After debuting earlier this week, a digital version of Crockett Johnson‘s children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon now rules the Apple App Store’s Top Paid iPad App list in iTunes.
The Trilogy Studios app includes animations and a read-aloud feature. It also lets readers participate in the story with their own digital crayon that can be used to draw on the main menu.
Ever since the launch of the iPad, popular children’s books have been making their way into app form. With Android devices and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color eReader out, many publishers are have been taking the colorful pages of children’s classics to the screen.
Oceanhouse Media has brought a number of Dr. Seuss titles to app form. Here is a list of five of their latest apps. Also, iStoryTime, a company that makes kids book apps, just received $2 million in funding.
To prepare for Mediabistro’s upcoming Publishing App Expo on December 7-8, eBookNewser has been spotlighting the top grossing book apps every week. Follow this link to see what other types of apps are doing well.