Val, my ds2 loved the letter section on Starfall when he was just starting to recognize his letters, but neither he nor I are fans of the sound-it-out beginning reading section. I wish they would read it properly, then sound it out, then read it properly again. By only stretching out the sounds, I think they lose context of what the words are saying. I can do that better away from the computer with real books.
amazedmom, have you looked at Magic Treehouse? DS6 started the animal ones just after his 3rd birthday and fell immediately in love. He read all of them as a 3-4 year old, and while I confess that I didn't read every one before/after him, I never found any that were ianppropriate for this age. Best of all from a mom perspective, the content is highly educational too!
