Disney Junior Sofia the First Series Review & Giveaway

Yesterday was a big day for all Disney princess-loving kids!  Disney Junior animated series “Sofia the First”‘ premiered on January 11th! Sofia is a young 7-year old girl on the verge of becoming a princess.  The format of the show is similar to Jake and the Never Land Pirates, but with a different theme. This series is based on the popular book Sofia the First written by Cathy Hapka and illustrated by Grace Lee.

To coincide with the season premiere of the animated series “Sofia the First” on January 11^th, Disney Publishing has released the first “Sofia the First” storybook app for iOS devices: Sofia the First: Story Theater. The app follows the show’s opening storyline and features the original voice of Sofia, narrated by ABC’s Modern Family star Ariel Winter, and the other characters of the TV show, including Sara Ramirez from Grey’s Anatomy as Sofia’s mother.

 The new storybook app is perfect for beginning readers, featuring beautiful illustrations combined with elegant animation to tell an interactive story that is tailored to the iPad and iPhone experience with tappable elements on each story page. Children can even create and record personal stories as part of a digital story theater, providing them an opportunity to use their imagination and creativity to hand-select characters, backdrops, props and music to enrich their own story creation. 

 One of the things we liked aobut the storyline is that Sofia learns an important lesson: that looking like a princess isn’t all that hard but behaving like one must come from the heart.  As a new resident of the castle with her mother’s recent marriage to the King, Sofia must learn how to behave like a Princess while also dealing with her stepbrother and stepsister, who aren’t entirely happy about her arrival.  With the help of a magical amulet, which allows her to talk with new animal friends, and three familiar fairies in charge of the Royal Training Academy — Flora, Fauna and Merryweather of Disney’s classic “Sleeping Beauty” – Sofia learns how to fit into her new role, enjoy her new life and learn how family, friends and special relationships are important. Classic Disney princesses Ariel, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle and Jasmine even make special appearances in the app! (Source: Disney PR on Sofia the First).

We enjoyed this app with the colorful illustrations!  Disney has provided us with some codes for their new storybook app Sofia the First: Story Theater.  Good luck dandelion moms!  Perfect for the little girl in your life who adores princesses!

To read more about Sofia the First: Story Theater is available now $3.99 on the iTunes store: https://bit.ly/WvIdLM

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