MY LITTLE PONY: Stare Master

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are going to Fluttershy’s cottage for a sleepover tonight and you’re invited to come along! Fluttershy soon finds she has her hooves full as Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle look for ways to earn their hidden talents – their Cutie Marks - by helping Fluttershy. By the end of the night, it isn’t their hidden talents they discover but Fluttershy’s! Read along as the fillies learn a valuable lesson about listening and having patience. Based on the episode Stare Master from the hit animated series FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, this adapted story is perfect for early and emerging readers!

MY LITTLE PONY: Stare Master is the newest, highly interactive storybook app from PlayDate Digital. A springtime fable that is perfect and appropriate for preschoolers, this new storybook app is designed to help emergent readers practice their skills while following the adventures of their favorite characters.

Key Features:
•TV quality animations
•Favorite young fillies— Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom!—take over Fluttershy’s cottage!
•Tap on each scene to bring the ponies and the story to life!
•18 fully interactive scenes come to life as children tap and explore each page
•‘Read to me’ and ‘read along’ modes for every level of early readers
•New and advanced words are highlighted, sounded out on each page and given meaning through animations.
•Includes a ‘sight word’ practice section.
•Parents can track children’s learning progress.

Learning Goals: This app can provide an exciting opportunity for preschoolers to gain different skills in the following areas:

Early and emergent literacy
•New vocabulary
•Expanding early reading skills
•Increasing reading comprehension

Social Emotional Learning
•Social/relationship skills – Learning the importance of listening to trusted adults.
•Responsible decision-making – Understanding of responsible decision making