Fisher-Price J0134 Little People A to Z Learning Zoo Playset

My almost 2 year old has had this almost a year. The animals themselves are fun, the matt is just nothing special. Its hard to get them in the right place, and its definetly not worth the price we paid for it. Not the quailty I would expect. We love fisher price and have lots of Little People toys we love. Unfortunately, this one falls short by a long shot.

I absolutely love this toy. It teaches the child so much about animals and how they sound, the alphabet and letter sounds. Please never discontinue this product.

Bought this for my grandson's 2nd birthday; He really likes the animals and when the sound comes on it is a real treat, as you have to press hard on the letters or move the animals around A LOT to get the sounds to activate. This is a cute toy, but I felt not worth the $70.00 I buy a lot of toys, most of them are Fisher Price, but was very disappointed in this toy, not Fisher Price quality!

We have had so much fun listening to the sound of the animals and learning the letters with this toy. We are almost exclusive "Little People" lovers because Brooklyn loves giving them all names. This unit is just perfect in showing her which animal name starts with which letter! We have many sets and hope to get many more. She's is 3 and get's pretty upset if she can't find her Little People sets. She learned all her letters with help from her Learning Zoo and we love it because it's so interactive!

I have many Fisher Products and was considering this one as well. I may yet buy it but one thing has brought me up short. I was a Reading Specialist and always check preschool items purporting to teach initial phonics and am nearly always disappointed to discover that one or more items are teaching the "wrong" thing. I cannot see all the animals clearly but FP has highlighted the giraffe for the letter/sound "g". The letter "g" should be highlighted with an animal such as "goat". The sound at the beginning of "giraffe" is the "soft g" which sounds like a "j". This is a phonetic exception. For many, if not most children, this is not a big deal as they will learn to read visually but for those who struggle and are taught phonetically having to "unlearn" just adds one more thing.In addition, I cannot see many of the other animals clearly so I am not certain that this is the only "error". As you can see this is my pet peeve but it would not take FP much effort to consult Reading and Literacy Specialists for the correct information for a toy such as this. Otherwise this toy does look like a lot of fun for a preschooler. Still considering the purchase (with the addition of a goat from another source! LOL!)