Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Let's Learn the Alphabet Interactive Book & Pen Set

great invention for toddlers.. it helps my daughter to identify things

Product came half open. Since it was only for my daughter and not a present, I didn't mind that. Today when we finally open to play with it, the product was faulty. Even with the new battery it won't work. I'll never buy from the seller.

My son was very excited to see this product arrive in the mail and hear that it was for him. He immediately wanted to open it on his own and it was nice to find that the packaging was convenient and child friendly: the back was perforated for easy access! The owl pen is adorable and the pictures in the book are just fantastic. As an education minded family, we have a number of Hot Dot products and this one is another hit. We enjoyed the engaging alphabet activities in the book and it is great for him to get the immediate feedback. It is robust enough to just do a few pages at a time, so we will have lots of learning time from this set.

I bought this for my 3 year old daughter who is working on her letters and sounds. She LOVES the Hot Dots pen with the owl on top. When I showed her how it worked, she was very excited to use it. Of course, she just wanted to touch the pen to everything on the page just to hear the sound. I explained to her about the difference in sounds based on which dot you touched. This has been a great activity for us to do together. The more she sees and hears the letters and sounds, the more she's learning and can do it independently. I have owned other Hot Dot items for use in my classroom, but this is the first I've used at home. We love it. We will be purchasing more.

Item came already opened, looks like it could be a returned. Everything seems to work fine so I don't plan to return it.