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In this traditional tale, Nyame the African Sky God needs a big drum for his festival. He’s heard one he likes very much, but it belongs Osebo, the fierce and powerful Leopard. Nyame orders the animals to fetch it to him. It’s not going to be an easy task. However, the reward for the one who succeeds will be very special. The powerful chanting and drumming accompanying this Ashanti tale has earned it the distinction of an ALA Notable Children’s Recording.

**This an ALA Children’s Notable Recording**

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How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Ages 4 to 8 years

Author:Sandra Robbins
Illustrator: Iku Oseki
Songs and chants by Sandra Robbins, Music arrangents: Jeff Olmste.
Narrator: Jeff Olmsted and the Cast of The Shadow Box Theatre

Total Time 15:19

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

“This African folktale read-along comes alive with the resonant voice of the Sky God and the background sounds of the jungle drums and chants. After the elephant and ostrich fail to defeat the leopard, the persistent turtle outwits his adversary in this satisfying, rewarding and exciting recording. The flip side encourages children to empathize with several African animals and to imitate the voices and characters in the story.”

School Library Journal

Here are 10 really good reasons to buy lots of MobiStories digital books for kids:

1. Portability.
2. Ease of use.
3. They’re fun but they’re also really educational in a totally underhanded way!
4. The kids love them and play them over and over.
5. The easy to follow text encourages word recognition at an early age.
6. They’re the best available option to game playing on portable screens.
7. They keep the kids quiet on long journeys or in line anywhere.
8. Excellent value. Many books cost less than your cup of gourmet coffee!
9. MobiStories are the best produced online digital picture books out there, bar none!
10. These are truly planet friendly books! No trees were cut down to make them and no gas was used to deliver them!

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Houses where animals might live! Delightfully clever verse and bright, imaginative artwork, accompanied by a very entertaining soundtrack, will spark children’s laughter – and their imaginations. Houses meant for porcupines always carry warning signs … ouch!

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Good Mousekeeping

Ages 4 to 8 years

Author: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrator: Lisa Desimini
Narrator: Lori Rosolowsky, Christopher Kennedy
Music: Christopher Kennedy
Sound: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 7:03

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

“I graduated from La Salle College with an early education degree and I’ve been working with kids for the last seven years and I love your product!”

Amanda Botehlo, professional nanny

Pretty much any MobiStory can be viewed by children of any age 2 – 8, as the kids don’t have to be of reading age to enjoy the stories with sound effects and music. They’re starting to recognize the words that appear on the page as they’re being read to. There’s nothing like edutainment! But, shhh! Don’t tell the kids!

MobiStories downloadable online digital picture books are the very best of their kind. You can view our high quality stories on your HD televisions, computer, iPhone, iPod or Zune to name a few. Imagine! The kids with half a dozen stories they love to watch and listen to over and over, and now you can take them anywhere to view at any time!

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With oversized text that bounces to the music Ella Elephant is fun to watch and listen to. This book is a wonderful introduction to the different sounds of instruments played by such animals as a giraffe, cat, mouse, crocodile, owl, duck, and of course an elephant. Some of the great “jazz masters” introduce each of the instruments. It’s another terrific music book from the Baby Loves music collection.

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Ella Elephant

Ages 4 to 8 years

Author: Andy Blackman Hurwitz
Illustrator: Andrew Cunningham
Narrator: Sharon Jones
Sound Editing: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 3:30

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

Baby Loves Awards

Baby loves jazz’s debut recording “go baby go” was the recipient of the 2006 American Library Association Choice Awards for outstanding audio recordings in 2006 and more recently baby loves jazz greatest hits was just named the 2007 gold medal winner for “best cd of the year” by the National Association of Parenting Publications. Baby really does love jazz, and parents will too.

MobiStories downloadable online digital picture books are the very best of their kind. You can view our high quality stories on your HD televisions, computer, iPhone, iPod or Zune to name a few. Imagine! The kids with half a dozen stories they love to watch and listen to over and over, and now you can take them anywhere to view at any time!

MobiStories are the future of children’s digital picture books today! Add a few to your iPhone or iPod and take them with you to the airport, doctor’s office or on a car trip. You’ll be amazed at how transfixed they become, and it’s good for them!

