We bought this for our 8 year old who has a great deal of trouble falling asleep at night. It has the perfect amount of reading light to allow him to read without waking his younger brother and it is so light! They have a great selection of books for his age range and though the battery says it will last a month I think t was anticipating only and hour of reading a day. I had to recharge today so it lasted 12 days with him reading almost 2 hours a day. Best gift we have bought him ever, hands down.