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LeapFrog Tag Junior Book Pal

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A love of books starts long before children can read - and its benefits can last a lifetime. Using the same amazing touch technology as the Tag Reading System, the Tag Junior book pal is designed to encourage toddlers' natural desire to explore, while introducing preschool skills through playful book-based activities. The Tag Junior book pal is easy for parents and children to use. Parents can download audio for up to five books to the book pal, then let their toddlers explore. Each Tag Junior board book introduces a different preschool skill - such as the alphabet, counting or social play - through 24 playful activities and more than 130 audio responses.* Open-ended questions and fun sound effects encourage children to take charge, as they touch any part of any page to bring words, pictures or activities to life. After their child has played, parents can connect the book pal to the online LeapFrog® Learning Path to see their child's progress and get printable activities to expand the learning!

Details

  • Set the stage for reading. The Tag Junior book pal encourages toddlers to explore while helping build confidence with books
  • Each Tag Junior board book introduces a different preschool skills
  • Open-ended questions and fun sound effects encourage children to take charge
  • Download audio for your child's books, and keep up to 5 at a time on your book pal
  • See your child's progress through the online LeapFrog Learning Path, and get printable activities to expand the learning
  • As they touch any part of any page to bring words, pictures or activities to life
  • Preschool skills such as the alphabet, counting or social playthrough 24 playful, book-based activities and more than 130 audio responses

Best Leapfrog Tag Books

There is a wide variety of Leapfrog Tag Books available for emerging readers of all ages.

The Tag Books are known as Activity Story Books because they contain interactive elements. The story is not only narrated but there are games & puzzles for the reader to solve on each page.

You can find a complete list of titles below with approximate age recommendations and a short description.

The Cat in the Hat
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Join the cat in the hat for an afternoon of mischievous fun as he turns a dull, rainy day into a messy adventure for sally and her brother. How will the kids clean it all up before their mother returns. Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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Read along and cheer for all the letters of the alphabet as they race each other up the coconut tree! Will there be enough room? Oh, no! Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-7

Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type
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Cows that type? Impossible! Read along in this classic story about a bunch of literate cows that turn Farmer Brown’s farm upside down. Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8 

Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell’s True Talent
(Buy At Amazon)
Engage your little one in a magical reading adventure with Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. After the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 5-7

Disney/Pixar Cars: Tractor Tipping
(Buy At Amazon)
Read along as Lightning McQueen and Mater have the time of their lives stirring up trouble in a field of sleeping tractors.

Find out what happens when their mischievousness gets the best of them! After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

 Disney Princess: Adventures Under the Sea
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Read and swim along with Ariel and Flounder as they explore a sunken boat loaded with treasures. Find out what happens when they're surprised by an unwelcome visitor and their adventure takes an unexpected turn. After the story, play levelled learning activities with Cinderella and Jasmine that help build vocabulary, reading comprehension and phonics skills.
Ages 4-6

Dora the Explorer, Dora Goes To School
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Can Dora and her friends help Maestra Beatriz get to school before the third bell. Read along in this Dora the explorer adventure to find out. After the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-6

Fancy Nancy at the Museum
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Read along as Nancy’s class takes a trip to the art museum. Even after a bumpy bus ride, Nancy finds a way to make the day extra fancy!

 Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Golden Paddleball
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Read along to see if Bloo can win the Golden Paddleball Grand Prize. But, first you've got to find a way to get Cheese off his back so he can focus!

After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 5-7

 Giraffes Can't Dance
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Gerald the Giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. Read along as Gerald learns a tall lesson in confidence from a small but loyal friend. After the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-6

Go Diego Go!: Underwater Mystery
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Read along as Diego and Alicia try to rescue Lucy the mystery fish, and help them discover what kind of fish she is! After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

I SPY: Imagine That!
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Turn the pages, take a look! Use your mind, use your eyes. Read the riddles¿play I SPY! After solving the riddles, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training
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Read along and cheer for Po as he eats and trains to become a Kung Fu Panda! But will Master Shifu be able to transform Po into an awesome kung fu master?

After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

The Little Engine That Could
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Read along in this classic story about the Little Blue Engine as it tries to pull a train full of toys up the mountain. I think I can, I think I can, she chugs, but can the littlest engine of them all climb such a big mountain?

Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

Miss Spider's Tea Party
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Cheer for lonely Miss Spider on each book page as she asks her fellow bugs in for tea. And come along with her as she searches for new friends. After the story, discover levelled learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Ages 4-6

Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan’s Super Sleepover
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Kai-lan and her friends are having a super sleepover and you’re invited Join the party and read along as Tolee discovers an important lesson about sharing.

