Dr. Seuss iPhone Apps from Oceanhouse Media

When I got my iPhone earlier this year, I never really thought my 3-year old would be using it. Surprisingly enough, there are so many apps that are educational for children, not to mention many that can help entertain kiddos when stuck in an airport for 17 hours. Yep!

Dr. Seuss has iPhone Apps! Dr. Seuss characters are so loved in my house, that my daughter has been rhyming words on her own since she started talking. After travelling a bit with her this past month, we’ve tested out some of the Dr. Seuss Apps and I’m just so impressed.

Oceanhouse Media recently released three new Dr. Seuss eBooks for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. These include Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and Gertrude McFuzz. All Dr. Seuss eBooks are designed as universal apps that can be used on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch for no additional charge.

Since my daughter is still fairly young, we tried out a variety of Dr. Seuss apps just for her age.

Hop on Pop (ebook)
Dr. Suess’s ABC (ebook)

There were 3 options in which to use the ebooks:

* “Read to Me” — listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read
* “Read it Myself” — read the book in its traditional form
* “Auto Play” — plays like a movie, automatically reading and turning pages.

As a mom I loved the different options in which to use the ebooks…….it will grow with my daughter.  Dr. Seuss’s ABC ebook is reinforcing all those letters my daughter has worked so hard to learn. With Hop on Pop, when we touched a word on the page, the narrator told us what it said. So helpful for children just learning to read.

Up with a Fish (game)- Based on The Cat in the Hat, this game has you tilting the iphone to catch certain items (and avoid others). So fun and easy even for a toddler.
Lorax Garden (game) Different games where you water flowers, pull weeds, grow forests and more.
Dr. Seuss Camera (Cat in the Hat edition) use this app to take photos and have people become characters themselves. Then you email your family and friends the funny pics!

I’m really loving all these children’s iphone apps……who knew?  Best of all….the price!

This post was written as part of a campaign for Oceanhouse Media, who provided complimentary iphone apps in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.