Where Is My Frog is a storybook app from Sterling Publishing. It is based on the characters from Mercer Mayer’s popular Little Critters series. The app is based on the book of the same name so if you own the book, the app should be quite familiar to you. The app is basically just like the book except that all the pages are animated and narrated to you, exactly what a storybook app should do. It also includes bonus games and unlockables which also make it very interactive. If you’re a fan of these storybook apps for your kids, you may want to take a good look at this one.
What’s great about this storybook is that it expands on the original paper version of the book with animations, narration, and interactive elements. The narration is done by children so kids should be able to relate better to the story. Mercer Mayer’s art in the book is fantastic and they did a great job bringing his static images to life by animating specific elements on each page. The app also includes extra dialog for each of the characters which really fleshes out the story and adds more life to all the characters.
The app includes a couple games kids can play that are based on events in the book. There is a word match game and a picture match games. Both games are virtually the same except in word match, they give you a word and you must find the object associated with it where in the picture match game, they show you a picture and you must match it with the same picture on the page. Players earn coins for each correct match that they can use to unlock more activities. Users can even collect coins by going through the story and finding hidden hot spots.
Sterling Publishing did a great job of creating a feature rich storybook app that really hits all the much needed points an app of this nature should have. It’s interactive, has its own narration, and really expands upon what a regular book would offer. Mercer Mayer’s art in Where Is My Frog is fantastic and really translates well to digital format. At $4.99, the app isn’t as cheap as some of the other ones I’ve seen, but I believe it’s well worth the price for the amount of content you get.
Where Is My Frog is available now in the App Store for $4.99. It is a universal app and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Description
A fun story from one of the most popular children’s writers and illustrators of all time is now even more entertaining and educational! Based on Mercer Mayer’s classic lift-the-flap WHERE IS MY FROG?, this magical app goes beyond the book.
* Kids can choose whether they want to read by themselves or be read to.
* The simple hide-and-seek tale will delight young children.
* There are engaging word, image, and counting games that will build children’s logical and perceptual skills, and prepare them for reading and math. Plus, there’s a secret game they have to uncover on their own!
* All games and pages have a counter built in, which gives children coins for each hidden animation they uncover, each page they complete, and each game they play; the coins are then redeemable for even more activities centered around the Mayer’s beloved LITTLE CRITTER® character.
[via App Store]
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