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Book Apps Starring Your Favorite Kids Characters

Story book apps starring your kids favorite characters like Elmo, The Cat in the Hat, Charlie Brown and more are all here. Turn the page and see why Elmo loves you, or check out Dora's Enchanted Forest. Your kids will love interacting with their favorites while reading.

Transformers: Interactive eBooks, Comics & Videos
My Little Pony eBooks + Comics

Best Apps

Highest scored apps in the category

The Monster at the End...
The Monster at the End...

The Monster at the End

Sesame Street

This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child about emotions and early reading skills

This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child about emotions and early reading skills.

The best-selling classic becomes an interactive storybook!

** Reached No. 1 in Books on the App Store! **
** Winner of Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award – Best Preschool App! **
** Winner of Cybils Award—first Book App award winner! **
** Common Sense Media 5-Star...

Another Monster At the End...
Another Monster At the End...

Another Monster At the End

Sesame Street

This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child early reading and logic skills

This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child early reading and logic skills.

Interactive storytelling gets kids excited to read along!

** Parents' Choice Gold Award! **
** Winner of Appy Award: Best Book App! **
** Reached #1 in Books! on App Store**
** Common Sense Media 5-Star Quality Rating **

There’s something waiting at the end...

Also Good

Apps with average score

The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

Oceanhouse Media

The best-selling, classic book "The Cat in the Hat" comes to life with playful interactivity, delightful animations and learning activities!

"...one of the most delightfully interactive apps we've seen." - Tillywig
"...overflows with fun animations, interactions, and learning games." TechWithKids.com
“...sets a new gold standard for Oceanhouse’s interactive book apps going forward.” -...

Interactive and cute
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Share a classic with your kids this Thanksgiving season.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Loud Crow Interactive Inc.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - A Peanuts Interactive Classic for All Ages has music and sounds from the original 1973 special. Intended for children ages 6 to 8, this interactive experience offers easy controls, helpful narration, three reading modes, word highlighting, and a touch-to-speak option.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Loud Crow Interactive Inc.

With A Charlie Brown Christmas + iMessage Sticker Pack!, you can enjoy a class narrated tale, music from the original show, interactions that make objects pop and move, and a sticker pack for iMessage with over 30 cute stickers. You can also create your own Christmas tree with cool ornaments...

Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

A classic tale that appeals to all ages

Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Loud Crow Interactive Inc.

It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is an interactive storybook for all ages. Create and customize your own Peanuts character and go trick-or-treating with the gang. Carve pumpkins, bob for apples and play the piano. Tap and drag or tilt your device to move objects. Kids can follow along with...

Jack and the Beanstalk Interactive Storybook
Jack and the Beanstalk Interactive Storybook
Jack and the Beanstalk Interactive Storybook

Jack and the Beanstalk Interactive Storybook

Ayars Animation Inc.

Made for iPad! And works beautifully on the iPod Touch and iPhone devices too.

The "interactive" part comes in the form of games, activities, hidden Easter eggs, and the like. Gorgeous artwork, read-along text, and a reasonable price tag...What's not to like?
-CNET Reviews

The classic "Jack and the Beanstalk" gets a terrific...

Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino
Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino
Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino

Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino

PlayDate Digital

“Get ready for some dino-mite Transformers fun”. A fun story for both newcomers and little fans of the series, this is another great production from the team at PlayDate Digital.” ~ App Addict
“Many kids will agree that there are few things cooler than dinosaurs and robots, so of course combining...

Look and Find® Elmo on Sesame Street
Look and Find® Elmo on Sesame Street
Look and Find® Elmo on Sesame Street

Look and Find® Elmo on Sesame Street

Sesame Street

This is an interactive games app, which will help teach your child observation and memory skills in a fun and engaging way.

Look and Find® Elmo on Sesame Street is a new educational app from the creators of Potty Time with Elmo. In this app, everyone’s favorite furry red monster needs...

