Interactive Touch Books for Windows 8 (Hidden Gems)

Beautiful...

Amazing!This would be mega-hit if Eminem rapped it.Mind you,though,he'll probably finish in 5 seconds flat xD

Thanks, I believe he would :D

Its nice and sleek, which is pretty good for a w8 app. I just showed the app to my friend and he just loved the UI, He said that he was gonna get the app for his kid on the iPad, but now has changed his mind and will be getting it on his HP windows tablet.  I'd Suggest to Make the Books taller as devices like Surface could benefit with a decent portrait mode.

Tell them and they will Forget...
Show them and they will Remember...
Teach them and they will Learn...
But involve them and they will Understand... This app does the same for the Children... Well crafted and graphicized app.. can be made better by making app interactable for the children during playing of the story... Like if in a story a rabbit picks up an egg... Children should have to click on the egg to proceed further in the story...this Will involve the children in storyline... Other suggestion is to include Rhymes books...

Really neat idea! The ability to self-publish through the app is a fantastic idea.

Yes! Self publishing for any budding author would surely present a great opportunity to reach a wider audience for their work.

THAT is the killer feature. i will try and see if i can make some book for my kid :)

Yeah that self publishing aspect is great. Perhaps some aspiring young authors can create the next great children's story. Hoping to see some great stories for my little ones. Posted via the WPC App for Android!

I have come up with this book called a hungry caterpillar. Its great he goes around eating stuff then turns into a butterfly.

How rigourously does the company look at self-published titles? Because I can't imagine that "Go The F*** To Sleep" would be a hit with little children. ;p

Downloading now,Will review as a reply to this comment after I'm done.

This sounds like a great app. Unfortunately I can't upgrade to windows 8.1, and it's not available for windows phone 8.1.

It's okay. I only understand Esperanto, the language of the future. Then how am i typing clearly? My fingers are getting lucky in striking the characters which compose a coherent thought in English.

**I know writing a long review won't increase my chances or anything but I'm doing this review for the developers,not for the prizes so please bear with me.**   First Impression ​Download size is ok considering it's a Windows 8/8.1 app with media content. It works offline which is the basic requirement for an app which is for kids and just contains interactive stories. The splash screen is not cluttered and is quite neat. The app is quite fast and sleek.Faced no lag in transitions on my Windows 8.1 laptop There are only 3 books in the app so the UI is simple and neat with book covers shown in the main menu. Things I like about this app ​It's very fast and smooth.No lags at all. The splash screen is good along with the waiting time.Enough time to see the splash screen and then the app starts,no waiting. The UI is very simple with book covers shown on the menu. A "Library" button on the top to see the books' description.Nicely done. I tap on a book cover and it quickly opens,but I would love a transition effect. The books are really good,colorful and small which is good considering that toddlers are targeted. No ads.Yup,you don't want ads when you are showing this app to a toddler ;) Self publishing is a great thing to have! The books are very interactive! :D The narration was good and slow in a sing-song voice.Just what the kids want! Right-click when you have opened the book to skip to any page! :D  Things I don't like about this app.​ ​**There's almost nothing in this app to "not like".I'll just point out some minor things.** There was no background music in the main menu which I was expecting. No page turning transitions in the books,just a little turned corner at the bottom of the page. No auto-turning of page when you do all the interactive things that need to be done.I was expecting that. My suggestions for improvement of the app. ​Add some good background music in the main screen of the app,would definitely make it a lot cooler. Add "curl page" effect or something when reading a book.That would be very realistic and the kid might enjoy it even more. Give "Auto-turning of pages" as an option after the kid has interacted with all the things on the page. If you plan to add more books as in-app-purchases in future updates,better make this app free ASAP because it makes no sense to buy an app for $0.99 and then pay more for IAPs. Make this a universal app ASAP.This needs to be on Windows Phone as well. A minor ignorable suggestion is to add page numbers or bookmarks.I'm calling it minor because the books are short and it might become complicated for little kids.But maybe beta test it for your own kids and then decide it's usefullness ;) Rating:-9.5/10 Conclusion:-This app has huge potential and is a must have app if you have toddlers in your house.It has beautiful and vividly colored stories the kid will enjoy immensely.Strongly recommended for ages 6 and below.Good job developers! (y)

Well I honestly don't read extra-long reviews... They bring me headaches... And my friend i honestly think you write good but should keep your reviews as short as even a well constructed sentence can get you through to the participation stage of the contest... Just giving you a bit advice that "No one reads Terms And Conditions cuz they are too long and gets boring till you get to the end..." The same may apply to yours...

If you are not Gautam Kabiraj,ignore this comment.We reserve spots for each other so our reviews are easily visible.He'll write his review when he comes online.

Thanks for the spot dude! Alright, I think I’ve used the app completely although this app was definitely not meant for a college student but yeah, I enjoyed going back to my childhood days for sure LOL :D So without much talks, here’s my view on this funny little app: FIRST IMPRESSION (10/10) Above all, I love the “Wide” tile that I got in my Start screen, it’s cute and innocent (Reminds me of “Om nom” from “Cut The Rope” game to be exact!).  It perfectly symbolizes that it’s meant for small kids. The size of the app is not much big either, considering the fact that currently it contains three interactive touch books, so you don’t need to worry about your data plans to download the app. I loved the Splash screen too, neat and simple. But I guess the “Interactive Touch Books” menu a lil bit left aligned. I mean, those three story "book covers” could take more advantage of the available space (I know more may be added there soon but till then, a middle alignment would do). I loved the laugh when you click on the bunny’s face! (Reminds me of “Crackle” ringtone!) ANIMATION + UI (9/10) The In-App-Performance was nifty. I didn’t notice any lag or crash when using the app.  But yeah I’d love to see some better effects / animation during the process when I tap / click to do something. The books could be made more “real” if the pages could be moved by swiping over the screen from left to right, instead of clicking / tapping at the button right corner of the screen. I loved the colors that the app used to represent elements, including the blurred background at the main menu. FUNCTIONING (8/10) The app works flawlessly in my PC, not sure about tablets since I don’t have one. But again, just like most other Metro apps, it has some issues with multitasking (it’s not an important issue though because no one would actually multitask when their kids are playing). I minimized the app for some time, started writing this review and when I maximized after a while, I just saw the Splash screen which took longer than it usually does to start the app again. I guess, developers are not to be blamed for this, I’ve started realizing Metro apps and Desktop apps don’t play nice when used together. BUGS + SUGGESTIONS (8/10) I’m not sure if it’s okay to say it a “bug” or not but the Bunny didn’t smile / animate when I clicked on his face in the third picture of “Bunnyfur’s Easter Eggs”. It did so in other pictures though. (Screenshot) The app didn’t run in full screen in my Windows 8.1 (1366 x 768 px) laptop. I could see the height of the pages of the books were fitting fine, but not the length. (Screenshot) In the game where you need to put all the Easter eggs in the bucket, when you complete the game, nothing happens. I mean it could say “Well done! Go ahead!” or something like that, you get it. If you finish the game where you need to colour the text “HAPPY EASTER” it yells “Yay!!!!!”, that would also do ;) I loved the overall UI and the children-friendly environment that the app offered but I’ll suggest you to make the “The End” message a lil bit cartoony too (considering its for children, not a serious issue though!). (Screenshot) And finally, I’d love to have it in my phone too. Please make it a universal app, if possible. This will also increase the total amount of app downloads because people love to buy once and get across all the three platforms (who’ve all the two/three platforms). ____________CONCLUSION____________ AVERAGE RATING: 8.75 ____________________________________ And It’s definitely a must-have app if you’ve children under or of around five years old. I believe this app should be reached to more parents with children, for the developer’s hard work and the app’s potential. Kudos to the developer! P.S: I believe, Self-Publish online program is a great approach made by Interactive Touchbooks that'll surely help more authors join in.

You're too generous. No app should get a 10/10 first impression. That worked mean it was flawless.

LOL! That's why I said "...here’s my view on this funny little app:" I don't even say that everyone would agree it getting exactly 8.75 rating. The app did impress me at the first glance and so I did, nothing serious ;) But yeah, I've mentioned the cons in between somewhere as well.

That it's nice to see more educational apps for kids. Windows 8 is so much powerful than other tablet OSs. Everyone at my work had iPads until I got a surface... Now 25% have a surface because you really can do more than play games. I wish I had one in school.

This is exactly what I am always searching for for my daughter. With her only 4, I don't want her getting into games, I would rather her learn technology through education and this nails it.

My words exactly

Great reading app i suppose.
Right now it's limited but i would like the developer to extend more i.e the available books and the best I liked about it is that you can self publish which is a good addition. So far no bugs or crashes. Also the UI is also simple to use too.
A great reader for kids...!

Great app it's fast and well designed. The touch and voice is great. It's not really for me so I let my little cousin use it. He says it needs more Dora lol. So I guess the only down side is no Dora.

Aahw man, this is cheating, I still have a windows 7 laptop ...

That is realy neat and educational. Love the graphics, the kids will be all over it.

I have the Kindle app, but barely use it.  Something about reading on the screen for a prolonged amount of time messes with me.

Love the idea. But again, international version would be great...

This app is great for reading to children and having them touch on the screen to see what happens next. Because the story is audible, it is easy for children to both read and hear what's going on. The combination of this and it's interactivity makes it a winner!

My daughter loves it when I let her play on my Surface, but most of the ones out there have too many ads to just let her go to town on. This sounds like a really good alternative to those.

My little girl loves this app! It's one of the first ones she goes to.

This is a great way to engage kids in technology that also stimulates the mind. Would love to see something like this on the mobile side.

This kind of app will bring shine to windows 8.1 kids would love this app and plus with interactive live tile, easy for them to look and open this app.

Now would just like a wp8 version please even if its slightly cut down version

I love the self publish idea.  It would be cool if you could export / share it to get more attention for the app and its funcationality.  

Really great app to pass time when it comes to babysitting. I did notice a glitch on it (Mr. Magic's Magic) - on the first page after the title, when you repeatedly tap on the caterpillar-y thing, it does a crazy spasm-type dance. It also appears on other different pages where the animations are non-stop, such as the billboard and Mr. Magic's wand. After I hit next, it went to the last page for a second, and crashed. But overall, great app.

