My daughter LOVES dogs and has seen the Dora Puppy DVD so many times she can quote dialog. This game is wonderful for pre-readers who are just learning to play video games that require reaching goals (i.e. earning tokens to buy the puppy stuff from the store). I like that that my daughter is learning to save token for items that she wants to buy, caring for a pet and addition/subtraction of tokens. There are parts of the game that my daughter participate in by blowing or talking into the mic (optional, but I haven't told her that) which has been helpful for articulation exercises. Overall, a great first game.