The iPhone Mom

Madera & Figaro in The Rescue of Ginger is a truly interactive storybook app.  Madera & Figaro are a monkey and frog who are looking for Ginger, a lost kitty cat.  The app tells their story but you must tap on the characters and objects on each page to keep things  moving along.  There is no text to read in this story, instead you listen as it’s told to you through the different character’s voices. As you go through the story there are different puzzles to solve that relate to the search for the kitty. The puzzles work with colors, shapes and matching skills.  Each page in The Rescue of Ginger features mice. The mice are always doing silly things when you tap on them. At the very end of the story the mice will sing and dance. This is my son’s absolute favorite part of the app. He will skip ahead through the story just to get to that part again. And again. And again.

I like the way The Rescue of Ginger pulls you into the story through it’s puzzles. The characters and silly voices don’t hurt either! To me this feels like an app for older toddlers and preschoolers. I think that older children would enjoy the silly factor but might not listen to the story over and over again. But younger children who enjoy repetition can use this one over and over again and the silly mice are sure to keep them coming back.

Price when Reviewed: $2.99

Seller: Lyn and Line, LLC

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.