Miss Spider's Tea Party

Miss Spider's Tea Party is a delightful book which takes advantage of the Ipad's capabilities.  This book, which is also available in a hardback version, takes the story to an interactive experience.  As you can see by the screenshot, the illustrations are bright and appealing.  The story is about Miss Spider who is very lonely because all the insects are afraid of her and refuse to visit.  It is soon discovered that Miss Spider is indeed friendly and, most of all, a florivore, allowing all to become friends.  There are two different modes in which to enjoy the story.  The first is the "Read" mode allowing the reader to read to himself with or without a music background.  All the illustrations are interactive in this mode and can be expanded to full screen.  Each page has an icon on the bottom allowing the page to be read to the student. The next mode is "Watch" in which the story is read aloud to the student. Each word is highlighted as it is read.  The illustrations are fully animated and come to life.  The "Match" mode provides a memory game.  The "Paint" mode allows the student to paint several pictures of "Miss Spider" and friends using various brushes and colors.  These can then be saved to the photos library.  The "Puzzle" mode provides twelve different jigsaw puzzles.  A "Lite" version is available for free and will provide access to the beginning of the book.  It is also available in other languages.

•  Pros: Beautiful illustrations, cute story, provides an  interactive experience for the young reader
•  Cons: A bit pricey, could use vga connectivity for the  classroom
•  Price: $7.99, free for lite version
•  Update:  The folks from Calloway Studios have added Miss Spider's Bedtime Stories to their high-quality collection of interactive stories for the young reader. There is a lite version available for free. The full version is $7.99.