LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: I Know My ABCs Review

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(More customer reviews)As a daycare provider I feel that this is an excellent toy. A comment to the last review; I believe that the manufacturers use the age levels as a guideline for parents. It is up to the parent to determine what the capability of their child is. Just handing this to your child and thinking that your child is going to enjoy playing with it, is not going to happen. As with any other learning toy it takes a parent to teach the child how to use the toy. Only then will your child get the most out of it, and it won't end up in the closet. All children learn at different paces.

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LeapPad interactive books and cartridges engage children in activities that develop vocabulary, spelling and phonics awareness. Each book is packed with engaging activities, games, stories and facts that make reading and learning more enjoyable.
Join Leap, Tad and Lily on an alphabet discovery in "I Know My ABCs." When you touch the book with the My First LeapPad magic pen, you'll see and hear things that start with letters from A to Z, like ants, jelly beans, zebras and everything in between.
Note:For use ONLY with the "My First LeapPad" Learning System (sold separately). NOT COMPATIBLE with the "LeapPad" or "LeapPad Pro" Learning Systems.

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Alphabet Bus Review

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(More customer reviews)We bought the original "My First LeapPad" in blue for our son when he had just turned 2. The new BUS design is good for both boys and girls and has extra features that the original pink or blue ones don't have. I recommend letting your child play with a friend's LeapPad to see whether or not they like it and are willing to sit still and concentrate on it. Some kids may not be ready for it until 3 years old or older, while some kids catch on at 2. We got The Wiggles book to go with my son's LeapPad and we couldn't tear him away from it. We had to show him how to do some things at first but after a few weeks he was on his own. One thing I recommend is to turn the LeapPad on and then hand it to your child. I have known several children who get too enamoured in the whole on-off-on-off thing at a young age and miss the whole point of the Pad. After a while they will be able to manage that aspect too. We know of 2 other toddlers who do not care for this toy (one is 2 and one is 3 years old), however my son absolutely loves it. He is now 2 1/2 and has several books and is not only entertained for a LONG time by the My First LeapPad but he learns things from it constantly. I am impressed. We recommend the LeapFrog phonics bus and Fridge Phonics as well--they worked for us. The My First LeapPad helped make our cross-country drive with a 2 year old much more peaceful than I'd anticipated. A few new books to go on it and we had hours of back-seat entertainment. I would buy this toy, especially with the new BUS features, again in a heartbeat.

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Prepare for the first day of Kindergarten in a whole new way. Shaped like a school bus, this My First LeapPad Learning System, works with the entire library of My First LeapPad books that teach the pre-reading, pre-writing and other preschool skills to prepare children for the first day of school. With two unique ways to play with the platform, you can either use it with the library of over 15 books including popular characters, or use the platform as an interactive phonics bus. When the book is removed, children can explore letter names and sounds by touching the letters printed on the bus. There are two fun letter games and "The Wheels On the Bus" song built right into the system. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (not included). Measures 14" x 2.5" x 12".

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LeapFrog LeapPad Educational Book: Kindergarten - Reading/Writing Review

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(More customer reviews)Since the description of this does not give you a good grasp of exactly how the book is set up I will first fill you in on that. The first couple of pages are a maze game, which quite frankly I see no purpose for and really is not interesting to my child...might work for other kids though. Following that are the 26 letters of the alphabet in capital and lower case tracers each with a game area at the bottom of the page. The last few pages are game pages with simple three letter word tracers. Okay onto the review...
We got my son a leappad plus writing for Christmas last year (he was 3-years-old, now 4). Well needless to say he has become very bored with the Pre-K books available so I got this one. He has been doing tracer pages learning how to write his name for a little while now and I thought this would reinforce him wanting to learn how to write other letters not in his name. Much to my surprise he is not even remotely interested in doing the tracer area of the pages, however, the games at the bottom of the pages really hold his interest quite well. While he is not yet really learning how to write the different letters the little games at the bottom are teaching him how to spell simple words. This is very exciting for my son as he is finally starting to understand the ABC's have more purpose than just a song! While he is not really interested in tracing a whole page of A's or any other letter he gladly traces the simple three letter words at the bottom of the pages that are associated with the games, thus still teaching him how to write some letters. As a result of this he has learned to spell cat, cow, mop, dog, and gum which he can verbally do now without the word being spelled out in front of him. The game mode is simple to understand and the directions are fairly straightforward. Occasionally, he runs across a word he doesn't understand because it hasn't been taught to him yet, like buzzard, but do to his curiosity it provides a great reason to teach that word. Overall I give this 5 stars...even though it didn't get him excited about learning to write his letters.


