Pros: It speaks English, French and Spanish, saying the numbers and a few words, like “Hello,” and “Have a nice day,” in all three languages. When you turn the wheel at the bottom, it rotates between a few songs, like “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The songs are just music, no lyrics. The wheel also brings up the phrase, “Have a nice day,” and a soccer guy yelling “GOAL!” It has a blinking light on the top end, which my daughter liked. It’s small enough and lightweight enough to carry in a baby bag as a take-along. I also liked it that it’s not indoctrinating one year olds into character marketing. You really can’t avoid them getting a lot of that, but I do what I can to favor the toys that aren’t as much a marketing tool. We’ve had this toy for a year and a half with steady use, and I don’t ever remember changing the batteries.

Potential cons: It does not have an on/off switch, which isn’t a huge deal to me, but it’s something worth mentioning. Also, the a sound effect where that soccer guy yells “GOAL!” can get a little annoying if my kids play it over and over and over.

I’m ok with the rest of the sounds it makes, and I like this toy a lot in general.