the magic pen

The MiKids package that we signed-up with came with a lot of reading materials. All the books are of really good quality. You're supposed to introduce the books to your child step-by-step. I've got 2 cartons of books kept underneath my desk!

There are board books and paper books, for their own reasons. The board books are for the kids to read on their own. Hence, the tougher material. Whereas, the paper ones are meant for parents to read to them. All along, i kept the Dinoops books. I only took out the 2 Dinoops hand puppets and stacking blocks for Joel to play with, and familiarize himself with the characters - for later. Joel has only been using the Your Baby Can Read books and flashcards, but i can tell that he's slowly losing interest in them.

Last week, i went to the bookstore to look for some new books for Joel. When i got there, i decided not to buy any becoz i remembered the cartons back home. Of course, English books are also very expensive here. So i had my second thoughts. Haha! There is a particular book, however, that i regretted not buying...so i will go back again. ;p

When i got home, i took out a few of the Dinoops books. I also thought that Joel might be ready for them. It so happened that today, Jenny & Victoria (from the MiKids) arranged to come to our house to observe Joel and see his progress. They also advised me to start Joel on some of the other Dinoops series...and also let him use "The Pen". I shall call it the Magic Pen.

Elvis & i are VERY AMAZED with this Magic Pen. When you place it over any word or picture in the Dinoops reading materials, it READS out the sentence or make a sound if it's an object/dinosaur character. Yes, it reads out loud! The paper books are the thickness of normal paper (maybe about 100gsm) and there are so many books in the entire series. The board books are also the thickness of normal board books. Even the stacking blocks and poster are "readable"! It's like MAGIC!

So tonight, i took out more Dinoops books and the Magic Pen for Joel. He loves it! He's been pointing at them all night! ;)

Point Point Point... (Shown here is the Flap Book)

Joel, this is your birthday present, ok? Haha... ;)