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The LeapPad Plus library teaches writing and features exciting new ways to learn important reading and math skills.
Prepare for success in school with the LeapPad Plus Writing Library Kindergarten Reading and Writing Book and Cartridge. Learn letter-writing basics, beginning reading and math. For use with your LeapPad Plus Writing System (sold separately).

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Thomas and the School Trip Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a new My First LeapPad interactive books and cartridges that I gave my son, since Thomas is his all time favour, he started playing with it right away.It engaged him in activities that develop vocabulary, spelling and phonics awareness. This book is packed with engaging activities, games, stories and facts that make reading and learning more enjoyable.
It is a good investment for me and the book is very much age appropriate for toddlers. Very happy with this purchase!!!

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Thomas the Tank Engine is excited to see children at the train station for a school trip. And your child will be engaged in the learning fun while reading to find out if Thomas makes it through his busy day in time to take the school kids home. Preschoolers just place the flip book on the My First LeapPad? player, pop in the cartridge, and touch any page with the Magic Pen to bring learning to life. ? 2002 Gullane (Thomas) Limited The actual item may vary from the photographs and/or illustrations. Part of the Preschool Discovery series, "Thomas and the School Trip" teaches numbers and counting, vocabulary, shapes and colors, classification, matching, problem solving, and opposites. Use the Learning Guide card to the right to find out more about the general categories of learning for the Thomas and the School Trip. By clicking a category on the Learning Guide card, you'll see a list of knowledge areas that children develop when they play with this product and the skills on which those knowledge areas are based. This is a cartridge for a MyFirstLeapPad and cannot be used by itself.

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LeapFrog LeapPad Learning System - Pink Review

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(More customer reviews)I had purchased this toy long ago. My daughter, then was almost 4, now she is 7 going on 8 and still loving it. Now, my young lad is playing & learning with it too.
As a mother of ADHD/ODD/OCD children, I know first hand how hard it can be to keep a child's interest.
The evening we bought LeapPad home she sat for almost 4 hours. This has been a tremendous learning tool for her, not that she had any trouble learning. That wasn't it at all. What was going on was she was and still is learning very fast for her age. She can learn at her own level. I try...lol to keep up with levels above her but she is right there.
This product like I said is tremendous!!! I love the fact that such a toy can be attractive to the eye where children want to play with it. I love it that as they are playing games they are also learning and they don't even know it.
I would recommend this product to any child....the average child, a learning disabled child and a child that is above average.
GREAT JOB LEAP PAD!!!

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The LeapFrog LeapPad Learning System now comes in pink. Though fancy, it's as powerful a learning tool as ever. Use the interactive magic pen to hear character voices, letters, word pronunciations or sound effects. Teaches reading, phonics, vocabulary, foreign languages, geography, science and music. Just touch "Go" to bring the page to life.Each page has guided interactive learning games. Includes headphone jack, easy-pen storage, automaticshut-off, a volume control and a 32-pg. interactive book that features Richard Scarry and Winnie the Pooh. Item is internet-expandable and is compatible with the Mind Station.

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: SpongeBob SquarePants Best Friend Adventures Review

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(More customer reviews)We have at least five other Leap Pad books, but this one is by far my son's favorite. The activities are better too (we just love composing music on the "Get Ready to Rock" page). I'd definitely recommend it.

