Fairy Tales: Take-along Storyteller

Description

Learn and sing alongside your favorite fairy tale characters with this unique Take-Along Storyteller interactive book set featuring a portable storyteller and music player device, 10 hardcover storybooks, and a songbook for hours of fun! Turn the character dial and select a storybook to read aloud, or sing along to fully orchestrated treasured classic children’s songs including favorites: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Itsy-Bitsy Spider, and many more. Boys and girls will love sifting through all the beloved classic fairy tale storybooks in the collection including Cinderella, The Lion and the Mouse, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Chicken Little, The Princess and the Pea, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Practice reading aloud or simply listen to your favorite fairy tale story while at home or on-the-go for a unique sensory experience designed to support vocabulary growth and foster a love for books and reading. An enchanting collection of favorites little ones will adore! A must for fairy tale fans!Compact, portable player includes a handle perfect for stories and songs at home or on-the-go in the car! Toddlers and preschoolers will love toting this around all over the place. Turning the dials and pages strengthens hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.Listening and reading along helps support vocabulary growth and fosters a love for books and reading.Kids electronic reader includes automatic shut-off timer when not in use for optimal battery life (3 AAA batteries not included).Great for storytime or allowing children to read independently with the self-reading stories.Kids electronic reader includes automatic shut off timer when not in use for optimal battery life (3 AAA batteries not included) Review: Just turned three year old book lover LOVES it! - My just turned three year old has always been very much into books and would sit and be read to for hours if she had it her way. So I wanted to have an electronic read aloud device for her. I was not impressed with the stories on the typical cheaper readers (i.e. the Disney princess and Mickey Mouse ones). The stories are basic and bare bones. If your child is used to reading longer, more well written and detailed stories, those would be a snore. I went with this reader because the stories seemed to be longer and more advanced. I was right - this is perfect for her. The stories are just the right length (done in 4-5 minutes I would say). My daughter takes a while to get the hang of certain electronic toys and this one she figured out very quickly. It is very intuitive and simple to use, and makes a pleasant chime sound when it is time to turn the page. There is an option to do songs and my daughter loves playing these and dancing around. The sound quality can actually be quite loud if you want it. And it is very clear. My only criticisms would be 1) I wish the stories would be read a tad bit slower and 2) I wish the illustrations were more interesting and detailed but these are small factors. Overall this is a GREAT set for kids. I read somewhere that it is for ages 2-5. A two year old would probably be too little to really enjoy this; I would say this is probably ideal for ages 3-6. Review: Item received was used and damaged - Item was delivered and had been used before by someone else: the screw that holds the battery cover was so badly damaged already that it was impossible to unscrew it. Useless item and the return window was closed a while ago since i got it in advance for my daughter for christmas.