LeapFrog—Scout & Friends: The Magnificent Museum of Opposite Words

This latest program from the LeapFrog educational entertainment series starts off with green puppy Scout, blue cat Eli, and a…well, some sort of hyper rodent thing named Penny enjoying a thesaurus-worthy game of “in other words” (Scout is called “caring”; in other words, he's “thoughtful,” and so on). Suddenly, purple doggie Violet shows up with big news: the Magnificent Museum of Opposite Words is opening! But what are opposite words? The gang travels in the magic car named Axle to the museum, where they discover the answer…along with flustered Mr. Polecat, who is hard-pressed to finish setting up exhibits for the opening gala. Scout and the crew—along with the inept Beaver Brothers and robot assistant Fritz—work together using trial and error to figure out what needs to go where. Featuring songs and plenty of repetition to ensure retention for the target age group of 2-5, extras include sing-along and read-along segments. Highly recommended. [Note: also newly available at the same price is LeapFrog—Scout & Friends: Adventures in Shapeville Park.] Aud: K, P. (J. Williams-Wood)