Pup Stars

What it is: an interactive book about a dog who wants to become a pop star in an 'American Idol/X Factor' music competition (one of the judges is even named 'Simon Growl').

What you do with it: there are options to read the book yourself, listen to the narrator (including the Auto Play mode) or record and play back your own narration. While you are reading, touch the objects and characters on pages for interactions/animations and sounds.

What we liked: the story, illustrations and animations, interactive elements complementing the story, humor, professional audio narration.

What we didn't like: the navigation options could be better. The animations are not played back automatically in the 'Auto Play' mode.

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