Amazon’s Echo Pop Kids smart speaker is exactly what it sounds like: a child-friendly version of the $39.99 Echo Pop. That's because it is an Echo Pop, but with a higher $49.99 price, a colorful look with a silicone sleeve, and a six-month subscription to Amazon Kids+. The Kids+ subscription more than justifies the extra $10, and the silicone bumper makes it better suited for accident-prone children than the larger, louder Amazon Echo Dot Kids ($59.99). That earns the Echo Pop our Editors' Choice award for kid-focused smart speakers.Design: Kid-Friendly Looks and Protection The Echo Pop Kids doesn’t come in generic animal or space designs like the Echo Dot or the Kindle Kids. Instead, you have a choice between Disney Princesses or Marvel Avengers. The Disney version shows Ariel, Moana, Rapunzel, and Tiana on the front, while the Marvel version has Black Panther, Captain America, the Hulk, and Iron Man on its grille. Each Echo Pop Kids comes with a blue silicone skin that protects ...

The Amazon Echo Pop Kids is an affordable smart speaker that gives children access to age-appropriate information, music, stories, and audiobooks.