Early Years Toys Of The Year

The ultimate gift guide to the 15 best toys of 2009

Text & Learn
Your child can exchange text messages with Scout the puppy. With luck, it'll distract him from your phone. (3 and up; $21.99, leapfrog.com)

"It not only teaches letters, but it sounds out words and gives examples of how the word would be used." --Ruth Angrand, mom of Talia, 3, Marietta, GA

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