Learning To Read With LeapFrog! (Updated With Giveaway!)

August 17, 2009 by Caryn

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Randall C. Congrats!

I started reading to my son when he was an infant. I honestly don’t remember how many weeks old he was, but I do remember that I waited until the pain of the c section and the haze of sleeplessness lifted. “Read and start early.” That is the advice I was given. When wiser, seasoned parents gave me this advice, I dared not stray from it. However, I remember questioning myself numerous times as I sat reading to my infant. Had I really gone over the deep end? Was my infant really getting anything out of my reading to him? He just turned two and not only is his speech highly developed (particularly for a boy), he loves to sit with me while I read to him. One of the things we love to do is take turns filling in words to the books we read over and over again. I realize that right now he’s reciting these words from memory. But one day…he’ll actually be able to read them.

Last Christmas, LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System was one of the THE hottest toys on the market. I remember buying one for my best friend’s little girls. I wanted to buy a system for my son but he was (and still is) too young for it. So…I was super excited when I learned the company was coming out with a version for younger tots called the Tag Junior. Designed for children aged 2 to 4, the reading system literally “brings stories to life.” My son loves books. I attribute that to the countless hours we’ve spent reading together.

When this came, we wasted no time previewing it. I was as excited as he was, particularly because I had a glimpse of the Tag system we purchased for my best friend’s little girls. The “frog,” as my son calls it, is perfectly sized and shaped for a toddler’s hands. He figured out how to turn it on and off in minutes. The premise behind the technology is that the Tag reader has a small infrared camera that “reads” words and pictures printed on the special dot-patterned pages of the Tag Junior board books. All my son has to do is “stamp” it on the pages of the book and he hears text read out loud, sound effects, and songs.

The system came with one book (If I Were) and the company also sent us Curious George: Color Fun (which is my son’s favorite). It’s super easy to set up and simply requires downloading each book’s audio (the system is PC and Mac-compatible). The device can hold up to 5 audio books at a time. Apparently we can set the “frog” up to greet my son by name, but we haven’t attempted to figure that out yet!

There are 8 books in the Tag Junior series and each one teaches toddlers something different (i.e. colors, senses, alphabet, counting, etc.). It’s not often I rave about a product so highly. But we were very impressed. I particularly like the fact that my son can explore on his own or we can do this as a shared activity together. Each book has numerous activities…more so than you think and my son doesn’t get “bored” with it. I like that the system incorporates familiar characters like Pooh, Dora, and Curious George (we’ve already purchased 2 more books). I really hope LeapFrog continues to come out with new books because I can see my little boy playing and discovering books for a very long time.

The Tag Junior retails for $34.99 and you can purchase additional books for $10.99. Amazon.com always has great deals and I highly recommend checking the site out if you’re interested in purchasing the system.

Win It! One of you will win a Tag Reader with books and one of you will win a Tag Junior with books. Just leave a comment with which you’d like if you won and a book you’d like from the site. Comments will close on September 1, 2009 at 10 PM PST. One comment per person, please (unless you do the extra credit). US residents only. Duplicates and comments not including the above information will be disqualified. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn.

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206 Responses to “Learning To Read With LeapFrog! (Updated With Giveaway!)”

Peggy Gorman

I love the Tag™ Reading System because it can download 10 books
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Id choose the Tag Jr and the Tag™ Junior Book: Curious George Color Fun

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amy p

I would love the NEW! Tag Learn to Read Phonics Book Series: Long Vowels, Silent E and Y

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I like the tag jr and the curious george book!

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Kristie

We would love the Tag Reader (but we’d take either) with the Green Eggs and Ham book!

I like this book: Tag™ Junior Book: Pooh Loves To…

I follow on Twitter (cdziuba) and tweeted http://twitter.com/cdziuba/status/3402866138

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This is so cool! I would love to try the book Tag™ Activity Storybook Cars Tractor Tipping.

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Carrie

I would love the Jr. reader and the Pooh Loves To… book

Carrie

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Would like to win the “tag junior’ one with the book “Pooh loves to’

cindy-ann

i would like the tag junior witht he curious george book.

I’d love the Tag reader for my daughter! She’d love the Activity Storybook Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan’s Super Sleepover!
thanks!
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I subscribe.

