LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra eBook: Cinderella (works with all LeapPad Tablets)

My niece and nephew are both under 5. On occasion, I am tasked with watching them. “On occasion” has become more frequent than I would otherwise want, but…family… Anyway, I live in an upstairs apartment, and also have a neighbor next door. Kids stomp. They scream to talk. Sometimes, for no known reason, they break into song and/or dance. Because their parents are worthless, they also idolize John Cena, and do their best to mimic WWE style wrestling if not constantly under a watchful eye. Discipline is not an option (see ‘parents’ and ‘worthless’ cited above. Also, ‘time out’ is not discipline, see below), and therefore, distraction is key for these visits. After my DVR managed to fill itself with Dora, Wonder Pets, and all that ilk, I decided it was time to look for other options. Given their obsession with walking off with my phone, and touching everything that has buttons, LeapPad seemed reasonable.LeapPad 2 and a half dozen games became Xmas presents. The LeapPad is nearly indestructible. When the kiddos “set it down” on my solid oak coffee table, the LeapPad is unscathed, which cannot be said about the wood (distressed wood is in, right?). The thread that keeps the stylus attached must be some carbon fiber, spider web hybrid- it can withstand swinging, chewing, etc. My only complaint about the Pad is that it goes through batteries faster than a puppy can decimate your girlfriend’s shoe closet.As for the games themselves, I have no complaints. The kids appear to enjoy them, and it keeps my DVR from teaching me little kid Spanish, my dog from being harassed, my neighbors from burning wicker me in effigy, and crayon off my walls. The fact that they may actually be learning something from the games is a happy secondary effect to their distraction. When they get sick of these, I’ll buy more, because I’ve learned that you can’t put a price on silence, or the ability to simply step out of a room to use the bathroom.On a side note, parents- discipline your kids, or give permission for someone else to do it. America is the culmination of thousands of years of human education and experience, and at this rate, it’ll be flushed in 2 generations because no one knows how to say “no” anymore, and there aren’t consequences for bad behavior. Time out is not discipline. Ostracizing children to a designated area and limiting their movement does not deter them from prison, it prepares them for it.

This game is so much fun and my little princess loves playing with it. Once of her favorite games that she owns for her LeapPad. You will not be disappointed in this purchase. Perfect for any little princess that loves the different Disney princesses. Lots of fun as well as educational. Great purchase!

The girls thought they were going to love this, they got bored fast. Maybe it is above a 4 or 5 year old level. I think it is lacking in how much they can do with it. It will read the book to them, they can tap on words to learn letter and phonics skills and they can create a dress. I might be missing something as I have never explored the game, but that is all I've ever seen the girls doing with it. Still has good educational properties.

THIS PRODUCT:My daughter loves this ebook. Very immersible, well done and thought out.LEAPPAD PLATFORM:You pay out the nose for everything. Everything.MP3 is not standard app for the Pad, you have to pay more to play musicProfiles option is poorly thought outEverything costs out the a$$

The thing I like most about this item was the price, I look and look and the cheapest price around is at amazon.com. Everywhere else you have to buy two to get the third one half off. The lappad system is awesome, a good learning tool for my 5 year old grandaughter.

I've played with this with my 4 year old and we both think it's really cool. There are lots of games and features within the book; we haven't seen the same thing twice yet.

Meh

my daughter loves her leap pad and this book is fun for her to read. she easily turns the pages but a few of the games are a bit difficult for her. All in all she has fun with it.

Thought this was an excellent ebook. My 5year old granddaughter loved it. A good feature of this game was that each of the words were highlighted as they were spoken so helping the child to read. Also the story is interspersed with simple relevant games which challenges the child and sustains interest. Bought 3 weeks ago.

Good value for money when purchased on an offer but at full price I don't think it's worth it! My daughter occasionally uses this game but prefers the cheaper ebooks and actual games. Other than that though it's a good game.

My 4-year old likes the story very much, but concentrates more on the extras included, such as the games or dressing up Cinderalla. As she starts learning to read, I expect her to get more out of the story without assistance.For a 4-year-old, though it does highlight the words as it reads the story aloud, it may not sustain their attention.

Not a lot to this apart from reading the story at differing levels and a couple of games. I was hoping there would be more to this for the money!

Bit boring..... both myself and daughter didnt bother with it after a few days.