Little Mermaid, The
© 2012 Auryn, Inc.
Featuring beautiful water color drawings, and nice ambient effects, this is a 28 screen rendition of the classic Danish folk tale, The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson, with illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. The story is about the tension between the mer-people and the land people, and how a young mermaid rescues and falls in love with a human prince. The pages can be narrated. Nice features include some clever ambient animation. For example, you can smear the clouds with your finger, or tap the screen to splash the water. These effects are subtle and nicely done, not distracting from the story. In one page transition, a fish glides form one page to the next. All in all, this is a nice electronic adaptation of the printed story.
$0.99, iPad
Teaches: reading
CTR Rating: 86%