Rolling Pea

$4.99, iPad

Teaches: reading

CTR Rating: 82%

CTR Review

Beautifully illustrated, with an unusual fairy-tale story (complete with some violence and gender bias), this ambitious 29 screen animated storybook tells the story of a boy with an unusual name (Rolling Pea) who must try to rescue his brothers and sisters from an evil dragon. In terms of interactive features, there's nothing beyond touch-and-hear, with some motion activated elements and some simple games. But the ambient sound effects are subtle and the music richly orchestrated, and there's a lot of content to explore, with 500 hidden interactive elements and a few mindless games.There are both Read to Me or Read by Myself modes. Need to know: The font is very small on an iPad mini.