Living Lights Collection #1
Living Lights Collection #1
Living Lights Collection #1

Living Lights Collection #1

Oceanhouse Media

Dive into 7 exciting Berenstain Bears Living Lights book apps that help young readers learn how God wants them to live every day! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Enjoy The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, The Berenstain Bears Discover God's Creation, The Berenstain...

Berenstain Bears Collection #1
Berenstain Bears Collection #1
Berenstain Bears Collection #1

Berenstain Bears Collection #1

Oceanhouse Media

Dive into 6 exciting Berenstain Bears interactive book apps for young readers! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize each story with your own narration. Enjoy The Berenstain Bears’ Bedtime Battle, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Spelling Bee, The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Walk, The Berenstain Bears...

Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree
Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree
Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree

Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree

Oceanhouse Media

Join the Berenstain Bears in the first ever interactive "lift-the-flap" omBook as they prepare for Christmas and decorate their tree! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. This festive holiday story is perfect for bedtime, or anytime, and is sure to put your whole family in...

Just for You - LC
Just for You - LC
Just for You - LC

Just for You - LC

Oceanhouse Media

Join Little Critter in this interactive book app as he tries to do something special, just for his mom! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. After his attempt to do big kid chores doesn't quite go as planned, what special thing will Little...

Living Lights Collection #2
Living Lights Collection #2
Living Lights Collection #2

Living Lights Collection #2

Oceanhouse Media

Dive into 8 exciting Berenstain Bears Living Lights interactive storybook apps that help young readers learn how God wants them to live every day! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Enjoy The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule, The Berenstain Bears Go to...

Berenstain - Bedtime Battle
Berenstain - Bedtime Battle
Berenstain - Bedtime Battle

Berenstain - Bedtime Battle

Oceanhouse Media

Join the Berenstain Bears in this interactive book app as the sun sets at the treehouse and the nightly bedtime battle begins! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Will Mama and Papa be able to get Brother and Sister all tucked away in their...

Elmo Loves You!
Elmo Loves You!
Elmo Loves You!

Elmo Loves You!

StoryToys Entertainment Limited

This is a storybook and early-learning reading app, which will help teach your child about love and friendship as you enjoy storytime together.

** Winner of The Appy Awards Best Book App **
** Winner of the Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award **
** Best Pick App, Tech With Kids **
...

Goldilocks and Bears Classics
Goldilocks and Bears Classics
Goldilocks and Bears Classics

Goldilocks and Bears Classics

Independent

The Original and Bestselling Classic Goldilocks Story on iOS

Professional narration and over 160 points of interaction, Wiggly Words™ jumping onto the screen with pronunciations, all help your kids recognize words and increase their reading skills.

"What's Hot" - Featured by Apple. Oct. 2010.
"New and Noteworthy" - Featured by Apple.
"My five...

Other Apps

Could be good for special cases

Goldilocks and Little Bear by Nosy Crow

Goldilocks and Little Bear by Nosy Crow

Nosy Crow

Welcome to Goldilocks and Little Bear – whose story will you choose?

Explore both Goldilocks and Little Bear’s stories in this ground-breaking new story app: switch to either story at any time simply by rotating your device!

Goldilocks and Little Bear demonstrates a unique, interactive new form of story-telling – it’s an incredible, 21st-century reading experience .

It’s the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears - as you’ve never seen it before. While Goldilocks is in the bears’ home, eating their porridge, sitting in their chairs, and sleeping in their beds, Little Bear is in Goldilocks’s family’s home – eating their pancakes, wearing their clothes, and reading their books!

Enjoy each stories in parallel, individually, or however you’d like – you can toggle between the two at any point.

With beautiful artwork, stunning animation, ingenious, playful forms of interactivity, original music, voice work and sound effects

The sixth phenomenal fairy tale from Nosy Crow, makers of the award-winning The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Snow White apps.

