This week, there is an app that collects reviews of children's books, and an e-bookstore app for kids.
Title: Kids Book Review
Publisher/Developer: Bigforge
Available: January 11
Price: Free
Background: The app includes reviews of nearly 800 children’s books from the Sacramento Book Review and the San Francisco Book Review.
Interactive features: Reviews are divided into Children's (0-8), Tweens (9-12), and Young Adult (13+). There is a favorites folder where users can save information on books they like. A search feature lets users look up specific titles, authors, or illustrators. Users can post favorite reviews or books to their Twitter feeds or Facebook pages directly from the App.
Title: MeeGenius!
Publisher/Developer: MeeGenius!
Available: January 11
Price: Free
Background: An app for an e-bookstore, MeeGenius! includes titles from So Smart, a producer of educational entertainment products for young children. Among the e-books available are Away We Go, Where Do We Sit, What to Wear, Edward’s Kite, and Iggy’s Wagon.
Interactive features: Words are highlighted in yellow as a child reads along. There is also an audio playback feature.
