The biggest thing I recommend against for kids bikes are:
1) knobby tires for riding on the road (and this is always easily fixed anyway), and
2) suspension you can't lock out (can be very lossy - a lot of energy goes into making the bike po-go instead of going forward).
It doesn't have suspension (good!) and I can't tell what tires are on there (but they don't look ridiculous).
I think you did fine.
For teaching her how to ride, take off the pedals and have her learn how to balance on the bike just by using her feet. After she's used to that, put the pedals back on and have her ride down a slight hill, and have her try and pedal.