Pip and Posy: Fun and Games
© 2012 Nosy Crow
These days you can find thousands of jigsaw puzzles, games of concentration and coloring books in the app store; but few are crafted this well. There are five games in all, each featuring the art of the German book illustrator Axel Scheffler and the trademark British Nosy Crow narration by expert sounding British children. There's a coloring book, a concentration game ("Matching Pairs"), a Spot the Difference activity and a set of jigsaw puzzles. Children can choose their own difficulty level and the narration is always supportive. Especially noteworthy is the "Make a Face" game, that uses the iPad's camera to take a picture of your own face, with a challenge like, "Can you make a surprised face?". Weaknesses include some annoying background music that can't be adjusted. All in all, this is a great all-purpose app to have for a rainy day or a long car trip.
$2.99, IOS-Apple, Nook-dNB
Teaches: emotions, logic, math, spatial relations
CTR Rating: 88%