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Brush of Truth Kids’ App 99 Cents March 1-8 for National Reading Month
Last Updated on Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:00
Brush of Truth, an award-winning book app for kids 8-12, will be on sale on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch March 1-8 in honor of National Reading Month and Read Across America Day. This interactive storybook app, geared to third- through sixth-graders, is written in second person and lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. Recognized for its appeal to reluctant readers, Brush of Truth was created by Story Bayou, a mom’s vision to get kids to read. Continue reading
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Brush of Truth: Tweens’ book app rated four stars by The iMums
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:00
Brush of Truth, an interactive book app for kids 8-12, was rated four stars by The iMums, a children’s educational technology review site. Created by Story Bayou, Brush of Truth features 125 pages of story and colorful illustrations, with 65 decision points and 20 possible endings. Recognized for its appeal to reluctant readers, this book lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. This is a great storybook that will have your child reading for hours. Continue reading
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Celebrity Norwood Family Launches Musical Children’s Book iOS App
Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 02:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 30 January 2013 02:00
The celebrity Norwood Family, including Brandy, Ray J, Sonja and Willie Norwood, have launched a musical storybook app to share their love of music and song. Fam Bam: Got To Have Music 1.4 is now available in the iTunes App Store and is specially-priced at $1.99 for the month of February in honor of African American History Month. In the storyline, each of the characters perform in the style of their favorite genre of music, including inspirational music, jazz, R&B, hip hop and opera. Continue reading
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Daddy Takes a Business Trip: an Interactive Children’s Book
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 01:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 23 January 2013 01:30
Crow Peak Media today introduces Daddy Takes a Business Trip 1.0, their first internally developed interactive children’s book developed exclusively for iPad. Targeted at children ages 6, Daddy Takes a Business Trip helps kids understand the best place to be is home with them. Bright and colorful with a touching message, there are age appropriate games and surprises on every page. Kids can learn to count the days until Daddy comes back and listen to daddy’s custom recorded reading of every page. Continue reading
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Brush of Truth: Discounted kids’ book app, plus free lesson plans
Last Updated on Friday, 10 August 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Friday, 10 August 2012 03:30
Story Bayou announced today that it will be cutting the price for “Brush of Truth” this Aug. 17 as well as offering free lesson plans for back-to-school shoppers. The app tells the story of two tweens who find an enchanted paintbrush. They begin to discover its powers as they go in adventures under the ocean, inside a sand castle, and while rescuing a sea creature. The 50 percent app discount will be available for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone, and on Google Play for Android devices. Continue reading
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Brush of Truth Named 2012 Media of The Year by Creative Child Magazine
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:00
Brush of Truth, an interactive book app for tweens 8-12, has been named a 2012 Media of the Year award winner by Creative Child Magazine. Written in second person, “your” voice, Brush of Truth lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. Featuring 125 pages of story and colorful illustrations, with 65 decision points and 20 possible endings, Brush of Truth is the first book app created by Story Bayou, mom Julie Landry Laviolette’s vision to get tweens to read. Continue reading
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Brush of Truth: Reluctant Readers’ Book App Half Price on July 27
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 04:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 10 July 2012 04:00
Brush of Truth 1.1, a recommended book app for reluctant readers 8-12, is cutting its price to 99 cents on July 27 for back-to-school shoppers. The 50 percent discount will be available in iTunes and on Android/Google Play. Brush of Truth was released by Story Bayou. Brush of Truth tells the story of two tweens who find an enchanted paintbrush. They begin to discover its powers as they go in adventures under the ocean, inside a sand castle, and while rescuing a sea creature. Continue reading
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Make Reading Fun with PICVO 1.1.1, Illustrated Audio Book App for Kids
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 03:29 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 19 June 2012 03:29
