I’m so crafty I make tribbles
One of the most amazing things about today’s technology is that you can find almost anything on the internet. And most of it’s for sale. Mario + cross-stitch? Buffy the Vampire Slayer + fuse beads? Star Wars + jelly jars? They all exist. And you...
3 reasons to love the Kindle app on your smartphone
I downloaded the free for iPhone app way back when I upgraded my first generation iPhone to a pretty new iPhone 4, but it was only recently that I actually decided to upload a book. Now I’m kicking myself for not doing it sooner. While many people keep telling...
3 ways to use your iPad with young children
iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homeschool lessons and to blow off...
The joy of giving. To your MacBook or iPad.
I didn’t know until recently that Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree is wrought with controversy. But me? Maybe I’m not quite cynical enough because I love it. I have always appreciated the notion that there’s something to be said for finding...
NOOK for Android. Finally!
If you Android lovers have been enviously eyeing up the NOOK for iPad app, your wait is over. Finally, NOOK has created an Android app brings all the coolness of the NOOK right to your phone or tablet. There’s nothing overwhelmingly new about the app itself, but...
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow on your iPad
When my children discovered the Three Little Pigs storybook app on a friend’s iPad, I had absolutely zero doubt in my mind that we’d be running home to purchase it that very night. In a word, this app is masterful. Or to use more words, it’s...
The Eric Carle app: Your children’s very first books become their Very First app.
My gadgets overflow with cool apps for my older kids, but when it comes to my toddler, it’s tough to find ones that are engaging and educational, but not overstimulating. So leave it to the talented folks at Night & Day Studios (makers of the...
The Sandra Boynton app that makes going to bed cuter, if not easier
Since I finally (finally!) got my beloved iPhone, I’ve been reluctant to share with my kiddos. It’s not like they don’t have umpteen other opportunities to get their allotted screen time. But when I got a peek at the new ebook app for Sandra...
Dr. Seuss takes over the app market. How very 2011.
I know there’s a lot of debate among our readers about the viability of apps and electronic media for teaching preschoolers to read. As a writer, I love books. Adore turning real pages and feeling real paper and having the knowledge that I don’t need a...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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