Just in time for Earth day! Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax has been brought to iPhones and iPads by Oceanhouse Media. My son and I tried the e-book out on the iPad and the graphics were fantastic. It was like having the book in his lap. The narration of the story is extremel yell done and [...]

This brand new iPad   iPad and iPhone version of Jack and the Beanstalk has amazing graphics that look terrific on the iPad.  The story of Jack is a classic one and the app doesn’t mess with the tale. Here’s what I liked about this app: * The story’s default is set to read  Jack aloud while [...]

5 in 1 Kids Pack has an app available for the iPhone/iPod Touch and another HD version for the iPad. I’ve tested both but unfortunately the developers are having issues with the iPad version crashing. I did have a few crashes while playing the iPad version but apparently an update and fix is coming.  The [...]

I’m finding irony in my review tonight. Dinner time at our house is fun. Tongue in cheek fun most days. Four kids, ranging in age from 10 to 9 months makes for a busy dinner table. Add to that the fact that I have a second grader and a five year old son and the [...]

My five year old and I both thought Spell Blocks was a great app. It combines the idea of alphabet blocks with sight words. You’ll hear a sight word spoken aloud and then you spell it by dragging and dropping the blocks into the correct order. In the settings you can add in extra letters [...]

A few weeks ago I reviewed the PBS Kids Super Why! app for the iPhone/iPod Touch. It’s been released again in iPad format. If you already own the iPhone app you can put that version on your iPad and it will work. You can play it at normal iPhone size (it’ll be in the middle [...]

I gave you a video link to this app last week and Saturday we were able to try it out for ourselves. It’s a fantastic app and my kids have been wearing it out. Your iPad screen is a drawing pad and you’ve got paintbrushes, colored pencils, crayons, markers and roller markers to use for [...]

The Boy Giant has been on my iPhone for a little while and my son has been asking (and asking) if I’ve read it yet.  I just hadn’t had a chance but when I finally sat down with the app I realized why he’d been so persistent. This story is cute and the illustrations make [...]

If you’re ready to turn your iPhone into a mooing, beeping, trumpeting piece of noise then you’re ready for this app. Sound Touch features four categories, each with twelve different sounds. For those keeping track that’s 48 wonderful sounds.  Each sound is represented by a picture on a button. Tap the button to hear the [...]

There are some children’s television shows (they shall remain nameless) that I just can’t stand. My poor deprived children go to school and tell their friends that they’re not allowed to watch them and they’re always at a loss for an answer when their friends ask them why. “Because my mom thinks they’re stupid” isn’t [...]