Children’s ebooks – a couple of new iOS titles no comments
A couple of new children’s edutainment titles for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch have been announced in the past week:
Oceanhouse Media and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt have released Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed for iDevices. 
Once purchased, this app can be used on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch for no extra charges.
“The combination of humor and rhyme encourages young readers to learn to count as each monkey learns the risks of jumping on the bed,” said Michel Kripalani, Founder and President of Oceanhouse Media. “Author Eileen Christelow’s colorful illustrations of fun-loving monkeys naturally lend themselves to a playful digital version.”
Originally published in 1989, the Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed picture book takes the popular nursery rhyme and illustrates five precocious monkeys getting ready for bed. They take a bath, brush their teeth, put on their pajamas and bid mama goodnight. However, it doesn’t end there — each funny monkey jumps off the bed and bumps his head, forcing mama to repeatedly call the doctor. As the popular nursery rhyme goes, the mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Children can read Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by themselves or have the story narrated to them. Now available at iTunes for the introductory price of $2.99. Other titles in the Five Little Monkey series will be released throughout 2011.
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PicPocket Books, which publishes a number of children’s reading apps, 
has released Penelope the Purple Pirate by Melissa Northway. In this story Penelope’s room is transformed into a pirate ship and she goes on a treasure hunting adventure with her friends.
Penelope the Purple Pirate is an interactive storybook and is designed to promote early learning and reading skills. Fun facts are included about the sea creatures Penelope meets up with. There are also interactive games and discussion questions for use in an educational setting.
Available in the App Store at $1.99 for the iPhone and $2.99 for the iPad version.
