Little Touch LeapPad

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Choose from 3 learning experiences, each designed to keep your child engaged and stimulate development
• More than 100 early learning activities that introduce ABCs, letter sounds, numbers, colors, shapes, reading readiness and more
• Young "readers" touch pictures to make them come to life
• Designed to build essential skills at an early age
• Early learning in every book, on every page, with every touch!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 12.2 x 16.1 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000096R0P
• Item model number: 10090
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 months - 3 years
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,871 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (430 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Awards

• Toy Wishes All Star, Infant Category, 2003
• Parents Magazine, Best Toys of the Year, 2003
• This Year's Best Toys, American Baby.2003
• Best Toy Awards 2003, Child Magazine
• Toys of the Year, BabyTalk, 2003
• Teachers Picks (Best New Tech), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine, 2003
• iParenting Media Award, 2003
• T.O.T.Y Award, Infant/Preschool Category, 2004

Product Description

LeapPad Learning System. From your first reading experience together to the independent toddler years LittleTouch LeapPad Learning System is designed to build early learning skills with stories that come to life with the simple touch of a finger. 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! The LittleTouch LeapPad library of books allows the learning and discovery to continue!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

456 of 458 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great features, tough to use, September 26, 2003

By 

Melissa Jersild (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Touch LeapPad (Toy)

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.

110 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Active Babies, November 7, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Touch LeapPad (Toy)

I bought this for my daughter (9 months old) before a big plane trip when she was 8 months thinking it would keep her entertained while we were on the plane. Bad idea on my part. She is so active and busy all the time that she hated looking at this book. She rips out the little book all the time (in my opinion it comes out way to easy) and throws it. She also couldn't push hard enough on the book to make it do anything. I found I really had to poke it hard to get anything to play. I didn't take it back thinking she might like it later but everytime I take it out she moves right on to something else. She loves books so I was really surprised she didn't like this but she didn't at all. I would save my money and buy board books that you can read with your baby.
One good thing is that the pages really are tear resistant, she has tried many times to rip them apart and chew on them and besides for being a little bent they are still in good shape. If you are going to buy this save it for 1+ years.

208 of 229 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Needs work., October 17, 2003

By 

"luzdejesus" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Touch LeapPad (Toy)

I really like the leap pad products for my children. However, this one needs allot of work. The pages are really flimsy and is difficult to operate. My 18 month old toddler wanted just to push the on/off button. They need to make several adjusments to this item. It was hard even for me to push the touch system. I am hoping that they will change this item around to be more user friendly to the specified age group. It is a great
idea but poorly made. The touch is nice and should be more sensitive or have less pages, or something to the fact that they don't have to pound on the pad to get a response. I know leap pad can do better. We took this item back to the store ASAP! The pillow in the back is a nice idea.