“They are the Steven Spielberg of apps” – USA Today

From Nosy Crow, the creators of award-winning apps:

Snow White
Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award winner

Jack and the Beanstalk
FutureBook Innovation Award 2014
Parents’ Choice Silver Award winner
Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award winner

Little Red Riding Hood
Booktrust Best Book Award 2014
One of the App Store's Best Apps of 2013
One of The Observer's 50 Best Apps of 2013
One of School Library Journal's Top 10 Apps of 2013
Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner
Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award winner
Kirkus-starred product

Cinderella
Best Story App - Junior Design Awards
KAPi Award for Best Children's Ebook, 2012
Best iPad Kids App of the Year - iLounge
Publishing Innovation Award - Best Juvenile App
FutureBook Innovation Award - Best Children's App
2011 Editor's Choice Award - Children's Technology Review
Winner of the Digital Storytime Star
Winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award

The Three Little Pigs
Editor's Choice Award 2011, Children's Technology Review
5 Stars, Common Sense Media
Kirkus starred review

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Nosy Crow is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3
Categories: Book, Classics, Reading, Sight Words

Santa's Coming by Twin Sisters - Read along interactive Christmas stories for Kids, Parents and Teachers

Santa's Coming by Twin Sisters - Read along interactive Christmas stories for Kids, Parents and Teachers

MangoSense Pvt. Ltd.

Learn new words about Santa’s exciting visit on Christmas night with this festive book from the Baby’s First Books Collection! Each word is paired with an adorable illustration to help baby with word association, and the black and white art complimented with a burst of color will capture baby’s attention.

Award-winning app, MangoReader, brings its hit story "Santa's Coming" to the iPhone and iPad for free!

A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games,activities, learning puzzles and pictures.

Explore pictures, Hear the story read aloud, learn new vocabulary, and personalise the story with your own narration.


Looking for the perfect story for your child? Download MangoReader’s "Santa's Coming"

This short story offers the same wonderful quality you've come to expect from MangoReader full library. MangoReader’s "Santa's Coming" is great option for bedtime reading or story time on-the-go.


Start Reading:

- ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration

- LEARN new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures

- RECORD your own narration & share it with others

- SHARE a story with your own voice and artwork

- TRACK reading progress and learning data


We'd Love To Hear From You!

- Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us.

- Need tech support? Contact us at support@mangoreader.com

- Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/mangoreader

SMART FEATURES THAT AID THE LEARNING PROCESS


- Games to engage and enhance the learning experience, like memory game, word search game, puzzle games, learning activities etc. for each story

- Read-along word highlighting promotes word recognition among young readers

- Top-notch illustrations keep kids entertained by letting their imaginations take over

- Read on your own or follow along with expert narration, and record your own audio to personalize and share with friends

- Multi lingual stories to learn languages and exposure to global cultures


About the mangoreader subscription

- access to 700+ children’s books, all with read-to-me narration for only $6.99 per month, or a discounted $47.99 per year or $17.99 quarterly

- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase

- Your mangoreader subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period

- You can manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes account settings or Settings app on your device

- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period

-Please contact subscriptions@mangoreader.com for help with subscriptions


For more information about our privacy policy and terms of use, visit:

http://www.mangoreader.com/terms

http://www.mangoreader.com/privacy


PRAISE FROM THE MEDIA


- NASSCOM Social innovation Honors award for outstanding innovation in ICT 2013

- YourStory “Awesome, interactive children’s stories and platform for all learners”

- Intel App4India winners for the best educational app and “The future of learning”

- British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur awards in Digital for Creative Industries

- Frankfurt book fair top startups in education and learning



PARENTS love mangoreader!

- Must have for any parent and kids – Elisha

- This is my number one app for my kids and they just love it– Martha

- A fun way to get my kids learn and excited about books at the same time – John


TEACHERS love mangoreader!


- My Class is always asking for more stories and play the games for learning – Sarah

- I wish I had these stories when I was in school. Kids are so happy with it. – Michael

- This is the best part of the reading club and library for kids- Samantha

Up On The Housetop - Read along interactive Christmas eBook, songbook for kids, parents and teacher

Up On The Housetop - Read along interactive Christmas eBook, songbook for kids, parents and teacher

MangoSense Pvt. Ltd.

