What's New

- updated to latest codebase for improved compatibility
- bug fixes

App Description

Join Tacky the Penguin in this interactive book app as he and his penguin friends train to represent the Nice Icey Land in the Winter Games!! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Will Tacky's clownish and clumsy behavior cost them the "BIG WINNER" medal? Or could Tacky be their secret to success?

Explore the Story:
- ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration
- LEARN new words by tapping pictures
- RECORD your own narration & share it with others
- SELECT a scene with easy-to-use navigation
- KEEP kids in the story with parental controls

Designed for children ages 4-8

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The Reviews Are In:
- Tacky comes to life in this app your child will LOVE! - Apps for iPads
- "Meet Tacky - one of the most troublesome and funny penguins you have ever seen!" Kids Apps Mobi
- "The interactivity is used to support, and not distract from, the decoding process." - Children's Technology Review

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Official Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company licensed app.

iPhone Screenshots

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Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 1 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 2 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 3 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 4

iPad Screenshots

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Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 5 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 6 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 7 Tacky and the Winter Games screenshot 8

App Changes

  • June 11, 2014 Initial release
  • June 13, 2019 New version 2.7.2
  • July 15, 2020 New version 2.7.4
  • September 16, 2023 New version 2.8.0