Shelf Control: Celebrate The Holidays With These iOS Apps Featuring Seasonal Stories

With just a couple of days to go before Christmas, I thought I'd dedicate this week's edition of Shelf Control to holiday-themed storybook apps for iOS. Specifically, the apps featured in this column are the ones featured by none other than Apple in its special Seasonal Stories section in the App Store. These are apps that tell seasonal stories in various creative and often educational ways. Developed by the likes of Disney, Loud Crow Interactive, Nickelodeon, and Oceanhouse Media, these are apps that you and your little ones can read and experience together in celebration of the holidays. For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (universal):

A Charlie Brown Christmas by Loud Crow Interactive, $4.99

Angel's Great Escape: A Christmas Story by And So We Begin, $4.99

Biscuit Gives a Gift by zuuka incorporated, $0.99

Christmas Eve by Chocolapps SAS, Free

Frozen Storybook Deluxe by Disney, $6.99

Goodnight Mo ~ 3D Interactive Popup Book by StoryToys Entertainment Limited, $1.99

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Dr. Seuss by Oceanhouse Media, $4.99

Laura's Christmas Star - The interactive picture book for children by Klaus Baumgart by Bastei Luebbe GmbH & Co. KG, $0.99

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad - Little Critter by Oceanhouse Media, $1.99

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Oceanhouse Media, $3.99

Pango Christmas by Studio Pango, $2.99

Pat the Bunny by Random House Digital, Inc., $1.99

PopOut! The Night Before Christmas by Loud Crow Interactive Inc., $2.99

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Oceanhouse Media, $3.99

Sofia the First: Story Theater by Disney, $1.99

Tacky's Christmas by Oceanhouse Media, $3.99

Tacky and the Winter Games by Oceanhouse Media, $3.99

The Berenstain Bears and the Nutcracker by Oceanhouse Media, $3.99

The Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree by Oceanhouse Media, $1.99

The Nutcracker - by Timbuktu by Timbuktu Labs, Inc., $1.99

Tiny Firefighters by wonderkind interaktionsmedien GmbH, $1.99

Wubbzy's The Night Before Christmas by Cupcake Digital, $2.99

For iPhone and iPod touch:

Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure by Nickelodeon, $2.99

Nighty Night! by Fox & Sheep, $1.99

North Pole - Animal Adventures for Kids for iPhone by Fox & Sheep, $1.99

SpongeBob Frozen Face Off by Nickelodeon, $2.99

Winter Is: teach your child about the joys of the winter season in this interactive kid's book by Ann Dixon (iPhone version; Auryn App) by Auryn Inc., $1.99

For iPad:

DC Super Friends: Race to Save Christmas by Night & Day Studios, Inc., $2.99

Don't Open Before Christmas by Crab Hill Press LLC, $2.99

Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure HD by Nickelodeon, $4.99

Nighty Night! HD by Fox & Sheep, $2.99

North Pole - Animal Adventures for Kids by Fox & Sheep, $2.99

Snow Queen by Timecode, $1.99

SpongeBob Frozen Face Off HD by Nickelodeon, $4.99

Winter Is: teach your child about the joys of the winter season in this interactive kid's book by Ann Dixon (an Auryn App) by Auryn Inc., $1.99

As always, if you have suggestions for Shelf Control, please feel free to email me at aldrin@appadvice.com or simply leave a comment below. Make sure to check back next week for my Shelf Control feature on iReadItNow HD, which can help you keep a record of your reading life this new year. Happy holidays!