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Join SpongeBob SquarePants and his friend Patrick on the best day ever! As you spend the day on adventures with SpongeBob, you'll learn preschool math skills, including counting to 10, shapes, matching, pre-writing and even counting in Spanish. You won't believe how much SpongeBob and Patrick can do in one day. Learn essential preschool math skills. Teaches counting to 10, shapes, matching, pre-writing and counting in Spanish. For use with My First LeapPad Learning System, sold separately.

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LeapPad Phonics Program Activity Book, I Know My Blends and Digraphs Review

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(More customer reviews)Hi, I'm StoryMaker. I have to disagree with the other reviewer. For one thing, touching a blend or digraph will cause its sound to be said in this LeapPad book. In addition, there are some fun games that can help kids practice. I think that, with practice, kids can use this book to master many different blends & digraphs. It is not only fun for kids, but it also can teach a lot of different blends & digraphs. One of the only problems I can think of is that, when a blend or digraph is touched, the LeapPad responds by saying "the blend sound, [whatever you touched]". This actually caused me to forget all about digraphs and think it was all just blends. Also, they don't really say the definition of blends or digraphs in the first place (it would be better if they did). Still, I believe that this is a good way to teach kids about many different blends & digraphs. However, you might want to also explain what a blend or digraph is, since this book doesn't offer that information. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"

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Hop into lessons with the LeapPad Phonics Program. The Phonics Program features ten lesson books and four activity books (each sold separately) for use with the award-winning LeapPad Learning System. Introduce little learners to basic reading fundamentals that help them become successful readers.
Can't get enough blends and digraphs? Play 30 fun phonics games with Leap and friends to get good practice with blends and digraphs. Includes one activity book and cartridge. Requires LeapPad Learning System (sold separately).

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Second Grade: Arthur Makes The Team Review

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(More customer reviews)The leap 2 books are definately more difficult than the Leap 1 books, but my daughter really sticks with them. Arthur Makes the Team is especially interesting to her since she plays teeball. The games add some fun to the sometimes tedious reading. Overall, worth the cost.

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Play ball! When Arthur makes the Little League team he is thrilled-but worries that he won't be able to play as well as his friends. He tries hard, but keeps making mistakes! The first game creeps closer-will Arthur be able to show his teammates they can count on him? Features: Pronounce and define new vocabulary words, Answer questions about plot, theme, characters and setting, Begin reading chapter books, and develop reading fluency, Play fun interactive games and activities. Learn to love reading with the popular Arthur Adventure series.

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LeapFrog LeapPad Educational Book: Finding Nemo Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this for a three year old, already owning several other leappad books. This is the first one I sat down with her and did. It has 23 pages to it, with 11 games to do. Each page has about 3 or 4 lines of the Nemo story to go with it. The variety of activities of the pages are nice too. Finding the animal they are talking about, i.e. which one has no bones? Jumping on certain jellyfish by listening to their description. Making music on the turtles Those are some of the games, I don't even think we played them all yet. It follows the movie story, although obviously much abbreviated. I thought it was quite entertaining and it takes time to do the whole book if you put the pen on everything you can. After about 10 minutes, my daughter started looking around for other things to do, but I know it wasn't because of the quality of the book. YOu know how sometimes you buy something and afterwards you kind of regret it, but I didn't feel that with this book as I think it can be enjoyed many times, even by an older child.

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Leap 1 books teach basic reading fundamentals. Each book helps strengthen phonics skills through fun, engaging stories. With this interactive LeapPad story, you'll plunge into an underwater reading adventure with all your favorite characters from Disney/Pixar's animated motion picture, Finding Nemo. PWorks with all LeapPad and LeapPad Pro learning systems, except My First LeapPad. LeapPad learning systems required for use (sold separately)./p

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Disney Princess Enchanted Counting Tales Review

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(More customer reviews)I played both sides of this LeapPad game with my 4 yr old (one side has Cinderella, the other has Ariel) - and we had fun. As with most leapPads, the storyline and the verbal cues are a little too delayed when prompting the child to do certain activities and she wanted to wing through the pages quickly because she didn't wait to listen for what to do next. I like the LeapPads, though, because they are more "book-like" than video games and I feel like she's interacting with the characters. I like the drawing feature on this one, where she can trace the shooting stars with the pen. It's a Nice, Happy product overall.

