# The King’s Birthday — A Ready to Read Book

> A Ready to Read Book (iPhone/iPad app by Ministry of Education.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-kings-birthday/id870905439 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ministry of Education](https://appshunter.io/developer/507340102)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 111 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2014-05-07
- Data updated: 2026-05-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-kings-birthday/id870905439/reviews.md

## What is The King’s Birthday?

The King’s Birthday
by Dot Meharry

illustrated by Philip Webb

The King is upset because nobody seems to have remembered his birthday. Lunch, however, reveals a lovely surprise. This is a sequel (with lots of delightful links) to The Hole in the King’s Sock

This app is intended as a New Zealand Sign Language resource.

FEATURES: 

- Swipe-to-Read™ 
- Touch-to-Hear™ 
- Touch-to-Spell™ 
- Read-to-me and read-it-myself options 
- Record your narration 
- Colour in the illustrations 
- Animation and sound effects 
- A child-friendly user interface 
- Background music that can be turned on and off 

This digital book contains text and audio in English and a video readthrough in NZSL

NEED HELP? 
Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com 

KIWA® is the world’s leading production house for experiential digital books. We partner with publishers and other content owners, using our patented technology to bring content to life in revolutionary new digital formats that deepen your child’s engagement and understanding.

Check out our website: www.kiwadigital.com 
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiwaDigital


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2024-07-04

Minor video bug fixes.

### 2.0.1 — 2021-09-07

Fixes issue with sign language video

### 2.0 — 2017-11-06

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

iOS11 upgrade

### 1.0 — 2014-05-05

No release notes.

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