Toontastic Joins Google

Google has acquiredLaunchpad Toys,the makers of the Toontastic storytelling app. Nowyoucan download Toontasticfor free (along with the company’sTeleStory app).

Iinterviewed Launchpadco-founder Andy Russell a coupletimes while writingBorn Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age. Hiscompany creates apps that let kids make their own cartoonsusing digital charactersand powerful special effects.

“Our nearly four million storytellers around the globe will be able to look back on their portfol...