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Share the magical stories of two delightful Disney Princesses as you and your child discover these enchanted counting tales. Help Cinderella get ready for the royal ball, and then flip the book over to join Ariel and her friends under the sea - all while building important preschool math skills. For use with My First LeapPad (sold separately).

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Little Touch LeapPad Review

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(More customer reviews)We, like many of you, were REALLY excited to see a LeapPad for little ones and bought it as soon as we could, with extra books. It is an amazing little toy that will grow with our son (now 18 months old).
That said, be warned of a few things:
1-the effects on the pages are tough to activate by little hands--you really have to push hard to make them happen. But once you do, they're really great, easy to understand and add to the enjoyment of the story.
2-the on/off and volume buttons--are on the front and if your little one is manic about the remote or phone or any other button intensive thing, this is too much for them to resist. I simply put my hand over it to take it out of his head as soon as we start.
3-this is NOT a let your child play with by themselves kind of toy (as least not mine, not yet). It's meant to be an interactive experience between parent and child--in fact, there are even helpful hints on how to better use the book in the back of each book. The GO button must be pushed for each page, something I doubt most small children would grasp in order to keep the story going.
4-the clarity of speech in the stories is fantastic--the variety of voices and sounds is really quite remarkable considering the price. But it is not your voice. And, frankly, nothing compares to you reading to your child.
All in all, I think this is a fantastic toy to expose children to, learn with them, and then allow them to learn on their own--when they're ready.

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LittleTouch LeapPad provides early learning in every book, on every page, with every touch. From your first reading experience together, to the independent toddler years, LittleTouch LeapPad is designed to build essential skills at an early age. Your little learner can bring stories to life with the simple touch of a finger. And because babies grow so quickly, this innovative system is designed to grow right along with them. Plus, the LittleTouch LeapPad library of books keeps your child engaged and asking for more. Each book lets you choose from three learning experiences that stimulate development.
Setting 1: Sparkling musical rhythms and sounds stimulate early brain development
Setting 2: Short descriptive phrases introduce word-object association and build early language skills
Setting 3: Fun-filled rhymes and early learning interactions develop preschool readiness

Includes a LittleTouch LeapPad starter book and activity cards with over 100 early learning activities that introduce ABCs, letter sounds, numbers, colors, shapes, reading readiness and more. LittleTouch LeapPad books and cartridges sold separately. Requires 4 "AA" alkaline batteries, not included.

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Two Princess Tales Review

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(More customer reviews)My 3 years old is crazy about any books or DVD that feature princesses or barbies so I was very happy to find something interactive featuring her favorite heroines. But I didn't quite get the success I was expecting. Utilization is simple enough for a 3 year old and esthetic satisfactory but I find most of the games short and boring and my daughter very seldom ask to play with it.

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Your child can learn more about these famous Disney princesses while learning important reading skills.

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LeapPad: LeapStart Pre-Reading - "The Birthday Surprise" Interactive Book and Cartridge Review

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(More customer reviews)I have tried leap pad books in the past and this is by far the absolute best in educational, fun, and replay value.
If your looking for a good leap pad book that will keep the kids occupied and learning constantly, this is it. We have bought leap start books in the past and have been dissapointed until now, this one is flawless !! Great layout, colorful pictures, and many pages more than one game on them. This also has an added "music" button at the bottom to stop and start background music and the larger 'GO' buttons help alot. This book also contains a 2 page layout of the letters of the alphabet which is colerful and complete with pictures and sounds for each letter "T is for turtle. t-t-turtle" or "T, Turtle" (also makes little cartoony sounds of a turlte walkling)The phonics book had a dull typed out version cramed into 1 page, nothing for a kid to get excited about.
If you have a child that will is learning letters sounds or how to read, this book is an absolute MUST HAVE (avoid the Phonics one)I hope all the leap pad books get as good as this in the future and this WILL NOT confuse the kids like the others do..
About me : My 3 year recieved it for her birthday and loves it and plays with it again and again because there are so many places you can tap to find something new. My 1 and a half year old son is learining the letter from it all by himself, he even tries to sing along with the alphabet song.
Other Leap Pad books purchased : Richard Scarry Vocabulary and Phonics Leaps Friends A to Z. (also the sample book that comes with the leap pad - which I thought want good but not great)

