Every one of Sandra
Boynton’s whimsical books are instant classics. But did you know that several
of her titles have also now been made into clever interactive apps? The Boynton Collection includes four of these
apps all in one package—The Going to Bed
Book, Blue Hat, Green Hat, Moo, Ba, La La La, and Barnyard Dance. Each story is presented on
the screen like a book, with digital “pages” that the child can turn. They
can choose to read the story themselves or have a narrator do it for them. Each
page holds fun little characters which can be interacted with by touching the
screen. Much happy giggling will occur as young readers discover all the delights
that each page holds.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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