Disney Baby - Baby Mickey's First Book of Animals is available in Sound Toys
Everybody loves to be read a story! With this talking book you can follow the words and help reinforce reading skills, even if it's not bedtime! It also helps with motor skills by learning to turn the page with a robust plastic 'page'. Multi-Educational electronic book with light and sounds. Pages illustrated with friendly Mickey and cute phrases to read. General information: Batteries required: 2 x AAA (included). For ages 6 months and over. How does this toy help with my child's development? Improves their motor skills. Helps with their social and emotional development. Helps with their speech and language development. Improves their sound awareness.
| Product Group | Baby Product |
| Color | multicoloured |
In a nutshell, go buy the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Storybook Rhymes (ASIN B000OHD1VO) instead, far better in every way.
Now for the long version. This is truly a substandard product in terms of educating and entertaining your child. The age range is from 6 months to 36 months, but the difference in a child in that period is so substantial it can't possibly be suited to all.
The unit is much smaller than competing products. The images are busy, and the voice doesn't read out the same as the text (different order, some bits added, so there's no way to coordinate this to show your child what's being narrated (to help them learn to read). There's nothing to do on each page except look at the picture and listen to Mickey (where competing products like the one above have a lot of different bits to interact with on each page). The "lights" is simply a single light that flashes red with the voice - no interaction and no variety like competing brands. Lastly, one turn...
This review is from: Disney Baby - Baby Mickey's First Book of Animals (Baby Product)
This review is from: Disney Baby - Baby Mickey's First Book of Animals (Baby Product)
This is a bright, colourful, and noisy little book with lovely chunky pages. Each page is approximately 11cm x 13cm and about 0.5cm thick. Made of a thick plastic, there is a robust feel to this toy, plus the weighty, chunky pages mean there is little risk of the pages falling closed when little fingers are exploring.
The red mickey head at the top of the book lights up independently and also when you press it. Mickey’s voice reads the few words on each page, plus there are the appropriate animal noises as Mickey interacts with a puppy, kitten, chickens, a pig, a horse and ducks. Mickey’s voice is recognisably his, but some of his words are somewhat muffled when he speaks and I had to really concentrate to understand what he was saying at times.
The bright lights, noises and colourful pages are great for the recommended age of 6 months, but I feel an older child of up to 36 months (still in the recommended age range for this toy) might find the...
This review is from: Disney Baby - Baby Mickey's First Book of Animals (Baby Product)