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Tall tale is right! Big Annie is a larger-than-life heroine – a Creole flatboat captain who uses her amazing strength, and the help of some animal friends, to pull a boatload of toys through a terrible storm one Christmas Eve long ago. The soundtrack captures the sound of New Orleans jazz, and the rhythm and power of the American work song. Your children will quickly be helping Annie by singing her song, “Heave Ho! Pull the boat Big Annie!” A “big” addition to your holiday library and all year long.

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Big Annie

Ages Pre-K to 8 years

Author: Sandra Robbins
Illustrator: Iku Oseki
Narrator: Jeff Olmsted & the cast of The Shadow Box Theatre
Songs: Sandra Robbins
Music Arrangements: Jeff Olmsted

Total Time 18:50

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

“MobiStories – I fell in love with [sic] immediately. With a selection like that there is no reason why you shouldn’t pick up a book and read today.”

Jennifer, author of TheDirtyShirt

MobiStories are the future of children’s digital picture books today! Add a few to your iPhone or iPod and take them with you to the airport, doctor’s office or on a car trip. You’ll be amazed at how transfixed they become, and it’s good for them!

MobiStories downloadable online digital picture books are the very best of their kind. You can view our high quality stories on your HD televisions, computer, iPhone, iPod or Zune to name a few. Imagine! The kids with half a dozen stories they love to watch and listen to over and over, and now you can take them anywhere to view at any time!

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Our Thanksgiving Special! 2 Books for $3.99

The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving, Poppa Squirrel asks his two children to show how thankful they are for each other. But Buddy isn’t thankful for Brenda. And Brenda isn’t thankful for Buddy, either. Buddy tries. On Thanksgiving morning, he lets Brenda use the bathroom first. Brenda tries. She pours Buddy a bowl of cereal. Then the squirrels’ mean cousins arrive for Thanksgiving dinner, and Buddy and Brenda discover what it really means to be thankful. A piano score and amusing sound effects accompany the narration.

Ages 4 to 8 years

Written by: Steven Kroll
Illustrated by: Jeni Bassett
Narrator: Beth Kennedy
Music: John Sciullo
Sound/church organ: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 8:42

Format: PC, MAC

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Tobias Turkey

This humorous holiday tale introduces Tobias, the most determined turkey on the farm! The jaunty, folksy music and funny character voices will have the children moving and singing along. Tobias Turkey provides kids with lots of laughs and a valuable lesson – with their determination they can do anything!

Ages 4 to 8 years

Written by: Steven Kroll
Illustrated by: Jeni Bassett
Narrator: Beth Kennedy
Music: John Sciullo
Sound/church organ: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 8:42

Format: PC, MAC

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““I’ve got to tell you this is an awesome idea! What I liked about Mobistories is that, rather than just presenting another movie format, it looks like you are reading a book. The pictures are bright and colorful. There is a variety of artistic styles. The narration is expressive. When multiple characters are speaking, there are different voices reading the parts. The words are printed, as well as read aloud. This re-enforces the words for the child who is reading along….”

All from Julie D, author of Mom 2 Ways

Did you know that reading aloud to children helps stimulate brain development, yet only 50% of infants and toddlers are routinely read to by their parents? (Carnegie Corporation) The great thing about MobiStories online digital children’s picture books is that they’re there for you when you’re unable to read to the kids yourself!

MobiStories are the future of children’s digital picture books today! Add a few to your iPhone or iPod and take them with you to the airport, doctor’s office or on a car trip. You’ll be amazed at how transfixed they become, and it’s good for them!

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Our Price $3.99

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A child describes the sights she sees from an airplane in simple terms. Easy to read text and bold illustrations combine in this ‘board’ style book to show an airplane swooping over rivers, mountains, lakes and towns. Includes a different melody on every page. See how quickly you can complete each of the 4 puzzles on every page! Bold illustrations with simple text read by a child in English or Spanish. Mix and match language and text! Sweet music and 4 levels of jigsaw puzzle on every page make reading more fun than ever before! This interactive MobiStory can play as a traditional Read to Me style book or you can turn the pages back and forth yourself!

