Table of ContentsIntroduction .....................................................1

About This Book ........................................................................ 1How This Book Is Organized .................................................... 2The Selection of Apps ............................................................... 2Conventions Used in This Book ............................................... 4Icons Used in This Book ........................................................... 4Where to Go from Here ............................................................. 5

Chapter 1: Using an iPad with Kids ...................6Setting Up the iPad .................................................................... 6

Password Lock ................................................................. 6Restrictions....................................................................... 6Using Guided Access ....................................................... 8Creating folders ................................................................ 8Handing down an iPad..................................................... 9Protective covers ............................................................. 9

Finding Good Apps for Kids ................................................... 10Free versus paid apps ................................................... 10Privacy and safety issues .............................................. 11Other useful sources for fi nding apps ......................... 13

Chapter 2: Age Collection: Toddlers .................14Moo, Baa, La La La! – Sandra Boynton .................................. 14Balloonimals HD ...................................................................... 15Coloring Farm Touch To Color Activity Coloring Book ...... 16My Mom’s the Best .................................................................. 17Uncolor for iPad ....................................................................... 17PICTURE BOOK FOR KIDS - Touch & Listen ......................... 18Old MacDonald HD - by Duck Duck Moose .......................... 19Pat the Bunny ........................................................................... 20Make Me Smile! ........................................................................ 21The Going to Bed Book - Sandra Boynton ............................ 22One Rainy Day: A Read-along, Play-along Story ................... 23Peekaboo Barn for iPad .......................................................... 24Peekaboo Forest ...................................................................... 25Peekaboo Fridge ...................................................................... 25Blue Hat, Green Hat - Boynton ............................................... 26Peek-a-Zoo HD - by Duck Duck Moose .................................. 27

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Chapter 3: Age Collection: Preschool ................28AlphaTots ................................................................................. 28it’s a small world ...................................................................... 29Fish School HD – by Duck Duck Moose ................................ 30Elmo Loves ABCs for iPad ...................................................... 31Monkey Preschool Lunchbox ................................................ 32Farm 123 ~ StoryToys Jr ......................................................... 33Bo’s Bedtime Story .................................................................. 34Pepi Bath ................................................................................... 35Dr. Panda’s Hospital - Doctor Game For Kids ...................... 36iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) ......................................... 37ABC ZooBorns .......................................................................... 38Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef ........................................ 39

Chapter 4: Age Collection: Kindergarten ..........40Bugs and Buttons ..................................................................... 40Bob Books #1 – Reading Magic HD ........................................ 41Bugsy Kindergarten Math ....................................................... 42Kindergarten Reading – by Duck Duck Moose ..................... 43Bugs and Bubbles .................................................................... 44Memory Train .......................................................................... 45

Chapter 5: Art ................................................46Draw and Tell HD – by Duck Duck Moose ............................ 46Draw Along with Stella and Sam ............................................ 47Nick Jr Draw & Play HD ........................................................... 48Faces iMake – Right Brain Creativity .................................... 49Drawing Pad ............................................................................. 50SpiroDoodle .............................................................................. 51iLuv Drawing Animals ............................................................. 52How to Draw – Full Version .................................................... 52MoMA Art Lab .......................................................................... 53Auryn – Van Gogh and the Sunfl owers ................................. 54PlayART by Tapook ................................................................. 55

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Chapter 6: Book Apps: For Younger Kids ..........56Barnyard Dance – Boynton .................................................... 56A Present for Milo: A Touch-and-Surprise Storybook ......... 57Nighty Night! HD ...................................................................... 58Auryn HD – Teddy’s Day ......................................................... 59The Monster at the End of This Book ................................... 60Pete’s Robot ............................................................................. 61Miss Spider’s Tea Party .......................................................... 62Cinderella – Nosy Crow animated picture book .................. 63The Three Little Pigs – Nosy Crow animated storybook .........64How Rocket Learned to Read – by Tad Hills ........................ 65Dragon Brush ........................................................................... 66Brave Rooney ........................................................................... 67Leonard ..................................................................................... 68Auryn HD – Where Do Balloons Go? ..................................... 69

Chapter 7: Book Apps: For Older Kids ..............70Three Little Pigs and the Secrets of a Popup Book ............. 70Wild About Books .................................................................... 71Bartleby’s Book of Buttons Vol. 1: The Far Away Island .... 72The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore .......... 73The Witch With No Name HD ................................................. 74Unwanted Guest ....................................................................... 75Oz for iPad ................................................................................ 76Middle School Confi dential 2 ................................................. 77The Artifacts ............................................................................. 78The Voyage of Ulysses ............................................................ 79

