Wubbzy's Train Adventure: Top Storybook App for all Wubbzy's fans!

All the young fans of Wubbzy’s, the well known Emmy award-winning Nick Jr. show “Wow! Wow! Wobbly” will be delighted to read the new fun interactive storybook app for kids Wubbzy’s Train Adventure by Cupcake Digital. This book app takes your kids on a new interactive adventure of Wobbly.

Wubbzy’s Train Adventure is an interactive story book app that will thrill all kids familiar with Wobbly and his friends. It offers 3 reading modes: READ TO ME - READ & PLAY - JUST A BOOK, a great feature if you just want to read to your kids without any interactive feature! In addition to the book, the app include 2 interactive mini games -Track Build-Up and Kooky Karnival Fun -; some sing along music videos and to help and support your kids creativity some interactive coloring pages.

What Reviewers at Review for Dev Liked!

Wubbzy’s Train Adventure has been reviewed by ten reviewers at Review for Dev. Kids familiar with Wubbzy’s character just loved it. All liked the three reading mode and many really enjoyed the just “JUST A BOOK” feature. Being able to read without the interactive activities is a great incentive for a bedtime story! Some of the best comments: “OUTSTANDING app for young children. My five-year-old loves this app. I am especially impressed with how much of each page of the book is interactive.” ; “a fun storyline exploring aspects of the trains, railways and cabins which are not commonly explored by other storybook apps.”; “There are so many things to do with this app from reading the book to watching videos and playing games!”

On the downside, some user of iPad 3 had issues when watching the videos and parents and kids not familiar with the show did not relate to the story so well. This access to the app store is to easy for the littles fingers … It will be really great if Cupcake Digital finds a way to make it for parents only!

Wubbzy’s Train Adventure is available for download via the iTunes App Store - Universal App

Wubbzy’s Train Adventure overall rating:

Below are all the comments from Review for Dev

Eric L.: I am an independent iOS app developer in the afternoon and an embedded systems engineer during the day. I created and maintain the iOS app GradeBook Pro (www.gradebookapp.com) and a few other, smaller, applications.

I can test apps with my own children (girls, 3 & 1) and nieces/nephews aged from 4 - 10.

Rating
What I liked	This is an incredibly well done children's book (even if no activities were included). The voice acting is done well and both the text and diction were very easy to understand and read. The music is appropriate. The activities are relevant and intuitive.
Suggestions	This is very minor stuff but I did notice a few things while tinkering with the app. The main thing that we noticed (my daughter is three and spent some time with the app) was the lack of gesture-based page turning. She is used to being able to turn the page with a swipe gesture so that was what she expected to happen. It was easy enough to show her the arrows but a tiny bit less intuitive.
General opinion	Overall, I dislike this app immensely because my daughter asks to play with it on her iPod before bed and never wants to go to bed. We've had it for two days and she has heard the story and played through most of the activities multiple times already.

Andrew M.: Father of three young girls; middle school principal; chair of daycare board of directors; "connected educator"; former Language Arts teacher; avid reader; passionate about equipping colleagues with powerful tech tools

Rating
What I liked	OUTSTANDING app for young children. My five-year-old loves this app. I am especially impressed with how much of each page of the book is interactive. I also very much like the fact that its is possible to chose any combination of animation and narration (or lack of either). The games are fun for the age range and the included videos are great. The help menu is very informative and lays everything out well for parents (although in intentionally did not look at it until I had thoroughly explored the app on my own. Fantastic app overall.
Suggestions	While I am impressed overall, I do think a few more very simple games like the ones included could be added. One feature that would be cool is to add games and or videos that are revealed or unlocked after the user completes the book or clicks on a hidden key. Other than that, I don't have anything to criticise about the app.
General opinion	A very well done app for children in this age range. My five year old LOVES it! There are tons of interactive features on every page. I also like the fact that users can chose to have any combination of narration and animation (or neither). The included videos and games are icing on the cake!

Amellia M.: I am a very busy first grade teacher and mom of three. I serve as our school technology coordinator among MANY other roles and duties. I am a self proclaimed nerd and proud to be hard working and forever busy.