What's hidden gems ?

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These are great. I had similar apps on my android tablet. My son and daughter loved them. It's great to see something like this on the Windows platform.

I really like this app, seems very unique. I think if this app comes to WP, it will be even better, and to rake advantage of Kids Corner. :D

Nice fluidity but the collection needs more books!

I think children's books are on the leading edge of the creative process. I will definately be checking this out.

More like "hidden gems for kids" lately. I'll pass on this one too :/

Yeah, ikr ! :\

Fuck ，I just want the kindle get updated.

Sounds like a great idea. My son would love it.

This

Very cool. Great Price, Ability to self publish. It'll be a great way of adding children's material to Win 8!!

Im wating for Blackboard to support Windows 8 and WP. We need blackboard mobile.

Have had this since it came out and my son lives it. Can't wait to be able to buy more books.

Great design and really fast. Love it! My little cousin will love it. This is one of those unique apps which will get Windows OS further!

Really cool concept! I especially like the ability to self-publish, although the way the published books are filtered is important.

I believe it is about time children books, activities, and games find their way to Windows 8. Now we can hope to see an universal app version that will work on Windows Phone 8 in the future. Ideally for phones, such as 1520 Nokia.

As a part-time tutor for kids, this can be a valid ice-breaker between lesson fragments, or I can use it as a teaching device as it is. I'm now excited to create my own interactive children's book!

I think that this is a great idea. The ability to either aquire other peoples work or create your own is probably the neatest thing about it.

This app is very helpful! Me and my little brothers are living in Italy, so this app is a good way for them to learn English!!

It's a great idea, and I might consider purchasing it later, if it gets any danish books.

I'll be honest, it's not something I'll personally use, but its a pretty cool app for the likes of my daughter teaching my grandson to read. Even if she's using an iPad.....

Well being a father of a 4 year old who's headed to primary 1in September this is the perfect summer app. Most programs I have downloaded are pre school and not that interactive. This looks ideal (just downloading now) so I'll try it with my daughter tomorrow. I'mcan understand others not being that interested as you need to have kids but these apps are invaluable in so many situations... like dinner time, in the car, at the grandparents and pretty much anytime they're bored and of this has the added benefit of being educational. Good stuff thx

Nice app, and appears to have some great potential. Loving the indie writers feature. Achievements are always popular, I would like to see them on more educational apps. My kids are already keyed in to the idea of working to a goal, and Xbox achievements may help. Not a deal breaker though. Interactive reading is sweet, helps them to learn without noticing. Would be nice if the books could show the level too. In the UK, my kid brings home books that are rated on difficulty. He is on level 3, and loves trying to get to the next level. Some kind of comparison would be nice.

This looks promising

Great app for my younger sister, nice interavtive elements with nice images and graphics. The design is superb and atttractive. Keep on bringing updates for more content. 

great idea

I'll begin by sharing; I love new technology and the human interaction with software and devices. If I could, I'd by one of everything, iPad, Surface Pro, Surface 2 Pro, Android tablets, etc. My daughter has used several read apps like these on the iPad. It's nice to see some apps like this available for Windows. I turn 40 this year and it's astounding how technology has changed since my younger years. Support the developers you like. Cheers!

It would be wonderful to have this app available on Windows Phone. I think it would be a great experience on the 1520

This is cool ill have to have my daughter try it out.

My son (3 years old) so far loves the app. I'm really hoping more books jump onboard.

Just had a quick go with the free books. Its more nightie reading I think and is similar to what we have already in some ways. I look forward to seeing the update to see books that are more educational but definitely promising...neat

Looks to be a cool app but my kids in college.

Interactive books from independent authors/publishers? That's a pretty neat idea if you want to begin breaking ground without a large amount of overhead.

It has nice graphics good sounds simple interface and works well. A well made app so need to see the extended library...

Great app. Found all the books that I wanted to read but couldn't find on Amazon Kindle. So good app

I like that these kind of apps are available for kids I look forward to having them for my kids in the future, if they don't already have it they should have a lock into app function where the child cannot leave the app without a password to protect the account from unauthorized purchasing

How neat to have this app available. On the go learning.

That's a very nice app! Looking forward to seeing more content in it! ;)

Seems really smooth and not many bugs that I notice :)

Another one for my nephew to review. He had a good time reading Space Cat and Mr Magic's Magic. He is 5 and at a first grade reading level. The books weren't to hard for him and I think they did a good job of helping him learn.

Great app for the kids, when on long trips you can throw it into kids corner so that they don't have access to my phone. Would like to see a much nicer UI with maybe a store to buy more books, but for right now its a great app Thanks for your support!

I like it. I didn't experience crashes or bugs, but isn't an app I would usually use

Really unique app. Great to see devs coming up with innovative apps allowing anyone to publish their own book

Good to have this kind of app specially made for kids, as more and more kids spend their time on electronic devices. This app achieved the one thing normal books can't do, interaction. As interaction is a big part how kids learn, they want to touch things and so on. This app can really help the kids by providing books with educational things in it, such as simple computation and so on. Self publish is also a great feature for content creators.

What a great idea. I learned to read with my dad using plastic letters and words and then books. There's something about physical books that I still prefer to this day. Somehow I tend to lose interest more often with ebooks. That said, I do own a large collection of ebooks, and they are a great way for kids to learn. I like the interactive nature of this app, and that it has so much room to grow as more books are added.

My dice year old girl is going to love this!

This would be nice for my kids...if I had some. 

Nice app, sadly i'm facing real peformace issues on my PC :\

The self publish part is very interesting. Can be used by parents to help their small children creature their own stories and see their ideas come to life, or even for the older kids to spark creativity.

Great children's app. I especially like the self-publishing aspect of the books. Another children's app with a unique idea, I like it.

The selling point of this is the interactivity for sure. My three year already loves reading with Daddy so this should be a great edition. BTW WPC folks, I hope you continue with the 'Hidden Gems' column even after the contest is over, this is a fantastic app discovery medium. Thanks!

It's great for kids. Simple and fluid UI. very cool.

Will be giving this a try with my son. He is at the age where he can start learning to read and if this app can help with that I will be thrilled.

It is a great idea, so I hope there will be books published in various languages (not only English).

I wonder if this can help my reading level. :)

This is awesome. Been looking for good books for my kids tablets. There is one where you can put the physical books that your kids have into the app. You just take a picture of the covers and record the pages. It was only for windowsphone though and I don't really let my kids play with my phone. I'll check this out and see how they like it. A review from actual kids.

Fantastic app! My daughter i going to love this :D

Nice app. Intuitive UI and very entertaining for kids.

Would've been a neat app to have when my daughter was little. The self publish idea is cool because we had some books made for her that were personalized and had stories about her. Making your own book for your child, about them on here is a neat idea.

Ability to write your own interactive books is great... it would be great to have a WP8 app, so that i can enable it in Kids corner and give to my niece and nephews, instead of giving me my touch-screen laptop

I would love to try this out but currently do not have a win8 device. Are there any plans to bring this to WP?

I don't find these things will be awesome

As good an app it is I'd find it hard to gauge the current generation of kids that are @ the age these books are gauged to

Its great to finally have some kind of book store on windows phone.

Nice looking app, I'll download it for my nephews. 

Since this is for Windows 8 only, all I can say is it sounds like a cool idea and I wish there was a version for Windows Phone 8.

They should allow you to choose different languages where authors can publish. Have it on the native language depending on which ever region you're downloading from, and then you can switch later on as you wish. You could also let one translate others work where the credit still goes where credit is due.   Maybe the authors could be given a choice when they publish where they can authorize translations, and in doing so, they agree to giving the translator a small percentage of the sales of the books that are sold in that specific region.

I like the idea of this app. I personally don't have children but my little cousin plays with my phone sometimes so I'm going to get this for him. Also the self-publishing idea sounds really cool. I'm sure that there will be lots of cool books for the kids. Can't wait.

Books are great but these are kids books! Is there any app for books for a little older people!

Yowzers I'm pumped for this. My three year old is just starting to read and the interactivity of these books will be a big encouragement! Just started tinkering with the online book creator too. She would be excited to read a book dad wrote!!

I think my kids will really like this one, and the ability to self publish books is really cool. If I actually had the time, I'd think about doing that myself.

Cool app, nicely done.  It will be even better once there are more books available.  I'm passing on my Surface RT to my niece and will have this app & a few books pre-loaded.

Sounds like a good app ... Haven't tried though ... Still on Win7

Tried and my little me like it so much..sure buy after the seven day trial..

My son is only two, so not ready to read yet but he loves books. Wish it was on my phone since we don't have any other portable windows device (windows 8.1 desktop). Would like to add to his kids corner!

Great, just needs more stories. I don't know if I'll ever have kids but by the time I do, flipping a paper page over in an actual book might have become taboo..... LoL

20th century = pop-up books
21st century = interactive books
Fantastic idea. Like the self-publication aspect too.

This is a pioneer app in windows 8, I'd like this were native or something like that, would open so much doors to developers It's very very simple for now, but the tales are good, colorful and with all the professional looking of a real book for childrens. A lot of this was missing in windows ecosystem, so is very good to see these apps. There are a lot of things to do, a lot of new tales, classic tales would be cool too. An unique and maybe native/official e-reading app is also important for the platform

My nephew loves using this for his Surface RT. Yeah I bought a 3 year old a tablet. I like the idea of self publishing and I think it could be a great app for future uses. Definitely once we get some more books on there this will be the app to have.

Good for children....but lacking books right now

No kids, cool idea though. I'm sure it will be useful to someone :P

Cool. I've got twin girls on the way. Ability to self publish would be an extremely cool activity to do with them (when they're a little older obviously).

Good for children....but lacks books right now.....plus the trail should be increased

Good to know…but personally,I won't use it…

Self publish an interactive book? What a great idea for the creative writing class at my son's school.

Just downloaded, and my 2 year old is going through it with me. It didn't seem to hold her attention very well.

Neat little app! Yet another one for my sister to download for my neice!!

I need to tell this to my brother!

Interaction tends to help hold kids attention. However, content is king and it is all about the quality of the stories. Hopefully, the self publishing will mean that there will be plenty of quality titles available.

