Ghostboy and the Nameless Grave ($2.99), by Robot Media, is an interactive Children's book for Kindle, creating using the same Active Content platform used for games and apps on Kindle. It says it is aimed at young readers, presumably so that they can read and choose their path on their own, but it also looks as if some of it would work for children who are still in the "reading to" stage, so that they can participate in the story as you read to them. At least one screen, though, does have you choose (for example), the missing vowel needed to make sense of a sentence, which would not work as well for non-readers. Then again, you can probably just answer those pages for them (the first time or two, thru) and still enjoy the book. If it turns out it is too advanced for your child, you can either return it for a refund (as with all Kindle content, within 7 days of purchase) or just hold on to it a bit, until your child's reading level has caught up with the story.Book Description
Ghostboy and the Nameless Grave is an interactive children's book in which your child gets to make choices in the story and solve basic reading and writing puzzles that help advance the adventure.
Your child chooses an avatar and a name, and becomes ghostboy's best friend. The goal is to help Tristan (soon to be ghostboy) uncover the mystery of the little ghost girl. Why is she haunting Tristan on his birthday? How did she become a ghost? The answers lie within four illustrated chapters, and a secret epilogue which will be unlocked for those who solve all the puzzles.
As your child explores a town full of mysteries on the night before Halloween, their choices affect how the story unfolds, and only the most curious will achieve the maximum score. Did they miss something? They can always retrace their steps to find that detail they overlooked.
Ghostboy and the Nameless Grave is perfect for children who are established early readers. So if you are looking for a fun way to share the joy of reading with your kids, or if you are looking for a way for early readers to explore interactive fiction, then the haunting world of Ghostboy is for you.