Rating
What I liked	In the read to me mode, I love how the words light up as it reads. This is important for beginning reading readiness. I also like that the pages are interactive. I really like the option to lower or raise the volume of the music, sounds, and voice in the options section. The option to start from current page or start over when switching modes is a big plus also. I like how the games come in during the story and then proceeds with the story. I love the "Grown-Ups Corner" giving parents tools to help children and to get involved with the text along with the child.
Suggestions	There is too much text on each page for this age range. More pages and less text per page would be more age appropriate. I would like to see more coloring pages, and more games. Also, different skill levels for the games as well. The "Just a Book" mode was not necessary for me. I'd rather have more stories or games. There was a problem with the videos on my ipad 3 device. They wouldn't show properly (only the top corner was visible and only a few of the words were visible) and it caused the app to complete lock up. I had to restart the device after each video.
General opinion	This would be a good app for very young children (preschool) with parental guidance. It wouldn't be one that children would spend a lot of time with. I would expect this app to be free or 99 cents for the amount of content on this app. The interactivity is good but not what I would expect from a paid app.

Lena L.: I am a mother of four active kids who works from home full time and also homeschools all four of my children. I use the Ipad on a daily basis to reinforce lessons for school work as well as allowing time for creative play with apps. I am always on the look out for the newest and greatest app.

Rating
What I liked	This is our first Wubbzy's app. The kids liked the fun characters in Wubbzy's Train Adventure and the interactive features throughout the story. The popup games were also an added plus for the kids. They also enjoyed the coloring pages after the story.
Suggestions	What we did not like about Wubbzy's Train Adventure is that the story didn't really have a point. In fact I thought it was a little scary for kids. Talking about a train that first is broke, then is going to fast, and lastly can't stop are not exactly kid friendly topics. The main frustration was the videos. Each and everytime we tried to watch, the video played half on the screen and half off (I am using an iPad 3). Then at the end of the video, the app would freeze up and not let you do anything else. I had to delete and reinstall the app 3 times to finish the review.
General opinion	I think the app could use some upgrades as far as the story goes. It should be more kid friendly. It would be nice to have more games to play along the way, and more to do once the characters reach the Kooky Karnival. Most importantly, fix the videos. I would not pay $1.99 for this app as it is.

Nathalie C.: I'm a digital publishing consultant involved in apps for kids conception and improvment. I run an app review website, www.declickids.fr. I'm also a mother of 2 kids, the eldest one, Ulysse, helping me out with reviews. My secret plan is to make app's world better for kids all over the world, on app at a time (and your's is next !) ;)

Rating
What I liked	> The 3 different options offered on the homepage > The text highlighting > The option to have only one word on touch > The options to control music, sounds and voice > The information option (I really love this one) > The many bonus : games, videos, etc > The mini interactivities > The tunnel !! This one is very very good
Suggestions	> The music behind is festive but quickly difficult to hear (for parents) and it's really good that you included options to control it. > The train is sometimes very easy, and sometimes very hard to drag on the track. > Some interactivities are very often not necessary (character jumps for instance), and sometimes seem unachieved (train being unhooked for instance)
General opinion	Overall this is a very joyful book, that needs to be opened with music less loud that it is by default. Kids should appreciate story, interactivities and mini games included. They might also laugh at the end (the idea of pushing the "if nothing else work, push this button"), that is fun for kids but might also look unachieved to adults.

Courtney D.: My name is Courtney and I am an SLP. I love working with children of all ages, but find I have a particular passion for children with special needs. I love technology and the impact it can have on the students in the therapy room.

Rating
What I liked	I love interactive storybooks. I think they are easy to incorporate within any educational setting. This holds true for this as well. The ability to work on following directions, receptive identification, and labeling/naming tasks, and prepositions make this a versatile app. The story is simple with easy to understand vocabulary, which makes this app suitable for children of various ages.
Suggestions	I love the interactive portion, but I wish it were more realistic. For instance, only 6 baseballs are visible, but the user is able to keep pushing in that area and watching the balls fall. When coal falls from the train, it appears that it could be getting close to hitting those standing outside the train, but it always falls extremely close to a passenger.
General opinion	A simple storybook with a lot of possibilities awaits you with this app. I believe interactive storybooks provide a motivating piece to literacy. If you want to build literacy, work on following directions, prepositions, or building language then you have the right app. In some instances the interactive pieces are not realistic, but as a whole they are appropriate. Good app!

Eric P.: I am an iOS developer turned blogger. I review iPhone and iPad apps on my blog: http://geekswithjuniors.com. I have two sons (3 years old and 1 year old) which make a perfect test environment for many educational apps aimed at toddlers. I have an iPad 2 and two iPhone 4S in addition to the new Apple TV.