Follow Santa on this Christmas night as his reindeer land on the housetop, and he fills the stockings with lots of glorious presents! Young readers will be filled with excitement by this story’s classic rhyme and festive illustrations.

Award-winning app, MangoReader, brings its hit story "Up On The Housetop" to the iPhone and iPad for free!

A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games,activities, learning puzzles and pictures.

Explore pictures, Hear the story read aloud, learn new vocabulary, and personalise the story with your own narration.


Looking for the perfect story for your child? Download MangoReader’s "Up On The Housetop"

This short story offers the same wonderful quality you've come to expect from MangoReader full library. MangoReader’s "Up On The Housetopr" is great option for bedtime reading or story time on-the-go.


Start Reading:

- ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration

- LEARN new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures

- RECORD your own narration & share it with others

- SHARE a story with your own voice and artwork

- TRACK reading progress and learning data



We'd Love To Hear From You!

- Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us.

- Need tech support? Contact us at support@mangoreader.com

- Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/mangoreader

SMART FEATURES THAT AID THE LEARNING PROCESS


- Games to engage and enhance the learning experience, like memory game, word search game, puzzle games, learning activities etc. for each story

- Read-along word highlighting promotes word recognition among young readers

- Top-notch illustrations keep kids entertained by letting their imaginations take over

- Read on your own or follow along with expert narration, and record your own audio to personalize and share with friends

- Multi lingual stories to learn languages and exposure to global cultures


About the mangoreader subscription

- access to 700+ children’s books, all with read-to-me narration for only $6.99 per month, or a discounted $47.99 per year or $17.99 quarterly

- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase

- Your mangoreader subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period

- You can manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes account settings or Settings app on your device

- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period

-Please contact subscriptions@mangoreader.com for help with subscriptions


For more information about our privacy policy and terms of use, visit:

http://www.mangoreader.com/terms

http://www.mangoreader.com/privacy


PRAISE FROM THE MEDIA


- NASSCOM Social innovation Honors award for outstanding innovation in ICT 2013

- YourStory “Awesome, interactive children’s stories and platform for all learners”

- Intel App4India winners for the best educational app and “The future of learning”

- British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur awards in Digital for Creative Industries

- Frankfurt book fair top startups in education and learning



PARENTS love mangoreader!

- Must have for any parent and kids – Elisha

- This is my number one app for my kids and they just love it– Martha

- A fun way to get my kids learn and excited about books at the same time – John


TEACHERS love mangoreader!


- My Class is always asking for more stories and play the games for learning – Sarah

- I wish I had these stories when I was in school. Kids are so happy with it. – Michael

- This is the best part of the reading club and library for kids - Samantha

My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day

My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day

Ruckus Media Group

“Friendship is Magic!” MY LITTLE PONY is now available as an interactive storybook to read together with your kids. They’ll tap and tilt the screen in fun activities that move the action forward—learning new words, playing activities and watching videos. Bold graphics, bright colors and the captivating story make “Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day” an enjoyable and engaging way to read, packed full with rich, educational entertainment for beginning readers. They’ll hear their beloved friend, Twilight Sparkle, narrating the tale—or can play together recording their own voices (and yours), for a personalized storytelling experience.

It’s a dream come true for MY LITTLE PONY lovers of all ages. Join Twilight Sparkle, Spike the Dragon, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and other Ponyville friends in a magical journey to learn about the history of Equestria, the Kingdom of Princess Celestia. Story-driven activities guide Twilight Sparkle and Spike through the story of Equestria to the finale of the Grand Galloping Gala.

This app helps kids learn to read and features in-story activities that reinforce national educational standards!

