In honor of the newly re-released Beauty and the Beast movie, Disney Publishing Worldwide is happy to release a 3-D update to its popular Beauty and the Beast: Storybook Deluxe app for iPad!

Eleven scenes have been updated with animation from the film along with special 3-D effects – no glasses required – in the new version. Additionally, the app has been reduced from its $8.99 price point to $4.99.

Beauty and the Beast: Storybook Deluxe description:
Children and parents will re-experience the classic “tale as old as time” retold in a new format, complete with games, movie clips, puzzles, coloring pages, and sing-along songs from the film. The new digital book app is also perfect for every reader level – kids can hear the story read aloud, explore at their own pace, and even record their own narration.

Also, moving into 2012, Disney Publishing’s digital book apps are dominating the App Store charts with 6 new children’s titles in the Books, Entertainment, and Education categories. To-date Disney Publishing, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books and magazines, has garnered more than 7 million App Store downloads!

Disney Publishing Worldwide, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books and magazines, is dominating the App Store charts with six new children’s titles in the Books, Entertainment, and Education categories.  Entering the New Year as a leading publisher of children’s book apps, Disney Publishing has garnered more than 7 million App Store downloads to-date with apps including:

• “Beauty and the Beast: Storybook Deluxe” – Rated 5-stars by Common Sense Media, this app – newly released in 3-D – allows children to experience a tale as old as time in storybook form.  Complete with games, movie clips, puzzles, coloring pages, and sing-along songs from the film, kids will find a surprise on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace. (MSRP $6.99)

• “Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This App!” – Rated as one of the “Best Apps in 2011” by iTunes, this app features the creative work of three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems, who brings the Pigeon to the digital screen with this original, feature-rich, animated app.  The app lets users create your own Pigeon stories and is fully animated with hilarious shake-and-play technology and customized voice integration.  (MSRP $6.99)

• “It’s A Small World” – Recommended by Consumer Reports, this app gives families a chance to experience the “It’s A Small World” ride, song, and lyrics in an inspiring new way. Taking readers on a world-class adventure, the app is packed with whimsical interactivity, beautiful artwork by illustrator Joey Chou, and unforgettable music. Featuring the original Sherman Brothers’ song lyrics, this simple, poetic story encourages kids to meet new people, explore new places, and discover that it’s a small world, after all. (MSRP $3.99)

• “Pooh’s Birthday Surprise” – Rated 5-stars by Common Sense Media, this storybook app features Winnie the Pooh illustrations and exciting tap-and-play animation designed to help children acquire and reinforce early literacy and pre-math concepts. As children read along with the word-by-word narration, they are invited to join in the birthday party planning with their favorite friends in the Hundred-Acre Wood. (MSRP $4.99)

• “Toy Story Showtime!” – Rated as one of “15 Fantastic iPad Apps for Kids” by Apple Gazette, this storybook app is designed to help children explore essential early reading concepts. Kids are invited to join Buzz Lightyear as he sets out to impress Jessie the Cowgirl in the talent show. As Buzz tries his luck at everything from comedy to juggling, emerging readers discover new vocabulary words in the context of a rich, interactive storytelling experience. (MSRP $4.99)

Disney Publishing also recently launched “Disney Princess: A Royal Christmas” this past December, which was picked as a “Great Holiday Book App” by AppAdvice.  All Disney Publishing apps are available from the App Store on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

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