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Feed Me! (iTunes link) is a well-designed educational app for kids that is free for a limited time (was $1.99). The gist of the game is that you drag shapes into the monster’s mouth and let go. If the shape is the correct answer to the monster’s question, the monster will eat it.

The game features some beautifully rendered graphics as well as a narrator of a pleasant child’s voice identifying the various shapes and correct answers. The game also teaches a wide variety of learning skills, from basics like shapes, colors, and numbers to more advanced things like pattern recognition and sorting of objects.

The app is also available in several foreign language versions, including Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Korean.

Feed Me is available as a free download for a limited time in the iTunes app store.

Curious George Coloring Book ($2.99, iTunes link) is a cool little coloring book app for the iPhone and iPod touch. There are 48 different pictures to color in featuring the curious little monkey and his friends. Check out our video below for a closer look:

The controls are easy enough to use, although grownups will likely have to assist very young children. Simply select a paint color by tapping it, then tap the area you want to fill in with that color. Make a mistake? Tap the eraser, then tap the area to remove the color. There is also a book of stickers that can be used to add items like bananas and hats to the pictures.

The app automatically saves your progress in case you have to stop coloring and want to resume later. You can also save and add your finished pictures to a gallery for later viewing.

Overall, the app is very impressive for its polish and ease of use. It has bright, colorful graphics and cool animations for applying the paint that will appeal to kids. We can highly recommend it for parents with young children.

Curious George Coloring Book is a $2.99 download in the iTunes App Store.

iColoringBook ($0.99, iTunes link) is an excellent app for kids that turns your iPhone into a coloring book. It’s a fun and interactive way to color that uses your finger as the crayon. There is also a free Lite version available for those who just want to try it out.

The app has two ways of coloring. The first is a “normal” method where you can color anywhere, meaning you can draw outside the lines, across the lines, etc. The other method, which is recommended, is a “fill” method where your color will stay inside the lines even if your finger goes across one.

You can zoom in and out of pictures to aid in coloring those tricky areas. To zoom in, simply select the Move tab at the top, then use the finger spread method to zoom in. Use the pinch gesture to zoom back out.

To select a color, tap any of the crayons at the bottom. Give the row of crayons a swipe with your finger to search through the numerous colors.

The free “Lite” version comes with 10 pictures, and the full version comes with 30 pictures and the ability to import more coloring pages. The app gives you the ability to save your progress, in case you want to finish the picture later. You can also save multiple versions of the same picture to compare and contrast your coloring talent.

iColoringBook is currently a $0.99 download in the iTunes App Store.