Mike Wood, a parent who wanted a better way to teach his son to read and developed the wildly popular LeapPad tablet that revolutionized learning, has died at 72. LeapFrog Enterprise’s LeapPad ...

Wood’s company LeapFrog boomed in popularity with the debut of the LeapPad in 1999. Wood stepped away from the company in 2004. The LeapPad was the best-selling toy of the 2000 holiday season.

Wood wanted to do so “before the disease progressed too far,” the outlet reported. Wood’s company LeapFrog boomed in popularity with the debut of the LeapPad in 1999. Wood stepped away from the ...