Chapter 8: Cars, Trucks, and Things That Go Vroom .....................................80

Wheels on the Bus HD ............................................................. 80Bizzy Bear Builds a House ...................................................... 81Trucks HD – by Duck Duck Moose ........................................ 82Cars in sandbox: Construction .............................................. 83My First App Vehicles ............................................................. 84Happi Full Throttle .................................................................. 84Car Toons! HD .......................................................................... 85

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Chapter 9: Co-Op and Multiplayer ...................86OLO game ................................................................................. 86Marble Mixer for iPad ............................................................. 87UNO HD ..................................................................................... 88Pictureka! for iPad ................................................................... 89Blokus HD ................................................................................. 90Carcassonne ............................................................................. 91

Chapter 10: Creativity, Storytelling, and Journaling ...............................................92

Shake-N-Tell .............................................................................. 92Doodlecast for Kids ................................................................. 93iDiary for Kids .......................................................................... 94Toontastic: Play, Create, Learn! ............................................. 95Happipets ................................................................................. 96The DAILY MONSTER Monster Maker .................................. 97

Chapter 11: Dinosaurs ....................................98Piece me DINOSAURS! ............................................................. 98Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? - All About Dinosaurs ....... 99Ansel and Clair: Cretaceous Dinosaurs .............................. 100The Magic School Bus: Dinosaurs ....................................... 101Dino Discovery! ...................................................................... 102March of the Dinosaurs ........................................................ 103Britannica Kids: Dinosaurs ................................................... 103Inside the World of Dinosaurs - narrated by Stephen Fry .....104Ultimate Dinopedia ................................................................ 105

Chapter 12: Games: Angry Birds & Other Popular Games ....................................106

Bejeweled HD ......................................................................... 106Angry Birds HD ...................................................................... 107Where’s My Water? ............................................................... 108Temple Run ............................................................................ 109Peggle HD ................................................................................ 110Cut the Rope HD .................................................................... 111Where’s My Perry? ................................................................ 112Plants vs. Zombies HD .......................................................... 113

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Chapter 13: Games: Great for Kids ................114Sprinkle Junior ....................................................................... 114Pajama Sam Thunder and Lightning ................................... 115Flick Champions HD .............................................................. 116Bag It! HD ................................................................................ 117A Monster Ate My Homework .............................................. 118Munch Time HD ..................................................................... 119Beat Sneak Bandit .................................................................. 120LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1–4 .............................................. 121Max and the Magic Marker for iPad .................................... 122World of Goo HD .................................................................... 123Bad Piggies ............................................................................. 124Scribblenauts Remix ............................................................. 125

Chapter 14: Girl Power: Heroines, Fashion, and Princesses ................................126

Little Bella’s - I Close My Eyes HD ....................................... 126Angelina Ballerina’s New Ballet Teacher ............................ 127The adventure of the 7Wonderlicious girls ........................ 127Pickle’s Paper Dolls ............................................................... 128Princess Fairy Tale Maker - by Duck Duck Moose ............. 129Builda the Re-Bicycler ........................................................... 130Pixeline and the Jungle Treasure HD .................................. 131

Chapter 15: Learning Apps: Language Arts ....132Reading Raven HD ................................................................. 132Reading Rainbow ................................................................... 133LetterSchool ........................................................................... 134Noodle Words HD – Action Set 1 ......................................... 135Bob Books #2 – Reading Magic HD ...................................... 136The Opposites ........................................................................ 137Word Mess .............................................................................. 138Shakespeare in Bits: Romeo & Juliet iPad Edition ............. 139

Chapter 16: Learning Apps: Math ..................140Motion Math: Hungry Guppy ................................................ 140Little Digits ............................................................................. 141Eddy’s Number Party! HD ..................................................... 142Intro to Math, by Montessorium .......................................... 143Park Math HD – by Duck Duck Moose ................................. 143Math Bingo ............................................................................. 144Super 7 .................................................................................... 145

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Oh No! Fractions .................................................................... 145DragonBox+ ............................................................................ 146Numbers League .................................................................... 147Math Doodles ......................................................................... 148Move the Turtle. Programming for kids ............................. 149

Chapter 17: Learning Apps: Reference ...........150BrainPOP Featured Movie .................................................... 150Barefoot World Atlas ............................................................. 151Geo Walk HD – 3D World Fact Book .................................... 152Khan Academy ....................................................................... 153