After the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-6

Olivia (Classic Story Book)
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Read along as Olivia dresses up, sings songs, builds sand castles, naps (maybe), dances, paints on walls and "whew!" goes to sleep at last.

Just try to keep up, because Olivia is very good at wearing people out! Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-7

 Pirates! The Treasure of Turtle Island
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Read along as pirate kids Will and Abby decode a map so they can beat mean old pirate One Tooth to the treasure!

After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 5-7

 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Tour de Bikini Bottom
(Buy At Amazon)
Read along as SpongeBob and Patrick shift into high gear to help their friend, Squidward. Will his friends’ good intentions make Squidward win or lose the big race? After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

T. Rex's Mighty Roar
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Read along as little T. Rex explores the wilderness and stumbles upon many dinosaurs who would like to have him for lunch!

Discover the biggest, fastest and smartest dinosaurs while also learning suffixes. After the story, use your Reader to play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-8

 Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise
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Read along as Walter relaxes on a fabulous floating palace, where everyone is having the time of their life¿until a mysterious and terrible odor begins to permeate the splendid ship.

What can this awful odor be? Throughout the story, play learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
Ages 4-7

Other Titles:
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Lizard’s Tale
Fly High, Fly Guy
Ben 10 Alien Force: Wanted: Kevin Levin
Scooby-Doo Shiny Spooky Knights
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Air Penguin
Up with Adventure
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Rescue in the Sky

Where To Buy
There are links to Amazon for each book above but you can also find some great deals for Leapfrog Tag Books on ebay.
Below are the LATEST LIVE listings for Buy It Now auctions so if you see a bargain,
don't hesitate to check it out!

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Leapfrog Tag System

Designed as a replacement for the highly successful Leappad reading system, the Leapfrog Tag system is more streamlined and internet savvy.

While the Leap Pad required readers to place their book into a plastic reading system in order for the attached pen to “read” the book out loud, the Tag system has all of its technology in a large-sized pen that children use to point to words and images in order for the device to speak out loud.

Versatile Reading Helper

It is a much more versatile set up and allows children to roam easily with the reader to share their excitement; “Hey Dad, look what I can do!”.  

The Tag also has a volume control and earplug socket right on the pen, something the leap pad lacked in it basic format.

The system comes in two colors, green and pink, and books are available in a number of age levels and tastes. For those with a classical education in mind, Dr Seuss’ Cat In The Hat and Olivia by Ian Falconer would be favourites.

Entertainment savvy kids will be drawn to the movie/TV related titles (like Spider-Man, Ben 10, Star Wars and Dora) but rest assured all titles have passed Leap Frog’s standard which tend to be pretty high.

Tag Upgrade

In late 2009 a new Tag Reading System was released that allowed storage of 10 books (rather than 5) and was accompanied by the book The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss.

I mentioned internet savvy in my opening statement and it’s important to know that you will need to have access to the internet in order to download the audio component of any purchased book.

The great thing about that is there are no cartridges to lose, a potential flaw of the previous system.

Another benefit of the internet access component is that Leap Frog have set up what they call the Learning Path, which lets parents to upload their child’s progress and monitor the fundamental educational skills being learned while the child reads and plays.

Asset For Learning

I won’t go into too much detail about the whole thing works because it fairy complex technology but it is safe to say that it’s a great asset for a child’s learning and though never a substitute for a balanced educational program, provides a reliable way for them to interact with books at or above their reading level.

If you still have doubts take a look at the awards it has received so far:

  • 2009 - Toy Industry Association, Educational Toy of the Year
  • 2008 - iParenting Media, Outstanding Products Award
  • 2008 - National Parenting Media, Gold Award
  • 2008 - Parents Magazine, Best Toys of the Year Award
  • 2008 - The National Parenting Center, Seal of Approval

Where To Purchase The Tag

We recommend purchasing through Amazon because of their great deals and reliable service. They also offer Free shipping for orders over $25, which includes the Tag Reader.

LeapFrog Tag Reading System (32 MB)

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Product Description

The Tag Reading System

Details

  • The amazing touch technology of the Tag Reading System encourages a child's love of reading as words talk, pictures sing and stories live out loud
  • The Tag library includes over 30 books and games based on favorite TV, movie and classic tales
  • Tag storybooks and learning activities help children build vocabulary
  • The Tag reader now holds audio for up to 10 books at a time and comes with the hardcover classic Dr. Seusss The Cat in the Hat
  • Parents can connect the Tag Reader online to collect fun rewards
  • Includes reading skills such as word recognition, reading comprehension and phonics skills
  • Their child has earned and to see their child's play and learning on the LeapFrog Learning Path

New Bigger Leapfrog Tag Reading System

32mbTagReadingSystemWhen Leapfrog introduced the Tag Reading system last year it was an instant hit with kids, parents and critics, winning a number of awards for Toy Of The Year. Yet one of the main complaints parents particularly had with the system was the storage capacity limitations.

