May 11th, 2010 | posted by: Lynette

Mico: The Mouse Who Was Afraid of the Dark

 

 

Overview

Mico: the Mouse Who Was Afraid of the Dark: Mico is a little mouse with a big fear. A special friend helps him make discoveries that open up a whole new world for him! Mico’s story encourages kids to take new steps that lead to positive experiences.

About this App

PicPocket Books brings quality children’s picture book literature to digital media. Now, children can enjoy their favorites stories on-the-go, even when they do not have a physical book to read.

PicPocket Books offer a unique and new experience, combining the beauty of quality picture books with audio recordings and interactive visual text. This combination enables independent enjoyment for children regardless of reading level, subtle support for early readers, and nostalgic fun for adults.

Whether standing in a grocery line, taking a car trip, or waiting in a doctor’s office, PicPocket Books provide personal, interactive story experiences. The books can be downloaded with one click or tap, and provide educational and entertainment value to children and adults alike.

Your PicPocket Book is a perfect complement to regular story time with parents or grandparents, and a gentle alternative to flashy, fast-paced digital media time.

Features

- High fidelity, full-color illustrations that stay true to the original print book.
- High quality audio recording.
- Animated elements
- Highlighted text corresponds with audio – each word highlights as it is read to help new readers understand the connection between words and sounds – excellent for beginning readers or curious pre-readers.
- Play-pause to start and stop the story at any time.
- Fast-forward and fast-back to replay images and audio.
- Stories downloadable directly to your device, anytime, anywhere, on-the-go.
- Buy it once, play it as many times as you want.
- Patent-pending technology.

LanguagesEnglish

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

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July 19th, 2009 | posted by: Lynette

Bedtime, Storytime

Like many kids, my son has always loved books. Not only does he love to get lost in a story, who can deny that it is appealing to postpone the moment of bedtime and turning off the light with a story read by mom or dad?

Tonight’s chosen story was The Three Spinning Fairies, A Tale from the Brothers Grimm, retold by Lisa Campbell Ernst. The editorial review from Publishers Weekly on Amazon claims that the “wry text and busy pictures contribute equally to the humor of this rollicking retelling.” And rollicking it was. My son’s favorite part was that there is actually a fairy named Bob, and that at one point the princess-to-be exclaims “Hot diggety dog!”. He liked the pictures and he liked the fact that it was a story that he hadn’t heard before – at least not that version of the classic story.

That was about all the feedback I could wrangle out of him tonight. At nine years old, he prefers to drink the story in, but critique it afterwards? Not so much.

What are you reading at bedtime at your house?