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When I saw the press release of this app from Oceanhouse Media, I immediately check out the app further. I go crazy at the thought of Ben going berserk with a new vehicle/transportation app, so I quickly request for a promo code to review it. Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: Planes
* Price: $0.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Mar 14, 2012
* Version: 1.08
* Size: 10.3 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later

Description from the product page:

"Children can interact with the many different ways we use airplanes in this exciting new omBook! From crop dusters to seaplanes, passengers and clouds, many objects can be moved around with the touch of a finger. Realistic sound effects and brightly colored illustrations will delight young readers and keep them coming back for more!""

What's good?

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* I like that we can move the objects on each page! It gives you a sense of control and being imaginative to move the objects around!

* The illustrations are beautiful and the narration is great!

Ben showing Alyson how to use the app!

Room for Improvement?

* IMO, it would be better if the app can just focus entirely on the jet plane as the first few pages touches on other types of planes.

You can purchase the " Planes " app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I received an email from Jimmy asking whether I would be interested to review this app as they are hoping I would be able to review and share about this app to other parents in the world. And to be honest, I am sort of a pop-up book fan, so, seeing these few words on the title of the app, of course I would be crazy not to review it! Anyway, my review based on the English version is as below... 

* Title: Today Is a Holiday ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Books
* Updated: Feb 22, 2012
* Version: 1.5
* Size: 50.7 MB
* Language: English, Chinese
* Seller: ZHONG MING
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later

Description from the product page:

"Why the animals want a holiday? And they also want the pocket money? Mr.Hogan's animals are on strike. It's so noisy on the Happy Farm.What's happening to these clever and quick-witted animals on the holiday? Simulative 3D structures, interactive experience, lively pictures and funny plots, the lovely animals interpret a amazing story with their different experience. "

What's good?

* The app comes in 2 languages: English and Chinese (FYI we are reviewing the English version)

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and there are animations on some of the objects we touched!

* I like the storyline where the animals decided to take their time off and go on holiday as well!

*  Ben also likes the animation and being able to flip through the pages and seeing the pop-up animation as the pages were slowly being flipped. Awesome!

Room for Improvement?

* Nothing I could think of, except maybe the price should be lower to attract more buyers?

You can purchase the "Today Is a Holiday ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

Was just thinking about this the other day...

Let me know if you agree...

• When you got married and do not have children yet, people will ask you 'When is the little one coming along?'

• When you have one child, people will ask you 'So when is the next one coming along? Don't you think your child is being lonely? You should give him/her a baby sister/brother!' or 'Don't leave a big gap in between your kids!'
  

• When you have two child and both are boys or both are girls, people will ask you 'Don't you want to try for another girl or boy?'

• When you have two child and you have 1 boy and 1 girl, people will ask you 'Why don't you try for another one, let them have their own brother and sister to play with?' (so you end up having to try for yet another boy AND girl so that both your kids can have their 'playmates'!

• When you have four and above child (regardless how many boys or girls), people will ask you 'Whoa... so many, how can you handle them?!'

As for me, one boy and one girl, yet, we get a lot of statements like 'Very good! You can close 'shop' now, 1 boy, 1 girl!'

No offense, I don't know why, I just don't feel right hearing these statements. I mean, if God meant for us to have more kids, fine, it's not up to us to decide to ermm... close shop, you know?

So really... there's no magic number in having children. No matter one, two, three, four or more, people will always have something to say. What do you think?