My 3yo, who loves his vtech whiz kid, was bored with this in no time. The dialogue moves very slow and the story lines are very basic. The child must click "go" on each page in order to activate it, very redundant. Once on a page, and they click go, they must choose a game a t the bottom of the page, after what seems like 10seconds, it spits out "find the red square", etc.. very boring. If your child knows his colors and shapes, they will not find this too challenging - aka boring. I think the whiz kid is a much better product. Hopefully he will like some of the other books for this, otherwise its going back.

My daughter is 2.5 years and she has bonded with her leap pad. This toy occupies her time well and she enjoys the music.

I love this toy! It's very educational and fun. My 2 1/2 year old son loves it so much that I just bought a second one for my younger son (currently 9 months) to use when he gets older. The toy is pretty durable, but with constant use I fear it won't last to pass on to my youngest. Amazon is a great place to buy the books for it, but I have to say the $69.99 list price here is a joke! I just bought a My First LeapPad (same as here), a First Touch LeapPad, AND 3 books at the manufacturer's website for less than that, including taxes and shipping. So look around. You can also buy the older blue and pink models for cheaper on Amazon, and they are just the same.

We got this for our 3 y.o. because, frankly, we didn't want to spend the money on the bigger Leap Pad. I figured this would be a good introduction for him and he is perfectly happy with this it. At first I was concerned that he would outgrow it quickly but there is a good variety of books to go with the product so I think it will last a while.

It did take a bit of instruction for him to be able to put the book on by himself but the cartridges go in very easily so now he is quite independent with it. It also seems very sturdy and so far has stood up to the drops and bumps kids provide. I also like that the pages of the books are very sturdy and will take a lot of abuse.

We bought this for my son who is too little for the bigger LeapPad. After reading so many good reviews and enjoying other LeapPad products, we were very disappointed when after about 2 weeks of infrequent use, it stopped recognizing the cartridges that go with it. Unfortunately, after Googling the problem, it turns out to be somewhat common for this product. I called their customer service they are going to send me a mailer to return/get a replacement, so I'll update after that. Their customer service rep claimed she had never heard of that problem (which I find a bit suspect after the number of people online who claim to have returned theirs) and asked me three times in a 10 minute call if I was sure the cartridge was for the My First LeapPad, even AFTER I explained to her that it the cartridge I was using had worked fine up to this point.

My son likes this toy, even though at 2 1/2 he can't play with it alone. We are really hoping the replacement works better.