Thing #22 Tumble Books
It had escaped my attention that we had the e-books for kids. I explored Tumble Books. Tried out the verb game - -a little contrived but swatting the verb was interactive. There wasn't a story with this and I think that would enhance the experience.
As I kid we had an Aesop's Fables album that we listened to all the time so I was glad to see there was an Aesop's audio book available. Also, there were lots of classics, Black Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, House at Pooh Corner, etc. Once I have my mp3 player, I'll look forward to adding some of these and listening.
I thought it was interesting that they had a "Story Book" section rather than a "Picture Book" collection, and that I didn't see any of the picture book classics there - probably copyright issues and expenses with having those available here. The books had sound effects and multiple voices and highlighted the text being read which kept them engaging. Under the "Learning Languages" section they had books presented in foreign languages, but I didn't see a way to select by language so you got only the Spanish language books, etc. I tried a couple of games, the matching game and also the puzzle which were fun. The puzzle picture was shown right at the start and then was broken up into pieces. I would like to have been able to look at the picture again :)
Overall, I think this was an easy resource to use. I was impressed that it didn't require a login which makes it readily accessible. I think it is a great resource to offer to children through the Omaha Public Library website. I would move the icon for the service up higher on the kids page - right now it is in the lower right and not readily seen.
As I kid we had an Aesop's Fables album that we listened to all the time so I was glad to see there was an Aesop's audio book available. Also, there were lots of classics, Black Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, House at Pooh Corner, etc. Once I have my mp3 player, I'll look forward to adding some of these and listening.
I thought it was interesting that they had a "Story Book" section rather than a "Picture Book" collection, and that I didn't see any of the picture book classics there - probably copyright issues and expenses with having those available here. The books had sound effects and multiple voices and highlighted the text being read which kept them engaging. Under the "Learning Languages" section they had books presented in foreign languages, but I didn't see a way to select by language so you got only the Spanish language books, etc. I tried a couple of games, the matching game and also the puzzle which were fun. The puzzle picture was shown right at the start and then was broken up into pieces. I would like to have been able to look at the picture again :)
Overall, I think this was an easy resource to use. I was impressed that it didn't require a login which makes it readily accessible. I think it is a great resource to offer to children through the Omaha Public Library website. I would move the icon for the service up higher on the kids page - right now it is in the lower right and not readily seen.
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