Smart Girl's Magical Book Club

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, logic, counting, classification

CTR Rating: 78%

CTR Review

Designed specifically for preschoolers, this is a collection of four crudely designed electronic storybooks (stilted narration and strange animations) plus four additional games. The net result is an assortment of things to do, covering some coloring, counting (up to 9) and a music creation game -- where you can touch the strings of a harp to hear it played and record your own short songs. Only one string can be played at a time, however. The overall design is clunky, but consistent. Borrow it or bag it.