prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2013 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-57464.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-57464.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 10:10:00 CST AppGeneration is pleased to announce the release of Pinocchio - The Cool Tale 1.0 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Once upon a time kids wished for a revamp of the traditional tale of Pinocchio and it came true. This classic story of children's literature was revamped to a modern style by adding some innovative details that make the story more appealing and contemporary. This animated book features synchronized text, sound and animated features that will immerse kids in this wonderful story. http://prmac.com/release-id-56472.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-56472.htm Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST Little Bird Studio today introduces Thumbelina 1.0 for iPad, its premium quality book for children that is a literate, fully interactive retelling of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Featuring graceful animation, joyful illustrations, professional narration, original music, imaginative sound effects, and more than 10 interactive elements per page, Thumbelina will reveal additional pleasures with every reading. All interactive motion is controlled by the app's built-in physics engine. http://prmac.com/release-id-53071.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-53071.htm Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:35:00 CST Maximize Games introduces Push The Box 1.0.1, its new puzzle game developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Save the pigs from the jail and find the way out, but be careful with the bad wolf patrolling around and other traps in the game areas. Featuring stunning graphics and animations, 100 levels with various obstacles, Push The Box is a great fun for all ages. The goal and the gameplay are simple but the game will get harder as you complete each level. http://prmac.com/release-id-48782.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-48782.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:55:00 CST Kerubin has released "The Little Mermaid And Her Dolphin," an interactive illustrated fairy tale for iPad and iPhone intended for creative kids, curious explorers, children and the whole family. Story of mermaid Daniela takes the reader to the extraordinary, magical underwater world, where she meets her first love, but the story twists to an unexpected ending. Each page of the book offers unique interactive content. With every touch of a finger it enhances the experience of the story. http://prmac.com/release-id-48440.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-48440.htm Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:00:00 CST BluMu today introduces The flying hedgehog 1.0 for iPad, an educative and colorful bedtime story for kids 3 to 7. Featuring all original artwork and music, this app has been designed from the ground up to be child friendly, including multiple reading modes and a fun mini-game to play. The young reader has the chance to take part in the story through his hands. Draw, move objects with the coordination of fingers, listen to sounds, compose melodies and more. The possibilities are endless! http://prmac.com/release-id-46753.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-46753.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:00:00 CST Starting August 17th, for three days, Elfishki are celebrating Back to School season with the Biggest Sale Event Ever. All Elfishki iPad storybooks are now 75% off. Elfishki storybooks are one-of-a-kind interactive iPad applications that will help your elementary school child develop his or her comprehension and reading skills for the Back-to-School season. The storybooks are specifically designed to inspire the love of reading while supporting your kids' conscious reading skills. http://prmac.com/release-id-46681.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-46681.htm Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:30:00 CST Swiss based Desdoo today announced the recent launch of Joy Tales for the iPad. A unique storybook geared to help children develop happily, this app provides young users with twelve diverse stories, with each tale designed to encourage kids' positivity in their first few years of life. Developed to be as engaging and fun,Joy Tales' stories entertain children with vibrant professionally drawn illustrations, page-by-page interactive elements, and flexible audio narration options as well. http://prmac.com/release-id-46076.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-46076.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:10:00 CST Our new book for children, Dragon and Wolf 1.0 for iOS, about usual boys and their unusual tricks is now available on the App Store. Dragon and Wolf are very proud with their names, but, of course, mums and dads sometimes forget about adventures and prefer to give their small captains quite ordinary names. But, is it possible to stop children who are always searching for interesting games and small miracles which wait them at every corner? Of course, it isn't. http://prmac.com/release-id-46037.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-46037.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:00:00 CST California based Elka Palka Production LLC today introduces Elfishki and The Performance in the Fountain, a fairy tale storybook for iPad. This one-of-a-kind multilingual interactive app will help your elementary school child develop his or her comprehension and reading skills for the Back-to-School season. It is designed to inspire the love of books while developing your kids' conscious reading skills according to the Common Core State Standards for Elnglish Language Arts. http://prmac.com/release-id-45964.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-45964.htm Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:00:00 CST Brandissimo! today introduces Luna Kettlebottom and the Magic Cauldron Society: Luna Red Riding Hood for iPad. A free eBook for kids 4-8, its a modern retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale. CEO David Snyder, a former head of creative content at Disney TV Intl, brings an obsession for quality to every aspect of the app: graphics, animation, voiceovers, music, sound effects, and interactivity. The app is filled with jokes, puns, humorous alliteration and interactivity. http://prmac.com/release-id-43954.