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Leap Frog's Learning Friend Lily is a giddy, green introduction to English, Spanish, numbers, counting, and colors for kids between 1 and 5 years. Lily uses visual learning aids--there are numbers on her colorful outfit, and in the fabric book attached to her hand--and inviting songs to go through each word, numeral and color in her repertoire. The learning songs are original and catchy, so kids will readily remember them, and can listen with each press of Lily's foot. They can activate her by hugging her soft body, too, as she teaches kids the role of a smart, cuddly friend. Required: 3 AAA batteries.Diane Beall ... Read more

Editorial Review

"Hi, I'm Tad." "Hola, soy Tad." Meet Tad, a bilingual frog that helps kids learn counting and colors in English and Spanish. (Press his left foot to switch from English to Spanish.) This cuddly 14-inch plush amphibian is dressed in orange overalls with numbers on the belly, which, when squeezed, make Tad sing catchy little songs. Tad carries a fabric booklet with numbered objects from 1 to 10 corresponding to his songs: "How many buttons, tell me, do you see? One, two." Exposing children to a foreign language early on helps them distinguish the sounds of their own language from another, and leads to a greater ability to learn foreign languages later in life. What a friend. --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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It was a great new baby gift
I was given this as a new baby gift and it is still played with 12 months later. It is a great "car" toy. Baby boy plays with this in his car seat very happily. ... Read more

Features

• For infants and toddlers
• Introduces early learners to first words, feeling, emotions and songs
• Each page has a different rhyme
• Explores emotions and expressions

Editorial Review

This 13-inch-long tortoise puppet has a soft green reptilianbody, gleaming brown eyes, and a smooth, beige suede tortoise shell.With your help, Tortoise can creep along at her leisurely pace (about amile every 9 hours, according to the tortoise fact sheet printed on herlabel), or, if she senses danger, quickly retract her head and frontlegs into her shell, a skill which makes her particularly well-suitedfor games of peekaboo. A mature and sage-looking creature, Tortoisemakes a terrific trouper for your puppet show, or simply a funtake-along friend (talk to her in the car, she's a great listener). Be sureto check out Tortoise's label for fascinating facts about tortoises aswell as the Hottentot version of the famous "Tortoise and the Hare"folktale. --Elisabeth Fredrickson ... Read more