# Wanderful Storybooks — Interactive storybook sampler > Interactive animated storybooks for children, originally published as Living Books. (iPhone/iPad app by Wanderful, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wanderful-storybooks/id583696319 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Wanderful, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/533206719) - Category: Books, Education - Price: Free - Rating: 4.70/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 6.0 · 66 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2012-12-13 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wanderful-storybooks/id583696319/reviews.md ## What is Wanderful Storybooks? Originally published as Living Books by Broderbund Software Ever wished you could step inside a story and play with all the characters? Now you can! Wanderful Storybooks Sampler presents pages from seven timeless award-winning children’s books like “Little Monster At School”, “Arthur’s Teacher Trouble”, “Arthur’s Birthday”, “Berenstein Bears Get In A Fight”, “Harry and the Haunted House”, “Tortoise and the Hare” and “Ruff's Bone.” These fully interactive and animated apps, originally published as Living Books, bring hours of great amusement, as well as clever fun-filled education for early learners -- teaching them words, word sounds, sentences and story-telling. Download this FREE app and place your child in a magical world where everything comes to life! Discover how enchanting, entertaining, educational and truly W A N D E R F U L our Storybooks are! KEY FEATURES: • Entire first page of each story is included • Page is fully animated and interactive with virtually every character and word coming to life when tapped • English only; English and Spanish when the storybook app is purchased • All words are recorded twice and are fully “active” for extended word play and language learning • A hidden surprise is on each page • Multiple settings to customize your child’s reading experience • Parental tips to help you get the most of the app • Teacher Resources: a 36 page overview of Wanderful Storybooks Classroom Activities and a preview of the “Tortoise and the Hare” Classroom Activities Guide Wanderful’s goal is to help children discover a lasting love of language through story exploration. We hope the Wanderful Storybooks provide your family, children and students with hours of delightful reading and story play. Privacy Disclosure Wanderful creates engaging interactive storybooks for children that are educational, fun, and above all safe and appropriate. This App: • does not collect any information • does not contain ads • does not contain in-app purchases, but does allow you to purchase the storybooks • includes active links to websites or social networks, but ONLY from the PARENTS and TEACHERS pages or the Purchase pages, not from the storybook pages • uses analytics to improve our app experience but only in aggregate and never with personally identifiable data ## Key features - Interactive animated pages - Tap characters and words to activate - Educational word and sentence learning - Hidden surprises on each page - Customizable reading experience - Parental tips and teacher resources ## Recent user reviews (10 of 30) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wanderful-storybooks/id583696319/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Some glitches but still awesome! *2026-01-10, version 1.4* I absolutely loved the Cd-ROM version at this game when I was a child, so I’m super excited to see that it’s still available on iOS for my nieces, nephews, and future children. It’s such a fun way to explore reading and word play and it’s incredibly interactive and engaging. Music is peaceful and the story books as a whole are not so overstimulating, as many games and shows are these days. The ONLY issue I’ve seen so far is that sometimes the return/back button as the home button do not work, so I’ll have to close the app and open again, which can be frustrating. If this could be fixed, I would have absolutely nothing to complain about! Livingbooks aka Wanderful Storybooks is an incredible blessing, especially in this day and age. ### 5/5 — Great *2025-10-17, version 1.4* Aww this my childhood education story book and is greatest education that’s is very good feels I’m back to elementary school in 2000-2003. ### 5/5 — Living Books *2025-03-26, version 1.4* I want to offer my sincerest gratitude for porting these onto modern devices! It warms my heart to know that children of the current generation will be able to enjoy these timeless stories and quirky animations the same way that I did when I was young! You are doing the world a huge favour! Thank you very, very much! P.S. Could you please add the rest of the original games? The Dr Seuss ones were my favourite when I was a kid! ### 1/5 — No Audio *2025-01-18, version 1.4* Was super excited to see if my 4yo would love these as much as I did as a kid,but was incredibly disappointed to open it and find none of the audio would work! I restarted the iPad just in case,but it still not work.so sad and definitely doesn’t make me want to purchase them! ### 5/5 — 小時候最喜歡的書籍遊戲 *2024-09-23, version 1.4* 小時候的回憶，終於找到了！ 非常有趣又富有意義的書籍，音樂也很好聽💕 ### 1/5 — GIVE ME FREE BOOKS *2024-07-27, version 1.4* y can’t I have free books please give em 2 me plz ### 5/5 — Great *2024-06-12* Aww this my childhood education story book and is greatest education that’s is very good feels I’m back to elementary school in 2000-2003. ### 5/5 — Great for learning to read *2022-12-01, version 1.4* Super engaging Works on the current iOS. I was introduced to this 30+ years ago. Still a great app. Can buy a collection of books, or one at a time. Some of the books even have the stories in more than one language (especially Spanish and French)! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-06-26, version 1.4* Just as I remembered it from my childhood. When I was young and going to the library, these were the first games I would go to, Living Books games. They were so fun and they teach kids the importance of reading and how fun it can be. ### 5/5 — Met More than expected *2020-04-05, version 1.4* Great storytelling. Loved that I can use this for my family. Thank you. ## Frequently asked questions about Wanderful Storybooks ### What is Wanderful Storybooks Sampler? Wanderful Storybooks Sampler is a free app that offers a preview of seven classic, award-winning children's interactive storybooks. Originally published as Living Books, these apps allow children to step inside the stories, interact with characters and words, and learn language skills in an engaging way. ### What are the key features of this app? The app features fully animated and interactive pages where nearly every character and word comes to life when tapped. It includes the entire first page of each story, offers extended word play and language learning with recorded words, and contains a hidden surprise on each page. Users can also customize the reading experience and access parental tips and teacher resources. ### Is this app free to download and use? Yes, the Wanderful Storybooks Sampler app is free to download. While the sampler provides access to the first page of each story, the full storybooks can be purchased within the app. The app itself does not contain ads or in-app purchases for content beyond the storybooks. ### What age group is this app suitable for? This app is designed for children and early learners, providing fun-filled education that teaches words, word sounds, sentences, and story-telling. The interactive nature and engaging content are aimed at fostering a lasting love of language through story exploration. ### What languages are supported? The sampler app is currently only available in English. However, when a storybook app is purchased, it will offer both English and Spanish language options, expanding the learning experience for bilingual children. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4 — 2017-10-14 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Optimized for full 64-bit performance. Fixed an iOS 11 specific issue with certain buttons and page scroller. ### 1.3 — 2014-10-30 Added support for iOS 8. Fixed a possible crash when the app starts. Added an age-check to protect access to the web and the App Store. ### 1.2 — 2013-07-29 Added page for Ruff's Bone storybook Made 2nd page of each storybook interactive (before the 2nd page was static only) Changed the default Page Story Completion setting to OFF Updated information about Wanderful Apps, including info about UK versions and Mac OSX versions Added information about Noodle Words ### 1.1 — 2013-01-11 Includes sample of Arthur's Birthday ### 1.0 — 2012-12-13 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Wanderful Storybooks | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [What Was I Scared Of?](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-was-i-scared-of/id1249497286) | 4.6 (375) | $1.99 | Books | | [Green Eggs and Ham](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/green-eggs-and-ham/id1011476555) | 4.5 (11,416) | $3.99 | Books | | [Yertle the Turtle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yertle-the-turtle/id1376940658) | 4.5 (1,216) | Free | Books | | [Mr. Brown Can Moo! 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*