My four-year-old son is devouring this software! He likes to paint the flowers made out of shapes, choosing the correct colors then watching them turn into a rainbow when he finishes. There is a train that is powered by jewels, and word/pictures that float by on rafts. His favorite part is the rocketship that emerges with numbers on it, and he has to count how many little creatures to go in the ship. (I have discovered that he is very good at math!) When a certain level is reached, the child gets to choose dance moves to make Reader Rabbit and his pal the lion dance. Very clever! Each section has different levels of difficulty, but as of yet, the only one I've noticed really challenging is the rocket/math one. Although he loves the software, I didn't give it 5 stars because it seems like this one will be quickly outgrown, and doesn't challenge him like I had expected. It's fun, but buy this for younger kids or kids with no preschool experience so they can grow into it.

This is our favorite game, by far. It has been played far more than Dr. Seuss kindergarten, Reader Rabbit kindergarten and the Tonka games. My son is a very active, adventurous four year old and this game keeps him interested while he learns. Unlike some of the other Reader Rabbit games, this game is more adventure, less knowledge being crammed down the throat, and I think that is why he enjoys it so much. He is learning lots, but it still feels like a game. He gets very excited about collecting the brillites and loves to watch the piRATS. I would especially recommend this for 3-5 year old boys, though I'm sure girls would enjoy it as well.

My child played this when they were very young. And because of the covid lockdown we decided to play old games. Happy to find it. He had a lot of fun playing it again. But I highly recommend it for preschoolers. He learned so much back in the day. And it was fun.

We are a loyal Reader Rabbit family, having tried many children's software titles and consistently finding the RR series at least as good as any similar software and usually much better, but I would say this particular title is a mixed bag. On the positive side, the graphics are good, the characters are familiar and there is an overarching purpose (collecting brillites to plug into Mount Brill) that lends depth to a typically shallow gaming genre. On the not-so-positive side, the games are often exceptionally tedious and it is not always clear what one is expected to do. I really appreciate that there's a framework story and a big finish with a "Congratulations" to help your child get excited about the accomplishment but, as another reviewer has mentioned, the child can easily get the brillites needed to finish the game while they still have another (and incomplete) set of stones -- what are those for?
There are six activities that rely on matching, counting and letter recognition skills as well as listening to instructions, but there is little devotion to teaching these skills -- it's basically just testing them. I'd say this is one of the weaker members of a strong software series .... perhaps not the first program that you might want to buy for your preschooler, but entertaining and with some positive attributes if you're shopping for a third or fourth.

This engaged my 4 year old with learning activities and gave me detailed reports. It grew with him as he progressed, getting harder as he mastered the basics. The best software I have found yet (and we've tried a ton).