Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels Races Into App Store

Callaway Digital Arts, Inc. has released its newest title in the App Store. Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels is available now and for a limited time, at a special introductory priced. Created through a partnership with HIT Entertainment, the children’s app is based on the animated feature-length movie Day of the Diesels and makes learning fun with access to read-along stories, matching games, puzzles and painting activities. Take a look:

Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels is the third Thomas title released through the Callaway-HIT partnership. In May 2011, HIT and Callaway launched Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails, which raced to the number-one spot on the iTunes App Store’s Books chart. Before that, Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue was released in December 2010 to great acclaim, winning Children’s Technology Review’s Editor’s Choice Award as well as being selected as “Best in Show” at Kidscreen’s first iKids App Showdown. In addition, Thomas & Friends: Engine Activities is due next month. Through November 6, the universal Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels app is available for just $.99. Thereafter, it will be regularly priced at $4.99.