iTunes App Review: “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin”

The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin – Oceanhouse Media

Updated: September 27, 2010

ABOUT THE APP:

“One day in the pumpkin patch the strangest little pumpkin hatched.” Spookley the Pumpkin was different. In a world where “the only good pumpkins are round pumpkins,” Spookley The Square Pumpkin is shunned until a mighty storm threatens to destroy the entire patch. As the storm rages, Spookley realizes “it’s fine to be round while the weather is fair, but there are times it’s better to be a square! Sometimes being different can save the day!

In “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” a very unique pumpkin delivers a special message of tolerance and self-acceptance that’s just right for Halloween…and every day of the year!

New features only available in this interactive eBook for your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene.

To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read. By combining the original text of author Joe Troiano and artwork of Susan Banta with features that entertain and promote reading, this eBook appeals to readers of all ages.

Three ways to read this eBook:

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

Additional Features:

• ★ Find hidden sounds by tapping within the pictures
• ★ Professional audio narration
• ★ Custom background audio for each scene
• ★ Pages pan & zoom to accentuate the colorful, original art.

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MY THOUGHTS:

“The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” is an adorable story that is great as a year-round story.  I thought it was going to be a scary kids story, but it is actually a story similar to the “Ugly Ducking.”  It is about a pumpkin that is square and wants to fit in, but in the end he saves the day and all the pumpkins are now grown square.  The App is colorful, bright, and adorably illustrated.  The story is also pretty neat you can tap on the screen for sounds and to hear the story words again.

BUY IT: You can buy The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad for $0.99

Mama’s Money Savers Disclosure: I received this App to review but the opinion remains my own. Please see my Disclosure Policy.