‘It’s me! It’s me!’ ” The sheep is disguised as a clown, the cow’s a queen, the pig’s a witch, the hen and her chick are pirates, and the horse is a dragon.

“Who’s that in a tutu / striking a pose / up on the tiniest / tips of her toes? / Under the mask / who do you see?” Lifting the flap unmasks a friend: “ ‘Quack!’ says the duck. ‘It’s Halloween!’ / You come, too.” As they drive, they are surprised (and joined) by many of their friends in costume. Little Blue Truck and his buddy Toad are off to a party, and they invite readers (and a black cat) along for the ride: “ ‘Beep! Beep! Beep!’ / says Little Blue. 2-4)Ī lift-the-flap book gives the littlest trick-or-treaters some practice identifying partygoers under their costumes. While adults who grew up with this book might be disappointed by the app's textural limitations, children will enjoy interacting with the familiar characters. Users have the option of recording their own voice reading the text, and the simple controls make this app navigable for little ones. Touch the bunny in the upper-right corner to access a visual menu of all the activities once they are, touch the bunny in the lower right, and it becomes a touch-screen coloring book. Kids will love the narrator's offer to do it again (and again) after each activity. The narration leads readers through individual frames in which children can do such activities as pop bubbles, play peekaboo (finding a new expression each time they lift the cloth), turn out the light and even apply shaving cream to Dad's face. Instead of touching the fuzzy bunny belly or Daddy's scratchy face, kids are given iPad-appropriate interactive opportunities accompanied by Kunhardt-style images. Sensibly, the developers did not try to replicate the classic but rather extend it. an iPad?Īlthough it doesn't have the sensory elements that made the original book unique at its publication, this app provides interactive features that are accessible and engaging for the same age group. Pat the bunny these days and he feels just as soft as.

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