Amazing how many childrens apps are on tablets now! Crazy! Looks like it would be cool though

I have been working on convincing my brother to get a windows tablet. He has two kids and this is the angle that his wife likes the best. They got ipads but the little ones have broken then many times. Thanks for the heads up on this app, will show them. We can turn them yet!

My daughter is now 17 and an avid reader. There were few digital devices available when she was learning to read, but I got her a LeapPad device (high tech 12 years ago). 30 minutes after opening it, she declared that she didn't have to learn to read because her LeapPad could read TO her. But it enabled the connection in her brain between letters being grouped in a certain way and words and ideas a week later, she was not only reading, but devouring books labeled for kids much older than she was. I can see the benefit of apps like this, not just for kids, but also for the 32 million adults in the US (sorry I don't have a global stat for that) who struggle with reading at even basic levels. The difficulty will be getting it into their hands. I hope literacy organizations are taking notes.

Very cool. The self publishing process is also a great addition. Too bad my kids are older now. I would have loved getting this for them!

I like the fact that it narrates the story.  My grandson is just learning his numbers and letters.  This will be useful for him as he learns to put words together.

Learning gets interactive, hope it comes to wp

Another app for the little ones of the house. It's really educational and helpful and it has a rather wide array of possibilities.   Nice addition to the store:D

Love all the kids stuff on WP

Well its not for wp7.8 ..very sad

Kids are going to love this app. Pretty cartoonish and clean. Since I am not a kid, and don't have any to test it with, that is all I can comment.

My little sister loves the read out loud and animation upon touch features. Nice app!

will surely give this app a try, thanks for the tip

Papa i want thissssss! Nowww!

I like the concept, but I think that they should start getting into books that HAVE been published too. Dr. Seuess is great for kids, because the words rhyme. The fact is, a publisher can be helpful. You CAN'T have typos in a children's book.  Anyway, the app itself is great, the concept is just a little too "stick it to the man" for me. 

Great idea. Personally we miss books with classic fairtales optimized for 2,5-3 years old. Most of them are for 4+ or until 1,5. Naturally, in mother language (which is not English for the majority).

Kids Corner is something WP is sorely looked over for with those with little ones. Apps like these are needed more in the Windows Store to push it further to those not so familiar to the platform

This is a neat app, my son can use this when he is older. I like that it is open to anyone to publish a book so there will be many books to choose from and gives access to books that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise.

Sounds like a great idea; I hope the books are vetted for quality though.

This has to be good for ppl with kids. Keep the apps coming baby

I like reading e-books they are ready to search and all my books are at one place and weight less

Live this app but will also suggest Freda and book shelf for WP

Really a different kind of app! My 7 year and old cousin likes it.. Though it would be better if there were more books available! The feature of self publishing is really awesome! People could write stories relating to their kids and their kids would read them.. Brilliant job Dev!

The app is cool in look and i like the look and can be better if added some easy book switching when one book is on the play... Without it the ship l app is cool but a little suggestion

The app library should be updated soon.. But some glitches here and there but not too much keep up the good work

Cat in Space alone is worth the price. Fabulous app and stories. The best predictor of a child's later reading ability is that they are read to by adults, and have available opportunities to interact with printed materials. This app brings touch based stories to children at a time when it is hard for them to hold books but interaction with storys is very important. Now they can learn kinetically as well as visually and auditorily at the same time.

UPDATE: I had my son try it. (He's 8) He said he loves it. I heard it reading out loud which is always good. My 3 year old hasn't used it on her tablet yet. I assume she will like it as well though.

My 5yo daughter loves these books. They make her want to read more. I reccomend these books for parents with young children. Great to teach children to read.

I'm also Cornelius Hardy on here. Didn't realize the name was different when I post on the phone and on the surface.

looks really nice, but must be known to have stories in diferent languages. a wp version could be great too

Wow, Hidden Gems for kids again :D The app is really well done, no bugs, simple and smooth UI and three funny books for a fair price. It's still a bit too simple but I'm sure it'll get better.  PROS: simple, effective, not expensive. Combines both educational and entertaining features for kids. Authors can contribute, add new stories and improve the app. Beautiful animations and recordings too. CONS: still lacks books and features, no WP version.

Would be nice if the story submission was in-app. Then we could sit down with the kids and create them together at bed Time.

Being an avid reader and writer, I think this is a really great app. Reading is something that needs to developed among the young children as it helps in their mental development and also their thought process. But there should be more books and also, I don't think the 3 books for trial are for kids from 8-12.. They are too childish. Needs more interesting content, but it is still great, nonetheless.

Good UI, Simple to use for kids and also dads. Good way to interact with ur child for dads who have tough time at job but also are just in time to tell there child a bedtime story. On that note they should include more fairy tales for my Girl.

will the stories feature alternate endeings and emersive storytelling, I like the app, but im curious to find out about the self publishing, can we make alternate endings to refresh a story to keep kids interested. 

Till now its very well in performance waiting for more books to come and will be buyimg when my favs appear in the list

It's nice to see so many new kids applications for the Windows ecosystem-- especially apps of this quality. This app is like an educational tv/book all wrapped into one. It's a great way for kids to learn how to read, how to speak, and how to interact with different things. The UI is clean which makes it super easy to use. There don't seem to be ads which is nice because you don't want kids viewing advertisements that may contain explicit content. Overall, this is a lovely application. I'm sure if I had kids, this would be an app I would use with them regularly.

Love the idea of self publishing, will be very interested to see how that shakes out. Nice clean look to the app, but can't help thinking in this case - for kids - a little bit "more" might be appropriate. I love clean & simple, bit a little more playfulness and color might be a welcome touch.

I confess to not having downloaded the app yet. But I do like the idea of self publishing.  Especially if the app is cross platform (since ipad seems to be the app driver still.) As a general rule of thumb I support well done self publishing so I hope this will be a good contribution to that.

so, when more books are added, do we have to buy/rent each book separately ? if yes, than the app should be free. if no, this would be awsome.

Although I am not a kid, nor do I have kids, I still dowloaded it and took a look. I do appreciate the interactive aspect of the game. It's a great way to help kids learn compared to simply reading a book with pictures. One thing that would be nice is a difficulty level for each book. This way, kids would be able to know which books will be a breeze and which books will be a challenge. This could also show their progress as well, since they would be going from one level to the next.

Very constructive app for toddlers.  Wish it were universal.

Trying now will review later.

So I tried the app and it's a pretty solid - well made app. It's not for me, but still I made my little brother used it for me and tell me how he liked it.
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First Impression:
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The app is pretty well-built, simple & colorful, which is not too surprising since it is for toddlers.
App's size isn't that bad either, as it uses alot of media.
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User Interference:
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Like most of the Windows 8 apps, the UI of the app is simple, minimalistic and beautiful.
There are not many settings in the app, which obviously it doesn't need as it is for toddlers, the Splash Screen looks great. On the main menu we get the book covers, there are total 3 books, hence the app has simple, minimal but good looking UI.
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What I Like:
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The app is actually pretty good, to be honest I liked the whole app & didn't really found any problems with it, but still I am going to point out the best features of it.
• The app is completely offline, which I great as toddlers have to play with it.
• Books are quite neat, colorful & interactive.
• App is very smooth to use, no lags e.t.c
• Price of the app is good considering it's without adverts.
• Self Publishing is awesome.
• Narration is beautifully done & is in a rhythmic tone making it easier for children's to understand.
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What I Don't Like:
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There is really nothing to dislike about the app, I will, however, give some suggestions.
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Suggestions:
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• Add some animations for opening book & turning pages.
• Remove the 7-day trial, because you are going to introduce in app purchases anyway.
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Bugs:
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I only found one bug in the app.
• Sometimes when you tap anything in the book repeatedly, the app will freeze & will crash.
I hope this gets fixed in the next update.
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Overall:
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This is a really good & quality app for kids, I will like to see a Windows Phone version of the app too. The app is to-the-point app, the UI is simple as it is made for children's. But the books are beautiful & very interactive.
It's defiantly not a bad addition to the app list, especially if you have children's.

The kids will probably be quite bored when reading regular books after this interactive gem.

Jeez another kids app. If only I was a parent then I'd be loving the last few days. Seems like an awesome learning tool

Please release it for Windows Phone too as a universal app! Hate having to purchase it again!

The app is good for kids I hope more books come in this

i dont own a pc

but yet I'll keep in. mind whenever i buy windows 8

currently I'm using windows 7

and more kid's stuff.....

Ability to self publish is great. Nice design and runs smoothly too. Now I can distract my little cousins with something educational.

This app is for kids. I'm not a kid, but I don't like the design, and maybe It would be better if they added a speech synthesizer to read the texts into the app.

Great idea, definitely needs more than 3 books to trial it

Wow i like stories... And here it is. :-)

neat o!

This is such a great idea!  I feel guilty for just letting my little daughter play games on my phone.  At least these interactive books offer something a little more constructive.  Also, the ability to self-publish is really fun.  Parents could create a special birthday story or something of the sort to surprise their child.  It sounds like a good variety of tools are provided to help in the creation and development of these books.

I love the idea of writing my own books for my children!

A really unique app..Im sure kids would love it..the interface can be very catchy for children. The collection is small but pretty sure developers will add more stories. What I like 1) The stories are really nice and perfect for kids. 2) Like how interactive the stories are, and how several elements in the story interact when you touch them 3) Kids like to learn and and play, this game gives both. touching various objects to see if the do anything, finding the bunny and the audio everything is really cool Things that can be done to make it better 1) Making it universal..would be a nice addition to kids corner 2) More stories can be added 3) More and better animation would be nice, like animating the turning of page and dragging around a few things. Overall Really liked this app, can definitely recommend it to others. Keep bringing the updates! :D

The store should be password protected because children and in app purchases are not the best of friends.

Now this is a great concept. An active way to read and the ability to self-publish. I could see working with my child to develop our own story. Nice!

This app is the right step ahead in the sense that the issue that plagued today's apps is content creation. However, the app still needs refinement and polishing in terms of UI, especially the placement of advertisements. Hope the next update will resolve the issue.