Your video was delightful! Please enter me in your drawing for the Tag Reader with books. One of our favorites would be the New! Tag Activity Storybook
Giraffes Can’t Dance!” Many thanks for this chance. It would be put to good
use…..Cindi

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Cindi

i would love to win the leap frog tag reader for my 5 yo dd. I would choose the NEW! Tag™ Activity Storybook Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell’s True Talent book. thanks! clallen at ntin dot net

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Kristi

My son would love the curious george book with it. I have been contemplating getting the system for him and would love to win it for him.

Kristi

I just subscribed

I would love the Tag Reader for my son and he would love the Spiderman book! Thanks for the chance!

I am an email subscriber

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i’d like the reader and i like Tag™ Activity Storybook Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Kai-lan’s Super Sleepover

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I would love to win the Tag Junior for my daughter with the 123 Dora Book!
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Rachel DeMille

I would choose the Tag Junio Book pal and I would also choose the Tag™ Junior Book: Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

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I would like the Tag Reader and Tag™ Junior Book: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

Gena

Tag Junior with books with the Pooh Loves To….. book

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I would choose the LeapFrog Tag Reading System and the Activity Storybook Up: Up with Adventure book. I love Leapfrog products, they are the best.

Our son, Zane, loves looking at the Tag Reader and books every time we see them at the store. I would say we would like the Tag Reader along with the Tag™ Activity Storybook Scooby-Doo! Shiny Spooky Knights. Zane loves Scooby-Doo!

i’d want the tag reader and would pick “walter the farting dog goes on a cruise” because with the word “fart” in the title, oh my, its bound to become a favorite of children in this household

I would choose the Tag Reader along with the book, Activity Storybook Giraffes Can’t Dance. Leapfrog makes the most wonderful products.
Thanks so much.

I’m a subscriber.
Thanks again.

I’d choose the Tag Reader and love the book Green Eggs and Ham, thanks.

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Tag Junior w/ the kai lan game.

I can use both systems, but if I had to pick one it would be the Junior system. I would add the I Spy book. My family loves I Spy.

Tag Jr and the Tag™ Junior Book: Curious George Color Fun My Son Loves Curious George.

The Tag Junior would be perfect for my son and he would love the Cars Shapes book! Thanks!

I subscribe.

I tweeted!

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I stumbled your post.

I entered the Dali Decals giveaway at Mommy Goggles.

Jr. and The Backyardigans Opposites book
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Tag Reader and the book we like is Up with Adventure
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entered Tanya’s HP portable harddrive giveaway

TAG reading system with Long Vowels, Silent E and Y as my book.

I would like the Tag™ Reading System Pink and the book Ariel the Little Mermaid .This is a great learning tool that my granddaughter .

I’d want the Tag Reader with the SpongeBob Tour de Bikini Bottom book for my God-daughter.

3 year old Tristan needs the Tag Junior with the vocabulary book because he is behind his 2 year old sister in his speech.

leapfrog has came a long way since my son was little and now 16 yrs later I have a daughter and think I will start her on the tag JR

I’d like the Tag Junior with the Tag™ Junior Book: ABC Animal Orchestra.

I have grandkids from age 11 down to 2 months, so it is a tough decision. Finally, I have decided on the Tag Reader. I hope I win it, so that I just have to buy one other system!

Tarah

I would love to win the Tag Junior Reading System and we would like the Tag™ Junior Book: 1-2-3 Dora!

we’d love the tag junior if chosen and like the book: Tag™ Junior Book: Curious George Color Fun

Ooooo, the Jr reader and the Pooch one~!

I would choos the Tag Reader and the Activity Storybook The Amazing Spider Man.
lgrieser(at)sbcglobal(dot(net

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Kaitlin Richenberg

I would like the Tag Reader and the Tinkerbell true talent book. Thanks for the chance to win!

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I would love to have the Tag Reader for my daughter with the Tinker Bell’s True Talent book.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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I am subscribed via email.

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gloria Walshver

I”d like the junior leapfrog with books please.

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entered amanda’s gift hero giveaway

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my son would love this

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I would choose the Tag Junior and the Pooh Loves to book. Thanks for the chance.

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I really like the The Backyardigans Opposites as my daughter loves this show
Thank you for the chance
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My 7 year old would LOVE the Tag Reader. Thanks for the chance.
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I entered Amanda’s giftHero giveaway. thanks!

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I like the Tag Reader and the NEW! Tag™ Activity Storybook Giraffes Can’t Dance

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My daughter already has the ABC Animal Orchestra book, so the 1-2-3 Dora! book would be a great addition.

