Books Come Alive with Poingo

Toys and learning tools that use new technology to make them fun and engaging for children can cost a lot. It's a tough decision to spend more than $50.00 on a new toy or learning tool, especially with the risk that your child won't love it as much as you hoped. Well there's good news . . . you don't have to spend a fortune for fun, new technology your kids will love. New Poingo is the next generation of interactive books from Publications International, LTD. The makers of the best selling Story Reader. Using the pen-shaped Poingo to touch pictures of text on a page, kids ages 3 and up can bring their favorite characters to life with stories, songs, sounds and games.

Poingo is "fun right out to the box," with no complicated instructions. Kids simply turn it on, and go. With Poingo, books become more entertaining and engaging, making kids want to read. Poingo uses a mini-scanner to "read" microscopic symbols throughout a Poingo-enabled book. You can't see the symbols but Poingo can. The symbols trigger Poingo to play words, music, sound effects, and interactive games - such as matching or "look and find" activities. Kids use Poingo to help Nemo swim through a ring of fire before time runs out or, through an onboard speaker, hear Car's Characters zoom.

Since Poingo is so easy to use and focused on fun sounds and activities that draw the child into the story, kids may not even realize they're learning. The sounds and music stimulate imagination, while the interactive games exercise the child's mind and help develop small motor skills.

"Everything about Poingo creates a stimulating, interactive experience that is bound to get kids excited about reading said Susan J. Olive, childhood Learning consultant and former executive director of Playing for Keeps, a not-for-profit organization that serves as a central resource nationwide for information about play and it's developmental benefits for children. "The technology adds and exploration dimension to the reading experience that encourages a high level of participation from the child"

Our family was given the opportunity to try Poingo. It was a hit with everyone!! Including us old folks. The games were really fun. I catch my husband sitting on the couch at night after the kids go to bed playing the games in the book. My son has declared this "my fayborit toy". And the price, wow! Not bad at all. And the Poingo Pen can hold up to 50 books simultaneously. It has 256 MB of memory!. One of my favorite features (besides the games) that when you touch the words in red, Poingo gives you the definition of the word. Now that's such a great idea!

I like this toy so much that I'd thought I'd give you a chance to win your very own starter kit! The starter kit comes with one Poingo pen, a USB cord for downloading interactive content, and two books, Finding Nemo and Cars. Christmas is coming up, why not save it for a gift for that special child in your life?

To enter, blog about this giveaway, Twitter it, Stumble it, Digg it. Get the word out somehow. Let me know how you got the word out (I'll be checking up on you!) by leaving me a comment. I will choose the winner with a random generator on Friday November 20th at 12pm. EST. This giveaway is open to US /Canada residents only.

Tiffanie