Honestly speaking its really nice

Good for what it is and we thank you but its very limited right now

"Reading these days for most adults takes place on digital e-readers" Right... Dream on. By far the most people still prefer the feel of paper books between their hands. I personally know of two, TWO persons other than me, who prefer e-books. And I know lots of people, who plow through a novel a week on average. About the app: Always a great concept, but hampered by the fact that it caters to children, and therefore is language specific...

who doesnt like books! :)  

Interactive books are the need of the hour. Really valuable apps for the parents as they can save lot of money and space in their kids room. The books database must expand quickly. Should include books for collage going students also, they really enjoy this kind.

Well I haven't used this app as I am not a kid but my cousins use it on my laptop. And they seem to love it. Good job.

This is perfect for my niece. I'm emailing this post to my sister right now.  I took a look at the app, it looks like they took the design seriously. I think it would really appeal to children.

It seems the world has changed... Might as well quit trying to fight it, and stick with principal, and just give into the technology.. The boy needs a tablet of his own if he's to keep up with the rest of the kids..

Self publishing is an excellent idea. Let's hope we can leverage this idea to bring about a book store to our platform. These books are very colorful and load fast. I would like to see other characters. Maybe Dora? Oh yes!

Another great app for Kids, UI is fantastic and smooth transitions. could add more famous cartoon character books. great work developers. Kids are loving it. wonderful way teach kids.

Self publishing looks really cool, I could create my own drawings with freshpaint, add some little texts and voila haha.

Nice app... Will be better when store comes with the next update

What a discovery. This is really nice stuff. A damn nice discovery and its on the platform,  Whoever decided Hidden Gems is a genius. 

Downloading, my review will be posted as a reply to this comment

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you

Ahh I do miss the days of my childhood. It is crazy knowing how much technology is available nowadays for kids to use as learning devices.

This app is nice with good animation and sound.
But I hope that it should also be available on windows phone to make it more handy for the kids to learn.

This will be another great addition for my sister-in-law, for her 1 year-old. I tested it on my teacher's surface tab. Unfortunately though nobody in the family yet owns a Windows 8 tab. So i guess, the only suggestion i can make is for a Windows Phone version to be released soon as well. 

So basically, this is only an app that displays the content? And the books are from other sources? Which means anything you buy here would go to the book's author/publisher and none for the app's author? Did I get this correctly?

I guess you are right..!

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information.
. Thank you

Don't leave comments like this.

Why not? You better give me an example on how comments should be, professor. If you see my comment annoying ,then what you got to tell about people leaving comments like " very usefull app", " who doesn't like books?", " very nice app" and all. You have nothing to say about those comments posted above but only mine, huh. Way to go brother.

You already posted this review as a reply to your comment, no need to do it twice.

Hey bro, the rules say multiple comments are allowed. So since it is a lucky draw competition, commenting many times would give a more chance to win.

Because this is an Windows 8 app and I don't have my PC right now so I will give it a try and leave a review later...

Why only window 8 app for hidden gem....

I wonder how we have grown up without computers. For our kids it is so normal nowadays...

nice somethign to make my niece play with

I love interactive things

As an author myself this is very helpful. Will be keeping a close look at this app and others like it

I'm not a writer, but my sister-in-law is, so I'm passing this infor on to her. She's been trying to figure out a way to get her books published and after trying this I think it could be the ticket!

I installed the app and had my friends 5 year old use it to see how an actual kid liked it and he enjoyed it very much. He loved being able to click or tap to turn the page, as he has been using my kindle fire or my phone to play games since he was about a year and half old. Seems like a pretty neat app and since he enjoys it i will probably purchase the full version and when the marketplace feature opens up get new books for him to read with it. Also pretty cool that anyone can self publish through it if they wanted to.

I really like the concept of this app. The content is limited at the moment but future updates should improve that lack. My daughter enjoyed the stories. Give it a try if you have kids.

When will be available for WP, I will install it.

This app is very helpful. I love the UI.

Amazing app for small children to read a few books although they currently have three. It also allows to self publish your creations

It looks like a Great app for younger kids to read books, theres only 3 books at the moment but that will expand in the near future or so. And whats more you can even publish your own book! thats pretty good for an app thats $0.99 and you even get a seven day free trial so if you don't like the app you can just delete it.  overall first impression 6/10   

Nice and easy to use...3 books only as of now.. Not much use to me but good quality apps are always welcome.

This app looks great!  There is also the opportunity for authors to make some money :) 

Definitely getting this

This sounds like a great app for parents. I especially like the feature to create your own stories.

Great !!

Great idea, hope they bring in books for slightly older kids to subtely help them improve spelling / grammer and story construct (beginning / middle / end and character building) - the trick being to make them enjoy it without it feeling like a school app.

Glad to see these apps which actually help children to learn interactively starting to get better and better. I think children under certain age shouldn't allow to use electronic products but with these apps I think it's ok.

Awesome, my daughter will love the touch books. Glad to find them.

Very nice and attractive app.
Its a neat app and graphics are perfect :)
I love the self-publishing idea a lot.Well,I hope,new update will be released soon which brings the marketplace.
Thumbs up for the developers.

Only 3 books? Shouldn't they release the app when it has a store we can download books from? I hope that update gets here sooner rather than later.

My little children love this app very much!

Only the best for our kids, no?great idea anyway:-)  

I like how they are trying to build an ecosystem here. Building a flexible enough editor isn't easy though.

Interactive Touch Books is not only providing a highly valuable service by providing a tool to help kids learn to read. They're providing a valuable service to independent authors by publishing their work and helping to distribute it electronically. Both of these are a big deal. I have a little one on the way and will be needing this app soon enough. Maybe one of these days I'll win a Windows 8 device. Lord knows I can't afford one.

These apps are really nice. They can be improved by including microphone functionality and test children on their pronunciation after reading the aloud!

good

Interesting option for the first time author.  Of course, having a following that uses Windows devices would certainly help!

interactice books are great... but we need more! + more universal app...

Awesome!!!!

Wow! Another great app for kids. My nieces would love reading these books. Please add more!

all apps are nice.

Please add feature in this app that whenever children's open this app brightness automatically gone low coz high brightness affects on eyes of childrens

Interesting app, but they should make the app free and include at least 1 free book, the 7 day trial is ok, but limiting. The upcomming update with marketplace for books sounds lot more promising, so it's definitely an app parents with kids should keep an eye on.      

That's fantastic. These are great possibilities for selfpublishers to find new customers, to make valuable games, and a good first encounter for kids with these new technologies

OK, I love that people will be able to self publish through this. I hope to be able to share/sell on ask platforms, eventually.

I just downloaded this app, and I do like the UI and the simplicity of it all. What I really like is the animations they have added, so it’s not just a “virtual book”; they make use of being able to animate their book and to not just have stationary pictures which might bore some children (With everything else out there that kids have to entertain themselves these days e.g. phones, advance toys etc.) Something that popped into my mind that they might want to include is to allow the user to turn off the narration, because, for example, if you wanted to read the story to your child, or your child is learning to read, they might want to read the book themselves.
However overall I think this is good app with a brilliant idea and a great opportunity for people to get their own stories published and showcased to people who have the app. The only thing I would change is to make the app trial indefinite for the free books available and not limited to 7 days, because it might put people off from having it, feeling forced to buy it, or most likely to uninstall it.

I read online books and also after I switched to Windows 8, my reading changed to digital reading because I just love the awesomeness of the Windows touch interface. JUst got through this app and I understood that WPCentral got another app in the favour of kids. As I said earlier, WPCentral wants to turn all kids into avid readers of their blog from their very child-hood. This app entertains kids a lot. My bro just loved the stories, graphics and audio. He was watching them again and again.  The stories are pretty good, and adding our own story was really a good feature. Waiting for the in-app purchasing because my bro is just forcing me to get some more stuff in this app. Its a pretty good app and am feeling good to try out this 7 day trial. Windows, Keep on Welcoming awesome appps into our platform

Seems like a pretty good app, but a solid book would still be better i think :p

Really cool apps for kids, the make your own story feature is good but time consuming otherwise no complaints from either kids or parents lol

It look nice but as it is paid so can't buy it so can not  review....

Downloaded it on my father's w8 laptop (I stuck to w7), and yeah, I like it! It's really well done but I just don't see this helping me, I'm 17 lol. Could be nice to see something like this in 20 years but then we probably will have holograms doing this for us

The app has a nice windows 8 design but maybe you could make it more clear which objects can be interacted with. And also automatically go to the next page or have a sign when you have had all the interactions. I found that turning to the next page has no transiton effect which is awful please make such an effect. Also make swiping to the next page possible. I found the stories very simple but than I am not a 2 year old kid. Maybe you could also add some more difficult story's for a little older children. At last I just opened the app for the third time I think and it asked me to rate the app or comment on it. This is a childrensnapp for very young children who have no idea to do with that.

The self-publishing capability intrigues me. Maybe I should get my young nephew involved in writing stories that children his age would like to read.

Good looking app.easy to use for kids
Needs:
Page turning animation
Fx sounds all over the place. Kids love loud crashing- squishy noises
App free of charge. Only pay for individual books

May just get this for my son.. Hes only a few months old but Im trying to get him started early. Seems to be really intuitive, Looking forward to see what the update will bring.

Wow..very neat app !!

It works offline and maybe that’s the best point. The idea in itself is pretty good and I really like these interactive touch books. The application is very fast. I also like the fact other books will be added, making the application even better. I appreciate the fact there are not any advertisements. The voice narration is good to listen to.   Background music lacks and it could be added. The turning-pages system could be improved. Obviously I don’t’ like that the application is not free, but I understand that certain kinds of content cannot be available for free. I hope the other books that will be added won’t have a high price.

The are two points for this app that I want to highlight 1: No ads, which is great for kids and that should continue also in books offered later. 2: Not enough books yet. Well that one is self-explanatory. The idea of selfpubloshing is good as well as long as it is somehow monitored.

Education is one of the support pillar for a future contributive person, and the joy of reading is a great step for a good education. This App will help making young people enjoy reading in a fun way. A great feature that is not directly related to the App is the ability for authors to create new book and make them available, this way authors from all over the world can make books in other languages so that everyone can enjoy.

i love graphics style

Worth to have it! ;)

I wish more apps would allow interactive opps like self publishing, not just end user consumerism.

