The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep - Have fun with Pickatale while learning how to read!

Practice reading with The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep!

Two toys fall in love, but face numerous difficulties before living happily ever after. The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep helps your kids learn to read with karaoke-style narration and callouts to discover new words!

Touch objects to find out what they are!
Touch words to hear how they are pronounced!
Read along with word-for-word narration to practice reading!

About the book:
A carved wooden chimney sweep and porcelain shepherdess have grown fond of each other, when the shepherdess is told that she must marry a carved Sergeant Major and live in a box. The pair run away to avoid this fate, but return when the shepherdess is overwhelmed by the outside world. Things have changed in their absence; they are at last allowed to live happily ever after. The story is based on the 1845 original by Hans Christian Andersen.

Education doesn’t have to be boring. It should be fun! Pickatale was made to improve children’s reading skills, to help them learn about animals, cultures, historical figures and more, and to have fun learning through reading books.

How do we help children read and learn?

Little ones can follow the book’s narration with highlighted words, and practice their reading!
Curious ones can click on different objects and words to find out what they are!
Big kids can show you how well they can read!
Grown ups can join the fun during story time and read along with the kids!

Our books are also available in a whole bunch of other languages, with even more coming soon!

English
Chinese
Norwegain
Swedish

Features:

Gorgeous and playful illustrations
Read-a-long narration with captivating voices and highlighted words
Engage young minds with e-book features that really get the most out of your iPad, while still keeping the "real book feel”
Touch objects and words to see and hear them

Autoplay:

Let the littlest children hear their favorite stories whenever they like

Read to Me::

Children will have time to discover the different objects in The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep and then turn the page when they’re ready

Read Myself:

Challenge your children by letting them read The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep all by themselves

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