LeapFrog LeapStart Interactive Learning System Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Got it for my niece for her 5th birthday, she loves it and hasn't let go of it since she woke up this morning. It has one sample book that has pages from different other books. Also, purchased superhero vocabulary book with it. Downloading the audio file is pretty simple and the instructions are very helpful. Highly recommended for kids.

Gave this to my 4 year old daughter for Christmas along with the 4 Pre-K books. You have to hook it up to a laptop/pc with the included (short) USB cord to update the software on the system, then download the audio files that correspond with the books you own to the system. In total, maybe 15 minutes for the system to update and set up. Very easy to follow and set up.Once it was setup my daughter jumped right in with the Pet Pal Puppies Math book and had no problems figuring out how it works. Each page seems to have a normal activity and then once that is completed, you can do an advanced activity. When you complete the advanced activity, it lets the child know they can take one of the included stickers and stick it to the Rewards page. She did 4 or 5 pages of activities for about 30 minutes before we put it away. If anything the activities might be too easy, but she did enjoy them.All in all it seems like a great system. It's portable and she will be able to use it in the car.

Dont bother if you own the leap pen. My daughter was not impressed and is not as great as the pen. These books are fine but are all basically the same as leap reader books just a different format. I regret my purchase but maybe would feel different if i did not own the pen and leap pad. I love all things educational but feel this will collect dust.

Great item and the size is perfect for the age range. It only comes with a sample book, but the box says it has 400 activities. You will need to buy extra books for this. Also I've read reviews on the downloading process and mine went without a hitch. Super easy to register and the download took only seconds to finish. Overall great product

I think this is a wonderful learning tool and my child really enjoys playing with it. I myself have even had some fun playing with it. I recommend this to any parent for their child. Its a great way to learn somethings that you may not know how to introduce to them.

DO NOT BUY! ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY THIS!!! This was the first one I bought. I bought this for my daughter a year ago to help prepare her for Kindergarten. I could never get passed the 2nd step of Leap Frog connect set up. It kept telling me updates were needed. I would download the updates, it would say it was successful and then it would start all over again. I also tried on my husband's computer. I moved shortly afterward so it ended up in a box. I finally have unpacked that box and ended up with the same issue. I called Leap Frog customer service and they sent me a link to uninstall and re-install the leap frog connect program to try and fix it. That didn't work so they bailed and put it on Amazon saying to contact them because it was an Amazon exclusive item. Well, of course because it had been nearly a year Amazon wasn't going to refund or exchange it for me (rightfully so). I had purchased many of the books and I didn't want them to go to waste so I bit the bullet and bought a new Leap Start. GUESS WHAT? SAME FREAKING PROBLEM!!! I called Leap Frog again and got the SAME guy "Jasper". After giving him an earful he transferred me to some "upper management" that told me there is no software issue and they would be happy to replace the item. I told her that this one IS the replacement. She finally said to send her copies of my receipts and they would replace it with a DIFFERENT product. Really? I am not the only one having this issue. We researched it and so many people are having this issue. Why wouldn't Leap Frog want to try to fix their software? I'm so angry. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!

Daughter loved it. Easy to use and still uses after two years but you have to watch which books you buy, the 3D ones we can’t seem to get them downloaded.

Product is excellent. Have not yet given it to my daughter (Christmas Present), however I loaded all of the books on to it and tested it out. If plugging a USB cable in and downloading a file off of a website do not sound over your skill level you should be just fine.

I bought this for my daughters 2nd birthday she's 3 in 3 weeks from using her leapstart which she loves and uses everyday she has learnt all her colours her numbers from 1-20 and all her phonics. I fully recommend this to all parents. I'm going to be buying another one for my other daughter.

I was very excited to order it to my little 4 years old girl as a Christmas present. But when it arrived without cover my baby could see it and that was it. Count any more use it as gift from Santa and I needed to go and by quickly new toy under Christmas tree. Very disapoitment customer as no outside packaging make me spend more time and money this Christmas.

Brilliant, just as described and daughter loves it, very easy to use

This was just as i expected it to be and is loved by my daughter.The only thing that let it down was it was not packaged when it arrived it was in its shop box with a delivary address lable stuck to the outside of it!!! Im lucky it wasnt stolen in the process, or that my child did not notice it arriving prior to her birthday or the surprise would have been ruined

really helpful for grandaughter