Very good app . Love it

Nice app! :D

Might download this... Looks awesome

self publishing is a great feature

My kids and I love reading interactive books. I'll have to download and check it out with them.

Windows 8 is truly a great OS the power to be a bussiness work Horse and the flexibility to be everything you'd expect from a mobile device. Yes on a desktop the flair of the mobile/modern UI is overrated, but on a device like Surface Pro 3 both sides merge perfectly from work to plesuare and back again. Microsoft may be late to the tablet/smartphone business but I've got full faith that the path it chose in the long run will be an absolute winner. Windows 8 is everything Windows 7 can be and so much more. This app is one of the many great examples the modern UI can give Windows to become 'one OS everything in your life'. I was sceptical of the new Windows at first, but I can see it's treu potential more and more. So to al the closet minded haters and bitches out there get out of your backdated Windows XP vieuw or overrated iOS fanblindness and take a good open-minded look and start seeing the treu potential of the magic Microsoft is creating here and now! Redmonds future looks bright and shiny if you'd ask me! Posted via Windows Phone Central App

Looks like a good app nice clean and basic interface ( as you can expect from a win8 app). I would like to see a version for windowsphone 8 should be great on a lumia 1520 and make It an excellent companion on a trip with small children.

Trying out this app now on my Win8.1 system, well good app but again only for small kids. So the target is obviously not me, but anyway, here's my opinion: - Simple UI with book covers. - Fast app, no lags, slowdowns at all. - This is not a universal app, and I didn't even find the WP8 version of the app. - More books wouldn't be bad.

Interactive books are always a great way to keep kids interested yet learning. Hopefully this app will do that for my daughter.

This is the 21st Century equivalent of the pop-up books I and my children enjoyed as kids. Very cool!

Yeah. I used to read pop-up books when I was a kid.,.

I like the idea, however the navigation could be more simplistic, as I think it might be a bit hard/frustrating to use for kids. Also a nice set of animations would serve the app quite well (make it look "cooler" and more smooth). However I only refer to the test version of this app... Might be that the paid version has some improvements?

i downloaded thse for my cousin when she visits.  i think she will really like reading these and will love the interaction :)

The ability to publish is a HUGE sell for me on this app. I've always wanted to do that, and this gives me a chance to do so.

waiting for wp version

Great app

If I had kids at an age that would enjoy this type of book, I'd certainly check it out.

This is great for children starting to get a grasp on technology. My aunt has a small child and I'll definitely be recommending to her to try it.

I like the content and the drawings. Since I like drawing and I had some classes about book illustration i definetly gice thumbs up to this app!

On the topic of reading, does anyone know a decent epub reader for WP8? I have tried a few but most seems lacking. I want the ability to look up footnotes/links in a pop-up if possible.

It's really a nice app to help kids learn how to read with the help of some cool stories. I didn't felt any lag or any bug in it.

I like the self-publishing idea.  The interactive part seems like it might be a bit limited for someone with a huge imagination (which is necessary for children's books), but it does provide a channel for unlimited content.

Well I am hoping that as time goes on, the developers will add a feature that will help children to pronounce certain difficult words in books.

- Not a lot of books at the moment, but there'll be more through the marketplace feature.
- Self-publishing program is such a great idea. Should try to promote more and attract international autors in different languages.
- How about labeling the stories so that I would know the target age is of that particular story.

I'll have to check this out with my two year-old.

Very good app for kids. It would be great to have some options in settings such as progressive highlighting of sentences as the narrator is reading - this helps the kids who are still learning to read too follow along. Maybe the page turning tab could increase in size after completing the interactive activities on each page. I think my kids will enjoy this!

self-publish? Win. Great idea. 

Interesting. Love the concept but definitely concerned this would quickly become too expensive. Still, I'm a sucker for my niece and if we try this out together and she likes it, I'll be all in. I'm not clear if this is a portable book that can be read through another device, like if it's an epub or a separate file on it's own when you buy it. If it is, I'd be even more on board with this.

:o at the number of kiddie apps/games in Hidden Gems. :P

The app is quite cool. The self publishing is great. Also, the stories are cute and very interactive which is a plus. The think that I didn't like is that it's a bit annoying the way you have to change pages. Better add some animation for transitioning to get the feel of real book.

Happy to see this app on WPStore. I'll check it out....

Well i see a nice start here. interactive books is very a good thing to gets your kids start reading. Adding a new and more books would be great. I like the UI but there is still more things to be done to it.

A nicely done app for kids.

another hidden gem for parents, so once again I don't fit the target audience... However, as mentioned children are using tablets more and more and I think these apps are very useful. From the article, it is nice that an update is coming to bring in more content, hopefully for the parents using this app this will be soon. It is also very nice to offer a chance for independant authors to offer their work.

Would be even better if it had a few languages as an option. I'm trying to have my kid have spanish as the mother language and English Second (she'll pick it up at school anyways). 

Downloaded and looked at the books. The ones that are available are basically interactive audiobooks. Good to keep kids occupied, but how do they really help kids learn to read? If you're a parent that just wants to give your kids something to do, they're fine. But I would want to help my kids learn to read. The books need to highlight the words as their read, and allow the kids to click on a word and allow them to read the word again. That's what I did with my kids, by tracking the words with my finger, and then when my kids would point at a word I'd say it again. I read Seuss's books so often, and "Big Brown Bear", that I can still recite most of them, and my kids remember those days fondly. Use this as a way to help your kids learn to read, not as a plaything and it then might be fully useful. The personal interactions that should go with the Interactive Kids Books would be more valuable than the app itself.

I liked this app. Nice Animation ...good UI....Nice functioning.... Lill lagging sometimes... overall a very nice app for childrens... rating 8/10 Thanks nd regards!

Nice app for parents of young kids. When the market place will be available, it will reach its full potential.

muy bueno para los mas chicos

El conejo del espacio?

No kids around + almost at the end of my dowload limit....so no review for today unfortunately

Lasima que solo este disponible para windows 8 y no para windows phone

It's a great concept and not only does it helps the kids to read, it can help the parents write their own books as well. Will be keeping an eye on this one for sure!

This is great, my 4 yr old was able to pick it right up and start using it.  

I hope it has access to some classics.

I will have to look into this with my niece.  I am always interacting with her with technology of all kinds.  She and other youn children really surprised me when I let them on my windows 8 desktop setup... Litterally, I found the videos that they recorded playing around  making funny faces... and getting in to things like my guitars.. ahem. This would be fun for her and we will explore these touch books the next time I see here... Currently, she jus wants to play jetpack joyride on my surface/venue8.  We will have a real story time now in the place of her books!

I use Zinio extensively now in my surface pro, RT and on my nokia 810. unfortunately my htc 8x does not had the zinio app. The best thing about Zinio is our countty library enable all magazine subscriptions via Zinio without paying a dime. Its a great one. the challenge i see with any app in general for purchasing for my kid, how do i pay? the store is connected to the signed in account. i have created my son's account and he uses pass code to get into. i cannot go into his log in and just buy it for him. i have to change my account and now it has changed. can anyone shed light on this process?

Its high time kids get to play with my device.

Make sure they look after it then lol, had a near moss with mine and my baby sucking it dry(wet lol)

looks quite good for children, the ability to self-publish is a major plus

Very nice app.  The books are cute and entertaining, but I was ready to strangle the Bunnyfur narrator.

Really well-built app!

Cool app. My concern is that the developer needs to make sure the books submitted by authors are up to standards and not those low quality books.

my kids love these kind of books

Not for me but some kids nay like them.

Self publishing is definitely nice. And the way that this app is designed, I can see that kids will have much more fun reading, rather than wasting time on games like Angry Birds. The interaction is very cool, and the UI is super kid friendly. Even as an adult myself, I would like to play with this when I'm bored. And while I understand that the book selection will increase overtime, but I do hope the quality of the books don't deteriorate if the self publishing capability becomes a reality. There needs to be a way to rate and filter the books by categories.

Really neat idea! The ability to self-publish through the app is a fantastic idea.

Ehhh. Can it eventually be able to take on kindle? Microsoft needs to start trying to take over and compete with their products, not just as an alternative to wider used apps and tools.

This app is awesome. My brother loves it, specially the UI and the narration. Hope the dev includes more stories in the next update. Also the transitions were smooth, and the app did not hang at all. Few bugs need to be fixed as mine always crashed on switching to the next story

Nice

Really interesting self-publishing idea. I hope apps like these pages the way for more educational apps, especially regional ones as it is an area where it's sorely lacking.

Sweet application, you can leave your children alone with the interactive book, if you have a lot of todos. But, I am missing some options, like the narrator volume off, if I would like to read the book, or it was hard to find the exit to the main menu while i am read a book. Great start.

I love self-publishing. Neat idea

I'll definitely give this one a try with my son :) Looking forward to more stories !

FIRST IMPRESSION: Perfect app for kids with the interactive touch books with cute wide live tile. WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE APP: -Beautiful and cute live tile.
-Size of the app is good. Not to big.
-Loves the design and UI.
-No lags. No bugs
-Loves the splash screen in the app. WHAT I DON'T LIKED ABOUT THE APP: -Not for my Windows phone. SUGGESTIONS:
-Please make it universal app. I love to have this on my windows phone for my brother. OVERALL RATINGS: 9/10

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Perfect app for kids with the interactive touch books with cute wide live tile.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE APP:
-Beautiful and cute live tile.
-Size of the app is good. Not to big.
-Loves the design and UI.
-No lags. No bugs
-Loves the splash screen in the app.
WHAT I DON'T LIKED ABOUT THE APP:
-Not for my Windows phone.
SUGGESTIONS:
-Please make it universal app. I love to have this on my windows phone for my brother.
OVERALL RATINGS: Considering this beautiful app for kids with no bugs and beautiful design I rate it 9/10

I so like that app.... I helped to my little brother and I had some great time while he was playing with it. What I don't like about this app is that i can't write my own text into it. It can be better by putting in some more texts and fixing some bugs (if there is any bug because i didn't see any of them).  

