Description

Practice reading with Thumbling!

A very tiny man named Thumbling has adventures in the big world before returning to his parents. Thumbling helps your kids learn to read with karaoke-style narration and callouts to discover new words!

Thumblingis a free download!

Touch objects to find out what they are!
Touch words to hear how they are pronounced!
Read along with word-for-word narration to practice reading!

About the book:
A poor couple has a very tiny son, the size of a thumb. Thumbling is very smart. His parents sell him to strangers who want to make money by exhibiting his talents. He hides in a mousehole to escape. He tricks thieves who are trying to steal from a pastor. He hides in hay and is eaten by a cow. When the cow is killed, he is eaten by a wolf. He tricks the wolf and returns to his parents once more. The story is from The Brothers Grimm 1812 collection.

Upgrade to the full version to unlock all the pages and enjoy the entire book! Find out what happens in the rest of Thumbling.

Education doesn’t have to be boring. It should be fun! Pickatale was made to improve children’s reading skills, to help them learn about animals, cultures, historical figures and more, and to have fun learning through reading books.

How do we help children read and learn?

Little ones can follow the book’s narration with highlighted words, and practice their reading!
Curious ones can click on different objects and words to find out what they are!
Big kids can show you how well they can read!
Grown ups can join the fun during story time and read along with the kids!

Our books are also available in a whole bunch of other languages, with even more coming soon!

English
Chinese
Norwegian
Swedish

Feautures:

Gorgeous and playful illustrations
Read-a-long narration with captivating voices and highlighted words
Engage young minds with e-book features that really get the most out of your iPad, while still keeping the "real book feel”
Touch objects and words to see and hear them

Autoplay:

Let the littlest children hear their favorite stories whenever they like.

Read to Me:

Children will have time to discover the different objects in Thumbling and then turn the page when they’re ready

Read Myself:

Challenge your children by letting them read Thumbling all by themselves

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