Last thought if you’re still with me. This is a wonderful invention. I do recommend it especially for parent’s that are looking for an alternative to TV. I just wish to caution that it is not a substitute for quality reading time with your child so make sure to read to them as well. Overall a great investment."
"Best Commute Option Ever. We use this toy for our almost-five-year-old during our daily commutes. It’s wonderful because a) it grabs her attention and delights her during what is usually a very shaky, depressing, hungry time of day, b) it’s not like a video game in which you have a catatonic child in your backseat who refuses to talk--it’s an interactive learning toy that prompts questions and interesting conversations, and c) it’s not obnoxious--no weird beeping, no shooting noises, no electronic "music." It’s filled with great music that’s real. (The most obnoxious it gets is when she repeatedly clicks on an interesting phrase. Last week we heard "It was spectacular!" five times, before she informed us what she believes "spectacular" means.)
It’s not often when our child thinks that a toy is as awesome as her parents do. But I can tell this one is definitely on her short list. It’s the only toy that regularly travels from the car to the living room, to the kitchen table, to the bedroom, and then back to the car. That’s right. She *carries* it. She doesn’t ask us to carry it around for her. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the highest praise you can give."
"Teacher comments. I bought the Tag system and the Fancy Nancy book to go with it last winter for use in my first grade classroom. After teaching the class how it works, I set it out as a center/finished-work option. It’s great because it levels the field between struggling readers, who will have the story read to them while they follow along, and more advanced readers who read the story and use the pen for help with challenge words. There are a lot of sound-effects and surprises worked into the pictures, which are not just entertaining but increase comprehension and the ability to imagine/mentally experience what is going on in the book. It is always exciting to find something that children find to be fun and I know is helping them practice important skills. The one downside is that you have to use the internet to download the stories onto the pen and I’m unable to use the TAG software at school. I had no trouble acccessing it from home, though. Other than that minor issue, I highly recommend this system for kindergarten and first-grade children."
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Leap Frog Tag Reading System 
The Leap Frog Tag Reading System is an interactive learning toy which helps children to learn and improve their reading skills.
"The Holy Grail. There was an article about this toy before it came out in Wired Magazine. It basically interviewed the inventor and peaked my curiosity. So I purchased it. It is an impressive device by any modern day standards. Basically it’s a camera that recognizes words and images on specialized paper (the limited series of books that you purchase). Once recognized it plays sound bites or reads the word(s) on the page that you are passing the pen over. It’s smartly designed and a child quickly understands how to operate it.