Ages 2 to 6 years

Author: Chris Demarest
Illustrator: Chris Demarest
Narrator: Marina Toone
Music: Christopher Kennedy
Illustration Enhancements: Rick Toone
Format: PC, MAC          iPhone/iTouch/iPad available through iTunes

The great thing about MobiStories digital children’s picture books is that they’re there for you when you’re unable to read to the kids yourself!

The words, while spare, have been carefully chosen to create a level of anticipation and excitement for even the youngest of listeners.

Lisa Marie Gangemi, Sousa Elementary School, Port Washington, NY

Created by parents with advice from educators, literacy experts and childhood development specialists, this MobiStories e-book application is perfect for the pre and early reader.

Features

Within this MobiStories e-book, you are able to:

• Select the language, sit back, relax and enjoy the story, or …
  Choose an Interactive Experience whereby each page is read, but also includes a jigsaw puzzle.
• Double click page to start puzzle.
• Select 6, 12, 25 or 36 pieces to match your skill! See how quickly you can complete each one!
• Sound effects congratulate you on correct piece placement.
• Listen to the narration in English or Spanish.
• Read the accompanying text in English or Spanish.
• Mix and match the text and narration languages: read Spanish while listening to English!
• Enjoy colorful illustrations, simple rhyming text and fabulous steam train sound effects.
• Auto page turn or swipe it yourself.

This interactive flash file will play on any computer!

Impress your friends and learn a few words of a new language!

Features 4 interactive jigsaw puzzles on every page!

Our Price $3.99

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After Mommy leaves for work, her children play with the shoes in her closet. Her daughter tries them all on and realizes Mommy’s shoes are tricky to walk in! This fun and heartwarming story explores the subject of why parents work and celebrates a working mother and her sweeter than cupcakes relationship with her children. Hollywood composer, Stephen Endelman, provides a wonderful score for this digital picture book.

Our Price: $3.99

NEW! Buy the DVD for only $11.95!

Mommy’s High Heel Shoes

Ages 2 to 8 years

Author: Kristie Finnan
Illustrator: Pat Achilles
Narrator: Juliann Terry and Kristie Finnan
Music: Stephen Endelman
Sound: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 6:29

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, Audio, and DVD

To purchase the hardback paper version of this book personally signed by the author, please click HERE!

“I’ve got to tell you this is an awesome idea! What I liked about Mobistories is that, rather than just presenting another movie format, it looks like you are reading a book. They start with a front cover and end with a back cover. The “pages” are turned, so it looks like reading a book. The words are printed, as well as read aloud. This re-enforces the words for the child who is reading along.”

Julie, author of Mom 2 Ways

MobiStories downloadable online digital picture books are the very best of their kind. You can view our high quality stories on your HD television, computer, iPhone, iPod or Zune to name a few. Imagine! The kids with half a dozen stories they love to watch and listen to over and over, and now you can take them anywhere to view at any time!

MobiStories are the future of children’s digital picture books today! Add a few to your iPhone or iPod and take them with you to the airport, doctor’s office or on a car trip. You’ll be amazed at how transfixed they become, and it’s good for them!

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“This is a boy whose name is Mike. This is Mike’s pride and joy his bike’” So begins the inspiring tale of a boy, his best friend, and the adventurous relationship that many children begin when they are young and continue during the rest their lives! Illustrated in a retro-contemporary style, Mike and The Bike rhymes its way through Mike’s choosing of his favorite toy – his bike (of course!) – and follows him off on adventures around the world and back home, where he goes to bed wearing his helmet, ready for the next day. Mike and The Bike is the first children’s book written by Grammy Award winning guitarist and songwriter, avid cyclist and riding partner of Lance Armstrong, Michael Ward. Mike and the Bike came into being, appropriately enough, while Michael cycled near his home in Los Angeles. Includes a foreword by 6-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong with music by Michael and his son, Tennessee Ward, and narration of Mike and the Bike by the “Voice of Cycling,” Phil Liggett.

