ParentvilleMom This is a fun, dynamic product to get your kids (ages 3-7) engaged in reading. The system includes a pointer tool, Bugsby the Bookworm, and one book ($29.99). Each book (sold separately for different age ranges, $12.99) has its own cartridge that you plug into Bugsby. They have a license from Nickelodeon for their key character books, too. Bugsby can either play the full story, and kids can turn the pages when the “chime” sounds, or they can manually change the pages. Since many of the images reveal a word that identify it when pressed, and there are other educational games to test knowledge, your kid may want to go on his own pace. For example, one game cleverly asked which clothes are appropriate for certain activities such as going to the beach and even going to outer space! Overall, this held our kids’ interest for at least a half hour — which for an extremely active 3 yr-old boy is very good! I would also recommend going through the books together with your child for the first several times to make sure he learns how this works.

You can view a demo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-AuSvJWwdI
Keywords: vtech, bugsby, reading, learning, development, educational, books, Parentville Fave Five Updated on: 11/29/2009 - 10:43pm