This week in children's apps features The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, an app packed with seven lost Dr. Seuss stories. Richard Scarry's Busytown hits the App Store with a fully interactive location and personalized experience for players. And two classics - Romeo & Juliet and Pride & Prejudice - get enhanced digital books.
Title: The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Publisher: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
Release date: September 27, 2011
Price: $6.99
Background: Seven lost Dr. Seuss stories have been given the interactive treatment: The Bippolo Seed; The Bear, the Rabbit, and the Zinniga-Zanniga; Gustav the Goldfish; Tadd and Todd; Steak for Supper; The Strange Shirt Spot; and The Great Henry McBride.
Features: Professional narration by four different voice actors, custom music and sound, original artwork with enhanced color, individual words can be highlighted and read aloud, words zoom up when pictures are touched.
Title: Richard Scarry's Busytown HD
Publisher: Night & Day Studios
Release date: September 22, 2011
Price: $3.99
Background: First players choose their animal: bunny, cat, fox or pig. Then, players name their character and choose the outfit as the character explores Busytown. Players receive missions and explore and discover all the Busytown has to offer.
Features: Six fully interactive rooms to search and explore, rearranged each time players return to them, dozens of items to touch and interact with, Goldbug hidden in every scene.
Title: Little Master Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (Enhanced)
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release date: September 15, 2011
Price: $9.99
Background: The Little Master book gets animated illustrations on every spread and narration by Utah Shakespeare Festival's Brian Vaughn and Melinda Pfundstein.
Features: Tap the illustrations for sound effects such as chirping crickets, a splashing water fountain, and a lute player's music. Bonus material includes narration of the balcony scene.
Title: Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice (Enhanced)
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release date: September 15, 2011
Price: $9.99
Background: Animated illustrations on every spread and narration by Utah Shakespeare Festival's David Ivers.
Features: Tap the illustrations for sound effects and dialogue such as ringing church bells, whinnying horses, and Darcy's marriage proposals. Bonus material includes helping Lizzy choose a dress for the ball and narration of the first chapter.