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43954.htm Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:00:00 CST HORN Pictures today announces The Three Little Pigs 1.1 for iOS, the latest in their StoryBean series of interactive children's books. The story is illustrated using soft, hand-drawn pastels, whose palette and style have been carefully crafted to appeal to young children. Kids and parents can read together, or they can hear the text narration read aloud in English or Korean. The book emphasizes the empathic rather than the moralistic aspects of the tale, allowing kids to enjoy the story itself. http://prmac.com/release-id-43506.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43506.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:00:00 CST JustKidsApps today introduces Grimm's Frog King 1.0 for iPad, their interactive book for kids that includes two complete versions of the fairy tale. Both traditional and modern texts feature witty, watercolor illustrations, professional voiceover narration with on/off, and characters that respond to touch. The app also includes Extras, such as jokes, facts about frogs, a quiz, and games. JustKidsApps is a member of Moms with Apps, a group seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. http://prmac.com/release-id-43475.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43475.htm Thu, 31 May 2012 04:30:00 CST Award-winning independent children's app developer Duck Duck Moose today announced its new 'Princess Fairy Tale Maker' app, which is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the App Store. 'Princess Fairy Tale Maker' is an open-ended creative app which allows kids of all ages to create their own fairy tales with princesses, fairies, mermaids, ballerinas, unicorns, animals and much more. It also includes coloring pages with animated sparkles and glitter. http://prmac.com/release-id-42705.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42705.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 CST Brandissimo! today introduces Luna Kettlebottom and the Magic Cauldron Society: Vlad and the Beanstalk for iPad. A free eBook for kids 4-8, its a modern retelling of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale. CEO David Snyder, a former head of creative content at Disney TV Intl, brings an obsession for quality to every aspect of the app: graphics, animation, voiceovers, music, sound effects, and interactivity. The app is filled with jokes, puns, humorous alliteration and interactivity. http://prmac.com/release-id-42337.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42337.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 05:30:00 CST Paris based Fantastoonic today announces Bunny Tales: The Stars 1.1, an update to its popular collection of modern fairy tales for iOS devices. In Bunny Tales: The Stars your kid and the little bunny learn together how to find a way out of a very difficult situation, to be brave and courageous and not to be afraid of the darkness. The tale teaches you kid kindness, resourcefulness and importance of helping friends and parents. Version 1.1 adds leader board and achievements in Game Center. http://prmac.com/release-id-41484.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41484.htm Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 CST Digitalfrog today introduces Panicky Angel 1.0.0 for iOS, their new fairy tale arcade Game that requires players to use both tilt and touch controls helping the little angel, Rika. She is trying to regain the contents of the box of angel wings she lost while on an errand, and players must tilt their iDevice to collect power-ups and avoid obstacles, and they must touch to destroy attacking enemy birds. The game includes 60 stages, including defense, speed, and boss stages over five zones. http://prmac.com/release-id-40044.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40044.htm Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:00:00 CST California based Elka Palka Production, LLC today introduces Elfishki and The Unwelcome Guest 1.0, its brand new interactive fairy tale series for the iPad. This digital storybook offers a new type of teaching aid that is beautiful as classical cartoons, as engaging as beloved fairy tales, as fun as videogames, and as useful as a textbook. Elfishki and The Unwelcome Guest features stunning interactive illustrations, original music, and professional voiceovers in both English and Russian. http://prmac.com/release-id-35958.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35958.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 CST Big Small Things today introduces Cinderella by BST for iPhone, their new Book that brings the classic tale of Cinderella to life. Featuring expressive, museum quality watercolor paintings, interactive animation, professional narration, built-in puzzles, and four different languages for text and narration, the ebook was designed to be the best of all the Cinderella stories for iOS. The ebook is Retina display ready, and offers three reading modes: Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Auto Play. http://prmac.com/release-id-35528.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35528.htm Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:00:00 CST Independent children's app publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce that its Cinderella app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch has won a KAPi award for Best Children's eBook. The KAPi awards recognize the most innovative games, software, devices and apps for educating, entertaining and communicating with today's connected children. The KAPi Awards were created by Children's Technology Review and Living in Digital Times, the organizers of the Kids@Play Summit at International CES. http://prmac.com/release-id-34081.