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Enter to win an iPad Mini and get kids reading!

Andrea Updyke

posted: August 8, 2014, 6:51 am

in: Big Kid, Preschooler, Toddler, You and Your Family, Contests, Deals & Freebies, Previews & Reviews, Products & Prizes


***Winner Alert! Congratulations to our winning commenter, Selena! Thanks to all who entered!***

Post sponsored by DreamWorks Press

With school starting, there are tons of great ways to get our kiddos excited about reading. I love a mixture of reading aloud and interactive books for my iPad that allow my 5-year-old to “read” on his own. When it comes to learning to read, I want to encourage it all! We have some favorite reading apps already and I love it when we find something new.

Great interactive books for kids

I recently checked out the new Dragons interactive book from DreamWorks and I am totally hooked. This is a fantastic app with different levels of play which is really great for parents of early readers. The Dragons story app allows readers to train their own dragons, explore unseen lands, and become the lead character within brand-new Dragon tales.

My kids are 5 and 3,  so there are times when even the easy settings on an app are too advanced. When Dragons is set to the youngest age, a narrator reads the story aloud while highlighting the words. When it’s time to go to the next page, a graphic appears showing kids how to swipe on the screen. I love that! Not to mention the story itself is really interesting and keeps kids (and moms, ahem) excited to keep reading.

Dragons is $4.99 on iPhone and iPad with later chapters retailing for $.99 this fall. The app’s three reading levels target fans ages 5 and under, 6 to 8, and 9 to 11 years old.

DreamWorks Press’ Dragons App


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How about exploring this fun app with your kids on a new iPad Mini? Yeah! DreamWorks Press is giving one BabyCenter reader an iPad Mini plus a $25 iTunes App Store gift card to enjoy the all-new Dragons app!

To enter, leave a comment on this post with your favorite reading app or interactive book! 

Post sponsored by DreamWorks Press. No purchase necessary.  Open to legal residents of the 50 US and DC, 18 or older.  Sweepstakes ends 11:59pm EST on August 15, 2014.  Employees of BabyCenter, DreamWork, Just is a Four Letter Word and their families are not eligible. Void where prohibited.  For the Official Rules, which govern, click here. 

  • Hudi

    I use kindle :-)

  • breanna pollard

    my favorite reading app is the Kindle App!

  • http://twitter.com/lilmrsbusing Christina Busing

    I use kindle app!

  • http://www.facebook.com/iza.salem Rizza Mae Salem

    I used Kindle when I started using apple devices. I am now using this!! #vivadreamworkspress!

  • Annie Tan

    Kindle app on my devices.

  • Annie Tan

    Kindle App on all our devices.

  • Suzy

    I use the Kindle apps across my Android and Apple devises! I also use Audible for listening to books, if that counts :)

  • Perry

    Kindle

  • Cara

    I like the MeeGenius reading app!

  • Kay

    Kindle!

  • Lauren

    I use the kindle app. :-)

  • Yewande

    I really enjoy my kindle app but I also enjoy my bluefirereader reading app because it allows me to read ebooks that I borrow from my local library!

  • Julie D.

    Any Sandra Boynton app.

  • Becky

    Kindle, Hands down!!

  • Anel

    My favorite app is the kindle app. Thank you!

  • bella

    We use Kindle! Love it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/iza.salem Rizza Mae Salem

    Kindle! :)

  • Jenna C

    I haven’t explored apps for reading yet so this would be a great introduction. My little guy is hooked on books and loves palyign with my iphone so something interactive like this would be fantastic

  • Susan

    My boys like Monkey Word School Adventure – it’s hard to find good stuff to help them along the way!

  • Ellen

    I love the Dr Seuss books that allow your kids to “read” along with the narrator but require the kids to turn the page.

  • Jackie caza

    My son loves The Monster At The End Of This Book!

  • Amalia

    I love the kindle app!

  • Linda L

    My favorite is abc reader

  • Savannah

    The Kindle App. You can borrow e-books from the library!

  • Mami2jcn

    I like the kindle app.

  • Flatlander in Vermont

    We have a nook color and love the interactive Story book “You Will Be My Friend” Lucy is such a cute little bear and my kids can relate to being a bit overzealous in trying to make friends sometimes so it works out well :)

  • Stacy

    I love the Kindle app and my daughter loves the Sofia the First book app. :)

  • DaLyn Whitlock

    Kindle

  • Gail P

    Kindle. My son would love his…..he loves reading, loves tech toys, and loves Dragons!! What a win this would be!

  • Gabrielle G.

    My son loves to read super why!

  • Diem

    I use the Kindle app. My son loves books and he enjoys story time. This would be great to make story time more interactive.

  • Sarah

    MeeGenius. This would be awesome for my boys!

  • Suzanne

    endless reader

  • Danielle

    The Kindle app is a big hit here.

  • Brindi

    We use the Kindle App and my daughter loves the paw patrol books!! Would love to win this!

  • Steve Z

    I prefer using the Kindle/Kindle App as it is seemingly universal across most devices.

  • Jennifer

    We are old school and love the Grover “There is a Monster at the End of the Book” which gives the kids chances to interact with Grover.

  • Jessie C.

    I am loving Kindle app in our tablet.

  • susan

    We don’t have a favorite app because we do not have a device that can run them but I’m sure when we do we will find one for the little one.

  • Clinton

    We love the Kindle app.

  • Jesse S

    I use the kindle app.

  • noelle

    I am loving don’t let the pigeon run this app and so is my son.

  • Angie

    kindle

  • laura revilla

    Kindle App

  • mmlauro

    I have a kindle but this would be great to get the kids to read more.

  • Emily Barentine

    I also love the kindle app!

  • Lauren

    I use my Kindle or Kindle App.

  • Amber B

    I use the Kindle app!

  • Mary Reed

    I love reading with the Nook app.

  • Taylor

    I don’t have a reading app yet, but I am loving the idea of a portable library!

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