Unlike the Leappad, Leapfrog’s previous reading system which used a book/cartridge system, the Tag reader stores the audio component of the interactive book inside the physical reader.

That is when a Leapfrog Tag book is purchased, the parent must login to Leapfrog online and download a file to the reader via USB. Once the file is downloaded the reader will then interact with that particular book.

The main issue has been that there is only a limited amount of memory in the pen reader and so only 5 books can be used at any one time.

If the child has more than 5 books then one must be removed from the system and replaced with another one, rendering the replaced title basically useless until another title is removed again.

This can pose a problem particularly if the system is being used by more than one child at different age and interest levels.  So it is with great relief that Leapfrog has listened to these criticisms and introduced a Tag reader with double the initial storage capacity.

32mbTagReadingSystemPinkThe 32 Mb version of the Tag reader is now available in the standard pink and green variations and the new system stores up to 10 books at a time. It also comes with The Cat In The Hat as a standard book instead of the previous system which came with a highly enjoyable but rather obscure title Ozzie and Mack.

Another cool factor for those new to the system is that the price has remained the same for the updated version $49.99 US.

While it would have been wonderful to see an external storage system such as an SD card slot so parents could manage their own books without having to repeatedly download the same files, this update is a viable option for those who find the 5 book storage system is not enough.

The newly improved Tag reader is an even better way to help kids become interested in reading, develop their vocabulary  and, like the Leap pad before it, will remain a popular interactive learning toy for many years.

The pink and green 32Mb Leap Frog Tag Reading Systems are now available at Amazon at reduced prices. Or you can check out the latest live auctions below on ebay.

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Leapfrog Tag Books For Boys…Comics!

LeapfrogSince the release of the Tag reading system in mid 2009, there has been a slow trickle of Leapfrog Tag Books onto the market. While it is easy to see the benefits of the system for younger children who are at a pre-reader level, the Tag system is also a great resource for older emerging readers, particularly boys who may be intimidated by pages with lots of words and so reluctant to read.

As a parent of one such "reluctant reader" I can safely say my son is drawn to visual and/or multimedia books. Comics, graphic novels and books like Geronimo Stilton that are heavy on dynamic images and graphics have always been his first port of call when cruising for something to read (or simply look through) at night.

Needless to say the Tag reader is attractive to him and but as he is nine there have not been a whole lot of titles that hold his interest up until now. But Leapfrog has released some Tag Books that are winners in two areas, they appeal to older readers and... they are comics.

Here are a few Tag books in comic form that I would recommend for an "older" reader who is reluctant to pick up a regular book.

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Ever since Kevin used his powers to move a meteorite, he's been acting strangely. When he is captured by the alien bounty hunter Seven Seven, Ben and Gwen fear he might have reverted to his evil ways. It's up to them to rescue Kevin and get to the bottom of this mystery before it's too late.

Ben 10 is very popular with kids of varying ages. Because it is a little edgy and a little scary it is still a hit with older kids up to about the age of 12. The reader is full of colour and dynamic images. Like normal comics, the story is developed through word balloons and the sequential nature of the images.

Various sound effects are taken straight from the TV series which makes it highly appealing for fans of the franchise.

It teaches:

  • matching and memory skills
  • literary analysis
  • critical thinking
  • logic and reasoning skills

51NZK1t+hGL__SL160_The Clone Wars Rescue In The Sky
General Grievous has captured R2-D2. Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker is ordered to destroy the evil general's battleship with R2-D2 still aboard. Can Anakin rescue his droid in time?

Taken directly from an episode of the Star Wars Clone Wars television series this book is presented in comic book form with image panels and speech balloons. It also features sound effects taken from the series soundtrack.

There is lots of action and it is very dynamic. Kids who are already familiar with the series or with the characters from the films will enjoy the interaction aspects of the book immensely.

It teaches:

  • character analysis
  • drawing conclusions
  • making predictions
  • memory skills

You could also try the Tag Spider-man book but I  have no experience with that title yet.
Check these sites if  you are after regular comics for reluctant readers or want to know more about the Geronimo Stilton books.