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Your child will enjoy this unique portable electronic storybook reader. It can be played in animated mode using the television to bring each story to life and it can also be played away from the TV using the stand-alone Story Reader. Your child will be pleased enjoy as their favorite characters come alive. Each page features beautiful graphics and illustrations and is printed on durable board stock. In the learning mode, users can access five different games, including a platform game with three levels and two stand-alone activity games. Each level ranges in difficulty so that young learners can grow with the games as their skills improve. Another mode features an option to have a story read aloud without having to turn the pages. Easy to use plug-and-play technology makes this unit easy for children to use. It plugs into a TV video input with color-coded jacks and cords. No special programming is required to operate this toy. It also features a clam-style design with a carrying handle for easy portability and an internal compartment for storage of the game controller and cords. The base unit comes with a 21-page "Alphabet Adventure" book with both a matching game and a fill-in-the-blank game featuring young super-hero characters Alpha Boy and Letter Girl, who use their word skills to recover the alphabet that has been stolen by a spider named Ms. Speller. Refill titles are sold separately and include Dora the Explorer, Elmo, Scooby-Doo and Thomas the Tank Engine.
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By D. J. Nardi (Washington, DC)
I totally agree with the first two reviews here: this is a good idea in need of more books. I bought this for my niece in Burma so she could learn English and she loves it. Unfortunately, it seems the company behind this product no longer makes this unit and has stopped making books for it. I hope they revive the book line soon - otherwise, I can't recommend getting this unit.
By heyjude09 (Iowa)
The 1-Star rating reflects long-term satisfaction with this product.
I bought the Story Reader Video PLUS barely a year ago (May 2009) and the wire that goes to the TV has disappeared. I just called the company to get a replacement wire (April 2010) and was told: they no longer make this product and parts are NOT available!!! Oddly enough, the company, Publications International, still shows this model on their website.
So if you buy this, there will be NO WARRANTY because it's no longer made. And if you lose a piece, the rest is basic garbage. I told the company I would never feel right about buying ANY of their products for fear something like this could happen again.
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By Chevette Gadson (Boynton Beach, FL)
My three year old niece really enjoys this toy. I just wish the stories and educational games were longer. They also need to create more stories compatible for this toy. It is really neat how it reads the story to the child.
By L. Bright
Overall, I was happy with the Story Reader Video +. My son, who is now 5, has used it since he was 3, but became bored with the few books that came with it. So I finally decided to buy more "Story Reader" books and actually bought a whole collection. I spent $30 on the books, just to open the package and find that the cartridge from the "Story Reader" books isn't compatable with the "Story Reader Video +" console. From what I can tell, there isn't even an adapter available. So now I am stuck with books (since the packaging is now gone), and will have to buy a "Story Reader" -- not the same as the "Story Reader Video +" in order to utilize these books. There was NOTHING on the packaging to tell you that these systems are different and incompatible. The logo on the package is the same, and systems look VERY similar, so one would naturally think they are the same. I feel ripped off and now I have a bunch of books my son won't be able to use. Finally, I don't want to even buy the Story Reader -- it doesn't seem as educational or fun as the Video Plus system. With the Video Plus system, it actually enabled him to see words highlighted on the screen and play additional games.
I blame the brand manager on this product for trying to dupe consumers into thinking the Story Reader books would work with any system by omitting helpful information like: "Only for use with the Story Reader, not the Video + system". !!
By Terri L. Wang (Oologah, OK)
The controller was broke and when I called Amazon was told they couldn't replace and I could never find a phone number for the company I got it from. The "reader" part is great and my kids love it, but they are unable to play the games because the controller doesn't work...
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