Lay back, relax and experience this rare 138 year old version of Beauty and the Beast reimagined for the iPad.

Little Phoenix Interactive’s Beauty and the Beast HD brings to life Walter Cranes fantastic original illustrations, combining them with tilt and touch controlled physics elements, touch animations, drag-able character cutouts and a whole array of fantastic sound effects.

Inspired by a love of books, we have carefully retain the original and authentic published text.

A fairytale picture book that stays true to its gritty origin, complete with antique visual style and the soothing music of Georg Philip Telemann, makes this book app a truly gorgeous addition to your digital book library.

Join Mia as she sets out on an amazing adventure with her brother Miles to find a secret treasure! Along the way you’ll help them hang glide, set off mouse traps, pick flowers and more. Meet Mia’s new friends and share in their excitement as they bravely face danger in their quest to help Mia and her family.

Mia the Mouse is an engaging, rich interactive children’s tale with optional narration and read selections.

A portion of profits from Mia the Mouse are donated to select charities that support families struggling with poverty and hunger.

Magnus the dog lives in a small island named Manhattan. He is afraid of storms and terrified of thunders. And he’s had enough. He has decided to overcome his fear once and for all and bravely faces a menacing storm. But in doing so, Magnus is taken across the sky to a world where giant metallic creatures haunt him as he tries to find his way back home.

It is a strange day indeed in the life of this lovely Russell Terrier. But Magnus’ odd adventure takes a happy turn when he meets Olivia, a sweet six-year-old girl with a warm smile, and his life is changed forever. This fun app for children 4 and up includes interactivity on every page, voiceover, music, sound effects, games, and easy instructions on how to build your own electromagnet.

Starlinos is an interactive storytelling experience delivered to the convenience of your iPad, that features a series of original illustrations, created by parents, for kids. Featuring rich and original artwork and tap-and-play animation, and supported by a graph of the highest quality, this book will amaze all children from 3 to 8 years.

The Starlinos family is taking care of us, particularly of little Maya, who loves to gaze at the stars with her telescope. Follow her and her cat Dixi in this delightful tale, bearing a message of hope, dreams, happiness and magic!

Once upon a time, to be more exact Christmas Eve 1993, a young art student named Klas Holmlund ventured out into the streets of Stockholm as the clock was nearing midnight. There he had an experience which he three years later turned into an animated story which he published online. The story, Klas Christmas Tale, has proven immensely popular and is widely considered to be the one unmissable Christmas tradition on the internet in Sweden.

This year, Klas tale has been updated and turned into an iPad app using Demibooks Composer. The animations are the same as the ones loved by thousands of Swedes each year, as is the breathtaking soundtrack by japanese counter-tenor Yoshikazu Mera. However, the iPad app has been updated with an extra surprise in the end, which is sure to generate some holiday spirit for the user.

For boys and girls ages 3 – 8 who delight in making fish jump, bees buzz, and dinosaurs wiggle. With only a simple touch of a finger your child will follow Dinosaur Denny’s antics as he snorkels, showers, slides and safely hides.

Would your child like to bring our adorable but mischievous dinosaur home? Be prepared, our dinosaur loves to stop and play. Your child will also find a wonderful surprise that will bring pure delight to anyone who enjoys a happy ending.

Energetic and captivating narration turns this storybook into an instant engaging adventure.

Professional graphics and sounds make for many varied and enchanting experiences.

Ride the wild ponies! Trip around the world! Find the lost children! Audrey loves to play her favorite games and never without her best friend Bear. But when bedtime comes Bear is nowhere to be found! Where can he be?

In this interactive story young readers help Audrey ride on Mama’s bike, giddy-up on Daddy’s back, find the toys she’s hidden in the bushes, and search the house for the missing Bear, before being tucked in for the night.

Toy baskets spill, pillows move, quilts lift, and cupboards open revealing more adventures. Silly sound effects, bouncing and movable objects, and a kitty hiding on every page add to the fun of this ten-page activity story. Musical tunes can be turned off or replayed and children can listen to the story or choose “read it myself,” touching individual words to hear them aloud if they need help.

Not Without Bear Trailer from appropo.

A Garden for Pig brings illustrator Ward’s “charming artwork” (Kirkus Reviews) to life in a richly-animated and produced story by Kathryn K. Thurman.

Kane Miller Books, a Division of EDC Publishing, specializes in award-winning children’s books from around the world. Publishing both fiction and non fiction picture books, each title strives to bring the children of the world closer to each other, sharing stories and ideas, while exploring cultural differences and similarities.

Steampunk Chess is a collection of chess puzzles, re-imagined in the Victorian and Edwardian periods as H.G. Wells and Jules Verne saw it. The puzzles are complete with steam-powered airships, clockwork automatons, and mechanical Rube Goldberg devices everywhere.

The app makes use of Composer’s support for sound files and simple programming behaviors for objects to create “virtual machines” on the pages of the iPad, designed to delight and challenge the user. Available this fall in the App Store.

A is vir Aardvark is a delightful journey through the Afrikaans Alphabet, with each page beautifully hand illustrated and animated by Karen Hart. Not only are the pages Illustrated and animated, but touch the animal and you will hear the sound it makes, touch the letters or words and hear them spoken phonetically in Afrikaans. This method of book crafting, allows children to navigate through the book without having to know how to read, yet aids with the identification and pronunciation.

A is vir Aardvark is 29 pages of fun for little ones and adults alike. The English version with 11 completely new illustrations will be available mid October.

For more news and progress of other books, log into www.picsterbooks.co.za

Stacey Williams-Ng and the Demibooks team are proud to present the tale of Jimmy and his magical jammies – an interactive children’s storybook for iPad.

Jimmy is an ordinary boy whose hooded pajamas suddenly transport him to the cosmic reaches of outer space. Readers interact with Jimmy to help him along in his adventure, exploring the wonders he discovers along the way. iPad version available in the App Store!

Astrojammies is now also a hardcover book available on Amazon.com!