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| The boys love Photo Booth too, and thus this master piece from our iPad |
I've shied away from games. The boys both have an iPod Touch and they have quite a few preschool and kindergarten games on them. I wanted to ensure that what I put on the iPad could be experienced together, versus the solo, internal nature of the iPod Touch.
First off, everything is more beautiful on the iPad. My photography looks better, movies are breathtaking, but a well thought out eBook is where the iPad shines.
Visually my favorite right now is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Moonbot Studios. The boys love it too. I read that it wasn't appropriate for younger kids, but the review is inaccurate. My boys love books like Peter Rabbit and can deal with fairly sophisticated story lines. The Fantastic Flying Books has no violence, and the story is very sweet, so I'm not sure why the review I read would assign this to 9 year olds and above.
Speaking of Peter Rabbit, Pop Out! The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the interactive book from Loud Crow Interactive is beautiful. It was the first book that I downloaded, and the boys first interaction with the iPad. Squashing berries is a joy. They also like Jack and the Beanstalk from Ayars Animation with its hidden dancing eggs and its secret games.
I've also invested in some Dr Seuss and Toy Story and Cars 2. These books are less interactive, and more books with movement (they move your eye across the page from left to right with music and then read the text). Toy Story also includes some film footage. The books are nice, but the more interactivity, the more the boys return to the story again, and again. Although Caleb loved the movie Cars 2 and spends a lot of time with this interactive book, because it is Cars 2.
We are getting ready for an early August trip to Michigan, so I will definitely be looking for more interactive books for the iPad. I'll update you on what I find with part 2 sometime in September.
Great entry!
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