Customer Reviews

Reader Rabbit Toddler With Free Reader Rabbit Pre-school Inside! [OLD VERSION]

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Imagine my surprise when I realized my 20-month old had suddenly developed pointing and clicking skills! We started him early with Reader Rabbit's Toddler (he was simply TOO interested in helping mommy "work"), and he was so delighted to be able to bang on the keys and watch stuff happen. By now (2 1/2) he can navigate through the entire program, and now amuses himself by interacting with the characters in ways the creators never imagined (he waits and waits until the mouse appears to tell him what to do, then scares her away with the pointer). Moving on, however, is a challenge - nothing quite lives up to this. We prefer Geoffrey Goes to the Fair and even JumpStart Preschool to RR Preschool, which requires endless busywork before getting rewards - even I don't have the patience!

What would you like to do right now?

The Bunny Game.

It's a nice day out, wouldn't you rather come outside with me and play

The Bunny Game!

Let's go to the park instead, sweety.

The BUNNY GAAAAAME!

This is my major complaint of the game. The scene above is not an every day battle or anything, and my be a result of my daughter's personality rather than any addictive qualitys of the game. However, when she has decided to play it, well, I had better sit down with her to play.

My daughter, who just turned 2, sees Mommy and Daddy cook, so she likes to cook. She sees Mommy and Daddy clean up the kitchen, so she likes to clean up the kitchen. She sees Mommy and Daddy use the computer.... so, having a game that lets her use the computer, I think, is mostly a good thing.

I think we got the game for her right around when she was the recommended 18 months old or so, and when we first started to play it with her we had to help her with most of the activities. I am not sure that she even really understood that she was controling the action. It was, I think, lots of pretty pictures and songs. The game is set up so that your budding computer expert doesn't have to click the mouse to make things happen; a child only has to move the mouse to play any of the games. Still, some of the games are harder than others. Some of the games will reward your toddler with a song for just ramdomly moving the mouse, while others will require a good deal of concentration, which is an asset of the game. Your 18m-3year old will be able to play the games. The hardest skill to master, and what casues the most frustration (for the toddler) is the screen where they choose which game to play.

Notice that I said that When we sit down to play the game. As I already said, your 18Month old will require help, and as you continue to help your child, they may come to expect it, and suddenly playing this game will become a bonding experience if you are that kind of parent, or a chore, if you are another kind of parent, or both if you are somewhere in between. I don't know if I want to leave a 2 year old incharge of $2000 worth of hardware, and what ever else I forgot to back up on the hard drive anyhow. 2 might be a better age to start them on this game, however, from both a cognative and a motor skills perspective. I am not sure that an 18 month understands what is expected of them by the game. You might be better off to surf Tele-Tubbie Websites with them if they want to use the computer with Daddy.

My son received Reader Rabbit Toddler as a gift and we are sold on it's ability to help him learn while having fun. He loves to do all of the tasks and is learning colors, shapes and a host of other skills. The true test of a software program is the willingness to buy the next level - we are doing just that by upgrading to the Preschool program.

My grandson just turned 3. He loves this CD. It is easy for him to use because he doesn't need to click the mouse. It is still difficult for him to hold the mouse steady when he clicks. If the mouse moves, he doesn't get a response and then gets very frustrated. This CD eliminates that problem. The activities are great fun for him. He likes the coloring and the "bubble castle" best. I highly recommend this CD.

i have two kids ages 6 and 4 and we have had this game for over 4 years. we love it! we have had numerous other computer games but this one is right up there in our top two. my 4 year old still loves all the games (bubble castle and baby basket bingo are favs), and my 6 year old is still into the alphabet train. i love making music, the little ducks are my favorite! adorable sights and sounds in this game. beware though, the tunes from this are going to get stuck in your head for days, but are cute so it's worth it. :)

Although listed as Mac Compatible, this product is only compatible with OS 9. If you went out and bought a new Macintosh computer today, your child would not be able to use this software.

I have a 4 year old boy with developmental delays (cognitive, fine motor, speech)... so this was perfect for him. Between the games easy mouse use design (and me setting the mouse on a slower motion), he quickly became independent with the game. It became a great reward for good behavior after therapy sessions.

It has multiple activities, covering a wide range of abilities and interests: Coloring & Peek-a-Boo (perfect for young children learning how to control a mouse - all they have to do is move the mouse and the objective can be met); Shape Sorting & Bubble Popping (perfect for children who have more mouse control and learning basic preschool concepts; Alphabet & other matching activities (perfect for moving forward with those preschool concepts).

It's an older game, so you can install it on older computers easily, as well as new computers.

She is almost 2 and she really likes the bubble castle, doesn't really get the whole move the mouse part, but the game is designed so the "smash keyboard" mentality of most 2 year olds actually does stuff :-)

I set this up for her on an old Pentium 233 running Windows 98 and it runs fine, so I don't care if she beats on it and will now leave my PC alone!

I think she will like it a lot more when she gets a little older and figures out how to use the mouse.

I'm impressed with the variety and level of activities the Reader Rabbit programs offer. I have a four-year old who is constantly finding new things with the Preschool software, and my three-year old is actively engaged with the Toddler software. Getting it as a bundle saved a bundle! Both kids like watching what the other is doing. They sing along with the songs and can't wait until they can play on the computer. This is much better software than we've had previous experiences with. I'd whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone thinking of purchasing children's educational software.

I bought the Reader Rabbit Toddler and pre-school because it was highly recommended but I don't see what all the fuss is about. It's OKAY but nothing spectacular (in my opinion). My 3-year-old likes to use it every once in a while.