Elmo Loves You!
© 2014 StoryToys
Here's another excellent release from Ireland-based StoryToys; this time with USA content, direct from Sesame Street. Like previous StoryToys apps, Elmo Loves You! is organized around a book metaphor, with 3D popup pages that unfold with each swipe. There's also a 3D effect that is hard wired to your tablet's accelerometer so you can move the background, parallax style, as you move your screen. It's as if the book were on a 3D pedestal. The "story" in this case doesn't have much of a plot (Elmo visits with friends) but that's not the point. Each page gives you something to do related to counting, such as plucking petals from a flower with the Count, for example. The graphics, narration and music are of excellent quality. That, combined with an easy to use interface, makes this an excellent addition to any child's virtual bookshelf. Features include the ability to turn on/off update messages, word highlighting and store links. Words by Jon Stone, Bruce Hart and Joe Raposo; theme music by Joe Raposo. Don't miss the "Reading Tips" section of the parent's menu, with four wonderful video treasures, buried on YouTube.
$3.99, iPhone, iPad, Android
Teaches: language, reading, counting (1 to 9)
CTR Rating: 96%