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Celebrate the Olympics with this free app for kids! Our favorite little sailor, Fiete, is back with a new app just in time for the summer Olympics.
Last updated 2 months ago
… Celebrate the Olympics with this free app for kids! Our favorite little sailor, Fiete, is back with a new …
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The day has begun and the world is full of noises, lights, sounds, and feelings. The alarm clock is loud, the sun is bright, and the shirt is too itchy. Our main character is struggling and…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… this book for anybody wishing to learn more about how kids experience the world around them. --reviewed by Rachel …
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Go on a treasure hunt for shadows! This app is part of the Nico & Nor series of science explorations for early learners.
Last updated 2 months ago
… These pairs of photos then become a guessing game that kids can challenge friends and family with! There is a …
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Book club kit
Toby Fleishman thought he knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost fifteen years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, the occasional moment…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, the occasional moment of …
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A simple but surreal matching game with a draw-your-own option. In this game, first choose your language (English, French, Spanish or German), then match the colored shape (based on a pear…
Last updated 2 months ago
… and the outline that most closely go together which frees kids up to create whatever combination most pleases them. … …
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An app of truly open-ended play for little ones! As of the writing of this review, there are six different virtual play areas (they are adding more options as they are developed), including a tiny…
Last updated 2 months ago
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A puzzle app like no other! There are lots of puzzle apps on the market. Most have jigsaw shaped pieces like a physical puzzle would and they feature a single image that you piece back together…
Last updated 2 months ago
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Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee are four inseparable cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting, and exploring together,…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… in the Canadian government's efforts to educate indigenous kids away from their families and homelands. Highly …
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Temple Alley Summer is full of mystery, history, and ghosts. Kazu's summer project is to learn more about his neighborhood, Temple Alley, named for the former Kimyo Temple located where Kazu's…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
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An app perfect for kids who love non-fiction books about nature!
Last updated 2 months ago
… An app perfect for kids who love non-fiction books about nature! In this app, …
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Play around with four types of strolling musician groups in this app for kids. First, choose which type of band you'd like to play with -- traditional marching band, mariachi band, electronic robot…
Last updated 2 months ago
… four types of strolling musician groups in this app for kids. First, choose which type of band you'd like to play …
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Just in time for the World Cup, there’s a new soccer app for kids! Kick the ball up and down the field by tapping and swiping. If you make more goals than the other team, you advance to the…
Last updated 2 months ago
… in time for the World Cup, there’s a new soccer app for kids! Kick the ball up and down the field by tapping and …
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Caspar Babypants is the most prolific indie kids’ musician of recent years and his music is consistently high quality and enjoyable for listeners of all ages. You can now enjoy his music while…
Last updated 2 months ago
… Caspar Babypants is the most prolific indie kids’ musician of recent years and his music is consistently …
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David Macauley, a celebrated illustrator of non-fiction books such as Cathedral and The Way Things Work, applies his knack for drawing complex structures in this gorgeous, heart-wrenching celebration…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… country. With just as much appeal for adults as for kids, this book is for anyone who has yearned to create or …
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If you loved to make tiny crafty things with your hands and household materials and you had the time to make a really elaborate doll house, it might look something like this. Luckily, even if…
Last updated 2 months ago
… things to do and explore and it’s quite natural for kids to start talking for the dolls, just like they would …
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The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen’s melancholic and metaphor-laden Himalayan travelogue, a true story, is an essential, definitional work of 1970s American literature. It is also one of my favorite…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… wife has died. The marriage was strained. He leaves his kids behind to go hike in Nepal and Tibet and watch rare blue …
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Kids app
The Allen County Public Library created this excellent free app, full of helpful literacy-based information for families with young children in a fun, kid-friendly package. The app includes…
Last updated 2 months ago
… with occasional animated elements to make video clips that kids will love listening to and the adults who watch with …
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If you and your little ones love books, Open This Little Book is the perfect choice. It's a story within a story, a book within a book -- and it's all a lot of fun! Madison native, Jesse Klausmeier,…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… imaginative and exciting picture book that will have your kids asking to read it again and again. But what's inside the …
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Kids app
Developing a deep understanding of the connection between numerals and quantity is an important foundation for all mathematical work.
Last updated 2 months ago
… and adds a dash of humor to make it more engaging for kids. On an ocean dock, users will find a collection of …
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In a battle between the blustering north wind and the warm shining sun, who do you think would win? Would anyone win? In this Aesop's fable, re-imagined by author/illustrator Philip Stead,…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… fable, and in doing so, he has created a book that both kids who love an interesting, colorful story and …
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It Takes A Village After-School Enrichment sessions at Goodman South Madison Library are created in an effort to promote community, and to provide a safe place for youth patrons between 12 and 18…
Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… provide materials for various arts and crafts projects. Kids are welcome to engage in whatever projects they're drawn …
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Everyone has stories to write, even if your writing...squiggles a little. All you need to start is a single letter. What will happen next? Preschool kids will love the comic book style of A Squiggly…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… start is a single letter. What will happen next? Preschool kids will love the comic book style of A Squiggly Story , …
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Kids app
Design your own fireworks by feeding each blank firework a combination of shapes and patterns. Then, light the fuse with a tap of your finger and watch your creation spout endless fountains of…
Last updated 2 months ago
… endless fountains of beautiful explosions! This app allows kids to be in control of their own show and might help reduce …
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Fox has a problem - their kite is stuck in a tree! And unfortunately, this is the not first time this has happened, as we zoom out to see a forest filled with kites. Fox drags out a giant fan, but…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… and an engaging story sure to capture the interest of both kids and their grown-ups. Winner of the 2024 Theodor Seuss …
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Kids app
One of the best games in app-land now has a sequel! This app was not specifically created for children, but it’s kid-safe and a wonderful app for kids and adults to use together.
