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

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 12 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00005BYQU
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,253 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

It's Mom's birthday! Leap, Lil, and Tad want to get Mom something special, but they can't decide what she'd like. Grandpa has an idea! Off they go to the Alphabet Pond, a silly place filled with letters, rhymes, songs, and so much more. As children read the story they will learn to recognize letter names and sounds, create funny rhymes, identify initial consonants, follow directions and develop listening skills, and have fun while learning all about the alphabet. This book is a Level LeapStart book for children up to age 5 or grades preschool to kindergarten. It stresses reading readiness and simple activities--play 17 different activities and sing along with songs. Works with all LeapPad learning systems except My First LeapPad.

Product Description

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).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

318 of 320 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally The BEST * Leap Start * around + better than Phonics, April 18, 2002

By	"antman3dfx" (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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)

4.0 out of 5 stars Joey's mom, November 16, 2008

By	A. HIRTE - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is a great toy for the car. My son spends a large amount of time traveling back and forth in the car and this keeps his attention. He sings along and it has helped him to learn in addition to the other educational items he has.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rhyming Surprise, January 26, 2007

By	M. Norton "peggy n" (merritt island, florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As with all the leap frog products, this ones a lot of fun. Packed full of learning surprises. I have always felt that making learning fun and easy cuts down on the fact that it's 'work'. The Birthday Surprise is fun and full of rhyming words, that make little one want to learn. I have a hard time giving any leapfrog products anything but a 5 star rating, because of the quality in all their products.
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