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App Picks for Kids

High-quality apps you can feel good about using with your child.

Librarians have been giving advice about how to make choices in media forever!  Books, music, movies... Apps are simply another form of media to hit the market and for families that are choosing to use apps with their kids, it can feel overwhelming deciding which apps to choose.

There are a number of great resources about using apps with kids. Here are a few favorites:

Read to start browsing apps? Check out our most recent app reviews below:

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Build your own skyline full of…

Age group: Grades K-2
Topics: Engineering, Google Play, STEM, Technology
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Celebrate the Olympics with this free…

Age group: Preschool
Topics: Characters, Games, Google Play, NBC15, Things That Go
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Photo scavenger hunts ready to play on…

Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Topics: Alphabet, Animals, Art, Concepts, Creativity, Early Literacy, Family Play, Games, Growing Up, Nature, NBC15, Science, Technology, Things That Go, Vocabulary
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A hand-drawn app about math skills…

Age group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Topics: Art, Concepts, Games, Math, NBC15, Puzzles, STEM
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Play around with the textures and…

Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2
Topics: Animals, Art, Book App, Characters, Concepts, Creativity, Early Literacy, Favorites, Google Play, Nature, NBC15, Stories, Writing
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Knock-knock, who’s there? Come along…

Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool
Topics: Animals, Book App, Celebrations, Concepts, Early Literacy, Games, Music, NBC15, Things That Go
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Challenge your listening ears in this…

Age group: Preschool
Topics: Animals, Concepts, Early Literacy, Games, Music
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Kids (and adults) will love to play “…

Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2
Topics: Early Literacy, Family Play, Favorites, Growing Up, Math, Technology
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Help a tiny robot navigate three-…

Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Topics: Concepts, Creativity, Engineering, Family Play, Favorites, Games, Google Play, NBC15, Puzzles, STEM
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A new (not macabre!) interpretation of…

Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Topics: Alphabet, Animals, Art, Concepts, Creativity, Games, Google Play, Growing Up, Nature, NBC15, Stories, Vocabulary, Writing
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If you love Sandra Boynton’s board…

Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool
Topics: Amazon, Animals, Book App, Concepts, Early Literacy, Favorites, Google Play, Growing Up, NBC15
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Four silly characters challenge you to…

Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2
Topics: Animals