Leap Frog - Learn to Read at the Storybook Factory

Posted by MediasCenter.com 29 August, 2008

Binding: DVD
Region: Region 1
Actor: Leapfrog
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Run Time: 35 minutes
ASIN: B0009WIE5C
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2005-09-20
Average Customer Review: (From 37 total reviews)
List Price: ~~$14.98~~
Amazon Price: $6.68 (39 new 15 used available)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping)

Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon web site at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
In this twist on a classic tale Tad Lily Casey and Dot act out “The Three Little Pigs”. It all takes place in the Storybook Factory–where pictures words and imagination bring stories to life! For children ages 3-6.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 012569718814

Amazon.com:
Reading is simply putting words together to discover a story. When Mr. Websley glimpses Tad and his friends rehearsing “The Three Little Pigs,” he reminisces about favorite childhood stories and is struck with an idea for a new invention–a talking storybook. Frog and Quigley are called to construct a new factory and Tad and his friends begin to rehearse in earnest since they’re slated to be the stars of the book. Problem is, Tad has been cast as the narrator, but he doesn’t know how to read. Professor Quigley and Leap reassure Tad that he already knows everything he needs to know to be a successful reader: he learned his letters and the sounds they make in the Letter Factory and that sounds combine to make words in the Talking Words Factory. All that’s left is to combine the words to make a story. Tad learns some new tricks like “chunking” words together to sound like talking and that punctuation markings like commas and periods help with inflection. In no time, Tad is reading fluently and it looks like the talking storybook will be ready right on schedule. Viewers age 4 to 6 will develop their reading and comprehension skills right along with Tad thanks to on-screen highlighted text. DVD extras include a read-along storybook of a somewhat untraditional version of “The Three Little Pigs” that can be played with or without a voice track and five sing-along songs. –Tami Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Awesome video! by Mom
All the Leap Frog videos are wonderful! We have all of them and this is definitely a favorite. Ideas like plot, setting, characters and chunking are used. My kids range from 3-7 and they all love them!

Not good reading- One star rating by cowsandlemonade
This is just awful, first of all, Tad, is reading too quickly for someone who went from learning three letter words, secondly, his pronunciation is incorrect, particularly of the word ‘a’, he says ‘uh’ and instead of ‘the’ he pronounces ‘thu’, I was not pleased. This could have been much better but they failed miserably on this one. Update: Thank you for noticing that, I did not mean to give it 5 stars, it was suppose to be 1 star. Disregard the stars there and take my review here.

Fun to watch 3 yr LOVE to learn! by Beth P. Grace
Leap Frog - Learn to Read at the Storybook Factory

My grandson is 3 yrs old & absolutely loves this dvd. He laughs & learns the letters & is enthralled! fun to watch him!!

My Kids Love This Series by J. Sanchez
I don’t know why, but it’s true. They love the Leap Frog Series of DVDs. I guess they have the perfect mix of entertainment and education! We have a few other Learn-to-Read DVDs, but these are the ones my kids consistently choose. -Jen