Rating
What I liked	1. I like the fact that the storyline is able to explore many areas about trains, railways and cabins which are commonly left unexplored. 2. I was surprised to find three original music videos included in the app. My sons really enjoy them. 3. In the Read and Play mode, I really like the feature that allows you to tap on any word and hear how that word should be pronounced. It can really be helpful if you have juniors who are learning to read or doing sight words. 4. I really appreciate the Parent's Corner and the fact that it's junior-friendly by narrating the questions when you tap them.
Suggestions	1. There is one part in the storyline where it doesn't make sense: where the friends pushed the train back to the festival. I find this hard to believe or explain. 2. If you're not familiar with the Wubbzy and his friends, you would have a hard time identifying which character is which. The story doesn't do a good job of introducing each of them before making references to them within the story. 3. You have a good help page, but you hide it away in the settings. You might want to consider moving the menus around so that the help page is easily accessible by new readers.
General opinion	It is a good storybook, with a fun storyline exploring aspects of the trains, railways and cabins which are not commonly explored by other storybook apps. I really like the three reading modes provided within the app, three music videos, and additional mini-games and activities. If only the storyline could be more polished and tested to many new readers, you would have a great storybook.

Erin B.: I am a stay-at-home mom to 3 boys (ages 5, 3, and 1). I enjoy anything crafty - knitting, crocheting, sewing, scrapbooking, etc. I love blogging and sharing ideas and resources with other parents on my blog.

Rating
What I liked	My kids (3 and 6) are familiar with Wubzzy so they were immediately drawn to this app. I love that there are different options depending on how independent your child is with reading. My 6 year old can play on Read and Play and get some reading practice, while the 3 year old plays on Read to Me and just enjoys the story. And I love that I can read it to them on the Just a Book setting and not have to be worried about being interrupted every few seconds! I love the questions at the end. The animations are enough to keep my kids interested and involved in the story without being too distracted.
Suggestions	I love to see more interactivity in the animations. When the train is broken and Widget is fixing it, I'd love if the player had to do something such as match the shapes to fix the train. On the paint page I'd like to be able to paint as if with a brush, instead of each area being filled in.
General opinion	For Wubzzy lovers, this app is wonderful! It features a Wubzzy story that your child can read themselves, or have read to them. There are fun animations to go along with the story and keep the kids engaged. And there are activities to go with the story such as games, videos, and painting. At the end of the story there are questions to prompt parents and kids to talk more about what happened in the story.

Samantha M.: I am a mother to an adventurous two year old! I am always on the lookout for educational and creative apps for him. I am also a Kindergarten teacher looking for great apps for my all of my students whether it be for students with special needs, English language learners, or even struggling readers.

Rating
What I liked	This is a great app! I love the options on the main page "Read & Play", "Read to Me" and "Just a Book". This is the first ebook that I have seen with those choices. Really creative! I love the option to just read the book with no distractions! There are times when the interactions are helpful, and then there are times when they are not. I like having the control of such interactions.
Suggestions	I'm not a fan of apps that send children to the app store. Within 5 minutes of exploring this app, I found my son on a link to purchase other Wubbzy apps! Although I love the app, I am not ready to purchase a new one. Also, in the section for "Just a Book", while it is nice not to have all of the distractions, it would be helpful to have assistance with words. Just like in the other sections, if you click on a word it is highlighted and read aloud. I think it could be helpful to readers.
General opinion	Overall, this is a great app for kids who love Wubbzy! My son and my kindergarten students both really enjoyed this app! There are so many things to do with this app from reading the book to watching videos and playing games! It is sure to keep a child's attention for the duration of the book.

Mandy N.: I have three special needs children that I love dearly. They have learned soo much from apps and love to share about apps that they use as well as apps I use. Children can learn soo much with the iPad when used as a teaching item as well as a fun gaming device :)

Rating
What I liked	I really enjoyed the story, the games, the coloring all of it. This app has many things for your child to do and explore. The familar character of Wubbzy is an extra added bonus to a wonderfully done app. The options are very nicely done as well and I really like that you can choose just the book for your child as well :)
Suggestions	There's not much more I could imagine being added to this app. I just really hope ot see more in the future maybe with different characters such as Wubbzy :). The only thing I would like to see changed is that a little wubbzy pops up in the right hand corner leading you to other apps. I would much rather see that only in the options out of childs sight :)
General opinion	I really love this app. It is very well done with familar characters all our children love and adore. The app has so many different things to do and explore along the way. This app is perfect for beginner readers as well since the words can be read individualy as needed or read aloud. I would highly highly highly recommend this app :)

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Rating
What I liked	This is an incredibly well done children's book (even if no activities were included). The voice acting is done well and both the text and diction were very easy to understand and read. The music is appropriate. The activities are relevant and intuitive.
Suggestions	This is very minor stuff but I did notice a few things while tinkering with the app. The main thing that we noticed (my daughter is three and spent some time with the app) was the lack of gesture-based page turning. She is used to being able to turn the page with a swipe gesture so that was what she expected to happen. It was easy enough to show her the arrows but a tiny bit less intuitive.
General opinion	Overall, I dislike this app immensely because my daughter asks to play with it on her iPod before bed and never wants to go to bed. We've had it for two days and she has heard the story and played through most of the activities multiple times already.

