The 16gb will be fine unless she is into playing games or storing a lot of songs and/or movies. The extended warranty is a money maker for Apple and if you use your charge card to purchase the standard 1 year warranty is extended to 2 years, American Express card the easiest to make a claim. Purchase a good case for your iPad, forego the Apple, too expensive and does stand up properly. On Amazon you can purchase a Devicewear ridge for $30.