Chapter 18: Learning Apps: Science ..............154Rounds: Franklin Frog ........................................................... 154Sid’s Science Fair ................................................................... 155The Strange & Wonderful World of Ants ............................ 156Bats! Furry Fliers of the Night .............................................. 157The Magic School Bus: Oceans ............................................ 158Pettson’s Inventions .............................................................. 159This is my body – Anatomy for kids .................................... 160Bobo Explores Light .............................................................. 161Amazing Alex HD ................................................................... 162Science360 for iPad ............................................................... 163Star Walk for iPad – interactive astronomy guide ............. 164Creatures of Light .................................................................. 165

Chapter 19: Learning Apps: Social Studies .....166Painting with Time ................................................................. 166Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa ................................... 167Presidents vs. Aliens ............................................................. 168Stack the Countries ............................................................... 169Stack the States ...................................................................... 170Ansel & Clair: Paul Revere’s Ride ........................................ 171

Chapter 20: Monsters & Aliens ......................172Elmo’s Monster Maker HD .................................................... 172Another Monster at the End of This Book .......................... 173Go Away, Big Green Monster! for iPad ................................ 174I’m Not Afraid ......................................................................... 175Monster Melody Mash Lite ................................................... 175iLuv Drawing Monsters HD ................................................... 176

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Cozmo’s Day Off – Children’s Interactive Storybook ........ 177Monster’s Socks ..................................................................... 178Even Monsters Get Sick ........................................................ 179Create A Monster HD ............................................................ 180Save the Aliens ....................................................................... 181

Chapter 21: Music ........................................182Musical Me! HD – by Duck Duck Moose .............................. 182A Jazzy Day – Music Education Book for Kids ................... 183Little Fox Music Box – Kids songs – Sing along ................. 184Toca Band ............................................................................... 185My Musical Friends HD ......................................................... 186Stella and the Startones ........................................................ 187Pluto Learns Piano HD .......................................................... 187

Chapter 22: Puzzles ......................................188Magic Garden with Letters and Numbers ........................... 188My First Tangrams HD .......................................................... 189I SPY Spooky Mansion for iPad ............................................ 190Rush Hour Free ...................................................................... 191Doodle Fit ............................................................................... 192Blueprint 3D HD ..................................................................... 193Joining Hands ......................................................................... 194Polymer ................................................................................... 195TwinGo! ................................................................................... 196Slice It! ..................................................................................... 197

Chapter 23: Road Trip Apps ..........................198Road-Trip-Bingo HD ............................................................... 198Mask Jumble Animals ............................................................ 199Wonderputt ............................................................................ 200Mad Libs: On the Road .......................................................... 201BRAIN QUEST ......................................................................... 202Learn the States ..................................................................... 203

Chapter 24: Special Needs ............................204Touch and Learn – Emotions ............................................... 204Proloquo2Go .......................................................................... 205Zanny – Born to Run .............................................................. 206Little Lilly’s Touch Book ....................................................... 206LetterRefl ex ............................................................................ 207Injini: Child Development Game Suite Lite ......................... 208

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Touch and Write .................................................................... 209Pictello .................................................................................... 210The Social Express ................................................................ 211

Chapter 25: Toy Add-Ons ..............................212Dora Let’s Play Backpack – Duo .......................................... 212Cars 2 AppMATes .................................................................. 213Apptivity Hot Wheels ............................................................ 213Animal Planet Wildlands ....................................................... 214THE GAME OF LIFE ZappED edition .................................... 215

Chapter 26: Ten Favorite Free Apps for Kids ........................................216

Monster Hunt – The Memory Game .................................... 216Squiggles! ................................................................................ 217Ellie’s Wings HD ..................................................................... 218Alien Assignment ................................................................... 219Let’s Color! .............................................................................. 220Toontastic: Play, Create, Learn! ........................................... 221LEGO Creationary .................................................................. 222Awesome Eats ........................................................................ 223Scribble Press ........................................................................ 224Sushi Monster ........................................................................ 225

Chapter 27: Ten Favorite Kid Apps ................226Elmo Loves ABCs for iPad .................................................... 226The Monster at the End of This Book ................................. 227Toca Band ............................................................................... 228Faces iMake – Right Brain Creativity .................................. 229Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa ................................... 230The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore ........ 231Bobo Explores Light .............................................................. 232MoMA Art Lab ........................................................................ 233World of Goo HD .................................................................... 234Cut the Rope: Experiments HD ............................................ 235

Appendix: Apps by Age Group .......................236

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