Review by Joseph Broda
Word Monster by OtherWise Games is a challenging word puzzle game for older kids. (more)
Illustrated Apps We Love: “Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann” and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Friends Stickerbook”Sometimes the life of a blogger is VERY easy: the products we come across are so good, the only problem is finding enough synonyms for the word wonderful. (more)
Here’s a Santa’s bagful of apps that will make perfect last minute holiday gifts. (more)
If I could design the perfect show for ages seven to eleven, I’d want it to seamlessly blend its educational layer with entertainment that’s as witty and downright smart as the concepts its hoping to convey. (more)
Your kids will love these four fun, creative, and inspiring apps. (more)
Lights are back on after a weeklong blackout at my house and it feels great to be getting a story up. (more)
Human Anatomy Apps for Kids
Two new apps—one for younger kids; one for older—do a great job explaining how the world’s most sophisticated machine works. (more)
If you’re a fan of Mutts Comics, I don’t need to sell you on the extraordinary work of Patrick McDonnell. (more)
I’ve just been hanging around the fishpond, trying to will summer from ending. (more)
If you’re like me, you love to share old favorites—books, toys, even jokes—from your own childhood with your kids. (more)
I was a bit skeptical when I first glanced through the Toon Googles app, especially when I realized that there was no “brand name” content to view. (more)
I can hardly believe the Olympics are almost over. (more)
If you’ve visited this site before, you know I love media that invites kids to become storytellers. (more)
When you’re choosing an app for the youngest users, you want something that’s engaging and educational and at the same time expands the way your child thinks. (more)
Two children’s art-making apps enable users to create art through collage. (more)
“SQUIDS Wild West” Really Grabbed Me!
Mobile Games We Love
I have to confess right up front, I haven’t really been into the elaborate gaming end of apps, but after playing SQUIDS Wild West by The Game Bakers, I understand why games have bested motion pictures when it comes to grabbing people’s attention and time. (more)
Apps We Love: Marble Math and Marble Math Jr. by ArtgigI haven’t seen an app that makes better use of the tilting function of iPhone and iPad than Marble Math by Artgig Apps. (more)
Learning Toys We Love: Switch & Go Dinos by VTech
Sliver the T-Rex and Horns the Triceratops
The moment you turn on one of VTech’s Switch & Go Dinos, the toy demands respect—literally. (more)
Apps We Love: MoMA Art Lab
When I heard that New York’s Museum of Modern Art created their first art-making app, I imagined something amazing. (more)
Shakespeare? In Love!
I’ve become intrigued by an app that hasn’t even been invented yet. (more)
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!Apps We Love: Monster Time by Myello Digital
It’s about time someone created an app that teaches and supports kids in learning to tell time. (more)
For a Magical Media Experience, Just “Press Here”Book and App Review
Last March, Chronicle Books published an amazing book titled Press Here by Henré Tullet. (more)
Apps We Love: Go Away, Big Green Monster! and Grimm’s Red Riding Hood – 3-D Interactive Pop-Up Book
Go Away, Big Green Monster! By Ed Emberley by Night & Day Studios is the app version of the Caldecott-medal winning storybook. (more)
Every once in a while a product comes along that’s a game changer. (more)
Apps We Love: Stella and Sam Story Pack and Doodle Cast by zinc Roe
Have you noticed that when you discover a great app—well-designed, beautiful graphics, easy to use, fun—you’ll find other terrific apps by the same company? (more)
Two extremely well-designed apps—One. Two. Match-A-Roo by CMCD Visual Symbols and Match the Pairs by Fabrik 19—take the concept of the classic match game to the digital world. (more)
This app is as much fun as it is beautiful, and that’s saying a lot! (more)
Once your pre-schooler has learned to count, how do you encourage real numeracy? How do you help kids understand that numbers aren’t just sounds but have values? (more)
My daughter and I have been playing Counting Bees, Memory Train, and Interactive Alphabet all week and I don’t know who loves these apps more, me or her. (more)
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Just yesterday, I drove past a school that put up a sign declaring itself a “bully free zone.” (more)
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If your toddler is amazed by your iPhone (and what toddler isn’t), there’s a world of amazing apps out there that will turn your little one’s play time into learning time. (more)
Harold Goldberg’s new book, All Your Base Are Belong to Us—How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture, amazed me from the moment I picked it up. (more)
