One of our favorite picture books is now available as an iPhone App from PicPocket Books!

Just in time for Lunar New Year—the year of the Tiger begins on February 14th—explore an urban Chinatown and discover hidden shapes: round rice bowls and pebbles, square dim sum and boxes, and rectangular Chinese lace.

Special features
• High fidelity, full-color illustrations that are true to the original print book.
• Interactive audio “hot spots”—touch the dog, kittens, and more to hear their sounds!
• High quality audio recording.
• Highlighted text corresponds with audio—each word highlights as it is read to help new readers understand the connection between words and sounds—excellent for beginning readers or curious pre-readers.
• Play-pause to start and stop the story at any time.
• Fast-forward and fast-back to replay images and audio.
• Glossary adds cultural significance to the objects featured in the book.
• Buy it once, play it as many times as you want.
Visit our friends at PicPocket Books to check out all of their fabulous kids book Apps for the iPhone.

WIN a redemption code that you can use to download the Round is a Mooncake App free from iTunes. Just leave a comment below with your favorite Chinese food—we’ll choose three winners on February 13th at 3:00pm Pacific Time.

Lara Starr
Marketing Manager, Children’s

Source: Lara Starr