Quigley the Caterpillar

$3.99, iPad

Teaches: science, metamorphosis, insects

CTR Rating: 77.5%

CTR Review

This is not much more than a scan of a printed book set to piano music. The story is pleasant one -- written by Erin Turnley and illustrated by Pamela Goodman, it tells you about a little caterpillar's journey of "self-acceptance and belonging." In the story, Quigley the caterpillar meets a beautiful butterfly named Bertina. Now Quigley sees himself as plain and wants to fly gracefully like Bertina and will do just about anything to be just like his new butterfly friend, until a wise old dragonfly named Eli teaches Quigley to trust that in time he will become everything he was created to be. The graphics are good. There is no text support for emerging readers, and sounds seen haphazard.