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Dana Morgan is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Melody Book, a company that develops musical and educational applications, including A Jazzy Day and Jazzy ABC, for iOS. Their wonderful apps have been showcased in Apple’s “New and Noteworthy” section, plus they have received a Children’s Technol ... Full Article »
I’m a big proponent of visiting museums and doing hands-on crafts with children, but once in a while a creative app comes along for the iPad that is so good, it makes me feel more than OK about screen time. MoMA Art Lab, by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is one such app. True, it won’t re ... Full Article »
It would feel cheap and easy to discuss the MonkeyGram iPhone app by dousing this review in monkey puns. So I’m not going to do that, but I’d like to get one out of the way quickly and say that if you have young children who like to play with your iPhone, they will go bananas for this app. Monke ... Full Article »
It would have been a surprise if a game released by the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media had been anything less than stellar. Alien Assignment lives up to the expectation. In the simple storyline the Gloop family's spaceship has a mishap with a wayward satellite and crashe ... Full Article »
Whether it is carpool or the long drive to Florida for spring break, parents need distractions for young children while traveling as well as in everyday life. Sometimes it’s just a long wait at the doctor’s office or a snow day off school, parents need help entertaining their children. If your k ... Full Article »
I haven’t seen “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in several years, but I remember watching the beloved tale every holiday season while growing up. When I saw A Charlie Brown Christmas become app of the week, I knew I needed to give the digital book a look. A Charlie Brown Christmas is universal for ... Full Article »
Ten Giggly Gorillas is an interactive storybook app for preschoolers which presents a wonderful sensory experience in storytelling. The family friendly app also includes parental controls and is free of any in-app purchasing or third party advertisements. The highly entertaining and educational stor ... Full Article »
Inspired by the Emmy® Award-Winning Nick Jr.® TV series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!®, the brand new deluxe storybook app Wubbzy’s Space Adventure lets players explore space, meet kooky aliens, and finally wake up the sleepy Man in the Moon to see the sun rise. Download Wubbzy’s Space Adventure right a ... Full Article »
It used to be easy to pick out appropriate iPad fare for my son and I to enjoy together. What amuses a toddler or young child, however, doesn’t necessarily engage a tween. I’m finding that the apps he wants to play today are dramatically different than those he tapped into as a little boy. Furt ... Full Article »
Children’s books continue to find a more accepting home on the iPad. Despite some initial concerns about the medium, it’s clear that more and more parents these days are finding that Apple’s tablet is an ideal way to relate stories, providing an interactive and colorful environment that help k ... Full Article »
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