Child-friendly CYOA (or other interface that's not traditional parser) - an IFDB Poll

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Most of the games I see on the "appropriate for children" lists are pure parser IF. Are there kid friendly games that have a more accessible interface? CYOA, hyperlink, hybrid parser--any interface that offers some help in figuring out your available options.

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Mrs. Wobbles and the Tangerine House, by Mark Marino
2 votes
"Written with and for children, part one of a series" [+]"Written with and for children, part one of a series" --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer...

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Three Dragons, by Tim Samoff
2 votes
"Good for elementary level readers." [+]"Good for elementary level readers." () --IFforL2... "This Twine game..." [+]"This Twine game is pretty kid-friendly. A simple fairy tale with a moral at the end." ( - Full review) --CMG...

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Escape from Simian Island, by peter@gameenglish
1 vote
"Simple clean point-and-click adventure. No download." [+]"Simple clean point-and-click adventure. No download.: More for ESL than for children." ( - Full review) --IFforL2...

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Hallowmoor, by Mike Snyder
1 vote
"Hypertext in Twine. Halloween-themed. Kid-friendly, but may be difficult for really young kids to read and understand." [+]"Hypertext in Twine. Halloween-themed. Kid-friendly, but may be difficult for really young kids to read and understand." --Merk...

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Cat Scratch, by Allyn (Yilling) Chen, Hannah Turner, Laura Weber, Shirley Park, Will Hagen, Chris Klug, Scott Stevens
1 vote
"A children's ebook" [+]"A children's ebook" --Emily Short...

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If You Go Down in the Woods Today..., by peter@gameenglish
1 vote
"Interactive Picture Book" [+]"Interactive Picture Book" ( - Full review) --IFforL2...

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Switcheroo, by The Marino Family
1 vote
"Book 3 in the Mrs Wobbles series" [+]"Book 3 in the Mrs Wobbles series" --Emily Short...

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Witch's Girl, by Geoff Moore
1 vote
"I recall this being pretty child-friendly fantasy, with light illustrations" [+]"I recall this being pretty child-friendly fantasy, with light illustrations" --Emily Short...

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