Rating
What I liked	OUTSTANDING app for young children. My five-year-old loves this app. I am especially impressed with how much of each page of the book is interactive. I also very much like the fact that its is possible to chose any combination of animation and narration (or lack of either). The games are fun for the age range and the included videos are great. The help menu is very informative and lays everything out well for parents (although in intentionally did not look at it until I had thoroughly explored the app on my own. Fantastic app overall.
Suggestions	While I am impressed overall, I do think a few more very simple games like the ones included could be added. One feature that would be cool is to add games and or videos that are revealed or unlocked after the user completes the book or clicks on a hidden key. Other than that, I don't have anything to criticise about the app.
General opinion	A very well done app for children in this age range. My five year old LOVES it! There are tons of interactive features on every page. I also like the fact that users can chose to have any combination of narration and animation (or neither). The included videos and games are icing on the cake!

Rating
What I liked	In the read to me mode, I love how the words light up as it reads. This is important for beginning reading readiness. I also like that the pages are interactive. I really like the option to lower or raise the volume of the music, sounds, and voice in the options section. The option to start from current page or start over when switching modes is a big plus also. I like how the games come in during the story and then proceeds with the story. I love the "Grown-Ups Corner" giving parents tools to help children and to get involved with the text along with the child.
Suggestions	There is too much text on each page for this age range. More pages and less text per page would be more age appropriate. I would like to see more coloring pages, and more games. Also, different skill levels for the games as well. The "Just a Book" mode was not necessary for me. I'd rather have more stories or games. There was a problem with the videos on my ipad 3 device. They wouldn't show properly (only the top corner was visible and only a few of the words were visible) and it caused the app to complete lock up. I had to restart the device after each video.
General opinion	This would be a good app for very young children (preschool) with parental guidance. It wouldn't be one that children would spend a lot of time with. I would expect this app to be free or 99 cents for the amount of content on this app. The interactivity is good but not what I would expect from a paid app.

Rating
What I liked	This is our first Wubbzy's app. The kids liked the fun characters in Wubbzy's Train Adventure and the interactive features throughout the story. The popup games were also an added plus for the kids. They also enjoyed the coloring pages after the story.
Suggestions	What we did not like about Wubbzy's Train Adventure is that the story didn't really have a point. In fact I thought it was a little scary for kids. Talking about a train that first is broke, then is going to fast, and lastly can't stop are not exactly kid friendly topics. The main frustration was the videos. Each and everytime we tried to watch, the video played half on the screen and half off (I am using an iPad 3). Then at the end of the video, the app would freeze up and not let you do anything else. I had to delete and reinstall the app 3 times to finish the review.
General opinion	I think the app could use some upgrades as far as the story goes. It should be more kid friendly. It would be nice to have more games to play along the way, and more to do once the characters reach the Kooky Karnival. Most importantly, fix the videos. I would not pay $1.99 for this app as it is.

Rating
What I liked	> The 3 different options offered on the homepage > The text highlighting > The option to have only one word on touch > The options to control music, sounds and voice > The information option (I really love this one) > The many bonus : games, videos, etc > The mini interactivities > The tunnel !! This one is very very good
Suggestions	> The music behind is festive but quickly difficult to hear (for parents) and it's really good that you included options to control it. > The train is sometimes very easy, and sometimes very hard to drag on the track. > Some interactivities are very often not necessary (character jumps for instance), and sometimes seem unachieved (train being unhooked for instance)
General opinion	Overall this is a very joyful book, that needs to be opened with music less loud that it is by default. Kids should appreciate story, interactivities and mini games included. They might also laugh at the end (the idea of pushing the "if nothing else work, push this button"), that is fun for kids but might also look unachieved to adults.

