An amazing month of FREE apps is about to come to an end. Auryn Apps has been giving away an interactive book each day in March to support National Reading Month  Thank you, Auryn Apps!!

Teddy’s Night is FREE today! Based on the bestselling book “What Does My Teddy Bear Do All Night?” by Bruno Hachler, this app won a 2011 Parent’s Choice Awards in the Mobile Apps Category. A little girl narrates a story about her teddy bear who doesn’t like to go to sleep at night – a cute story with lots of great interactivity! You won’t want to miss this one 

FREE  again today – Suzy’s Zoo Storybook Collection: Witzy’s Friends Forever is the first in a series of e-books featuring the Suzy’s Zoo characters created by award-winning artist, Suzy Spafford. Witzy the duck is searching for a wishing puff so he can make a wish to be friends forever with his buddies – Boof, Patches, & Lulla.  Beautifully illustrated, this sweet story can be enjoyed in 3 modes: autoplay, read to me, or read to myself. Children will enjoy the animations on each page and looking for Tickles, the ladybug. After reading there are 3 activities: coloring, a matching game, & a puzzle. Download it for your iPhone/iPad today – it’s a sweet one!

Auryn Apps is giving away an interactive book each day in March to support National Reading Month 🙂

FREE today – Fossil by Claire Ewart. This story transports kids back in time to age of dinosaurs when the Ornithocheirus soared through North American skies. It proceeds to teach kids about the transformation of dinosaur bones into fossils.

Like other apps from this developer, the story can be personalized by having your child narrate it – a super option for kids who are learning to become more fluent readers.

 

FREE again – Three Little Pigs – A Play for the iPhone/iPad for kids 4+. An updated version of the 3 Little Pigs is presented as a play starring Mitch, Clara, Ran, and Clarence Bear. The book is brightly illustrated and the characters respond when they are tapped. The background music and narration are nicely done. The book can also be read alone. The story generally follows the traditional tale – the first pig builds a house from straw, the second pig builds a house of sticks, and the third pig builds a house of bricks. All of the pigs get away (rather than the first 2 being eaten) and wolf runs away yelping in pain. The first 2 pigs learn the lesson: Take your time and do your best. The story ends with the first 2 pigs starting to rebuild their houses in the spring – this time with bricks, of course!

In my classroom I used different versions of the same fairy tale/folk tale for studying story elements as well as comparing & contrasting. This would be a good version to compare with the traditional tale since its setting is in modern times. Kids can look for evidence to prove that the story takes place in current times. They could also use Venn diagrams to compare the traditional tale to this version or other versions that they have read. Lots of possibilities to extend the use of this book as you get comprehension strategies.

Recommended!

Auryn Apps is giving away an interactive book each day in March to support National Reading Month 🙂

Chuggy and the Blue Caboose by Don Freeman (author of Corduroy) is FREE today! This story is a classic tale of friendship between a lonely little caboose and a an old-fashioned engine. Get another great story from a well-known author of children’s books 🙂

Like other apps from this developer, the story can be personalized by having your child narrate it – a super option for kids who are learning to become more fluent readers.

Auryn Apps is giving away an interactive book each day in March to support National Reading Month 🙂

Tilly Witch by Don Freeman (author of Corduroy) is FREE today! This story is a Halloween classic about a witch who forgets how to be mean!  Get another great story from a well-known author of children’s books.

Like other apps from this developer, the story can be personalized by having your child narrate it – a super option for kids who are learning to become more fluent readers.

Ware’s Me, an Italian app developer, is offering their apps FREE during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (March 25 – 28). All apps are e-books but also include puzzles and coloring pages. The apps can be easily changed from Italian to English. All apps also include the option of recording your voice/your child’s voice reading the book – a great option for kids who are learning to read more fluently and expressively!

I Wonder is the story of a young boy named Marco who gets on a train and wonders about the world he sees outside of his window.   

Oswald the Big is the story of a clumsy hippo whose dream to become a dancer comes true.   

A Ride with Aliens is a story of a journey through space.  Bizarre aliens are discovered along the way!   

Tommeets by Partou. The World Meets a Tomato explores the history of tomatoes.

Do yourself a favor and check them out 🙂

Auryn Apps is giving away an interactive book each day in March to support National Reading Month 🙂

FREE today – The Giant based on the book of the same name by Claire Ewart. This story is about a young girl grieving the loss of her mother while searching for the giant her mother promised would be there to protect her. This beautiful story unfolds over a year – seasons change, crops are planted then harvested, and the girl finally realizes that the giant has been by her side all along.

Like other apps from this developer, the story can be personalized by having your child narrate it – a super option for kids who are learning to become more fluent readers.