Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is my review for the LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book. I have bought two of these books. One through a competitor, and once my kids abused it and destroyed it a second one through Amazon. The best positive feedback I can say about it is that after the 1st one broke, I bought it again almost instantly. There are two volume settings (high, low), three play modes and two languages (English, Spanish). My kids, (20 months and 3.5 year old) love this book so much that not re-buying it wasn't an option. The words are indeed age appropriate and the images are colorful and bright. Which leads me to the negatives… The design of it wasn’t the smartest. I’m guessing there are sensors inside the plastic covers that look at one of eight positions. By flipping through the pages, you are flipping at a switch that says which page you are on. The problem is that the front cover was made in a way that it hangs in the air when open, because of that, if a toddler puts some of his/her weight on it, it might damage the connectors. Thus, making half of the book not work. Additionally, the sensors are sensitive enough to read through a bunch of pages, thus they are EXTREMELY sensitive when there are none or few pages between your fingers and the cover. Additional negatives are in the content translations. Most of the words in Spanish are correct, and the sentences and song are enunciated correctly. The problem lies in a few words that they were lazy in finding a word that made sense. For example: they have the clothing piece “shorts” translated as “los shorts”. Really. And that is not the only time they did that. I couldn’t give it five stars because of those issues. So, summarizing: Pros: - Bilingual toy great for toddlers learning words in both English and Spanish. - Bright and colorful pictures - Tons of phrases, songs, words and sentences. With three play modes and two languages. Cons: - Durability is an issue, as the front cover hangs in the air when opened which leads to the sensors being damaged. - The sensors are extremely sensitive to the point that pointing at something in the book two inches away triggers it. - Most of the translations are good but a few are really, REALLY terrible…