One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

$3.99, iPhone, iPad

Teaches: reading

CTR Rating: 88%

CTR Review

8/22/2016 Note: See One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Read and Learn (for iOS). If you've played any of the other Oceanhouse Media Dr. Seuss titles, you'll find no surprises with One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, a $3.99 app from Oceanhouse Media -- yet another high quality digital representation of a Dr. Seuss classic, with some great early reading support. The story can be presented in three modes: Read to Me (each page is presented, one at a time), Read it Myself (touch the words or pictures to see them labeled) and Auto Play (which presents the story, slide show style). To turn the page, you swipe the screen, which either presents a new page, or zooms in to highlight one of the features. As with other Oceanhouse titles, you can tap any illustration to see it instantly labeled, both with print and by the narrator. This bridging between symbols and audio descriptions is helpful for a child just starting to read, and it makes these games of interest to any reading teacher. The bad news is that there are no hidden animations. We tested the iPad version, and found the graphics to be excellent.