Last updated 2 months ago
… for children, but it’s kid-safe and a wonderful app for kids and adults to use together. Since the first Monument …
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All young Owl has ever hoped and dreamed of is becoming a knight, but it was just a dream until suddenly knights begin disappearing from the castle. Taking advantage of this staffing shortage, Owl…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… with humor and twists and turns - plenty to enjoy for kids and grownups alike! … Knight Owl …
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This app is based on a story of two friends (a person named Lassa and a pink rabbit) going shopping. In one segment of the app, you can read the story (there are no recorded narration options, so you…
Last updated 2 months ago
… story and spinning out a number of interesting ways that kids can interact with the story themselves, playing a more …
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Kids app
The creators of Endless Alphabet and Endless Reader turn their talents to the realm of numbers. This app sneakily teaches so many different math concepts (counting by ones, twos, threes;…
Last updated 2 months ago
… humorous animation to illustrate the quantity, which kids will want to watch over and over. The free version …
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Kids app
This app should really be labeled "all ages" because it has so many different options to explore on so many different levels. Babies will be entertained by the kaleidoscopic swirls,…
Last updated 2 months ago
… swirls of color using the slightest of touches, older kids will enjoy making careful spirograph-like works of art …
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Kids app
Spend a day at the farm with your favorite Sago Mini characters. In addition to the things you might expect to find on a farm (horses, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, a garden, tractors, a barn,…
Last updated 2 months ago
… than most Sago Mini explorer apps, this one encourages kids to play in this space however they want to. See how …
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Started in 1987 by then Secretary of Education William Bennett, Library Card Sign-Up Month is a time to learn more about all the things you can do at your…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… things you can do at your local library and to sign your kids or yourself up for a card. Celebrate with us by getting …
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A story-starter, in French or English! With simple design, this app allows players to mix and match phrases to make sentences from the sublime to the ridiculous. If you hit the button in the…
Last updated 2 months ago
… are associated with original words.This app is best for kids who are able to read or for adults to read to children …
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Winner of the coveted 2018 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children, Wolf in the Snow artistically explores themes of moving beyond fear and mistrust of…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… stereotypes and would make a great discussion-starter for kids aged 4 & up. … Finding ways to help …
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Kids app
A cooperative cooking game to play together with a group of people, each with their own screen! Combine ingredients on a plate as indicated on the "recipe" cards at the top of the screen. Once you've…
Last updated 2 months ago
… It's a fast-paced game (so if that stresses you or your kids out this is not the game for you) and you need to be …
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There are lots of ways to be strong. When Rob Kearney was a kid he was STRONG. He was able to lift heavy boxes and open jars with the tightest lids. He tried activities that tested his strength. His…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
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I loved playing Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? a computer game created in 1985 by the American software company Broderbund. The game was originally classified as a "mystery…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… used in the computer lab when I was a student, to teach kids how to install computer programs and to build typing and …
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Cuando Mónica va en bicicleta, es más rápida que el viento, pero lo que más más más le gusta del mundo es pintar. Pinta muchas cosas con todos los colores, pero nunca ha pintado un beso. Pinta con…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… up with a rainbow colored discovery. Great to share with kids ages 3-6 and follow with an art project. … Pintando un …
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Working in partnership with Madinah Academy, Madison Public Library will offer several events for kids and families during Ramadan in February and March. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic…
Last updated 2 weeks ago
… , Madison Public Library will offer several events for kids and families during Ramadan in February and March. …
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Kids app
Canadian developer, Sago Mini, really knows how to have fun in the snow! This app, similar to their previous apps, Road Trip, Planes and Boats, begins by users choosing a vehicle -- in this…
Last updated 2 months ago
… exploratory app that will bring a smile to the face of kids of all ages. … Sago Mini Snow Day …
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On Tuesdays throughout the fall at Meadowridge Library, we'll be partnering with local makers, artists and scientists to lead Tinkering Tuesdays! This program is a weekly after-school opportunity for…
Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… is a weekly after-school opportunity for school age kids to come try a hands-on project and make new friends. …
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Travel the Australian outback with a cute little wombat, searching for food and a safe place to sleep. This is a story told in 5 chapters of beautiful watercolor paintings.