I-Freek Asia Pacific PTE. Ltd. announces PICVO 1.1.1 for iOS, an illustrated audio book application for children. It features a large library of fairy tales with colorful illustrations. Users can listen to the recorded narration, read the story or record their own readings. The new release features 10 free stories and 50 new stories, including those of the Grimm, Andersen, Aesop, and fairy tales from all around the world. Continue reading
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Buzz Me! by GiggleUp – All New Interactive Toy Phone for Learning
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 June 2012 11:10 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 14 June 2012 11:10
GiggleUp today announces Buzz Me! Toy Phone 2.0, its latest kids app for iOS. Designed to look like a regular mobile phone, Buzz Me! Toy Phone provides a safe and kid-friendly environment for children to play grown-ups and explore with calling and texting. It’s an all-in-one activity center for toddlers and young children featuring 24 mini games designed to educate and entertain. The gameplay is kept simple yet effective, with plenty of interactive elements to arouse children’s curiosity. Continue reading
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Brush of Truth: Book App for Reluctant Readers Discounted for Summer
Last Updated on Monday, 11 June 2012 05:20 Written by iUseMac Monday, 11 June 2012 05:20
Brush of Truth 1.1 for iOS, a recommended book app for reluctant readers 8-12, is cutting its price on June 15, 2012 to promote summer reading. The 50 percent discount will be available in the iTunes store for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone. Written in second person, Brush of Truth lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. Brush of Truth has 125 pages of story and colorful illustrations, with 65 decision points and 20 possible endings. Continue reading
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New Children’s Fairytale Book App brings Songs to Storybook Apps
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:35 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:35
Sunshine Musicals is proud to announce their new one of a kind Storybook App Musical based on the Fairytale “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen. The Snow Queen Children’s Interactive Storybook Adventure features 5 original songs with sing along text, beautiful illustrations, fun interactive characters, highlighted read along text and more. The Snow Queen musical is designed by musicians and teachers to foster a love of music, fairytales, art and magic in every child. Continue reading
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Logical Thought releases Routinely, a visual schedule app for iOS
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:00
Logical Thought today introduces Routinely, an easy and fun way to build visual schedules on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Children with developmental delays or other special needs feel comforted by knowing what comes next. Routinely helps by associating expectations with visual cues. This gives caregivers a useful tool for aiding those in their care to progress through a series of actions, choose an activity, and know when to move on to something else. Continue reading
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DADA Company releases I learn with transportation
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 04:30 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 10 January 2012 04:30
By land, sea, air… and space! DADA Company introduces the most fun and exciting way to learn and explore your little one’s interest in cars, motorbikes, ships, rockets, and more. This app is a mix of book, animated illustration, and videogame for iPhone and iPad. I Learn with Transportation introduces the child to six knowledge areas: sounds, words, colors, shapes, numbers, and environments. And it is designed specifically to fulfill the developmental needs of children. Continue reading
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Bedtime Bunny Tales for iPad turns bedtime into an exciting adventure
Last Updated on Monday, 19 December 2011 07:19 Written by iUseMac Monday, 19 December 2011 07:19
Home Grown Apps today announces the availability of Bedtime Bunny Tales The Big Race 1.2, an interactive storybook for iPad.The app was created to solve the number one problem of many parents all around the world: get their little ones to bed. The book turns bedtime into adventure time with the iPad that makes the ritual a lot less painful. The colorful illustrations bring the pages to life while the reader visits the far off world of Lanyond, stopping in at Grandpa’s cozy nook. Continue reading
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New Original eBook App Takes the Family eBook to a New Level
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 August 2011 04:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 2 August 2011 04:00
Baltimore based KneeBouncers today introduces Who Says Moo? 1.0, the first ebook app from the creators of the popular toddler’s web site. This dynamic interactive ebook invites toddlers to explore a variety of animals on a farm and discover the sounds they make. Colorful illustrations and clever animations engage and entertain toddlers and preschoolers. Parents and family members will love the voice recording feature making them the narrator of the story. Continue reading
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