Product Review: Elfishki and the Giant Cake

Elfishki and the Giant Cake
Interactive iPad book for kids

          Once upon a time, on the beautiful Rainbow Island in the middle of the Sparkling Sea lived magical little people called Elfishki. Some of them could fly like butterflies, and some could swim like mermaids. They shared the island with animals who could speak, and trees who did not talk but understood everything. All in all, this was a place where miracles happened every day.

Elfizz was an owner of a gloomy restaurant named Chest of Ghosts where the staff was eager to please ghosts. On the opposite side of the square was a bakery, Gingerbread Nook, run by a pretty plump Elfishki lady called Maggie. The two were at odds with each other until one day they had to work side by side..... 

  
 Here's what you find in the iPad application:

1.Original, not found anywhere else captivating texts, designed to develop your child’s conscious reading skills - according to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
2. Stunning interactive art, classic animation and videos.
3. Professional Audio Voice over of the story, so your child can listen along with the text.
4. THREE (3) Questions on every page of the book specifically designed to help your child analyze the text, boost their imagination and make predictions about the story.
5.  A bonus game specifically designed to boost your child’s imagination - Decorate the Cake - where you can save and share your child’s fantastic creation.

Awesome iPad Book!!

I love the colorful layout and the interactive play of this app. My four year old son loves this book, though he’s not really reading yet, he likes to go through the pages and looks at the pictures. He specially likes to touch the objects that make cute little movements. This book makes reading a lot more interesting and super fun.

I also like that you can choose to Read or Listen to the narrator. Don't get me wrong I love reading to my kids but being asked to read a favorite book, 3 times in one sitting, can be tiring. The three questions on each page are a great way to follow-up understanding and encourage kids creative mind :)

“Decorate your Cake” is an amazing game. You get to decorate your own cake, take a picture and put a caption on it. All my kids (3) had fun decorating their cake and now, I have a dozen pictures on my iPad. Another plus is you could email those pictures to friends or use them as a simple e-card.

Room for Improvement?:

      It’ll be nice to be able to put your own personal greetings or caption on the picture.

      More bedtime stories. J

If you want to know more about this app, here's the you tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tw3eEv2oA-Q

Product Website: http://www.elfishki.com/fairy_tales_myths_and_legends.php

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