When I saw that Elly Book 2 had gone free, I knew my son would never forgive me if he found out I hadn't shared it with you.
There are currently 11 apps in the Elly the Reindeer series. My son Oliver loves them and so do I. Elly and her friends who include Finn (also a reindeer), Aapo (a boy), Harry Hare and Owl, are all recurring characters in these gentle stories centred around seasonal or life events. In this one, appropriately enough for this time of year, Elly and her friends go to school for the first time.
The illustrations are simple, the interactivity is minimal and words are not highlighted when read, but the characters are endearing, the stories are sweet and well suited to children who are pre or early readers and the narration (by the author's niece) is pitch-perfect.
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From iTunes:
Elly receives a mysterious note from an 'O' to attend school by the old oak tree, but who is this 'O' in the note, and will Elly and her friends find out ? This delightful adventure is the second in the Elly the Reindeer series and is ideal as an early reader for children everywhere.
What they say about Elly.....
apps4kids
If you haven’t heard about Elly before, make no mistake: this is nice and calm series of book apps, a must have on your iDevice for kids from 1 to 5 (maybe even older depending on the kid) if you like to read to them at bedtime. (24/1/2011)
apps4kids
Among the incredible sound bursting, flashy motion interactive apps out there, a safe and cozy space is saved for the simple and lovely ebooks like Elly the Reindeer. With the new ‘Snowy Day’ there are now 6 Elly the Reindeer books out there, all very simple and very lovely. It may look too plain for toddler’s parents but don’t get fooled.There is still no better reading on the iPad at bedtime than the Elly series. A must have,all 6 of them. (13/10/2010)
apps4kids
"The apps have clean and beautifully structured illustrations, that make excellent use of colors and proportions, really helping on our kids’ visual education. Stories are simple and fun, the ones that kids ask us to read over and over." (5/08/10)
CrazyMikesapps
"The book content is very nice and easy to read and would be a great group of books to read with anyone’s children."
theiphonemom
"I truly enjoy reading about Elly the Reindeer and her woodland friends. I find the illustrations adorable and the stories are clever and sweet.."
giggleapp
I think “Elly Book 5” and the entire “Elly the Reindeer” series in general are wonderful choices to read to even the youngest child who may have a short attention span or be overwhelmed by sounds, movements, and the tapping you find in other apps.
This app contains NO ads, in-app purchases, push notifications, tracking, or any data collection whatsoever.
This app does contain a link to our Facebook page for more information and promotion details, and links to the iTunes app store in reference to our other apps. These links are found only on screens at the end of the app and independent of the book page screens.
Dipali Vaidya is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
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Every day we pick what we affectionately call the Good Free App of the Day, an app that we have downloaded, tested and certified: It can't have a ton of ads or just a little content with a ton of in-app purchases.
It also has to be good.
We then present them to you to read, download, and share and, based on which ones got the most hits, here are your Top 100 Favorite Free Apps!
We've done our best to only include apps that are permanently free, but sometimes developers do change their minds so please leave a comment if you find an app that's no longer free.
Enjoy!
Please also see our Top 10 Preschool Apps (staff picks), Top 10 Free Apps for Learning Letters, Deanne's Top 10 Free Apps for ASD Kids, Top 12 Apps for Mom, Editor's Top 10, Reader's Choice Top 10, and Top 10 Addition Apps.
(** indicates that the app contains in-app purchases or is very closely tied to a purchase)
1) Educreations Interactive Whiteboard (students/teachers can make whiteboard videos)
2) LEGO App 4+ (build a vehicle and then use it in activities)
3) Open Wide Snap (we rated five stars)
4) ** Toddler/Preschool Flash Cards (warning! now has ads!)
6) National Geographic Explorer
8) The Lorax
9) Hide Run Growl (we rated five stars)
11) Play 123
12) ** Storylines for Schools
13) Little Stars - Toddler Games (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, words)
14) Disney's Where's My Water - free
15) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode
16) ** Playful Minds: Math (5-8 years old)
17) ** Build a Word Express
19) Rover (flash-enabled web browser for kids)
20) Lego Star Wars - Battle Orders
21) Little Writer - Tracing Letters, Numbers, Words and Shapes (awesome app)
22) Disney's Jake's Never Land Pirate School
23) Learning Games for Preschool to Kindergarten
24) Scholastic's Sushi Monster (addition and multiplication)
25) NASA App HD
26) I Can Write 2 (make sentences about images)
27) Khan Academy (educations videos for adults and older children)
28) PBS Kids Video (all their favorites, U.S. only)
29) ** Draw Something (Pictionary online! Older kids/adults only)
30) ** Brain Quest (from the people that make those card thingees)
31) Miss Spider apps (Bedtime Story and Tea Party)
32) Super Duper's Using I and Me
33) ** Thomas & Friends - Engine Activities
34) ShowMe (virtual whiteboard app, shared education videos)
35) ** Goodnight Safari (baby animals!)
36) Toca Kitchen Monsters (all kids need Toca Boca)
37) Rocket Speller
38) ** Scribble Press (make an book!)
39) ** Toontastic (we rated five stars)
40) ** Puzzingo
41) Little Finder
42) Lego Duplo Jams
43) Touch the Sound
44) Color Uncovered (please don't let your dog drive)
46) ** Spy Mouse
47) Bluster! (McGraw-Hill)
49) ** Math Vs. Zombies
50) ** Let's Color (drawings come to life)
52) ** Alphabet Tracing
53) ABC Mouse Zoo Sets 1, 2 and 3
54) ** BrainPop Featured Movie (No. 1 on our Editor's Choice list) 2133
56) ** Articulation Station (lite version, only one letter free)
57) Kids Learning - Photo Touch Learning Concepts
58) ** Clockwork Brain (mind-training puzzles for older kids/adults, has ads)
59) Rocket Math Free (free version of one of our Top Picks)
60) ABA Flash Cards & Games - Emotions
61) 6-in-1 Children's Games (lite version)
62) ** Sock Puppets
63) Green ABCs (previously cost $30)
64) ** Monkey Drum
65) iTunes U (go to college on your iOS device/older kids & adults)
67) ** MeeGenius (six ebooks for free!)
68) DialSafe Pro (we gave five stars, kids learn to dial emergency numbers)
70) Creatures of Light (bioluminescence!)
71) Feel Electric (The Electric Company is back!)
72) Tim and Tom
73) Lego Duplo Zoo
76) Sprout's Good Night Star (nighttime routine, brusha! brusha! brusha!)
77) ** Booksy (one of our Top Picks)
81) Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Game
82) SpellingCity
83) Screen Chomp (virtual whiteboard)
84) Chipper's Rainy Day Adventure
85) Jack and the Beanstalk (modern version of the classic tale)
88) Super Duper's Let's Name Things
89) ** BrainPop Jr. Movie of the Week
90) Stewie The Duck Learns To Swim
91) Google Earth
92) Fisher Price's Laugh & Learn Animal Sounds
93) Disney's Where's My Perry Free
95) ** Motion Math - Hungry Fish
96) Squiggles (bring scribbles to life, one of our Top Picks)
97) Little Stars - Word Wizard
98) Adventures of the 7Wonderlicious Girls (girls doing their best, helping others, being brave, learning and feeling good about themselves)
99) The Lorax Truffula Shuffle (U.S. only for some reason)
100) Scooby-Doo Whos Are You? by Hallmark (Zoinks!)
We've done our best to only include apps that are permanently free, but sometimes developers do change their minds, so please leave a comment if you find an app that's no longer free.
(** indicates that the app contains in-app purchases or is very closely tied to a purchase)
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