Tested on the original Surface RT. I really like the basic UI, please leave it like this. It's perfect for kids. Also the interactive books look really cool for kids. I really hope that this app will also support other languages in the future. The idea of adding a store is cool, but should also be locked and somewhat hidden. Don't want the kids to accidentally buy books. Overall an app with great potential. Clean and easy to use interface for kids. The self-publishing program looks really interesting and easy so this app could also be of interest for creative adults.

Great to have new windows 8 apps also the self publishing idea is just great . A thumbs up for the app

A nice addition would be some tips and places to go for help for kids on how to write a great book

This is what the ecosystem needs. Now we only need a proper 8 '' tab so where is the surface mini?

Well! After using this app for some time on my Laptop here is what i found:   WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE APP:   The app has a very kid-friendly UI. The App is very simple and easy to use! Its Colourful (as expected from a kid's app). Though as of now this app has only three books but as Sam Sabri pointed out in the article that the app is set to receive an update very soon which will bring the marketplace feature in the app, which is good to hear! The three books currenlty available in the app is itself very childish, visually good and audio is always which the kids gets attracted to.! The story are presented in a very well manner with the help of animations and audios. This app does its job very very well i.e attracting kids and helping them in learning! Plus Points for this!   WHAT I DIDN"T LIKE ABOUT THE APP: To be honest, there's no such thing! Yes! This App is right on target! But But But.. one thing really annoyed me.. While reading the book, it didn't cover whole of my screen! Do something for this! Please!   WHAT THIS APP NEEDS: I would have told developers to add more books but an update is coming and that fulfill this need! Automatic turning of pages while reading the story will be a nice addition to the app!   WRAPPING IT UP:   Its definitely a must have app for all those parents out there who wants to help there kids in learning "technologically".. ;) Just Everything is perfect with this app! Kudos to developers!

There is very little to comment about. For what it does it's a nice app, blazing fast and default, clean interface. I feel what it's really important to comment it's their project and the business model. I feel conflicted: the idea it's good, but the app it's incomplete. until the update it's delivered it's a little more than proof of concept. of course when the store it's populated there'll be much more content to justify the cost of the app. which brings me to the second point: 
Why does it cost anything at all? you can either ask for a starting price and offer free content, or give the app for free and offer an in-app store for purchases. with their current model it feels like they are asking a price for the privilege of paying more. and it's almost certain that the store will keep a % of every book sale. I think this model it's damaging to the app in the long run, as it will turn people away and does not encourage long term use, which is essential when the in app content it's updated every few days, or week.  I don't really think this app should be and hidden gem, at this stage. without the store it does not really provide enough incentive for the buyer.

I just feel happy internally seeing great apps come to the Windows store. Though I don't have any kids, still I previewed it on my PC. I really liked the idea of the marketplace. I can see this turning big in the future. IMO, it would encourage small writers to create more productive work and get what they deserve. Well,its a good start! hope that it would grow to be more popular. Cheers, mates!!

please make it available for wp7.8...Developers are concentrating on developing apps for wp8 .what about wp7.8?? We too need updates we too need apps.these apps are good to use .. we bought our phones at high costs yet we aren't getting any good apps for wp7.8..we are suffering even after spending lots of money on phones(wp7.8)..please make good apps like these availible to wp7.8 please

This app was helpful in getting smaller memebers of my extened family into reading/thinking  I really love the layout and the storys that are featured. The only bad thing about this app is its awful placement of advertisements! Change that and your awesome beans

The “Interactive Touch Books” App for Windows 8 does an incredible job at changing the reading experience for kids. The App includes three books and after going through all of them, they are very well written for kids of a young age. The books are easy to read for kids and feature pretty pictures however the interactive content is where these stories shine. The ability to touch eggs, move objects and decorate items is a fantastic experience and one which kids would really enjoy. This is something I would’ve loved as a kid! However after a while these three books could get old and the library really does need to be expanded. That’s why the introduction of a Marketplace to buy more books, all self-published by various authors will be great for parents, kids and the authors themselves. I do have to say it would be nice if you could scroll left-right go to the previous/next page. At the moment it feels kind of clunky and hard to figure out how to go to the next page, although it's simply done by tapping the bottom corners of the page. The App has also crashed a few times on my Surface 2. I’m really excited to see where this App goes next, my rating is a 8/10 however that score will probably increase with future updates.

I remember seeing something like this a few years back - it was called the Leappad. It worked using a book and a stylus, and when the person using it tapped on certain elements they would be rewarded with a short bit of narration. Once again, I'm not really the target audience of this kind of thing, but having seen children using very similar things, it's clear there's a market for it. I gave the app a try on my laptop and it's pretty well put together - the animations inside the books could be improved a little, but I doubt most small children will care XD

Nice app. Love the ui. Though there are only 3 books, they are nice with bright colors and narrations. Lacks automatic page turning which is needed. Also self publishing is a great way to get a variety of books to the store. Overall a very nicely done app

Likes: No ads! Smooth transitions. Self-publishing is awesome!!! Great motivation for reluctant writers! Easy enough for the 2 year old to figure out. Wants: Sounds at page transition. Mobile app! This would be great for the car! Larger library. Include multiple languages. We're a bilingual household and have a harder time finding age appropriate reading material for our daughter.

this is a great app and it works great.new apps are gaining their attention in windows 8 and wp8 what about wp7.8?developers please develop these apps for wp7.8.people bought these phones paying a lot of money and getting disappointed because they cant get best softwares like this.help us by developing apps to 7.8

Very nice educational game for kids. I used this to teach small kids in our street. Really very helpful app. Some speed optimization and a little crash fixes will lead to a better app. I think if a good tutorial would be added, then this would be a really great app.
Nice job developers.

My review: The UI is simple and clean, its easy to use and has no unnecessary options added. The books are really great for entertaining kids. The audio and and ability to grab thing is nice made. The option to switch pages with the arrow keys could be added. The other functions are working fine with no lag and no crashing. Reall great app and a nice idea.    

This is an intressting concept, please do an article on the publisher. I will visit the publishers site to have a look myself but it would be intressting with an WPC article on the subject.

I got excited about this great idea for keeping kids entertained and interested in reading. Also the idea of self publishing is really appealing. Then I re-read the summary of the app and saw it is for Win 8 and not Windows Phone 8. That's why I can't find it in the Store. Very Sad Face.

Bring on the reading apps! Reading is such a vital skill, so glad that there are some high quality educational app choices. Good to see the range of quality apps increase. Let the good times roll!

Self-publishing is definitely a good idea, developers probably need to curate it in some way but should lead to a rich marketplace

A nice app. UI is good.. My kids love it, would be nice to have more freadom to import from pdf and other files.
 

This is an excellent idea to help learn the childern interactively. Kudos to the developers for creating such beautiful application!

That its nice to see more educational apps for kids . Windows 8 is so much powerful than other tablet OSs. Everyone at my work had iPad until I got a surface. Now more than 25% have surface since you can do much more than just play games

A nice alternative to the Reading Rainbow app and another great addition for the Kid's Corner. Posted via Windows Phone Central App

Very nicely done! What I like:
Narration helps the child when reading.
Child can explore to see what items on each page are movable/interactive.
You can jump several pages ahead or behind. What I don't like:
Books could be longer (not a problem with the app, but the author's).
No way to turn off narration.
Not a Universal App. Suggestions:
Add a setting to turn off narration.
Make it a Universal App.

I like the simple user interface which wouldn't be confusing for children and is now only available for windows 8, i hope to see a windows phone 8.1 support in the near future

This seems like an awesome app for those who have children and want a much better teaching experience than just reading from regular books. Self-publishing looks like a good thing for authors and readers but it might dilute the app with sub-par quality content.

Cool idea, I didn't know such apps existed!
Too few stories but that's suposed to change soon so no problem. After passing (quickly) those stories I found them not so interesting but I'm 22 so I guess kids will like them.
I think that this app on a tablet with some kind of "lock" so the kid can't get out of the app (I dont know if there is a "display" mode on windows 8 like the have on iPads on stores) could be great. The best of all would be if the could bring some popular stories to the app. We can always dream about a cooperation with Disney!

Nice fun app, can only imagin, that kids would be entertained. Tried on a laptop, but can't imagine kinds being happy with that, tablet seems a better option.

I think there should have been more books at launch.  Otherwise, people will uninstall it after they are done reading those three stories.  I understand there is an option for people to self-publish, but I hope the publishing process is quick and easy.

downloaded this app and had a great time reading a story to my kid, one feature i have been looking for in an app like this is for him to be able to click the words individually and help him sound out the word. He is looking to take over the reigns on reading stories at bed time, but needs a little help and would prefer it from the app so that "he still did it by himself"

Looks decent, not quite my cup of tea but would recommend to others who could actually use it

Pretty good app but I have no use for it. It's good for the kids but I do not give my surface to them. they have real books! But it is simple and has good design.

Good app, although I'm and adult I enjoyed it too. Recommendit for parents!:D

the thing i love about this app is anyone can contribute their work which is very helpful for those aspiring writters which do not have much reasources but have an overflowing talent..i love the design and how smooth iti works..thumbs up.

The first thing which developers needs to make sure while making apps for KIDS is that it should be fast and very responsive no lags at all because kids dont have much patience as we all grown ups have lol. Coming to this app it fills the basic criteria of kids app i.e. it is very sleek ,very smoth and no lags. Self publishing is a very cool idea too Suggetion Dude please make a windows phone version of this app and do make sure to make it a universal app

Very cool app for little kids, but since kids often aren't that good at reading and they are likely to use the app on their own i have some suggestions: The pop-up at the end of a book is nothing for kids, you'd need a solution that makes it easier to go back to the library or even do it automatically. When right-clicking in a book the option to get back to the library is only at the very end and it's not very clear. I'd like to see it in another place so that it doesn't seem to be a part of the book and so it it'll be more clear that this is the place to get back to the library.

This is a fun app. I think for educators/homeschoolers this is really practical. I just personally would never give my Surface 2 to a child :). From a business standpoint, the self-publishing platform is a great idea. I think that'll help keep the library fresh. It just also means that parents need to read what their kids have access to in advance to make sure nothing nefarious has slipped in there. The internet can be a rough place.