Rating
What I liked	I love interactive storybooks. I think they are easy to incorporate within any educational setting. This holds true for this as well. The ability to work on following directions, receptive identification, and labeling/naming tasks, and prepositions make this a versatile app. The story is simple with easy to understand vocabulary, which makes this app suitable for children of various ages.
Suggestions	I love the interactive portion, but I wish it were more realistic. For instance, only 6 baseballs are visible, but the user is able to keep pushing in that area and watching the balls fall. When coal falls from the train, it appears that it could be getting close to hitting those standing outside the train, but it always falls extremely close to a passenger.
General opinion	A simple storybook with a lot of possibilities awaits you with this app. I believe interactive storybooks provide a motivating piece to literacy. If you want to build literacy, work on following directions, prepositions, or building language then you have the right app. In some instances the interactive pieces are not realistic, but as a whole they are appropriate. Good app!

Rating
What I liked	1. I like the fact that the storyline is able to explore many areas about trains, railways and cabins which are commonly left unexplored. 2. I was surprised to find three original music videos included in the app. My sons really enjoy them. 3. In the Read and Play mode, I really like the feature that allows you to tap on any word and hear how that word should be pronounced. It can really be helpful if you have juniors who are learning to read or doing sight words. 4. I really appreciate the Parent's Corner and the fact that it's junior-friendly by narrating the questions when you tap them.
Suggestions	1. There is one part in the storyline where it doesn't make sense: where the friends pushed the train back to the festival. I find this hard to believe or explain. 2. If you're not familiar with the Wubbzy and his friends, you would have a hard time identifying which character is which. The story doesn't do a good job of introducing each of them before making references to them within the story. 3. You have a good help page, but you hide it away in the settings. You might want to consider moving the menus around so that the help page is easily accessible by new readers.
General opinion	It is a good storybook, with a fun storyline exploring aspects of the trains, railways and cabins which are not commonly explored by other storybook apps. I really like the three reading modes provided within the app, three music videos, and additional mini-games and activities. If only the storyline could be more polished and tested to many new readers, you would have a great storybook.

Rating
What I liked	My kids (3 and 6) are familiar with Wubzzy so they were immediately drawn to this app. I love that there are different options depending on how independent your child is with reading. My 6 year old can play on Read and Play and get some reading practice, while the 3 year old plays on Read to Me and just enjoys the story. And I love that I can read it to them on the Just a Book setting and not have to be worried about being interrupted every few seconds! I love the questions at the end. The animations are enough to keep my kids interested and involved in the story without being too distracted.
Suggestions	I love to see more interactivity in the animations. When the train is broken and Widget is fixing it, I'd love if the player had to do something such as match the shapes to fix the train. On the paint page I'd like to be able to paint as if with a brush, instead of each area being filled in.
General opinion	For Wubzzy lovers, this app is wonderful! It features a Wubzzy story that your child can read themselves, or have read to them. There are fun animations to go along with the story and keep the kids engaged. And there are activities to go with the story such as games, videos, and painting. At the end of the story there are questions to prompt parents and kids to talk more about what happened in the story.

Rating
What I liked	This is a great app! I love the options on the main page "Read & Play", "Read to Me" and "Just a Book". This is the first ebook that I have seen with those choices. Really creative! I love the option to just read the book with no distractions! There are times when the interactions are helpful, and then there are times when they are not. I like having the control of such interactions.
Suggestions	I'm not a fan of apps that send children to the app store. Within 5 minutes of exploring this app, I found my son on a link to purchase other Wubbzy apps! Although I love the app, I am not ready to purchase a new one. Also, in the section for "Just a Book", while it is nice not to have all of the distractions, it would be helpful to have assistance with words. Just like in the other sections, if you click on a word it is highlighted and read aloud. I think it could be helpful to readers.
General opinion	Overall, this is a great app for kids who love Wubbzy! My son and my kindergarten students both really enjoyed this app! There are so many things to do with this app from reading the book to watching videos and playing games! It is sure to keep a child's attention for the duration of the book.

Rating
What I liked	I really enjoyed the story, the games, the coloring all of it. This app has many things for your child to do and explore. The familar character of Wubbzy is an extra added bonus to a wonderfully done app. The options are very nicely done as well and I really like that you can choose just the book for your child as well :)
Suggestions	There's not much more I could imagine being added to this app. I just really hope ot see more in the future maybe with different characters such as Wubbzy :). The only thing I would like to see changed is that a little wubbzy pops up in the right hand corner leading you to other apps. I would much rather see that only in the options out of childs sight :)
General opinion	I really love this app. It is very well done with familar characters all our children love and adore. The app has so many different things to do and explore along the way. This app is perfect for beginner readers as well since the words can be read individualy as needed or read aloud. I would highly highly highly recommend this app :)

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