Dandelion App Reviews

Tried to download and it wont. Says I have it but its not on my screen. To bad it looked good.

Wow an amazing and a creative way to say to be courageous and go aigainst your fear when you are bullied

BUT there seems to be glitch. The app closes on him while he is watching. He also requests that a sequel be made.

I read this to my first grade class and they loved it! $1.99 is a great deal for this book!

As an adult who has been through bullying, I really enjoyed this short but magical story. Its very inspiring and sometimes, believe me or not, magic happens.

I love the story! "bullying is for people with no imagination!" brought to life on BOTH my iPhone and iPad, after a day of the real world I can sit down and blow some dandelions! Wonderful for kids of all ages! Read by yourself or enact storytelling mode. Worth every penny! Also, the chaps who created this ap/story truly have the intentions of modern day kids at heart, with inspiration close to home. Thanks for the ap.. The well told story .. Cant wait for the next project! 5stars!!!

What a charming story that has really stayed with me! I told all my fellow teachers about it at school and also the coordinator of our anti-bullying program. She loved it as well. I liked it so much I want the back iPad decal just as a reminder of the story!

Gorgeous illustrations and a great message

Not only is the message difficult for children to understand, but it is not at all practical. If my child is bullied, he should just close his eyes and think of making a wish on a dandelion? There are more effective ways of dealing with bullies than imagining they arent really there. I am sorry I wasted so much money on this book.

Dandelion is nothing if not an artistic, uniquely stylized story, however, after reading it to my second graders they (and I) were left wondering "Whats the message here?". Clearly its not a story about practically addressing bullying because the main character uses his imagination to deal with the bullies in the end. I tried to explain his imagination was a way to ignore them, but I could tell they werent quite satisfied with that explanation. There seem to be a trend right now of telling stories masquerading as childrens books but cater to the educated parents a bit more. This story is one of them. Unfortunately, the message is unclear whether youre an adult or a child. In the end, they just liked that I could blow that dandelion.

I really liked the story but what is the message here? Bullies dont disappear by a wish!

I really wanted to like this app as I saw it on kick starter. There are some odd interactions here- like ducking the faceless childs head down so he does not get pelted with rocks. The bullies are freakishly large and needlessly ripped, most bulling is by peers. Rhyming story was overly written, and final message is too just allow yourself to disconnect. It just seems like someone found the code to make a dandelion blow away and tried to write a story around it. Sorry, wished I could like it more.

The book and everything is very dark. I am not a kid but purchaed this to have it on my Ipad for my cousin to entertain her. Well, it totally disappointed me and I never let her to open this app because the story is very dark and sad. I felt depressed after Finishing the story. Many beautiful stories could have been told related to dandelion, but for some reason this app has just chosen one of the worst and the most unrelated ones... I never suggest it for kids...

Many kids dont have the physical strength to "fight back" or the language necessary to defend themselves verbally. What they do have, however, is the tremendous ability to embrace their personal and often unique talent(s)-- which gives them the inner courage to endure and protect themselves from the criticisms and cruelties of the "misguided" and unimaginative. Conformity, jealousy, refusing to "dare to be different," and bullying are for the weak of heart AND soul. Self-confidence stems from inner-strength, courage, bravado. Love-of-self fosters peace-towards-all. A young student of mine, whom I engaged after her reading of this haunting tale, recognized herself immediately in Benjamin -- an outcast with incredible, creative talent. Her social skills are a deficit and her pragmatic language is poor though she takes great pride in her strengths and is one of the happiest and well-adjusted children I know. It bothers me to read that the publishers felt a need to post a "disclaimer" to potential purchasers a sweet and insightful tale and engaging App. Personally, I adore it! --Speech-Language Pathologist and avid, Anti-Bully activist, Washington, D.C.

So in reading this it seems the boy Benjamin is a strange boy who gets beat up often. The Dandelions teach him to go to his happy place while being beat up. Not quite sure that is the message I want to send to my strange child if they are getting beat up. Maybe tell an adult, or work through their feeling with imagination, hey Ill even take fight back but not go to your happy place while being beat. I gave it two stars because the artwork and everything besides the actual story is good. The story is horrible, I will never advocate a child just using their imagination to make bullying "go away".

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Very advance way to tell you a story and in total is just something that will fill you hart with joy by the end of the story.

It was a fun story, and I liked the creativity! But it was a little short, and there werent that many interactive pages! So I give it a 4 star!

This reminds me too much of me middle school years, but this story takes those feelings and grinds then into dust, which is what Ive been searching for, for years. This was well worth my time. Thank you for giving us this amazing story.

The illustrations are magnificent, music and voice work sublime. Encouraging to see Childrens Books which do not pander to children and instead reflect books such as Grimm Fairytales. Blowing the dandelion is magical. A story that asks questions and encourages conversation - which is a good thing.