Finally some reviews

The latest development in reviewing children's materials comes from Kirkus with the announcement that they will soon offer reviews of children's book apps. SLJ offers an overview of how parents, teachers, and librarians will be able to search for apps suitable for children of specific ages or using other criteria. Any librarian who has tried to use the i-Tunes store to search for apps knows the frustration of trying to sort appropriate offerings from those that have mangled familiar stories or put together careless apps that don't provide the kind of experience children need. The Kirkus app will be available first for the i-Pad, but it is expected that it will soon be designed for almost any e-reading device. This one sounds like a winner for librarians and teachers, so be sure to try it as soon as you can.