We’ve shared the excellent, FREE Duolingo language learning app before, but with the kids getting out of school for the summer and parents/caregivers on the lookout for ways to keep them productively busy over the next few months, we figured it would be a good time to bring it back to our readers’ attention. Whether … Read more
Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is the logic puzzle, REBALL Pro (4/5 stars, all ages, FREE today only). From Amazon: REBALL Pro is a new and very attractive logic game. The goal of the game is to destroy the required number of balls on the board. To destroy balls, create a horizontal, vertical … Read more
League of Evil, from Noodlecake Studios (makers of such excellent apps as Zombie Roadtrip, Random Heroes, Super Stickman Golf and Trainyard), is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day. It’s got an average customer review rating of 4/5 stars and is rated Guidance Suggested. From Amazon: The world needs your help! Evil scientists worldwide have … Read more
Summer is a time when it’s vitally important to keep gradeschoolers reading, so their skills will be sharp when they enter the more challenging reading material that awaits them in the middle grades. This is challenging enough with kids who aren’t struggling, but with reluctant readers it can seem an impossible task. If that’s what … Read more
Shadow Blade (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested) is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day. From Amazon: Kuro is a young man on his quest to become the Shadow Blade. He must seek the teachings of the last remaining ninja master. You will guide him through challenging levels, around countless traps, sneaking past enemies or right … Read more
Cece Bell’s Newbery Honor book El Deafo relates the story of the author’s own struggles to adapt and fit in when she lost her hearing to meningitis at a young age. The book casts Cece and her family as rabbits, and the kid-friendly graphics and language make them, if anything, even more relatable. The book … Read more
If you’re a parent, you may not have been aware of the popularity of first-person, horror-themed game apps among tweens and teens until the news report about two Wisconsin girls, aged 12 and 13, who attempted to murder another girl. The girls, now under arrest and awaiting trial, have said they did it to please … Read more
Ever since the BBC’s reboot of Dr. Who, the show’s been collecting legions of fans both young and old. If you’ve got a Whovian or two in your household, here are some books sure to entertain and inform! Doctor Who: Doctionary (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99) Have you ever wondered what the Doctor is … Read more