Last updated 2 months ago
… wanting a way to talk about the Australian fires with your kids, this is a gentle entry into that conversation (don't …
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Scribbling is an important pre-writing skill. This app gives simple drawing prompts that allow kids to try their scribbling skills on pre-illustrated scenes. When they're done scribbling…
Last updated 2 months ago
… skill. This app gives simple drawing prompts that allow kids to try their scribbling skills on pre-illustrated …
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I've been super motivated this summer to read political memoirs and manifestos, starting with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's life story, This is What America Looks Like.
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
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Become a magician’s assistant as you explore this playful app! You choose the colors, the tricks, the items to combine and then see what magic the bear magician will create.
Last updated 2 months ago
… the gameplay for this app is fairly simple and older kids will be done exploring the whole app rather quickly, it …
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Kimêtawânaw! We all play! Animals hide, peek, swim, chase, wiggle, and yawn in this gorgeously illustrated book by Cree-Meetis author, illustrator, and artist Julie Flett. And we play too! Children…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… of the book. This is a great story to read aloud to young kids, with plenty of opportunities for moving your body. The …
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Madison Public Library offers multiple opportunities to try out yoga at the library! Different ages can try different types of yoga, and beginners are welcomed and encouraged. See below for upcoming…
Last updated 4 hours 19 minutes ago
… at Madison Public Library. Koga Yoga Pinney Library Kids and caregivers yoga. Drop in for this 50-minute yoga …
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Breaking words down into individual syllables is a key literacy skill and this app gives players a lot of practice with that concept! In this game, users search for familiar words within a pile…
Last updated 2 months ago
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Ready for some rollicking and roaring word play? Check out Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart by Mary Ann Hoberman for some unforgettable poems. This is a wonderful treasury for…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… poems. This is a wonderful treasury for elementary school kids. The poems are joyful and include bright and colorful …
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With funky modern illustrations, TinyBop invites kids to play with the six classic simple machines (lever, screws, wheels and axles, inclined planes, wedges, and pulley) and make adjustments (like…
Last updated 2 months ago
… With funky modern illustrations, TinyBop invites kids to play with the six classic simple machines (lever, …
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Design a fancy hat for your Sago Mini friends -- you can even try the hat on your own head! In this app, kids become the hat maker. Each customer arrives (a standard collection of Sago…
Last updated 2 months ago
… you can even try the hat on your own head! In this app, kids become the hat maker. Each customer arrives (a standard …
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There was a boy
name Emile
who fell in love with a field.
It was wide and blue --
and if you could have
seen it
so would've you.
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… at having to share the field with sleds and other loud kids. His father reminds him that if others love the field …
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Visit seven Sago Mini friends in each of their apartments and discover what they like to do at home! From cooking and gardening to building and exercise, each friend has their own favorite activity.
Last updated 2 months ago
… garden gnome, Kiki the raccoon and Neville the penguin. Kids will enjoy taking the elevator between floors and …
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The Seed Library is a self-sustaining seed exchange program. Choose from flower, herb and produce seeds then "check out" seeds for at-home gardening. After growing and harvesting the vegetables…
Last updated 5 days 10 hours ago
… Book List for Adults Download Gardening Book List for Kids Winter Seed Library Madison Public Library's Seed …
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Anna is BORED. The museum is full of stuffy art, and all the fun things one can do to stay occupied - like climbing on the kids stuff, and eating one's afternoon snack - are strictly forbidden and…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… things one can do to stay occupied - like climbing on the kids stuff, and eating one's afternoon snack - are strictly …
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Kids app
Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all kinds in this weather app from marco polo. Choose from three different characters to place into the environment, then make sure they're…
Last updated 2 months ago
… Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all …
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The American Indian Library Association has created a reading challenge called Read Native 2021. You can find a printable reading tracker for adults and for kids along with suggested reading lists,…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… can find a printable reading tracker for adults and for kids along with suggested reading lists, which will be …
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Telling time on analog clocks was a skill that was difficult for me to learn as a child, so I am always on the lookout for new great ways to teach it to my own kids. This app does a nice job of…
Last updated 2 months ago
… on the lookout for new great ways to teach it to my own kids. This app does a nice job of first explaining the …
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A spooky, Halloween version of the Where is my Hat? app reviewed earlier on this site. The hats are spookier, the costumes are costume-ier and there are spiders in their webs in the corners of…
Last updated 2 months ago
… in 2-player option, the impulse control practice that kids get while playing it and the silly fun. … Halloween - …
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Note: This app is only available on Apple Arcade. A new game from the makers of "Love you to Bits" and "Bring You Home" this app continues on the theme of CUTE cartoony characters on a search for…
Last updated 2 months ago
… just swooning). This would be a fun one for adults and kids to play together. See what your child can solve without …
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Looking for a way to help your child find their own quiet place in a busy, noisy, clambering world? Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin takes a gentle look at how to find quiet and…
Last updated 2 months 3 weeks ago
… their child find the quiet inside themselves. For other kids’ books on yoga and meditation try: The Happiest Tree , …
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