The Birthday by BookBoing

The Birthday is an interactive storybook app that will get your child actively involved in the story. It begins as a typical tale but then starts to ask your child to answer questions about what characters should do. By answering correctly they help move the story forward.  Questions might involve counting, patterns, problem solving, etc. Readers can move forward or back through the story by using the arrows at the bottom of the screen and there’s also a “talk bubble”. Tapping on that will cause the current page to be reread. According to the App Store description The Birthday is aimed at kids ages 4-7 and that seems about right to me. My five year old enjoyed it more than my seven year old. I like the twist the creators have added to a regular storybook app. By finding ways to get readers involved they’ve spiced this one up.

Price when Reviewed: $1.99

Seller: BookBoing