Going Nuts (4/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents) is a fun, physics-based casual game app. From Amazon: Going Nuts is a fun game for Android that involves navigating a cute flying squirrel through dense forests while gathering acorns. Enjoy power-ups, upgrades, exciting 3D graphics, OpenFeint achievements, and much more. Go the Distance … Read more
Gordon Korman, New York Times bestselling author of the Swindle series from Scholastic, is back with a new series for kids aged 8-12. This time, the hero is a hypnotist! The Hypnotists: Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $3.99) An all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful Gordon Korman! Jackson Opus has always been persuasive, … Read more
The Templeton Twins duo of books are inventive, funny bestsellers and both have accumulated lots of glowing reviews. Perfect for reluctant chapter book readers, this series features a brother and sister who are smart and resourceful—and they have to be, to solve all the puzzles and mysteries that await them! The Templeton Twins Have An … Read more
Busy Bee is the developer behind these two educational apps for preschoolers. Both are very highly-rated, and both are currently priced at just 99 cents each! Even Monsters Get Sick (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents) Kids read, listen, touch, play and interact with Harry as he struggles to find out what’s … Read more
Intended for families to share, The Kingdom Trilogy is a series of books appropriate for kids aged 6 and up with 12 allegorical fables per book. The books are described by the publisher as: Inspirational Short Stories for Kids This exciting set of 12 incredible Gold-Medallion Award-Winning short stories for children of all ages (from … Read more
It can be hard for beginning readers to make the transition from picture books to chapter books, and the Thea Stilton series of graphic novels for gradeschoolers can help. Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #1: The Secret of Whale Island (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99) Geronimo isn’t the only world-famous adventuring journalist from New Mouse … Read more
Tweens who love cats are sure to enjoy the train, balloon and high seas adventures of the Anton and Cecil series. Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $5.35) A swashbuckling story of two very different cat brothers and their adventures at sea. Anton and Cecil are as … Read more
We’ve previously shared the Myth-O-Mania series of funny chapter books based on mythology for grades 4 and up, but today it’s all about the beginning readers. The Heroes In Training series adapts classic myths for early chapter book readers. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom – Heroes in Training Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, … Read more