Android

This app, based on an Italian children's book, features the adventures of two cats -- one big and one little! They're on a journey and along the way they encounter obstacles big and small.  Choose the cat that you think will best be able to conquer each obstacle. You might be surprised! This wordless story app is perfect for younger users. If they choose the "wrong" cat for a job, the cat simply makes a slightly concerned meow, perhaps attempting to conquer the obstacle, and then the user has the option to decide whether or not to try the other cat.

In this app, based on an Italian picture book, a group of animal friends tries to have a picnic, but keeps getting interrupted by a hungry wolf! Help them escape from the wolf by drawing a line through a maze to get them to a new picnic spot to try out! There are multiple paths and multiple solutions, so there's some variety in the game play, but the results (the wolf always finds them!) are satisfyingly predictable.  Fear not!  This simple story DOES eventually come to a (happy) end and then you can play it again and try different paths!

Create a unique juice blend then watch what silly things happen when your favorite Sago Mini characters drink them! First, choose the basic juice and cup shape.  Next, choose from six different machines that can alter the juice by adding different colors (you've got to try rainbow!), blending in some new ingredients (often fruits and veggies, but with some silly stuff thrown in for fun too -- anyone want a hamburger smoothie?), adding carbonation, and lots of other actions.

A digital card game for one or two players, somewhat like the card game Set. In this game, you first choose the card images you want to play with from 8 options (or design your own images!). Then the table is set with two sets of three cards.  When it's your turn, your aim is to make your trio of cards have all elements the same or all elements different (e.g. all the same shape, all different colors). To do this, you tap one card that you want to discard and tap one of your opponent's cards to take it and add it to your own set.

Winner of the very first Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award, an American Library Association award! This app by PBS Kids features five different play areas -- water, shadows, weather, ramps and "gear up" -- with three games or activities in each area. The water section is especially fun as  you get to try different arrangements of elements to direct the flow of water down a fence! There is an extensive parent section with tips and activity suggestions about how to extend the play and learning beyond the screen. The app also has an easy switch between English and Spanish.

Help a tiny floating ball of light travel through dark tunnels and reconnect with all of its light-ball friends. If you go too long without finding a new friend to recharge your light with, your light will fade out and you'll be returned to the beginning of that maze or to the last orange flower that blossomed along your path. This app is darker and moodier than all of the rest of the apps by this developer, so it feels more appropriate for a slightly older audience.

If you enjoy silly stuff, slapstick humor and a bit of surrealism, then this is the PERFECT app for you. Chuchel is a small orange dust ball who would really love to be able to eat a cherry that's as big as his head (well, his whole body, really).  Sadly, other characters and circumstances keep separating him from his precious fruit. Travel through this app with Chuchel, playing mini-games and watching mini-animations that will have you laughing out loud.

Visit a virtual zoo with Sago Mini!  In this app, users can explore different areas of the zoo (bamboo forest, jungle, arctic, gift shop, vet's office, zookeeper's shed), picking up the animals and taking them to different areas, trying hats on them from the gift shop, buying drinks from the vending machine, swinging on the banana swing, packing some animal feed into the zookeeper's Jeep and more! With no timers, rules or wrong ways to try something, this app does an excellent job of encouraging self-directed play.

Become a sushi chef with digital toy maker, Toca Boca! In this app, players choose which foods they want to incorporate into their sushi -- some expected ingredients like fish, other oddball ingredients like candy canes. Next, they choose which kitchen tools they want to use -- knife, frying pan, rice cooker/food shaper or rolling mat. Preparing the food takes a little trial and error the first few times, but after playing around, the sky is the limit as to what sorts of sushi (or other foods!) users want to create.

A point-and-click adventure game for older players. Robert is a wind monk's apprentice who finds himself on an adventure. Players help guide him through the adventure, tapping where they want him to walk or tapping on objects or characters they want him to interact with. There are lots of clues to uncover and you must use the objects you find (or combine them together) to solve the puzzles. The app is nicely paced with clues that are helpful without giving too much away. All text is both written and read aloud by a narrator.