Tag: Storytelling - Latest Releases

Jun 23, 2012 - Swipea will be launching The Dream, a free app for kids from its World Explorer series. The World Explorer series will encompass several titles that will allow children to discover different world cultures through moral story, educational games and entertaining fun facts on their iOS and Android devices. Available worldwide on the June 16th, 2012 across all major app stores, The Dream lets kids discover the Arabic world through a moral story on perseverance, 3 educational games and more.

Jun 23, 2012 - Software publisher Trajan Books released "If You Give A Liberal A Latte", its second iPad/iPhone app. The app is pure political satire done as a parody of Laura Numeroff's childhood classic, "If You Give A Moose A Muffin." In this sequel to the earlier "If You Give A Conservative A Cookie", the young heroine who dealt with a pushy conservative elephant now finds an over-wrought liberal donkey has invaded her small coffee shop and won't leave.

Jun 22, 2012 - The Belgian creative agency, EPIC introduces Babel, the King 1.0 for iPad, an interactive book suitable for a young audience aged from 2 to 8 years old and their parents. Babel is a grumpy old cat and not very bright at all. So begins the fantastic story of a megalomaniac cat who dreams of becoming king and who dares to create his kingdom at any cost. An essential interactive book for every child, the subtle and beautiful illustrations and captivating storytelling will enchant children.

Jun 21, 2012 - Independent publisher Nosy Crow introduces Bizzy Bear Builds a House 1.0, its new interactive picture book app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Children can help Bizzy Bear build a house from beginning to end using a variety of vehicles including diggers, concrete mixers, dumper trucks and cranes. Recommended for children ages 2 to 4, Bizzy Bear Builds a House is the second in a series of apps based on Nosy Crow's popular Bizzy Bear board book series illustrated by Benji Davies.

Jun 19, 2012 - HORN Pictures has announced 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.

Jun 16, 2012 - Pixorial Inc., has announced Pixorial 1.2 for iOS, an update to their the video storytelling platform. The app provides access to 17 real-time video filters, making it easy for anyone to transform videos. The latest update changes the dynamics for videography with adjustable effects that provide unlimited real-time video capture possibilities. With the addition of filters, anyone can instantly create a black and white film, a warm sepia movie, an artistic sketched video, and more.

Jun 15, 2012 - Swipea will be launching The Dream, a free app for kids from its World Explorer series. The World Explorer series will encompass several titles that will allow children to discover different world cultures through moral story, educational games and entertaining fun facts on their iOS and Android devices. Available worldwide on the June 16th, 2012 across all major app stores, The Dream lets kids discover the Arabic world through a moral story on perseverance, 3 educational games and more.

Jun 15, 2012 - Software publisher Trajan Books released "If You Give A Liberal A Latte", its second iPad/iPhone app. The app is pure political satire done as a parody of Laura Numeroff's childhood classic, "If You Give A Moose A Muffin." In this sequel to the earlier "If You Give A Conservative A Cookie", the young heroine who dealt with a pushy conservative elephant now finds an over-wrought liberal donkey has invaded her small coffee shop and won't leave.

Jun 14, 2012 - Independent children's book and app publisher Nosy Crow will release updated versions of their award-winning storybook apps for children that include word-tracking technology to create highlighted read-along texts: the words turn from black to red in time with the fully-dramatized audio reading. The feature has been designed and implemented to enhance an understanding of the text for young readers and to convey a relationship between the spoken & written word for pre-literate users of the apps.