Skybrary is an app designed to get children excited about reading by providing high interest texts combined with educational activities, games, and videos. After the parent creates an account for their child and selects their age range, they will be asked to identify three areas of interest for book recommendations. These topics range from animals to fantasy to space to pirates. Once the three areas are identified, Skybrary sets up several “islands” that the child can click on based on different themes. 

When the child clicks on an island, they will be presented with several books on that topic as well as educational videos featuring Reading Rainbow’s Levar Burton. When clicking on a book, the child has the choice to read the book right then or to add it to their “backpack” and come back to read it later. They can then choose to have the book read to them or to read it themselves by clicking on the audio icons in the lower left-hand corner. To turn the pages, the child simply touches the screen. If a sparkling icon appears on the screen, the child can tap it to see the book come to life. 

At the end of the story, the child can answer comprehension questions about the story and play a matching game involving images from the story. When clicking on the islands, the child can also choose to watch a number of videos related to the subject by clicking on them. 

Children can also earn stickers by reading books which can be used to decorate backgrounds and create photos saved to the device they are using. 

Skybrary has a free trial period but after this requires a subscription. It is available now online, on Android, and iOS.