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This award-winning educational product introduces children to the magic of books and reading. LeapPad interactive books and cartridges incorporate activities that develop vocabulary, spelling, and phonics awareness. Each book is packed with engaging activities, games, stories, and facts that make reading and learning fun!
Touch the special LeapPad books with the "magic" pen to hear words and stories read out loud, learn letter sounds, hear colorful characters come alive and play fun learning games!
Join the "Birthday Surprise!" When Leap, Lil and Tad want to buy Mom a birthday gift, Grandpa takes them to a magical place called the Alphabet Pond.LeapStart introduces concepts that develop reading readiness, such as letter recognition, phonics, repetition and rhyme, matching and music.
Works with all LeapPad and LeapPad Pro learning systems, except My First LeapPad. LeapPad learning systems required for use (sold separately).

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Learn, Dance and Sing with The Wiggles Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm so glad they did this book. I got it for my younger ds for his 3rd birthday. The My First Leap Pad actually belonged to my older ds (now 5 yrs old). My 3-yo really needed a Leap pad book of his own, and I've been disappointed with the lack of recognizable characters for the books. Sorry, but at this age, my boys do better when their activities have familiar subjects and characters. Their favorite books in the Leap Pad series are Jay Jay and Thomas. They don't even bother with the Leap character books.
Anyway, on to the Wiggles. What's great is that the Wiggles and friends (Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and Wags the Dog) lend their voices and clips from Wiggles songs. The variety of songs is great--some older like C'est Wags and Move Your Arms Like Henry, and some newer like Let's Spend a Day at the Beach. Kevin got so excited to hear their voices and control what songs he wanted to hear.
What I like is the great variety in learning concepts, some which are more challenging than the other MFLP books. It includes a page on music where you touch a note, and they tell you what the note is (A-flat for example). on another page, You go to the supermarket to get fruit, weigh it, and choose the correct amount of money to pay. You can help drive the Big Red Car around town by following a map. And on another page, you have to guess what kind of snack Captain Feathersword is looking for, after they give you hints (like color, location on a shelf, wether it's a fruit or vegetable).
Now even my older ds has become interested in the MFLP again because he sees his brother having a great time with this book.

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Does your child love the zany fun of the Wiggles' Greg, Murray, Anthony, Jeff and their friends are here to teach your child crucial preschool math concepts. This interactive book engages children in a fun story while teaching new skills. It features the Wiggles and their friends having fun with music, food, travel and animals. Throughout the story, math lessons and concepts are incorporated into the fun. Your child will love learning along with the wild and wacky Wiggles characters. For use with the My First LeapPad learning system, sold separately.

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Dora The Explorer To the Rescue Review

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(More customer reviews)Dora is a hit in our household, so this leap-book was only fitting for us to purchase. If your child enjoys Dora, you won't be disappointed in this fun little book. I was really pleasantly surprised by the educational content, and all the fun it provides, it is packed with a bunch of interactive little games that keep even a 2 year old interested. My 2 & 4 year olds both love this book. My four year old was jealous that he didn't have THIS book for HIS leap pad (he has bigger leap pad). This book teaches vocabulary both English and Spanish, problem solving, cooperation, and shapes and colors as well. My only wish is that they had more books to buy.

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LeapFrog My First LeapPad Dora the Explorer To the Rescue. Preschool, Interactive Book & Cartridge. Teaches English and Spanish, Vocabulary, Problem solving, Shapes, Cooperation.

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