Other Exciting Features
●Move the adventure forward with narrative-driven activities that include mazes and “spot the difference” that teach word recognition, picture/word association and basic problem solving skills
●Finish your adventure with the exciting customize-your-own-story activity
●“Meet the Ponies” feature explores the background of each of the story’s characters
●Children can read the story aloud, and—for the ultimate personalized reading experience—record and playback their voice
●“Read to Me” option: Listen as Twilight Sparkle reads aloud to your child
●Words illuminate as they are pronounced for basic word recognition

Awards:
●2012 Mom's Choice Award winner

CONTACT US: support@ruckusmediagroup.com

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For more on MY LITTLE PONY visit:
Hasbro: http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/
The Hub: http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic

Hasbro is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands.

MY LITTLE PONY and CHUCK AND FRIENDS (c) 2011 Hasbro

Transformers: Interactive eBooks, Comics & Videos

Transformers: Interactive eBooks, Comics & Videos

Ruckus Media Group

The Transformers App powered by Ruckus Learning is a one-stop destination for interactive iReader storybooks, comics, and full-length TV episodes featuring all your favorite characters! FREE and NEW titles featured weekly! Make bedtime and travel time Transformers time! Register for FREE, set up kid accounts and receive personalized usage reports and suggestions, plus special Transformers messages and offers!

Kids will love to read and re-read our interactive Transformers iReaders! They feature in-story activities such as a word hunt, maze, catch the falling objects, what’s wrong with this picture and a make-your-own-story page. iReaders help kids hone word recognition, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills and reinforce national educational standards.

Some of the topics covered include:
•Book Concepts
•Alphabetic Knowledge
•Phonological Awareness
•Phonics and Word Recognition
•Reading Comprehension

“A wealth of content for every learner..." -- PARENTS.COM
“Awesome reading App...” -- FIVE MINUTES FOR MOM
“...bound to be the darling of teachers, parents, and anyone who is concerned about making sure children read.”-- mediabistro

Hasbro is a branded play company that provides children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands.To find out more about Ruckus and our apps:

Visit our website: www.ruckusreport.com
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RuckusMediaGroup
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ruckusmedia

CONTACT US: For any technical issues, please email us at support@ruckusmediagroup.com

My Little Pony eBooks + Comics

My Little Pony eBooks + Comics

Ruckus Media Group

**Now FREE for a limited time: "Apple Family Appreciation Day" iReader, "Equestria Girls Holiday Special" comic and "Hearth's Warming Eve" video!

Also BRAND NEW My Little Pony iReader now available: "Equestria Games," a fully interactive story with integrated word hunt, educational games and videos! In this story, Spike's nerves get the better of him when he is put in charge of lighting the Equestria Games torch.

The My Little Pony App powered by Ruckus Learning is a one-stop destination for interactive iReader storybooks, ReadAlong eBooks, comics, full-length TV episodes, music videos and short animations featuring all your favorite ponies! FREE and NEW titles featured weekly!

Make bedtime and travel time My Little Pony time! Register for FREE, set up kid accounts and receive personalized usage reports and suggestions, plus special My Little Pony messages and offers!

Kids will love to read and re-read our interactive My Little Pony iReaders! They feature in-story activities such as a word hunt, maze, catch the falling objects, what’s wrong with this picture and a make-your-own-story page. iReaders help kids hone word recognition, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills and reinforce national educational standards. Some of the topics covered include:

•Book Concepts
•Alphabetic Knowledge
•Phonological Awareness
•Phonics and Word Recognition
•Reading Comprehension

“A wealth of content for every learner..." -- PARENTS.COM
“Awesome reading App...” -- FIVE MINUTES FOR MOM
“...bound to be the darling of teachers, parents, and anyone who is concerned about making sure children read.”-- mediabistro

Hasbro is a branded play company that provides children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands.

To find out more about Ruckus Learning and our apps:
Visit our website: www.ruckusreport.com
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RuckusMediaGroup
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ruckusmedia

CONTACT US: For any technical issues, please email us at support@ruckusmediagroup.com