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Best Book Apps of 2012: Traditional Tales and Classics (page 3)

The old literature still endures, even in 21st-century storytelling technology.


Cover art for THE EDIBLE SUIT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 23, 2012
by Edward Lear, illustrated by Jon Higham, developed by Tizio BV

"Smooth pans of the double-screen illustrations and interactive features that are as high in child appeal as the sidesplitting plot add up to an unusually successful crossover to the digital domain. (iPad storybook app. 6-9)"
Rapid tapping calls up cascades of pigs, pork chops and more from this lightly edited version of Lear's hilarious "The New Vestments." Read full book review >