The award-winning children’s enhanced ebook creators at zuuka’s iStorytime have announced that their complete catalog of titles, many of which are adaptations of some of the most beloved current children’s films, are finally available for Android-powered smartphones and tablets. Formerly only available for iOS devices, this catalog includes favorites like Shrek, Madagascar, Rise of the Guardians, and many more, along with some of its in-house children’s titles.
“Zuuka is proud to bring one of the most popular libraries of digital children’s storybooks to Android tablets and smartphones around the world,” said Graham Farrar, founder of zuuka. “From Kung Fu Panda to The Smurfs, our collection is full of fun characters that kids can enjoy with their parents, grandparents, teachers or by reading to themselves.”
Apart from innovative work in children’s digital publishing by incorporating optional read-aloud narration, easy swipe for small fingers, and bonus content to hold young readers’ interest, zuuka has also won awards for its various purchasing and reading models. Parents can subscribe to the entire iStoryTime catalog of titles, can preview and purchase individual titles within their app, or can even earn free titles by interacting with option sponsor-delivered content.
The iStoryTime app for Android is now available for free through the Google Play and Amazon App stores, and for a limited time users who found the news on this article can have up to five free popular titles from Dreamworks and iStoryTime. Simply download the free iStorytime app and open the Rise of the Guardians title, then enter the code ANDROIDLAUNCH under the “enter story code” link.
“To celebrate, we want to give readers the Rise of the Guardians storybook, in addition to the four free books it already comes with: The Giant Smurf, Madagascar, Ice Age, and Robin Hood. The Rise of the Guardians interactive storybook app retells the exciting story of the movie. Join forces with the legendary Guardians in this fully animated, narrated and interactive storybook. Fans follow Jack Frost, North, Tooth, Bunny and Sandy as they come together for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of the children from the evil spirit known as Pitch.”
Mercy Pilkington is a Senior Editor for Good e-Reader. She is also the CEO and founder of a hybrid publishing and consulting company.