Software : Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler

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from: The Learning Company

: Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler

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Amazon Maximum Age: 23 months
Amazon Minimum Age: 1 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: The Learning Company
EAN: 0772040808464
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Label: The Learning Company
Manufacturer: The Learning Company
Model: 380846
Publisher: The Learning Company
Release Date: June 25, 2001
Sales Rank: 284
Studio: The Learning Company



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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Two programs in one! Includes: Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby - a stimulating and playful environment filled with toys and much more! Plus, with Reader Rabbit's Toddler kids can travel to a fantastic world!

Amazon.com Review:
It had to happen: software is now being bundled for your little bundle of joy. Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby & Toddler will never be a substitute for the tactile joys of real life, but this software does manage to capture infants' and toddlers' attention with bright, happy images and a format that responds well to chubby, not-so-coordinated hands.

In Playtime for Baby, a game of tag between Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse ends with Mat hiding in a toy box. With Mat's help, each of the 10 toys in the box leads the baby into a new experience: singing, manipulating shapes, playing hide-and-seek, discovering body parts, reading storybooks, and (oh joy!) rummaging in drawers to make music. Your baby controls the action by hitting any key on the keyboard (or just hitting the keyboard, as they are wont to do) or simply moving the mouse. No clicks are required. The cursor is a big fat star that leaves a trail of twinkles. Brushing it against an object onscreen will elicit anything from a childlike giggle to a kerplunk to the appropriate animal noise.

The only critique of this CD is that the artwork is simplistic. It would be nice to see more depth and smoother movement, if only to make the program more enjoyable for the adults who must guide their babies through it. Other than that, by developing cupboards with no locks, personalized storybooks with pages that don't rip, and farm animals willing to engage in endless games of hide-and-seek, the creators of Playtime for Baby have managed to tap into a baby's wildest dreams.

Playtime for Toddler has a lusher look than Playtime for Baby. Again, mouse movements or keyboard pokes inspire action in nine activities that include things that send most toddlers into fits of joy. One of the better games is Bubble Castle, where your toddler "pops" bubbles with animals in them, and the freed creatures gallop into a castle and peep from the windows. This simple payoff engaged one 2-year-old tester for many minutes, shouting "Bye-bye, animal!" each time she liberated a critter. Pop and Play Place teaches matching and music as toddlers activate three jack-in-the-boxes until whatever pops out matches, upon which they are rewarded with a song ("We are mice, we are nice. We say please when we want cheese!"). In Follow Me Theater, Reader Rabbit acts out hand-motion hits like "Eensy Weensy Spider" and "I'm a Little Teapot." Other activities include a puzzle and color tutorial called Sky Shapes; Peekaboo Jungle, where kids investigate animal noises with a flashlight cursor; a Musical Meadow; an ABC Train that teaches letters with the help of slick animation and audio; and Baby Basket Bingo, a cute bit of business that requires toddlers to reunite baby animals with their parents based on the tiny roar or peep that comes from the creature hidden in the basket. Rainbow Rock is the only loser in the bunch, a coloring program that doesn't even attempt to teach colors.

One of the best features of Playtime for Toddler is that younger babies can bang on the keyboard and automatically get "correct" results, while older ones can use the mouse to drag the cursor in a mode that involves more trial and error. Both options are available at once; no settings need to be changed. Clicking does nothing here, which may puzzle some tykes who have already discovered that clicking gets results in grownup programs. Overall, this is a decent bundle for babies, with Playtime for Toddler being the stronger, more realistic offering of the two. (Ages 1 to 3) --Anne Erickson

Amazon.com Product Description:
Explore colors, shapes, songs, animals, letters, numbers, and more with your baby or toddler. Discover the happy and colorful world of Reader Rabbit--an enchanted land of fun and learning--with your child.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent for toddlers
I bought this software for my 18 month old daughter... It took her a little while to figure out the mouse, but she was never bored while she learned. She is now just over 2 and has mastered all the games on both the Baby and Toddler segments.. She still loves Mattie and Reader Rabbit. I also bought 2 of the baby and toddler Sesame Street tiles... They are not as easy to learn since they require the child to use either the mouse OR the keybord, no game uses both, and these games bore her. I highly recommend this Reader Rabbit title for your child age 1 - 3. I'm off to order the preschool title! I'll let you know what we think!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great game for toddlers!
My 2 year old loves this game! The best thing about the game is that the child can play by either touching keys on the keyboard, moving the mouse over items in the game, or using the mouse to click. Great to grow with a child as his/her computer skills grow. Fun and exciting variety of games that include lots of skill areas. Excellent game for toddlers!


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - My daughter likes this game
My daughter really likes this game as it has lots of sounds and colors. It was a little bit simple for her though as she finished all the activities in one day. She still likes to play it though. I did not have any problems installing it on our computer. So I gave it 4 stars. A game that was a little more challenging yet ok for a preschooler was a game called School Zome Flash Action Colors, shapes and more. That game made my daughter "think" a little bit more than reader rabbit did. It's still an ok game.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - very educational + fits with age group well
This software works very well, has quite a bit of things to do that children enjoy and helps them learn. My biggest complaint with the software is the entrance and exit, the entrance being very long and there is only one way to skip it to get to the games, clicking on flower for exit at beginning to get past it, although the software don't tell you that, and as far as the exit goes, it questions you a second time and is still slow to exit. perfect for the childs age group, I would highly recommend this software to anyone wanting this for their child.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler
This program is one of the best I have seen. I did like Jumpstart baby, but this is a great addition to my collection. Seems to function best in the Toddler mode for my 19month old! I give it 5 stars.

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