Saturday, December 13, 2008

Cranium - Cranium Wonder Works Talking Picture Book

Cranium Wonder Works Talking Picture Book





Cranium Wonder Works Talking Picture Book


This Talking Picture Book from Cranium unlocks your creativity to get you drawing, recording and sharing your own amazing stories. Draw on reusable pages using four colorful pens and over 50 fun stickers. Then record your words, sounds and stories to go with each picture. With more than 60 surprising story-starting ideas, the Activity Spinner adds an exciting twist. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (included).




Customer Review: Not as good as most other Cranium products




I purchased this product for a long (read 20 hour) car trip. I wanted something other than DVDs to keep our 5 & 7 year old busy. This is not a toy I would recommend for the car. (I also purchased a Cranium Wonder Works Super Recorder and I would give it 5+ stars - highly recommended!) The 7 year old could work the recorder ok...but as other reviewers stated, there just isn't enough time to speak. The eraser and the markers constantly pop out and fall on the floor and then you hear "MOM...". Not much you can do about it when you are driving. The stickers will not stay on the paper in the book, but hey, they made great window decorations. If you do purchase this product for travel - one word of warning. I think the package said batteries included, but they are for demonstration only. The batteries gave way quickly - good thing to replace them before use, or take some backups.




Customer Review: Lots of laughs




My kids, 4 and 7, love this book, but they don't narrate stories, they just record themselves being silly. They also like using the dry erase pens. The stickers aren't sticky and are a complete waste of time. Overall it's a good toy; it keeps them busy, and they aren't killing each other. In my house that's success!