Features

• Interactive book with SpongeBob SquarePants theme
• Teaches early math skills plus prewriting and Spanish practice
• Includes a treasure hunt, surfing and seahorse-riding games
• For use with LeapFrog My First LeapPad system only
• For ages 3 to 4 years

Reviews (1)

You might end up with less than you bargained for...
Now, I am not particularly a grand toy collector. However, everyone has Disney toys here and there sometimes, and for me, I basically got this toy because I wanted to listen to The Lion King Kidclips on it. I personally think all together, this was quite an expensive toy (keep in mind that's including the toy AND the clips.) The reason I was disapointed was mainly because of the price, and it was because you are paying about four or five dollars a clip, which equals out to four or five dollars for about one minute of music...! What a rip-off! If your children dearly like the Disney music, you should consider buying the soundtracks, where you get more for your money. I don't know -- this is my humble opinion, keep in mind. but whatever I can do to help if you are curious. Thanks for reading, and I hope I was helpful. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Kids can mind the store with the Pretend & Play Talking Scanner.The 5-inch red and blue plastic tool rests comfortably in its blueplastic base until it's time for checkout. Then young checkers can scanany of the included 32 price stickers to hear a price and see itdisplayed on the LCD screen. The front button is pressed to receive arandom price quote, or hit the side button to mute the voice. Additionalprice stickers are available from the manufacturer if kids want to gowholesale. --Rob Lightner ... Read more

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Be sure to read instructions!
My 5 year old has had the cash register that coordinates with this scanner for 3 years and it's WONDERFUL, but when she was old enough to notice the other registers with scanners on the shelf, she was disappointed, so I was elated to find this scanner. I almost didn't buy it after reading the reviews for durability, but I think I now know what went wrong...there is a RESET "button" on the underside of the scanner. It's actually a teeny-tiny hole- I had to unfold a paper clip to slip inside and trigger it. This is explained in the directions for the toy, but we thought it was broken- reading incorrect numbers, displaying jibberish, etc. It works great as long as we reset when needed, and my daughter absolutely loves it. She doesn't use the barcode stickers- it will "scan" anytime you push the button, giving a new price. The only reason I gave it a lower score for educational value is that obviously it can't know the real value of an item, so when she scanned the family dog, the price was something like $ and when she scanned a lollipop, it was $. A little misleading, but that's what us parents are for. This toy is fun and I highly recommend the matching cash register- it's the best I've seen anywhere and will grow with them for years. We even use it during yard sales since it holds real-size money.

Piece of [trash]
I bought this toy for my 8-year old for Christmas. A piece of the scanner was missing (the piece that holds the batteries in). Luckily I opened it up and checked it before wrapping it or he would have been very disappointed. So it is being sent back. Also, I'm not asking to have it replaced because when I put batteries and "scanned" the bar codes I noticed that it does not read the price that is actually on the bar codes. This may do for a 3 or 4 year old child. But my 8-year old would have noticed this right away and that would have been a big dissapointment.

The best toy in the world!!!!!
I bought this toy back in September, and it was the best toy I ever got. I play with it with my register all the time. I really enjoy it so you should get it for your kids because they will love it!!!

It's A terrific toy
This toy is the best. I play with it all the time with my cash register. I recommend this for kids 3-16. It is fun and educational.

Don't waste your money!!
This thing stopped working the day we got it! We put in fresh batteries and it worked for another whole day. Hasn't worked since. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE TOY - NOT SAFE!!!!
I had the same problem as the last reviewer...my daughter fell over backwards 3 times and cracked her head because there was no brake going backwards and she pulled the whole thing on top of her and it hit her in the face.This should NOT be on the shelves.

Highly disappointed!!!
Its not been 3 hrs since I got this product. After assembly, when my 9 month old stood supporting it and started walking,she couldnt balance, coz the wheels didn't have a brake when pulled towards the infant(backwards),and she fell and the whole toy toppled over her, bruising her eye. I recommend this product change its feature of having a safety brake while being pulled backwards or be recalled inorder to avoid other accidents such as these. ... Read more

Editorial Review

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

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Finally The BEST * Leap Start * around + better than Phonics
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) ... Read more

Reviews (5)

Chat with me Laptop
I really think that the screen could be bigger. you have to hold the laptop different ways before to can see the writing on the screen. Very hard for little girls to work with.

its great for me
its great for me it go's online and plays music and you really get to chat with barbie its really cute and colorful and i think you shoud buy this if you was thinking about it

it stinks
This toy stinks on ICE! I hate it. Mine doesnt even go online! Thats so sad! How do you have a Barbie Chat With Me ONLINE Labtop and you cant go online! And it looks like a baby toy, It is so PRINCESS. Every thing is mainly Princess in Barbie. I am about to change my favorite toy brand to Bratz Dolls. Barbie is so Kiddie! Whoever thinks so, change your new toy to BRATZ or FLAVAS! Bye,Bye all!

