There are all sorts of embedded interchanges kicked off by the child's fingers.

This is perfect for preschoolers, and I've not seen this done before.Īll the words are not printed because that would take some of the fun out of discovery. Highlight Hotspots: For very small pre-readers everything that kicks off an animation or interchange is surrounded by a red box. For small kids this is very useful and thoughtful Patience Mode: which allows or disallows the child to interrupt dialogue or animations before they are over. These options are also to be found under the iOS settings on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.īookmark setting, to get back to the page you ended the app, is on by default but can be turned off Under the hood, accessible by the button marked options, are a wide number of controls parents can set. I like this setup because it puts the child in control or seemingly so. Either it can run on auto-pilot, which incorporates many of the interchanges between the four main characters and lots of sound and animation, or you can play with it yourself, having some of the dialogue read to you while you're off exploring. The title page starts simply where Harry, the protagonist in a fantasy world of talking animals, explains the two ways the book can be used.

This is one of the best designed interactive children's books I've ever seen, and time was taken to get every small detail absolutely right. But first, let's take a look at this excellent app. It was released for iOS on October third, but it's really 18 years old. Just in time for Halloween, Harry and the Haunted House is definitely high on my all time top ten list of favorites.

Instal the new for ios Haunted House