We don’t just cover iPhone and iPad apps for kids here on Apps Playground. We’re also looking increasingly at what Android has to offer, so it’s time for our first monthly best-of for Google-powered devices.

Here are our seven Android apps from heaven for children, all released in the last month:

1. Beauty and the Beast
“The fairytale is familiar even if you haven’t watched the Disney film: the romance between beautiful Belle and the rather less-beautiful Beast… It’s very well done: the interactive bits are simple enough for young children to grasp and succeed at, rather than full mini-games that might get frustrating.”
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2. Brains My Body
“A friendly and educational guide to anatomy, aimed at children aged between three and nine years old… Kids can build working skeletons or identify and position major organs. They’ll soon pick up key basics like food digestion, blood circulation and even how the brain works.”
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3. Shape Monster
“Shape Monster is a chef, who tells children what shape foodstuffs he wants them to pass him from the bottom of the screen. Circles, diamonds and even hexagons are among the tasty treats.”
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4. Ginger’s Birthday
“Ginger’s Birthday sees developer Outfit7′s cheeky feline turning five years old, and celebrating with party snacks, whistles and a cake. As before, the app is essentially a virtual pet. Children can talk into the microphone to hear Ginger (squeakily) repeat their words…”
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5. Max’s Pirate Planet
“A piratically-themed multiplayer game designed to be played on a single device by up to four ‘kids of all ages’. The game involves hunting for a hoard of gold belonging to a legendary pirate named Barnacle Bill in a turn-based race across the high seas. Duels with swords or cannons are included when friends are playing.”
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6. Mr Bean Colour & Paint
“The name says it all: this app will get your children (digitally) colouring and painting a series of scenes based on the Mr Bean cartoons… The results can be saved to the iPhone or iPad’s camera roll, or shared via email, Facebook or Twitter (obviously the parents’ accounts in the latter two cases).”
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7. Furby MouthOff
“We’ll be honest: Furby MouthOff sounds horrifying: an app that gives your children a virtual Furby mouth, gabbling like Hasbro’s famous furry toys. Genuinely horrifying. This, of course, is why your kids may love it…”
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