Category: eBooks & Apps
Tractor Mac: Family Reunion by Billy Steers — Dedicated Review
Young children, especially boys, eat the Tractor Mac books up and Tractor Mac: Family Reunion will be as easily digested as its predecessors.
Billy Steers Discusses the Lovable “Tractor Mac” Series
Steers introduced the first children’s book that he both wrote and illustrated, Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm—originally published by Golden Books. He has continued to create and self-publish more children’s books in his Tractor Mac series. We talked to him about the inspiration behind the lovable Tractor Mac and why kids so readily embrace books about “things that go.”
Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire App
Fancy Nancy and her friend Bree adore exploring so much they started the Explorer Extraordinaire Club. Now you can earn a membership card by finding hidden items across the world of Fancy Nancy!
Barney Saltzberg: Author-Illustrator & Singer-Songwriter
Barney Saltzberg is an über-talented children’s book author/illustrator/singer/songwriter. He has published around thirty books, recorded four CD’s of music for children, and has even written some songs for the PBS show Arthur. Once a year he teaches a class at UCLA on writing and illustrating picture books.
Anna Grossnickle Hines, Dreaming Up Stories for Little Ones
Anna Grossnickle Hines is the author of over sixty-five, much-cherished books for children. She has an infectious joy for creating stories, like Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti and Peaceful Pieces, children will learn from and return to again and again. Her most recent “book” is actually an app for the iPad, adapted from her book Not Without Bear.
Fancy Nancy Dress Up App
Make Nancy look extra fancy in this first-ever official Fancy Nancy game app!
Best iPad Apps for Kids: June, 2011
Put that screen-time to good use with quality apps that encourage reading. We’ve tested loads of apps that will do just that.