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34081.htm Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 CST Smash Atom Software today introduces Cinderella Storybook HD 1.0.0 for iOS, their new Book that presents a digitally enhanced version of the classic fairy tale by Giambattista Basile. Featuring smooth, vector art and professional voiceover narration, the enchanting re-telling is sure to touch children and adults alike. The app includes automatic page turns, narration Off, touch activated text to speech and sound effects, and a universal format optimized for display on all iOS devices. http://prmac.com/release-id-33888.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-33888.htm Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 CST California based Silicon Beach Software, Inc. today introduces Rumpelstiltskin HD 1.01, its first an interactive storybook for iOS devices. Developed exclusively for children three to eight years of age, Rumpelstiltskin HD is the classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale featuring 3D graphics and 360 degree viewing in every scene. Additional features like narration, stirring cinematic music and delightful animations also contribute to making the story come alive for young children. http://prmac.com/release-id-33640.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-33640.htm Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 CST A&R Entertainment today introduces The Princess and the Frog 1.0 for iPad, their interactive Book of the classic fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. The story can be read aloud in any of 5 languages, or a parent may read to their child. The professional narration, original music, animation, and glorious artwork provide a truly entertaining experience for both child and adult, a challenge not easily met. The app features two mini-games, and a touch-to-speak review of vocabulary words in the book. http://prmac.com/release-id-33548.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-33548.htm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 CST Smash Atom Software today introduces The Three Little Pigs Storybook HD 1.0.1 for iOS, their new Book that presents a digitally enhanced version of the classic fairy tale by Joseph Jacobs. Featuring smooth, vector art and professional voiceover narration, the enchanting re-telling is sure to touch children and adults alike. The app includes automatic page turns, narration Off, touch activated text to speech and sound effects, and a universal format optimized for display on all iOS devices. http://prmac.com/release-id-30140.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30140.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:00:00 CST Big Small Things today introduces Cinderella by BST 1.0 for iPad, their new Book that brings the classic tale of Cinderella to life. Featuring expressive, museum quality watercolor paintings, interactive animation, professional narration, record your own narration, three built-in games, and four different languages for text and narration, the ebook was designed to be the best of all the Cinderella stories for iPad. The ebook offers three reading modes: Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Record. http://prmac.com/release-id-29330.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-29330.htm Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:00 CST Oleksandr Pogrebniak has announced Magic Thumbelina 1.1 for iPhone/iPad, an interactive fairy tale after H.C. Andersen. Bright lively illustrations are created by hand with amazing gracefulness. Every page of the book is filled with plenty of fine details, which you will definitely wish to examine. Fabulous heroes are depicted in a very peculiar manner. Illustrated pages are accompanied by diverse sounds, which singularly animates the picture opening before your eyes. http://prmac.com/release-id-22159.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-22159.htm Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:00:00 CST Offering unique features, Clever Tales were created to help parents start important discussions with kids about values & experience. There are 40 heart warming illustrated tales for different ages, where magic creatures unite with technology to teach kids love and care. Exclusive features like Night/Day modes optimized for reading in different light, background music composed for our app can be played separately: as a collection of lullabies or/and several daytime musical themes, and many more. http://prmac.com/release-id-20060.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-20060.htm Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:25:00 CST Potrus Publishing Interactive today announces that their series of classic fable iBooks will be offered at a discount for the duration of the holiday season. Comprised of six timeless Grimm Brothers fairy tales, these interactive children's iBooks for the iPad will be offered on discount until January 1st, 2011. This includes developers' interactive iPad optimized renditions of Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Three Little Pigs, The Frog King, Little Red Riding Hood, and Puss in Boots. http://prmac.com/release-id-18662.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-18662.htm Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:30:00 CST Independent developer Ziv Aviv today announces Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz v1.1 for iPad, an update to his eBook that contains the complete text of the English book translated into Hebrew. The original children's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was written by L. Frank Baum and published in 1900. This eBook edition is an ideal story for an adult to read to a child, whether they are both native speakers of Hebrew, or wish to maintain a connection to the national language of the State of Israel. http://prmac.com/release-id-7612.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-7612.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CST UK based Utility Warrior today is proud to introduce The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, their new children's animated audiobook for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhone's unique abilities and peerless interface, The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a moving audio book based on the classic children's story by Beatrix Potter. It features beautifully illustrated, narrated stories, and offers a compelling way to keep young children engaged.