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Tinybop is a Brooklyn based publisher of apps for children.
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Tinybop is a Brooklyn based publisher of apps for children.
Tinybop is a Brooklyn-based children's media company established in 2011 by Raul Gutierrez. [1] [2] App titles are released in two series: the Explorer's Library - a series of science apps [3] and Digital Toys - series of open-ended construction apps. [4]
Explorer's Library Titles:
The Human Body – An anatomy app for children. Released 2013. [5] The company's first app was illustrated by Kelli Anderson and has been downloaded millions of times. [6] [7] Selected for the American Library Association's Notable Children's Media List in 2022. [8] Named Apple App Store's Best of 2013. [9] Winner of the Digital Ehon Yuichi Kimura Prize for Children's Digital Media. [10]
Plants – An app about biomes around the world. [11]
Homes – An app about houses around with world. Illustrated by Tuesday Bassen. [12] Winner of the Parents Gold Choice Award for children's apps. [13]
Simple Machines – A children's physics app about simple machines. [14]
The Earth – An app for children about the geologic Earth illustrated by Sarah Jacoby. [15]
Weather – A children's weather app. [16]
Skyscrapers – A children's app about building tall buildings. [17]
Space – An interactive solar system. [18]
Mammals – A children's app about mammals illustrated by Wenjia Tang. [19] Winner of the Digital Ehon Award for Children's Educational media. [20]
Coral Reef – An app about marine ecosystems. [21] Winner of an Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Honor from the American Library Association. [22]
State of Matter – An app covering solids, liquids, and gases. Winner of Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Honor from the American Library Association. [23]
Light and Color – An app about light and color. Selected for The American Library Association's Notable Children's Media List 2023. [24] Winner of the 2022 Yoichi Sakakihara Prize for Children's Media. [25]
Digital Toys Titles:
The Robot Factory – A robot building app for children [26] [27] illustrated by Owen Davey. [28] Apple named The Robot Factory as iPad App of the Year in 2015. [29]
The Everything Machine – A visual coding app for children. [30] The Everything Machine was named Apple's Best of 2015. [31]
Monsters – A monster creation app illustrated by Tianhua Mao. [32] [33]
The Infinite Arcade – An arcade game building app. [34]
Me: A Kids Diary – A digital journal for children. Selected for The American Library Association's Notable Children's Media List 2020. [35]
The Creature Garden – An app that allows children to create fantastical animals [36] illustrated by Natasha Durley. [37] Selected for The American Library Association's Notable Children's Media List 2021. [38]
Things that Go Bump – A multiplayer game set in an enchanted Japanese house, released on Apple Arcade in 2018. [39] [40]
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