinds of occupations…  It is a beautifully illustrated book with peaceful music.  A great app for… Read more

I wanted to review Thomas and Friends Apps for a long time. There are several of them available on App Store, and are well made book apps for toddlers or even elementary school kids. Today I’d like to share Thomas and Friends Hero of the Railways. If you have a Thomas fan at home, I am sure you will like it. After a race with Spencer lands Thomas in the bushes, he discovers Hiro, an abandoned engine from a far-away… Read more

Angelina Ballerina’s New Dance Teacher is a book app from the TV series Angelina Ballerina.  In addition to the book, kids can play games, puzzles, and coloring pages from the book.  It is FREE for limited time. Introduction from the App Store:  Read, watch, play, and twirl alongside the world’s most delightful little dancer as she meets Ms. Mimi on her first day of dance class at her new school. Ms. Mimi is nothing like Angelina expects her to be… Read more

Bizzy Bear Builds a House app is based on the popular board book Bizzy Bear: Let’s Get to Work, featuring the illustrations by Benji Davies.  It is designed by Nosy Crow, who also developed Rounds: Franklin Frog. The story is very simple.  Bizzy Bear helps out at a construction site with different activities.  On each page, there is a main storyline, read by a child.  The character dialogues are triggered by readers’ tap.  There are visual hints to tell the… Read more

I can’t believe it is already time to think about Halloween. My son just got his Halloween custom yesterday! Here are some good Halloween themed apps. They are educational and kids friendly that young children can use. Trick or Treat Picture Me is designed for kids 2 to 5 years old. It lets parents add their child’s photo to this personalized book app and see them dressed up in adorable Halloween costumes such as a silly scarecrow, pudgy pumpkin and… Read more

Have you seen any of the Ice Age movie? Do you like them?  Now it is available on iPhone/iPod/iPAD.  Even better, for a limited time, it is FREE. This is a book app developed by iStoryTime, who also developed Wee Sing & Learn ABC.  With the initial download (now it is free), you get Ice Age story.  It is essentially a picture book with background music.  Both the pictures and the narration are authentic.  There are three options to read… Read more

Do you like Scooby Doo? How about a free Scooby Doo app for kids? Scooby-Doo Who Are You is a book app from Hallmark made for their Interactive Story Buddy line. However, the app stays independent of the Story Buddy. If you have a Scooby-Doo Story Buddy and have it on while reading the book, you will enjoy the interactions between the app and the Story Buddy. If you don’t have the Story Buddy, you can still enjoy the app… Read more

If you are a Dr. Seuss fan, you will like this one.  Dr. Seuss Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose book app by Oceanhouse Media is released not long ago. It is available on the App Store for the special introductory price of $3.99. If you have followed iGameMom for a while, you know Oceanhouse Media’s book apps are all good. If you are not familiar with their books, you can go here and here to read my earlier reviews. Thidwick, the big-hearted… Read more

Oceanhouse Media released Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole.  Now it is atthe special price of $1.99.  It is available for both Apple and Android devices. (Note: the app is now at its regular price $3.99.) This previously unpublished title was written in the 1960s by Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of classic The Berenstain Bears series. The story features an eager young penguin who is searching for adventure in the South Pole, but he can’t seem to find any excitement.  No… Read more

Oceanhouse Media has released its fourth digital book in The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series. A Whale of a Tale: All About Porpoises, Dolphins and Whales is now available on the App Store for the special introductory price of $3.99. With The Cat in the Hat as their underwater tour guide, readers will take to the high seas onboard Captain McElligot’s Cetacean Station in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Recommended for ages five to ten, children will learn… Read more