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Featured App - Grendel's Great Escape, reviewed Smart App for kids

I'm Thrilled to share a feature post about this Story Book App by Smart Apps for kids. If you haven't already downloaded it to the iPad for the kids, Please do so! It's non stop entertainment for the price of a latte.

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Today's Featured App will strike a chord with any parent who has had to deal (patiently) with a child who likes to procrastinate.

Does the phrase 'Oh, I'll do it later' sound familiar to anyone? Meet Martin and his very cute pet ferret, Grendel. 

Grendel's Great Escape tells the story of Martin, a little boy who is a tad laid-back about time, tidying and tracking his pet ferret Grendel. Martin has decided to bring Grendel into school for Show and Tell but because he hasn't secured his pet's leash properly, Grendel escapes and runs around the school.

Martin and his friends begin a covert search to find the furry ferret who ducks and dives at every turn, even hiding up a janitor's trouser leg. There's lots of things to tap and interact with in this story app and there's the option to read it yourself or have the spoken narration.

Grendel's Great Escape is sweetly illustrated with cute surprises throughout. It's a hide and seek mystery where upon each page you look around for the Houdini-esque ferret.  All's well that ends well and a snoozing Grendel is found and happily displayed for the Show and Tell.

And there are good lessons in this story, (albeit ones I seem to be endlessly repeating). Leave yourself enough time to do things properly, keep your room tidy, organize your schoolbag...I live in hope that one day my kids will actually listen to me.

Perhaps I should get them a pet ferret?

Smart Apps for kids review link: http://www.smartappsforkids.com/2012/12/featured-app-grendels-great-escape.html