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I like the Tag JR with the Tag™ Junior Book: The Backyardigans Opposites.

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I’d like Green Eggs and Ham. Thanks!

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Tag reader and Tinker Bell randycur0962@yahoo.com

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I’d choose the Tag Junior and the book “Mr. Brown Can Moo”.

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I would like the Tag Reader with the Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss book!

Thanks!

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Tag™ Classic Storybook Olivia

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You know, I would love Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you See? But I know my son would love Curious George Color Fun even more (he’s George’s number one fan), so I would choose the latter. Thank you!

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E-mail subscriber.

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My kids love leapfrog and I would like mr brown can you moo

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I’d like the Tag REader and the book “Up with Adventure”

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I subscribe in reader

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I follow on twitter and tweeted: http://twitter.com/speech_hero/status/3634154859

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I faved inTechnorati: neonfish

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I entered Amanda’s Leapfrog giveaway

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I entered Amanda’s Elmer’s giveaway

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I entered Amanda’s Lands End giveaway

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we’d want the tag reader and the book NEW! Tag™ Activity Storybook Giraffes Can’t Dance

thanks for sponsoring this.

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I would like the Tag Reader with the book Fancy Nancy at the Museum .

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I’d like the Tag reader with the Tag™ Activity Storybook SpongeBob SquarePants™ The Tour de Bikini Bottom. Thanks!

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I entered Amanda’s leap frog tag giveaway.

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I’d like the Tag Reader with any Dr Seuss book (hard to pick 1 fav!)

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I would like the Tag Reader and the “Tag™ Activity Storybook I SPY™ Imagine That!”.

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I subscribe via email.

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I’d like the Tag system for my 5-year-old headed off to school this year. I’m so anxious for her to learn to read!

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I would love the Tag Jr set with the Tag™ Junior Book: Disney Pixar Cars: Shapes All Around!

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I’d love to win the Tag Reader.

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I like the Tag™ Reading System.

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Tag Jr. an We would love the 1-2-3 Dora!!

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Entered Amanda’s EcoKids Giveaway!

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I would like the Leapfrog Tag Junior set with the Curious George book.

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I would like the tag jr. and 1-2-3 Dora

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I would like the Tag Reader. I like the book, Activity Storybook Scooby-Doo! Shiny Spooky Knights

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I would like the Tag Reader with Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Rescue in the Sky book.

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I subscribe.

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I would love to win the Tag Jr and Curious George book.

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Sheila Hickmon

I’d love the Tag™ Activity Storybook Miss Spider’s Tea Party, and the Tag™ Classic Storybook Olivia! Thanks for the chance!

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Sheila Hickmon

Follow you on twitter, and I tweeted!
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I would choose the Tag Jr. and the Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? book. Thanks!

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I would love to get this one for my son…Tag™ Junior Book: Pooh Loves To… he loves everything pooh… and still havent grown out of it

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I would choose the tag system and the book green eggs and ham to go along with it.

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Would LOVE Tag JR and ABC or Pooh book.

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Sonya

I’d love the Tag Reader and Tinker Bell’s True Talent book

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Sonya

I’m a subscriber

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I would choose the Tag Junior and the book “David Smells!” Thanks!

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yolanda

love to win this for nephew. He need more help since his parents don’t

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Chrysa

I like Pooh Loves To…

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I would get the Tag Jr. and 123 Dora because of my sons age!

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I already subscribe via email!

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I think my son would want the Kung Fu Panda: Po’s Tasty Training. Thanks

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I’d like to win the LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System; and, the Tag™ Activity Storybook Giraffes Can’t Dance would be my choice of books!

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I’d like the tag junior!

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I would love to have the tag reader. And I would love to get the Book Series: Long Vowels, Silent E and Y. This seems to be my daughters trouble spot in reading.

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I would like the Tag Juniour for my 2 1/2 year old toddler (Aubry). I homeschool my 10 year old and this would be something that the toddler could play with at the table as we school. Aubry has 2 bookshelves and books are his favorite toys. So this would only fuel his love for books. I would like the ABC animal orchestra book, because Aubry knows his alphabet and recognized about 5 letters when he sees them, So this would help me him with his letter recognition.

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I subscribed to your feed as a second entry for the Tag, or tag jr leap frog. Thanks for the chance to win. ;0)

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I also, entered Mandy Mommy’s Kilzs sweepstakes to qualify for a third chance to win the Leap frog tag or tag jr….thanks again.

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