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Oceanhouse Media, Inc. announced today that two of their best-selling digital children’s book apps are now available for Android™ 2.1 (or higher) devices. Initial offerings in Android Market™ include The Cat In The Hat, and, just in time for the holidays, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, each available for the low price of $3.99.

The Cat in the Hat and How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, both written by Dr. Seuss in 1957, have been adapted for the first time to interactive book format for Android devices. Both were initially introduced by Oceanhouse Media as iOS apps (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad). The iOS apps have been runaway hits, ranking among the best selling apps in the Books category last year. Oceanhouse Media’s Dr. Seuss apps have received critical acclaim and won numerous awards from various organizations, such as Parent’s Choice Awards and Children’s Technology Review.

As with all of Oceanhouse Media digital books, these interactive apps are engaging and educational. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched. By combining original text and artwork with professional narration, custom background music and audio, special effects and features that entertain and promote reading, these digital books appeal to readers of all ages.

“Generations have grown up reading books by Dr. Seuss. Now this generation can enjoy digital versions of those books on their Android devices,” said Susan Brandt, President of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. “We have found a wonderful partner in Oceanhouse Media and are thrilled with the quality and features of the Dr. Seuss apps.”

For more information on these and other products please visit the Oceanhouse Media website.

The challenge to find interesting children’s e-books is easier now that Santa has arrived at the Apple App store. When Santa Turned Green – the story of how Santa Claus discovers that the North Pole is melting due to global warming, and turns to the world’s children for help – is now an interactive book App.

Produced by the wizards at ScrollMotion, this App allows users of any age to explore the images with a pinch of their fingers and listen to a loving narrative from Santa himself. The App also offers an intuitive interface that enables users to record their own voice-over of the book.

The When Santa Turned Green App is available in the Apple App store for $1.99.

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Oceanhouse Media Inc. has officially launched the officially licensed iPhone app e-book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”. The app is now available at the App Store at an introductory special price of $3.99. This is the first time that this Dr. Seuss classic will be adapted to an interactive book format for iPhones and the iPod Touch. It combines the beautiful, original artwork with innovative features that promote reading in young children.

Among the features of the “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” e-book include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. This should be a great way to entice reading among kids using digital technology. You can read it in two ways: “Read to Me” and “Read it Myself”.

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