Common Sense Media Review
By Christopher Healy
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Well-made picture book app, but kids defeat parents.
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The Berenstain Bears' Bedtime Battle
Is It Any Good?
As an app, THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' BEDTIME BATTLE is just as wonderfully well made as any of the other great app books from Oceanhouse Media. The highlighted text makes it easy for new readers to follow along, and the ability to tap illustrations and learn how things are spelled is fantastic. The story here is the iffier element. Sure, many readers will take the poor behavior of the Bear children lightly, as is probably intended. But there will undoubtedly be those who see a bad example being set, especially since the kids win out in the end. Children fighting bedtime is a trope that has appeared in countless other preschool picture books, but usually there's a lesson in that the rebellious kids end up snoring by the last page. Here, the kids just seem stubborn and ill-mannered -- and they get their way.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : August 2, 2011
- Genre : Books
- Publisher : Oceanhouse Media
- Version : 1.0.8
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later, Android 2.1 and up
- Last updated : August 25, 2016
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