Sago Mini Sound Box

I’ve written a lot about Toca Boca on this blog, as they are one of our favourite app developers. Sago Sago is Toca Boca’s newest studio in Toronto, formed alongside Zinc Roe, to develop first apps for… Read More →

I’m looking for an app about… inventions

Every month, I try to link up with Zoe at Playing By the Book for her round-up of bloggers’ book reviews under the title “I’m Looking for a Book About…” This month, the theme is inventors and inventions. I’ve picked… Read More →

Little Red Riding Hood

 Last Thursday I was woken at 5:30am by two small children, who had been woken by foghorns from the container ships coming in to the docks. Normally, this would have made me very grumpy, but… Read More →

I’m looking for an app about… fairy tales

We’re very excited about the imminent release of Nosy Crow’s Little Red Riding Hood on 25 April. This is the first of Nosy Crow’s fairy tale apps to have different ways to read through the story, with… Read More →

Let’s go Shopping with Toca Store

After the Easter holidays, we’re back in business! We’ve had fun in previous holidays creating activity days based around our favourite apps (see Activity Days  for earlier ones) so over Easter Mr Tall… Read More →

Four Little Corners

Four Little Corners is the winner of the 2013 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award (Fiction). Available in English, Spanish, French and German, it is based on the book by Jérôme Ruillier and adapted by DADA Company.  Little Square is friends with… Read More →

Four Little Corners and War Horse win 2013 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award

Thanks to a tweet from Nosy Crow today, I was pleased to hear that the winners of the 2013 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award have been announced. The Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award recognises the “state of the… Read More →

Hide and Seek with Sneak HD

This week has been the half-term holiday for us, with visitors both welcome - hello, Grandad - and unwelcome – go away, flu bugs. So I haven’t had much time to think about the blog,… Read More →

Dragon Brush – Cybils Winner 2012

After several months of testing, discussion, coffee, more testing and more discussion, the 2012 Cybils Award winners have all been chosen. I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the Book App category… Read More →

Comic Relief? there’s an app for that!

This week, bloggers around the UK are helping to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day. And there is so much to celebrate – according to the Comic Relief website, Since the first… Read More →