Grimm's Rapunzel ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book

Grimm's Rapunsel 3D Popup Book App for iPhone
     This is a fun popup book for younger users.  Perhaps you use your iPhone or iPad while baby sitting, or caring for your child or siblings.  This is a great way to get them to sit down and listen to a story while having fun.
     Because this is a digital pop-up storybook, it has the ability to do things that traditional paper books can not.  Each pop up page has a task for the child to complete before moving on.  Whether it's taping a music note to help the prince find his way to Rapunzel, or filling a basket with apples and flowers.  It helps to keep the child engaged with what is currently happening in the story.
     This book can be read by a voice over narrator or by the child or yourself.  I really enjoy the "Read t to me feature" in applications like this.  it's great for children who can not yet read.  Or people who have a difficult time reading smaller screens or text due to a medical condition.
     If you stop partially through the story, you can click the autoplay feature the next time you open the application.  This will continue where you left off last time.  I find this to also be a very useful feature to have.
     The story isn't just for English speaking individuals either.  It can be read in German, French or Spanish as well.  And as such, can also be used to teach a child a new language.  To change the language from the opening screen select the small blue circle in the bottom left hand corner.
     There is a charming tune that plays in the background.  however, if this becomes too irritating, one can click the music note at the bottom to mute it.
     The creators of this application have made several of this type of story book.  They've done ones for stories such as 'Hansel & Gretel', 'Red Riding Hood', 'Rumpelstiltskin' and more.


     I would highly recommend this application for teachers, baby sitters and mothers of young children.  It's fun and interactive.  Great for bed time or story time.  The only down side that I see is that the price is a bit high.  At just under 5 dollars, you could probably purchase a real book for the child.  Though a digital book may be easier to carry with you, since it's inside your device.  It also means the child has to be using the device whenever they wish to read the book.  I hope you aren't expecting any calls on that long car ride.
Rating: 4.5/5

• $3.99
• Category: Books
• Updated: Dec 08, 2011
• Version: 1.0.6
• Size: 33.0 MB
• Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
• Seller: StoryToys Entertainment Limited
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