Our First Storybook Helps Kids with Cancer
By Paul on February 2nd, 2012Tags: iOS, iPad, Kids, Releases
Long Weekend and the Tyler Foundation recently announced the release of Juliette and the Shiny Red Balloon, a bedtime storybook for iPad presented in English and Japanese.
Unlike most apps, 90% of proceeds go to charity, in this case to the Tyler Foundation, helping them support families of children with cancer in Japan. Read more »
New iPad Storybook Supports Families of Children with Cancer
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