Here’s a box set that belongs in every digital library: The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $29.99 for the 8-book bundle). From Amazon: This collection contains all seven books in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia without art, to appeal to older readers. … Read more
The Old English language used by Shakespeare poses a comprehension challenge to most students, and that’s where the BookCaps series of study guides come in. BookCaps guides provide the original text back-to-back with a plain-English translation of each line or stanza. BookCaps guides are available for all of Shakespeare’s major works, as well as for … Read more
Publisher’s Weekly has this to say about the bestselling and highly-rated Future Diary series: “Future Diary, like Battle Royale and Gantz before it, belongs to the forced-fight-to-the-death subgenre of manga, full of capricious puppet masters and bloodthirsty school girls. Yukiteru is a sweet-natured loner who spends most of his time with his cellphone diary and … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April Hamilton here. As promised, today we kick off a new regular feature to share reviews of Amazon Underground apps: it may be free, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth your time. First up: Dikobraz Games’ Solitaire Mystery apps. Note that like many of the Underground apps I’ll … Read more
You may remember these family-friendly fantasy adventure movies from your own youth. Each is highly rated and ready to take its place among your kids’ favorites. Descriptions are from IMDB. The Dark Crystal (PG, 4.5/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $2.99 to rent in SD / $3.99 in HD, $9.99 to buy in … Read more
Why should the Young Adult market get all the dystopian science fiction? Bethany Wiggins’ Stung series is for grades 8 and up. Stung (4/5 stars, currently priced at $6.15) Fiona doesn’t remember going to sleep. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered—her house is abandoned and broken, and … Read more
Since Amazon started promoting its new Underground program (more about that in another post later today), there no longer seems to be an official Free App of the Day. But don’t worry, we’ll keep bringing you highly rated, free apps when we can! Today we’re sharing Paperama (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE). From Amazon: … Read more
Feeling nostalgic for the arcade classics of yesteryear? Then you’ve come on a good day! PAC-MAN 256 – Endless Arcade Maze (4/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE) is our featured Free App today. From Amazon: From the creators of Crossy Road… Cherries are red Ghosts are blue Munch a power pellet Get Lasers too! PAC-MAN … Read more