A beautifully paced musical storybook for young readers ...

The Four Seasons: A Vivaldi Storybook, by Infinite Fermata, is a darling introduction for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners to get familiar with and develop a love of classical music. Set to the four seasons in all their glory gives this interactive storybook the added bonus of a long shelf life.

There’s also many gorgeous collage-like illustrations by, Akiko McQuerrey, displaying animals and the natural world! From badger brushing his teeth in the winter to finding the missing gosling in spring the story progresses to dancing sunflowers and bees pollinating to the skateboarding squirrels gathering acorns in the fall in preparation for the winter ahead, silent snow falling and owls perched on a bare tree, brings this tale full circle with lots of laughs, giggles, and “Ah Ha” moments.

The text is delightful, "Fresh Spring, Ripe Summer, Lavish Fall, Pale Winter… which is your favorite?" (however it is not narrated). The children we worked with were completely engaged and stayed with the app for some time, one suggestion would be to have a back button as well as a storyboard, kids sometimes attempted to see the prior screen and were not able. This is a story app that cries for adult participation, at least initially. 

Recommended!

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This app is also available separately in Korean - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id928249826?mt=8

This review was originally published by TeachersWithApps.com on September 16, 2014. Teachers With Apps was co-founded by Jayne Clare, a Special Education teacher, and Anne Rachel, an artist and Early Childhood educator.

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