Thanks to WPCentral and Microsoft for the GEM contests First of all, it's really really nice to be able to try the app for free. I really like when a developper allow me to do that and i more willing to buy the app then (if i'm happy with the app) in the app, i had trouble interacting with some items during the stories, for example i couldn't grab all the eggs during the easter story. appart from that, the app is fine, there were no bugs, it was smooth. However i find the drawing kind of poor, i'm not an artist so i would not judge but i did'nt find the drawing very great for a child.

My little sister will love it for sure. It is the good app for kid. Hope it will be available for windows phone as well.

Useful app for parents and kids :)  The user interface is clean, metro/modern and hence looks good. The cute animations and sounds in the books is fun and engaging for kids. At present the collection is quite barren with only 3 books available, hopefully we will soon see the update which adds many more to the list, though the price of $1 doesn't look good with only 3 books collection, the app should either be made free with in-app purchase for more books as planned or add some more books to the basic collection and keep the price at $1-$2.

My two-year old absolutely loves this app.  Any chance he gets, he's grabbing my tablet and bringing it to me to run it. Two things I think could improve the application: Implement an approximate 1 second delay between page turning via the lower left and right corners.  My son keeps double-tapping page turning. Reduce the CPU usage.  This app causes my Surface Pro (1) to heat up and the fans to come on.  I may be ignorant of what all is going on under the covers, but at first glance, I would not have expected this to be a "taxing" application.

I have almost nothing to complain about and I really appreciate the upload feature of this app... The app reminds me of my early childhood... Yeah I like it

As an uncle that tends lots of young neices and nephews, more apps like this are much appreciated.  Also, I'm a big fan of self publishing content.  Good work on the developers/designers end also.

Great app...
Had downloaded yesterday itself and i must say a few things about the app....
Its sleek... The UI and UX is awesome.
Also i liked the self publishing concept..
What i didn't like was there was not much animations...like in turning pages...
Overall app is good and interesting

wow. that is one cool app.  nailed it. man. 

It seems like a really good app, the kind of that could really change the future. Interactive books is one of the most effective way to introduce reading to a child, helping them be more criative and enjoy the task.

Works pretty well. I had my 5 year grandson try it and he liked it.

No lag, beautiful design and I'm sure every kid would love to "read" these stories with this app. The publishing method is also quite thoughtful, I believe that is a really nice iniciative and many authors may be influenced by it. I would love to see an app for Windows Phone (universal apps, remember?) and I'm looking forward to more developments.

The self publishing is the best part, but only if there are some safegaurds in place to assure quality along with a review system. Otherwise, trolls will create books that will offend as many people as possible and release them for ages 1 and up. While potentially hilarious, the prospect of my kid coming in contact with a trolls masterful use of racism and vulgarity is a bit frightening.

Wassup Guys...   May be I can write this review after I win a Surface Tablet from wpcentral :p Sorry guys I don't have a surface tablet or any windows 8 running machine with me.   Thanks Vamsi

Nice app!

love the app.  the only flaw that I can think of is that it may encourage kids to bang on the tablet to while trying to interact.  It might help if it was a little more obvious what things you can tap on and what you can't.

Waiting for more titles. Very intuitive interface.

The self publishing feature could become the key feature for success. Once this app gains some popularity I'd expect to see an exponential growth in content for this one.

Really interesting idea, not sure if the interactive element might ruin the wonder of a free roaming imagination?

Yet another product for my nephew...will come of use on my venue pro 8... Its interesting how kids dont sometimes take interest in a real book...but give it to them on a tablet or a phone and they get curious all of a sudden... :/

I am always looking for solid apps for my kids. The self-publish feature really puts this one over the top!

Cool for kids

I'm an educator, and I think this would be an excellent tool to encourage young people to read more. Unfortunately, the current school year is over, but I am going to definitely try it out in the fall.

Really good. I tried other book apps, but this is fantastic. The books selection is good but short. I hope they would add more books. They app is very simple and in some cases I would like more options. The books are good and very educative for my kid (3-years old).   Cheers  

Well, a good looking app with some cool stories. Tried it, yes I, a grown up tried it(I'm not ashamed to admit it). It may feel a bit childish, but a good time pass.

Hm.., may be for learning english.

To be honest, I think this is awesome! Those are some beautifully drawn books and I'd show them to my daughter (if I had one) for sure. However, of course, only english...

Sounds interesting, although, no WP version, so I won't be able to test it. I doubt it'd look as nice on a small screen though.

If my sisters were young enough for this I would install the app for them.

Well, although I think those apps are awesomes, I prefer read a real book, and I think it will never change :/

The app is for children only. The UI is very simple. The content is downloaded on the PC so you need no internet to use it. i found no bugs by testing the app. Everything works good. i think if there are page-flip animation it feels more like a real book

Downloaded this app just to check it out since it was part of the series. I don't have any children or have any family with this app's target demographic, but I would say the interface is clean and sleek. The flow of the app and quickness is great. I think they can expand on making more of their own stories, and maybe get user input for stories!

Nice App.
Waiting for more updates

The app runs fast and smooth. The UI is beautiful, I really liked the book covers on the menu screen.
What makes this app great is that it is well designed and meant for kids - The books are colourful, entertaining and above all, educational and animations are neat, too.
The app works offline which is another good feature.
The best thing about this app would probably be self publishing, which allows authors to take part in making the app better.
What I dont like and could be improved: it sill lacks books, there is no wp version and some background music would be nice.
All in all, a really cool and cute app.

Downside, no windows phone app (which is very handy when on the go with kids!). Good potential for writers looking to get published!

Should we give kids apps as presents nowadays or still 'real life' puzzles and such?

I downloaded this app for for my younger sister... She liked it very much ... And t crashes many a times while reading the 2nd book

Can't tolerate another kiddie gem. :P Any hiiden multimedia gems would be appreiatted. For WP8.1?

cute app! wish i had this tech when i was young

Good concept, not so good design and implementation.

I'll download to see with my nephew :) Seems nice!

Great app for those who has kids on home, great user experience, offers a lot... it gives me great times with my nephew who is learning to read and this is great

Good app for rich babies ;)

Interesting app. Coming from a country where English isn't first tongue, I would prefer to have the UI translated, so that children could understand it (not first priority). 
Also I couldn't find info if it will be possible to submit stories in other languages than English. If possible, then a language based filtering would be nice.

Now thats the combo of basics, entertainment,knowledge and growing... :)

I previously commented on this article about sharing with a family member, safe to she loved it!

My nephew and niece love this damn app! I'll keep GTA for myself! 

This is great for my little daughter. She always wants to play on my Surface device, but she can only do FreshPaint for so long before she will go all ape on the device 

This is a wonderful idea! I am always searching for new ways to get my kids to enjoy reading. Interactive books are a great solution and I look forward to the upcoming update. Can't wait to see more books get released. It would be great if there could be some choose your own adventure style books as well as I loved that type as a kid!

This is perfect for when you forget a childs book and toys, but in no way replace the real ones. Even so the app is really well done

App is a brilliant idea for kids who love learning from computers... Story if made interactive would be very helpful for kids to understand... And more fun

My daughter is a bit old for this one. We gave it a go anyway. A very nice selection. My wife and I will work on a new child, just to use this app!

We have been hesitant to allow our boys much screen time, but with more offerings like these, it can really provide some benefit!

No thanks, what family doesnt have a tens of these little carton books laying around all ready. Dont need to have them take up my virtual space as well.

Gave this a try on my laptop hooked to the tv so my 4yr old could see what was going on. She loves it so far. It's similar to an app on the childrens Android tablet we bought her. Would love to see this come to Windows Phone as we don't own a touch enabled Windows device for her to get involved with the app more. Click-Mouse is ok but at 4, shes a little bit clumsy with it. Love the idea of self publishing. I have a few ideas for simple stories for children and the interactiveness is an awesome feature to allow for in the stories. Can't wait to see more books in the app for this. This a definate must-have for anyone with children. :)

Why should a program like this be limited to creating children's books? I'm sure there are many people who would like to create interactive books for an adult market. No not 'adult' like that! For example, it would be great for creating training manuals for new employees who have to use bespoke software created especially for that employer. Not everyone dealing with training new staff knows enough about HTML to create a CHM document to train new staff, but a simple interactive book creator would full this niche perfectly. From a personal perspective, I would be interested in creating an ebook of all the tasting notes that live in my website Elitistreview.com, bit as a mere fly-by-night programmer I would appreciate some help in making the vast quantity of information on my site, over 1,400 articles,, accessible in a richer and more transparent manner than my programming skills permit. So, great idea, but not just for kids books, please.

Good that now nokia too have ebooks but you can make more books available for free

Looks great for anyone who likes to read on the go with their tablet!

My little girl will love this!! Might even try writing one myself.

I can't imagine getting this without doing a trial first - need to get a windows tablet! My kids love the interactive books with our old ipad. Narrative tracks are a must if you can't sit there next to them sounding out words the entire time.

Entertaining books!

This app was pretty nice. My child enjoyed it for some time. It was something fun to check out before bedtime.

Already have this app on my tablet. 

my nephew nag me to download this apps lol.

Now my tablet is full of app for kids. Thanks wpcentral!

Its a gud one with simplicity and also attractive

Self publishing is a huge thing! This kind of apps for children is exactly what Windows 8 Store needs. The free trial books are not very impressive (perhaps, cause I'm just too old) and don't use the whole real estate of my SP2's screen.

Our kids are constantly reading, and it would be easy to say this sort of interaction with "books" is less desirable, but I've found that kids can pick up on words that would otherwise take them a while if they can hear them over and over and kids can be unusually patient at pressing the same word umpteen times to hear it repeated.

+kids like to touch, play and learn and this app combines all in one app +The Quality of the books is great! +Independend authors can upload their own book -Sometimes not very smooth (Dell Venue 11 Pro, i dont know why!)

Downloading. 

Even though my daughter still doesn't know English (we're from Brazil), I've set this aside for her to play with on Kid's Place.

I, again, checked this app out for my neices and nephews. I think it's great. The inreraction and stimulation for children is awesome. There is a bit of a lag when turning pages, but as mentioned in the article, there is an update coming, so hopefully that will be fixed. The fact that you can self-publish on the site is pretty neat. I may look into that, and put my art to some good use.

