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December 8, in the year of our Lord 2010 – Norwalk, CT: Ruckus Mobile Media announced the release of ANDREW ANSWERS, an app written and designed specifically for children 5-10 years by bestselling author and six-time Emmy nominee Alan Katz. Known for his award-winning comedic writing for the Rosie O’Donnell Show and author of numerous national award-winning books (including Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs among others), Katz’s first app from Ruckus Mobile Media is seriously silly. Watch, read, listen, play and laugh through the story of Andrew’s trip from his classroom to the principal’s office and all the way to the Oval Office. With adult voice narration by Marc Summers (Host of the Food Network’s “Unwrapped” and former Host/Producer of Nickelodeon's “Double Dare” and “What Would You Do?”) and child narration by ten-year-old Nathan Katz, ANDREW ANSWERS leverages the capabilities of Apple mobile devices, in an original language-building story app full of surprises and games.

About the story
What’s a word that begins with ‘N’? When his teacher asks Andrew that question, he says “NO.” And “NEVER.” His answers are correct, but they’re not quite the answers the teacher was looking for.

“Kids want to be right,” says Katz. “They want to give the right answers. ANDREW ANSWERS hits on just this idea and expresses the importance of a kid feeling confident about their decisions and choices. They’ll come to recognize and enjoy the pattern of Andrew’s answers and will start creatively anticipating the words Andrew will say in correct response to the adults’ questions.”
ANDREW ANSWERS’ school-setting story helps children read new words, build vocabulary through a non-didactic story, increase word play and help kids find creative new ways to apply the alphabet.

Unique features

* Tip iPad or iPhone screen to help Andrew through two mazes, one to the principal’s office – and the other to help parents find a parking space at the school
* Touch screen technology extends the story and art: click on his teacher’s apple to take bites out of it, tap on the goldfish bowl for a big surprise, and more multi-touch animations.

Produced by Funny Garbage and executive produced by Emma D Dryden, drydenbks, ANDREW ANSWERS joins A Present for Milo as the second Ruckus Mobile Media author driven app with original content designed specifically for Apple mobile devices. Never before published, ANDREW ANSWERS combines the best of children’s storytelling with the tremendous capabilities of touch screen technology to create a kid-centric story app for children ages 5-10.

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