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05.16.13Dr Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book comes to iOS and AndroidAnother week, another Dr Seuss book being turned into an app. And the fact that The Butter Battle Book isn't one of his most famous works actually makes it more appealing to us. The storyline focuses on feuding Yooks and Zooks, whose battle is based in part on ferocious disagreement on whether to eat bread with the butter side up or down. The app, like the book, traces their descent into ever-sillier weaponry (Triple-Sling Jigger, anyone?) as they try to outdo one another. Continue Reading...
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04.30.13New Dr Seuss app teaches kids all about insectsKids love bugs. Kids love apps. We're guessing they'll love apps and bugs together too, then. New iOS app On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects should prove the theory. It's the latest release from Oceanhouse Media and its licence to make Dr Seuss apps. This app is part of its The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series of educational apps, which has previously brought us A Whale of a Tale, There's No Place Like Space, Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? and Ice is Nice. This time round, it's insects in focus. "Come along and see how these fascinating six-legged creatures, ...
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04.10.13Dr. Seuss Short Story Collection Arrives for iPad and iPhoneA new collection of Dr Seuss stories has arrived for iPad and iPhone, containing eight titles featuring the ever-popular cat in the hat. The collection brings together titles previously released in three separate apps; Yertle the Turtle, I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today and Other Stories, and The Sneetches. Continue Reading...
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03.21.13New Dr Seuss App I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories out nowEveryone’s favourite rhyming cat in a hat, Dr Seuss, is back, along with his extended family, in a new book app: I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories. The app contains three classic Dr Seuss tales: I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today, King Looie Katz and The Glunk that got Thunk. Taking the original illustrations and text, the app adds narration and background audio, and helps young children to read along by highlighting individual words as the story is read. Kids can also tap on the individual words and pictures. As with other Ocean House Media omBooks, the books can be ...
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01.23.13Dr Seuss’ The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins gets an appEvery time we think publisher Oceanhouse Media must have run out of Dr. Seuss books to turn into apps, it pops up with another one. The latest is The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. We have to admit to being rather casual fans when it comes to the Seuss back catalogue – we own and love the more famous books, but haven't encountered this particular story before. It tells the tale of "poor young Bartholomew Cubbins" who tries to remove his hat to pay respect to his country's king, yet whenever he does, another hat appears in its place. Continue Reading...
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01.15.13Dr Seuss casts a line into McElligot’s PoolWe’re big fans of Dr Seuss here at Apps Playground, and the book-apps don’t disappoint – with all the charm of the original books but with lovely additional features and interactivity. The McElligot’s Pool book-app from Oceanhouse Media includes enhanced animation and audio alongside the standard features (read to me / read by myself / auto play options). There is background audio for each page, and you can record your own narration and then share your version with others who also have the app. Aimed at kids aged between 3 and 6 years, McElligot’s Pool currently costs £2.49 on the App Store (introductory ...
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12.12.12Rudolph’s Gift game will keep giving at ChristmasOceanhouse Media usually makes book-apps – it's the company behind all the Dr. Seuss apps – but now it's turning its hand to gaming for a Christmas treat starring Santa's most famous reindeer. Rudolph's Gift is a free game for iPhone and iPad that sees the red-nosed reindeer pulling a sleigh to deliver presents around the world, dodging obstacles and picking up power-ups to boost his progress. Based on a 1964 US TV special, the game includes various festive characters, uses Apple's Game Center system to track your high-scores, and unlocks different features as your child's score improves. Continue Reading...
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11.30.12Dr. Seuss’ Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? gets appyGood news if you were worried there was an end in sight to Dr. Seuss book-apps. Oceanhouse Media has unleashed another one for iOS and Android: Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? The gist will be familiar to any parents who've found themselves reminding somewhat-less-than-grateful children that they could be a lot worse off: a story to remind children that "no matter what their struggles may be, they should always be thankful". Of course, that's told with the traditional Seussian mix of marvellous rhymes, made-up words and instantly-recognisable illustrations. As ever with the publisher's 'omBook' apps, there are also ...
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11.10.12Dr Seuss’ If I Ran The Circus comes to iOS and AndroidWe use this introduction whenever writing about a new Dr Seuss app, but really now, can there be many more of the good doctor's books left to get the app treatment? Dozens and dozens have been released, but still they keep coming. The latest is If I Ran The Circus, which we actually have fond memories of. It's the book where "young Morris McGurk" imagines an entire Circus McGurkus, with all the surreal rhymey goodness you'd expect of a Dr Seuss book. Aimed at 3-9 year-olds, the app version has the features that have become a trademark for app publisher Oceanhouse Media: ...
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10.20.12Dr. Seuss’ Marvin K. Mooney overstays his welcome on iOSJust when we thought there couldn't possibly be any more Dr. Seuss books left to turn into apps, Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! pops up on the App Store. As with all the previous Seuss book-apps, it's the work of publisher Oceanhouse Media. If you're unfamiliar with the original book, it focuses on a narrator trying to get him to leave: "You can go on stilts. You can go by fish. You can go in a Crunk-Car if you wish..." As ever, there's voice narration, sound effects and highlighting of individual words as they're read. Oceanhouse reckons the app ...
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