Erie & Ori has just released Strange Sam, an interactive picture book for the iPhone and iPod, and I have to say, wow! The book is beautifully designed with eye-popping illustrations on every page and a fantastic story to boot. My 6-year-old son has not put it down since I bought it two days ago. He really loves playing with the illustrations–touching anywhere on any single page will show a surprising and cute animation. As a parent, I love the fact that he’s learning to read, with and without me being there, and is exposed to such literary, visual and musical creativity while he’s learning. I’d give this book an A+!

Among the app’s features:

• Read with your child
• Read along with two different narrators
• Read with music soundtrack
• Touch to see the pictures animate in a surprising and fun way
• Touch to turn the pages or let us turn the pages automatically for you
• Touch to skip to any chapter in the story