Hopster is a beautifully designed app for the under-sixes, aiming to strike the perfect balance between learning and fun.

The Hopster APP

The Hopster app helps kids learn through the stories they love, launched as an exclusive partnership HarperCollins Children’s Books, UK subscribers to Hopster can now access and enjoy a selection of best-loved children’s books on Hopster’s multi-platform service, nurturing children’s development by learning through the pleasure of storytelling.

For one low monthly subscription with no long tie-ins, Hopster subscribers get access to all the best kids shows and songs made even better with academically-vetted learning games on all their favourite devices. Over a million parents worldwide have now used the award- winning, safe, and ad-free app to keep their kids entertained and stimulated.

The newly launched Book Boat section of the app will allow families to enjoy a range of much-loved, critically acclaimed children’s picture books.

Highlights include Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Paddington by Michael Bond available in ebook, and Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers available in audio.

Hopster - helps kids learn through stories

The different formats allow children to discover their favourite characters as well as magical new stories in a multi-sensory way. The books will be available within Hopster’s regular monthly subscription of £3.99, with additional stories releasing monthly.

The partnership will further enhance Hopster’s position as the complete edutainment platform for its users. Striking the perfect balance between learning and fun with its games, educational programming and new selection of books, Hopster prides itself on providing guilt-free entertainment for pre-schoolers, with no ads or inappropriate content.

Used by more than one million families worldwide, Hopster has been making screen time a win-win for kids and parents on mobile, tablet and selected smart TVs since 2013. It was named best streaming video platform by Kidscreen in 2016 and has topped app-store charts in over thirty-six countries. Hopster was recently awarded 2016’s Best App of the Year on Apple TV in the UK and Ireland.

The partnership with Hopster presents an exciting pathway for new readers to embark on the journey of story sharing. The way kids are consuming stories and exploring their imagination is changing, and more and more are using digital platforms like Hopster as their go-to hub for entertainment.

Aiming to help kids find content that’s not just fun, but is nurturing to their development the addition of classic storiess, will help kids to discover the joy of reading and develop a love of books that will stay with them for a lifetime.

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