This app is FREE to download but requires a subscription for $9.99 per month or $29.99 for 6 months. Once you subscribe, your child will have unlimited access to 150 interactive books and 16 video trips. This app is an updated interactive version of Reading Rainbow, the award-winning children’s television series that encouraged children to read. It was on PBS for 23 years (from 1983 – 2006). The app features the same host – LeVar Burton. After installing the app, kids fill out their profile (name, age, kinds of stories they like to read) and may choose a free book from one of the themed islands in the sky. There are interactive activities in every book and a sticker rewards program that motivates kids to read.

I must admit, I was drawn to this app because of nostalgia. But the appeal of Reading Rainbow today is the same as it was almost 30 years ago – Reading Rainbow provides kids with quality authentic literature.  If I had a child or a grandchild (3 – 9 years old), I would subscribe without hesitation 🙂

Highly Recommended!