The Amazon Kindle Kids model is identical to the base model 11th generation Kindle e-reader. It comes with three colorful cases and his free one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, which gives your child access to thousands of audiobooks and eBooks. Many parental controls can also prevent your child from accessing the internet browser or disable purchases from the store.
Kindle Kids features a 6-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1448X1072 and 300 PPI. The recessed screen and bezel design makes the font look very sharp. This is mainly because the e-paper is exposed so there is no layer of glass or other things between your eyes and the screen to get in the way. Hmm. It has four white LED lights to power the frontlit display and enable reading in the dark. Amazon actually promotes a dark mode that inverts the colors on the system side, so the background is black and the text is white.
Under the hood is a 1 GHz single core processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage. It comes with a USB-C cable at the end, so this is used to charge the battery via a wall outlet or computer. This is based on 30 minutes of reading per day with wireless off and lights set to 13. Battery life depends on usage. Streaming audible audiobooks over Bluetooth reduces battery life.
The big visual difference between the Kindle Kids and the regular Kindle is in the included case, which slightly increases the overall size and weight. Currently, he has three styles to choose from: Ocean Explorer, Space Whale, and Unicorn Valley. The case is really well designed and doesn’t cost extra. The e-Reader is priced at $119.99 and can be purchased from Amazon.
Amazon Kids Mode is a pared-down, curated version of the standard Kindle interface that limits what you can read to Amazon’s list of kid-friendly content or books that parents add to their profile. Kids mode has two additional features that help children learning to read. The vocabulary builder keeps track of all words searched, helps kids remember what they have learned, and can even generate flashcards. The Awards section gamifies reading by setting different achievements that can be earned from reading, such as Book Her Worm if you read for 30 minutes or more a day or Serious Leader if you read her 500 pages. .
Michael Kozlowski has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past 12 years. His articles have been featured in major and local news sources such as CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post, New York Times and his website. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
