My son is in kindergarten and he liks this particular one because he watched The Incredibles from TV and he is familiar with the story. Whenever I tell him to do leapPad, he will pick the incredibles out of 20 different story.

My daughter has had her Leap Pad since 2004 and she loves it. I purchased most of the phonics program and used them to reinforce lessons and now she is reading at early 3rd grade level. I have trained her to be careful with all her possessions so all her books are in good condition and work fine. Occasionally, the Pad gets confused, but hey, it really is a computer so you have to be patient. I usually just reinsert the cartridge and start again. I have a friend whose daughter has yanked off the stylus twice, but you can buy a replacement so your Pad is not worthless. I have even seen books taped and they still work. Sometimes you need to blow dirt or dust out of a cartridge as well. Remember, this is an electronic device! I heartily endorse any and all Leap Pad products.

My daughter, now seven, is in an advanced reading class. I think part of that reason is we encourage her to read and a big part of that was her using the leappad. This was one of many "books" that has helped to fuel her joy of reading. She loved the Incredibles.

This leappad excercise is really worth the price, since it hooks the kids right from the cover and later in content. With super hit movie already caught kids imagination, this leappad will not stress the kids and they keep revisiting the excecises and recollect the sequences from movie. I recommend it.

I love Leap Pad, but there is a catch. We've bought 3 pads (the first one broke almost immediately), and we've owned about 10 different books. Of those 10, only 3 still work. One got wet. Several were placed in toy boxes or kicked under beds. Once these books have been dropped a few times, or buried under toys, they cease to work correctly (if at all). They ARE only cardboard, after all.

The children who will get the most benefit and fun from these toys are young - say kindergarten through 3rd grade. Older kids are going to be less satisfied with the format, and will probably be happier working on an actual computer. Leap pad is particularly great for long car trips, but make sure the little game cartridges don't go missing. Also, the wire connecting the stylus to the pad can become caught when the pad is shut - and once that wire is ruined the pad is ruined too.

As I said, I think leap pad items are great. They can help a child with reading, spelling, basic math - all in a fun and stress-free venue. But these books are easily ruined by little ones. Your best bet may be to keep the leap pad books and pad out of reach of the kids when you can't be there to supervise, so that you can oversee the care and handling of the books and pad.

Leap pad is a good value, but only if you can make it last a while.