Archive for November 3rd, 2009

A Story Before Bed – Create Your Own Read-aloud for Your Kids or Grandkids

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

little parrothead 21 A Story Before Bed Create Your Own Read aloud for Your Kids or GrandkidsJackson Fish Market has created an application called A Story Before Bed that lets you read a story to your own kids online. The product has many very cool applications and ideas. Click on this link for a demo.

They have the cooperation of several major children’s book publishers who have licensed digital versions of some of their books. To personalize, i.e. read the book to your kid yourself, all you need is a webcam and a browser, and for $6.99 your on your way to reading and sharing books with your kids or grandkids. Special deals are available for parents in the military. Go to their website to get an idea of how it works.

I tweeted earlier about StoryChimes, an app for the iPhone. This would be perfect for the iPhone, as well.

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StoryChimes – Kids’ Books for Your iPhone

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

little parrothead 21 StoryChimes Kids Books for Your iPhoneHere’s a great idea. Justin James, a dad with some cool ways to keep kids occupied, developed his iPhone app, called StoryChimes, to provide stories for kids on their parents iPhones and iPods.

“I want to occupy [my daughter's] time whether we’re at the supermarket or something like that. I can give this to her and she can kind of play with it and listen to a story,” says James. “I just think it’s a little more educational than maybe some sort of game or something she might be playing with.”

James’ simply illustrated stories are narrated by professional actors. He currently has eleven titles available and Story Chimes has children’s songs available, also.

Here’s a video link:

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