Its Like a Kindle, Only for Kids! Vtech V.Reader Review & Giveaway! CLOSED

My kids are out of school for the summer but Alyssa’s First Grade teacher told me it was a good thing for her to continue reading through the summer. Imagine my delight when Vtech contacted me and asked me to review the brand new V.Reader with her! The V.Reader brings reading to life. It features full color animation and interactive stories! Here is more info!

Animated Storyteller: Stories come to life through vivid animation, narration, character voices, graphics, sounds and music. Young children engage with stories by watching, reading and learning. They follow their favorite character’s voice, play reading games and use the story dictionary.

Downloadable Fun: With a rich download library, more than 100 additional stories will be available via a download library located on the VTech Web site (www.vtechkids.com), including some free titles, more themes and avatars to customize their e-readers. V.Reader is compatible with a PC or Mac computer.

Track Progress: Parents can join in on the fun and learning process with the features that include progress reports and reading certificates.

Lovable Characters: Children’s favorite licensed characters come to life and help them learn with initially 11 software options (which will be added to in the near future) that include:

o The Little Engine that Could
o Disney/Pixar’s Cars
o Shrek
o Dora the Explorer
o Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3
o Disney Princesses
o Olivia  o Disney Fairies
o Mr. Men and Little Miss
o Scooby-Doo
o Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

• Touch and Read System: Kids have two play options – listen and follow along to the story as read by animated characters; or touch the screen and play reading games to learn each word or sentence.
• Reading Skills: Your child learns the necessary building blocks to grow into a fluent reader. V.Reader teaches reading comprehension, vocabulary, phonics and word building, along with a story dictionary that describes word definitions in a manner that’s easy for them to comprehend.
• V.Reader will be available June 21 at Target and nationwide in August at all key retailers and online at www.vtechkids.com.

Vtech sent us the reader and the story cartridge, Mr. Men and Little Miss’s Mr. Messy and the Missing Sock.

The system took 3 AA Batteries (not included) and it was easy enough to install. The system comes with the game Whats That Sound, a USB cord for downloading more titles, A stylus, instructions, and soft microfiber cleaning cloth to clean the screen. Its got a volume button and a brightness button. It also has a clear plastic “book cover” that lets only the advance/back buttons be touched. This is especially great for the read along story mode. Along the bottom are the content based buttons like replay and the ?/Help buttons.

My toddler chases my daughter when he sees her with it because he loves it. We let him sit and watch the story. I wouldn’t let my daughter use this in the car because I know it would cause her to get carsick but I would let her pack it in her tote to play at our destination! This product gets 2 thumbs up from me!

Buy It: The Vtech V.Reader is available exclusively at Target stores and Target Online and retails for $69.99.

Win It!! Vtech is giving away a V.Reader to one lucky winner!

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About VTech
VTech, the creator of the Electronic Learning Products (ELP) category and the award-winning V.Smile TV Learning System, is a world leader of age-appropriate learning toys. Since 1980, VTech has been developing high-quality, innovative educational products that enrich children’s development, from birth to preteen, through fun and smart play.

VTech Electronics North America, LLC is based in Arlington Heights, Ill. VTech Electronics Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with distribution throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

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Disclosure : I was given a V.Reader by VTech for my review. I was allowed to keep the product, but the opinion I am sharing remains my own