A fun, interactive pop-up book with the Red Riding Hood story. Very engaging for all ages. It tells the story and has fun activities for the kids to explore during the story. Can be switched to German, French or Spanish version. Also has Read to Me, Read it Myself or Autoplay modes. My students will read this over and over again.

Check this app out. It is really a find, especially for your younger students. It is a drawing app, as well as an app for story writing. Students can create a book of their own or use one of several templates like "If I Were a Rock Star" to write a story. The story pops up and the kids can add words. They can then use the drawing tools to illustrate. The best part is that after the kids publish, their books are turned into eBooks and added to your iBooks library. Voila! Published student work in a snap! (Note: The app requires your iPads to be running ios 5.1)

You can use pictures from your photo library or take pictures directly from the camera on the iPad and use them to create one frame comic strips. Can be used many different ways in the library and the classroom. Simple and fun to use.

This is another flip book creator that is simple and straightforward. It enables students to create animation using simple line drawings. Can be uploaded to YouTube.

This is app designed to draw and animate cartoons on the iPad. It has a huge color palette and is easy for students to use when drawing with fingers. You have the option of showing your previous slide and the next slide to enable your students to create their animation. You can also save your creations to your Photo Gallery. Fun, with many applications for the library and classroom.

Great app to give your students access to up-to-the-minute news stories in a simple format that is easy for them to navigate. Students can browse by category, photos, or video content. Students are able to rate articles using a star system, save favorites and send articles by email, as well as post to Facebook or Twitter.

This app enables students to brainstorm on the iPad. Students can write, draw, color and use stickies to brainstorm anyway that you might need them to for projects. Students can share work and work on multiple iPads at the same time using a wifi connection. Super cool collaboration tool for your students!

Sock Puppets lets your younger students create video using sock puppet characters, add settings and props. Student can then record their voice and the characters will lip-synch to create voices for the characters. Students can work together to create multiple characters, adding another way that teachers can have students create thoughtful responses to literature. Videos can be posted to Facebook and Youtube, if desired.

This app enables your students to create stories using photos that can be imported from your photo library. Students can also draw pictures directly on the screen, illustrate and include text for their stories. Students can publish and share their stories. Flip through the pages just like a real book. This app is great for creative responses to literature.