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The thorny question of how much screen time kids should get hangs over every parent like a rain cloud. Whether the worries are overblown or not, finding alternative activities for kids feels important. There's a world of games and gadgets designed to free your little ones from the tyranny of the touchscreen, but few deliver on that promise. It's a wireless speaker, but what sets it apart is you can buy audiobooks on physical cards. Your child slots these cards into the top of the Yoto Player to start listening, like inserting a cartridge into old-school video game consoles.