We bought this for "N" around a year and a half ago, I think it's a good toy. He likes it even though I lost all the parts in our move, but even though back then he didn't understand that letters make up words, he enjoyed it.
It helps kids learn how to read and learn how the letters from into words. There are three ways for them to play with the toy, Letter Hunt which they learn their alphabets and the sounds they make. Word Builder is where they can spell any three letter word ... (read more)