I don't have any children, but I think this is a great app. Reading skills seem to be something that has been pushed to the side in this day and age, and I will support anything that helps children to develop those skills.

Showed it to my nephew, and he dug it instantly. He was quite bummed, when all the stories were through, so I hope this really gets more as promised. Or some people start self-publishing. Since it's already interactive, it could also do with a bit more animation in the UI.

This is another app I will send to my family who have young children that will get a kick out of the interactive books. Thank you. :)

I am not a great fan of interactive books. But this app takes a new approach. I appreciate them for making learning a fun thing.

I downloaded it for a moment, but it's clearly not for me, so I guess nope.

Now that my nephew is getting to the reading age this looks perfect. Though I don't have a touch screen Windows 8 device to use (hopefully that will change soon!). I wonder how well this would work in a smaller format, aka a phone. The Sesame Street books are awesome and the little ones just love being able to interact directly with it. It's amazing kids these days know how to use a touch device like a phone or tablet basically before they know how to do anything else.

Baby sis liked it... so that's good...

The self-publishing feature is pretty neat. Maybe I'll put my own book in there so that my niece can read it without the need for me to provide her physical copies that will inevitably get ruined.

Could be a great app for my nephew!

My sister love the stories. 

These books can be super nice on the Venue 8 Pro if you have kids in the house.

The fact that it only comes with a very small amount of books and then will beg for money after is very off-putting. 

Well this idea is very good and appealing gonna try it.

Gud one for current world

Gud . Its useful current world

If you have little kids you should know that they don’t care about appearance of things, all they need is content and experience. This app neither looks nor works perfectly but it reaches its goal. There are 3 items listed only (maybe because I installed the trial version).

By the end of Hidden Gems, my cousin is gonna be set for the rest of his childhood.  These are interesting apps for kids; I'd have killed to have something like it when I was three.

I am noticing a bias towards children for small games in these hidden gems articles...
 

That seems like a nice App.... Kudos to the DEV

My wife has this app for her tablet and well now its my kids tablet, can't get enough.

Interactive Books on Windows is a much needed app in its category. It reminds me of my childhood

What a great idea! It's awesome that they will be expanding their catalog.

Sounds good... will give it a try!

Interactive books are always useful, less to carry around for the kids when travelling. The books on offer are really appealing and I'm looking forward to seeing more!

I can remember the times when children read non-virtual books! ;) This app is beautifully designed and I think children will really like it. The marektplace idea is really good. Neat that you can publish your own book if you want to! But on my Surface RT the app isn't very smooth. Maybe the tablet is too old or something! Maybe the app needs some optimization.  

This app provide a cool platform for children to study.Self publish option also one of the notable feature in this app, which broaden it`s  stage on developing.Definitely one of the great app.

My kids loves this app! I'd like to see more apps like this... Multiple languages maybe?

Amazing. Is an app very good for kids

Installed this app on my Surface and tried out the books with my daughter (6) who is learning to read. She enjoyed the books but as a learning to read tool, i think it is limited (maybe just the three example books?). I would have liked to see some type of interaction for her in the actual reading of the words or else touch interactions that required some age appropriate reading effort/comprehension. The review says the app is intended for children up to 12 so maybe the future content will develop some higher level comprehension into the books.
in terms of app UI i think it works well with two potential areas for improvement:
1) the page turn needs some type if animation or at least a 'loading' indicator (turning dots or similar). On my Surface RT, some of the page turns for the Easter bunny story took some time and it was not clear whether we were waiting on the app to load or whether it had not recognised the touch gesture.
2) when the book in completed it brings up a page with lots of words with two buttons (read again or go to library). If this is for young children, id suggest the options at the end if the book should be graphical and intuitive rather than being reliant on reading comprehension.

PROS - Download size is quite okay
- It works offline. That's a good thing
- Splash screen is simple and lovely
- No lag i see on the apps
- UI is simple, neat, and tidy
- No advertisement. That is fascinating! CONS - No background music. When using the app, it sounds quite dull and quite boring. Adding some music may spices the apps
- Maybe transition like a booklet is not there. Looks like a normal apps. Not much amusing
  SUGGESTIONS - Maybe transition between pages can be more attractive, like you are switching a page from the book (transition)
- Option tu turn on "Auto-Switch Page". This maybe quite helpful for user like the app to do itself. OVERALL RATE 8.5/10. Improving some of what i said is nice, and better. Nothing to "not like" in this app. So yeah, give a little bit more spice, then you will reach 10. Goodluck!

Nicely built app. Perhaps add some mini games?

This is fantastic on a tablet. My nephew wants to play with all of our tech devices, and this makes him so happy to be like us. It's a nice break from the movies and games that are all too abundant for kids.

Awesome, love that it's interactive! Works great for my nephew to touch and move while I read to him! Cool idea!

I am not a big fan of these app games for small children.Apart from that the app looks nice, clean and simple.

Pros
* download size ok.
* works offline.
* quite fast smooth app.
* no ads
Cons
* no background music
No page turning transition.

Going by the screenshots alone, I would have liked to see Windows 8 arrow symbols instead of the curled paper page corner, to be consistent with the platform.

most of them dont work in asia and middle East

I'm not sure how I feel about having to pay for the app and then pay for the books once the marketplace feature is added, but they're interactive and a 99 cent book is cheaper than a drive to Target and a paper book. Self publishing sounds like an awesome and extremely fun way to create personal stories for one's children (or even have them write their own story).

My nephew loves his 'fake interactive' cartoons (like Dorah The Explorer). I'm sure he'll love these true interactive stories as well (or even more!). I'll be sure to have him check it out next time I have to babysit him :).

Good but still needs more books in it and the app offers nice display and good in its feature(except the bugs and some glitches) good app and like it a lot

Title says it all and it's a pretty funny app

It is pretty cool, but it really needs more books.  Personally, in playing with it with my daughter who is almost 3, I wish there were more transitions/animations.  A lot of the interactive parts just cut into the scene really hard instead of a cool animation that gives them more of a clue that they have touched the right thing.  Otherwise, really cool.  Especially that you can author your own books.  Hopefully they will update soon to get more books in. 

I'm more interested in the self-publishing feature than in actually using the app. But I bet my baby niece will be happily entertained with it.

it's really good start! now it just need more books.

The books are colorful and the interactions works great. Self-publishing is a great idea and could be helpful fastly expand the library. There is a bug I found that crashes the app when trying to load a book off of the more detailed library-page. Suggestions:
- animation for turning a page
- better support for filling a widescreen (as they are common on windows machines)
- you should write a more detailed description to show of the features of the app in the Windows Store
- please make this a universal app as it would be a perfect addition to the Kids Corner

I hate to say it but the "Mr. Magic's Magic" book is very poorly done. When looking at clickable images you can obviously see what is under them as opposed to them being hidden. However, the biggest issue with "Interactive Touch Books" is the interactive part. On the second page of MMM, it asks "Can you drag the tricks to his bag?" Upon dragging the tricks there, I (as the user) expect a sound or visual notification. That's not the case. The same thing on the third page. It asks to load the bag on the car but again nothing happens. It should be reinforced that the kid DID what the game asked them.

What a wonderful app. I enjoyed it as an adult :-D But my little nieces absolutely loved it and they don't even speak English. I had to translate a little bit, but they soon took my tablet away and played it on themselves :-D The good:
- Stunning UI
- Happy tunes in th background
- Great idea for touch interactions with electronic books. The not so good:
- More storylines, not just tapping some eggs. A little bit more like Dora's adventures on pc's.
- Not a lot to add anymore, really well designed app. Conclusion:
Great job to you developers. Keep developping these kind of fun apps for kids. Tablets are getting cheaper with the day and a lot of folks will buy tablets for their kids. They will want to have apps like this one available in the store.

A very nice app. My little sister loved it.

My cousins will love this app. Should be books in other languages. Self publishing sounds like a pretty neat feature.

+ Great UI + Funny stories + Self-publishing! - Not really something bad, but an improvement: add page curl transitions! (Like a real book)

It's really good, especially for little kids :)

For 1 year old, the lock-login screen transition is sufficient for getting used to the technology. For other purposes, having a real book should serve the development better. Maybe at 3+ it might become relevant.
 

my nephew loved the books and interaction! nice app!

Those are really nice, especially if you're reading them from a huge tablet. Simple, yet great hidden gem:)

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,,,,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
.,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
.,,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
.,,,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
.,,,,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
...,,

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
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Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,,...

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,,,.

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,,,..

Hey, I am sorry , I can't review this app internally since it is available only for tab and pc. I dont have a pc or tablet, thus I am going to give a review on the app from the given information and photos by the editor. ...........REVIEW............ * I like the app since It is an e-reader for people of all age from kids to their parents.
* Currently there are only 3 books available on the intractive touch book which is for kids.
* I read that this is an award winning app on iPhone, thus I won't be needing to explain the pros of this app any further
* From the photos given above , I see that the app is very simple and the available books are simply arranged on the screen without any further options.
* I hope the store is available very soon, so that every people can read through the app.
* "Self-Publish" is the main feature which makes this app quite interesting.
* This self publish feature help writers to publish there work and prove their skill to the world of windows phone.
* Totally its an usefull app for all aged people and is simply built for better UI for kids.
Thats all I can reviw from the given information. Thank you
,,,,.

Really great app. I'm wondering if the $1 fee will give you access to the entire collection, because if so that's an excellent value. I agree with others it needs a page turning animation. Looking forward to seeing the collection expand.

Looks like a really useful app for those who've kids in the age group. Current issue is dearth of content but as said in the article they'll be adding more content to its store.

Beautiful app for children starting to read. The stories are well picked and I like the interactive part where u can touch things etc. Hope there will be more books soon. Sometimes the playcement of ads is annoying. A WP version would be neat too!

A nice little app for kids. It would be nice if many of the animations reset themselves on-screen. Maybe have a bit of a halo/glow around them so they are more easily identified on the screen, as it is is hard to tell where the animations are and which images are just static.

Nice idea and it comes with a good price. Books with images and sound, can't be better for kids, right? Good app but I don't have kids though ;)

It's cool but I think their should be more book for free

Nicely design app. It being interactive is a plus for the app. Colorful enough  for children too and the price, cool