This is a waste of money!!!
Don't waste your money on this lame toy! It does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!!!!!! My daughter was excited to receive this laptop only to find out it doesn't do a single thing and it is BORING!!! I tried it myself several times and have to say I see zero learning value and it is just the DUMBEST toy out there especially for the money it costs. It is a total waste of money! The maker makes you think it does all of this stuff when in actuality is doesn't even play a (real) song!

Great for your kindergartener
My 5-year old daughter loves to play online at barbie.com, but is frustrated that she doesn't have more opportunity to use our real computer. This keeps her busy and she LOVES it. It's her very own, and she feels so grown up using it, and of course it is BARBIE! ... Read more

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Stimulating
We received this toy for a gift for my 3-1/2 year old, and he loves it! He loves puzzles, and immediately figured out how to manipulate the pieces to fit the diagrams He never tires of it, although he'll occasionally get frustrated if the pieces slide out of place on the diagram. The pieces are very well made with no sharp edges. My only complaint is that it only comes with 4 patterns, and the cardboard "form" isn't very durable. Excellent choice overall, though! ... Read more

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Very Entertaining
My daughter received this about 1 year ago and still loves it (which is great for a 3 year old). She had no problems immediately figuring out how to use it and it keeps her entertained in the car, etc. for quite a while. You will definitely want a variety of music clips though. The only negative I have found is that some songs are a little loud (there is no volume control). It's easy to use, small/lightweight to carry, and pretty durable (it still looks brand new). You just slide in a music "clip" and press the large button to play the song. It will play once then stop, or you can press the button again to stop it. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Everything costs, and the monsters in this funny LeapPad story prove it. They have to figure out how much coinage it'll take to buy their favorite pet, and your child will help. LeapPad's multisensory, experiential interface makes kids--even those just getting used to school--want to count as well as big kids can. With Monster Money, kids see, hear, say, and touch throughout the story, retaining new information, and enhancing learned information, like counting, adding, currency, values, and more. The book teaches early math skills in a thoughtful, preoperational learning format that kids will think is fun, not work.

It's simple to use (just insert the cartridge and book into a LeapPad, and use the attached stylus to hear information), but this system is an innovative technology that provides entertaining, effective learning, designed by a Stanford-trained reading expert. As well, the system has been credited with the TMA's Educational Toy of the Year and People's Choice awards.

Two notes: Make sure the LeapPad book you get is appropriate for the child's educational level; this one should be a challenge for kids up to age 6. As well, know that some LeapBooks work on both LeapPad and LeapPad Pro, like this one, but some books only work with one system. --Diane Beall ... Read more

Reviews (9)

Worth the Money!!
This is a great book. It teaches counting and money (pennies, nickels, dimes). Kids pick a monster, who in turn, picks an item that costs a certain amount. Kids then add up the correct amount of money the item costs. There are all different games to play. Well worth the money!!

Poor humor!
My 5 and 3 year olds enjoyed this book. I however am not so pleased. I agree with some of the other reviews that they really don't learn much about the coins and counting them, but I was also annoyed to find "potty" humor in a child's educational toy. There is a page that jokes about gas which the kids of course find hilarious, but I think they get enough of that in every day life and should not have it involved in their education!

Too Cute
This is a great concept to teach money and math...My 6yo son and 4 yo daughter both love this leap pad book...even my 2yo has learned a thing or 2 about money. I would recommend this book to anyone

Didn't help her learn about money
I got this for my 4-yr old daughter because I thought it might help her learn about coins, which she's had a hard time with. I was disappointed that it didn't do quarters as well. Plus, it doesn't really help teach about coins. It shows them, but never explains that 5 pennies equal a nickel, 10 pennies equal a dime, etc. Also, every page has the exact number of nickels, dimes, and pennies that are needed to make 10 cents, so the child never has to figure it out for themselves -- they just click on each coin on the page. She didn't learn anything at all from this book, nor is it one she plays with very often. When she does, she only plays the games (which are kind of fun), but there is not much educational value

Other Leap Pad books are better
We're big fans of the Leap Pad, and have several books that we LOVE (don't miss "Hit It Maestro.") Our four-year-old bored with this one very quickly, and hasn't played with it again. The book only covers pennies, dimes, and nickels -- why no quarters? The games are few and very redundant. If your child knows anything at all about coins, this book would be a waste of money. However, it might make a useful introduction for very small children (3 or 4). ... Read more