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Mike and the Bike

Ages 4 to 8 years

Author: Michael Ward
Illustrator: Bob Thomson
Narrator: Phil Liggett
Music: Michael & Tennessee Ward

Total Time 8:33

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

“With such a digital world being prominent in our children’s lives, it is sometimes difficult to have them stop a minute to read a book. My husband and I have had story time before bed with our little ones since they were born. However, I have noticed that my little guy enjoys the computer and technology, so MobiStories seems like the perfect solution to this dilemma.”

Brittany, author of Slick and Savvy

Pediatricians recommend that parents read to their kids daily from six months of age. But we all know there are days when that’s just not possible, so MobiStories digital books for kids are here to help!

MobiStories are the future of children’s digital picture books today! Add a few to your iPhone or iPod and take them with you to the airport, doctor’s office or on a car trip. You’ll be amazed at how transfixed they become, and it’s good for them!

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One day, Billy and his pet dog Jack set off to catch the fish named Fighter Joe that nobody seemed able to land. Do you think he succeeded? Read this heart warming story with brightly colored illustrations and vivid sound effects to find out!

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Fighter Joe

Ages 4 to 8 years

Author: Robbin Nicola
Illustrator: Claudia Wolf
Narrator: Christopher Kennedy
Music: Maple Hill Productions

Total Time 6:25

Format: PC, MAC, iPhone/iTouch, iPod Classic/Nano, and Audio

“With such a digital world being prominent in our children’s lives, it is sometimes difficult to have them stop a minute to read a book. My husband and I have had story time before bed with our little ones since they were born. However, I have noticed that my little guy enjoys the computer and technology, so MobiStories seems like the perfect solution to this dilemma.”

Brittany, author of Slick and Savvy

The best part is that pretty much any MobiStory can be viewed by children of any age 2 – 8, as the kids don’t have to be of reading age to enjoy the stories with sound effects and music. They’re starting to recognize the words that appear on the page as they’re being read to. There’s nothing like edutainment! But, shhh! Don’t tell the kids!

MobiStories downloadable online digital picture books are the very best of their kind. You can view our high quality stories on your HD televisions, computer, iPhone, iPod or Zune to name a few. Imagine! The kids with half a dozen stories they love to watch and listen to over and over, and now you can take them anywhere to view at any time!

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Our Fall Special for 2 Books ! $6.99

This is a two book bundle. Fall is for 2 – 6 and Lumpy Bumpy is for 2 – 10. Fall: Bold illustrations and simple rhyming text read by a child, present the sights and sounds of fall. Sound effects and music bring this simple early reader story alive. Lumpy Bumpy Pumpkin: When you’re a Lumpy Bumpy pumpkin, the odds are stacked against you.

Fall

Bold illustrations and simple rhyming text read by a child, present the sights and sounds of fall. Sound effects and music bring this simple early reader story alive.

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Ages 2 to 6 years

Author: Chris Demarest
Illustrator: Chris Demarest
Narrator: Marina Toone
Music: Christopher Kennedy

Total Time 2:34

Format: PC, MAC

Lumpy Bumpy Pumpkin

Pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes, and every one of them wants to be the best Jack O’Lantern of all at Halloween. But when you’re a Lumpy Bumpy pumpkin, the odds are stacked against you. Or are they? Read on and see for yourself! The book is rich in rhyme and filled with whimsical songs and funny characters.

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Ages Pre-K to 10

Author: Sandra Robbins
Illustrator: Richard Davis
Narrator and voices: Jeff Olmsted
Songs: Sandra Robbins
Musical Arrangements: Jeff Olmsted

Total Time 19:01

Format: PC, MAC

“I thought they had a wide variety of stories available and in fact it took us about 2 hours to decide what we would download. They can be downloaded to an ipod or mp3 player to name a few options. This would make a great boredom buster for the little ones in the backseat as you travel “over the river and through the woods…”

Heather, author of Sugar ‘N Spice & Mostly Nice

MobiStories digital books encourage reading at an early age with their narration and ‘follow along’ text, and make the experience really fun with sound effects and music.

The best part is that pretty much any MobiStory can be viewed by children of any age 2 – 8, as the kids don’t have to be of reading age to enjoy the stories with sound effects and music. They’re starting to recognize the words that appear on the page as they’re being read to. There’s nothing like edutainment!  But, shhh!  Don’t tell the kids!

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