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Summary: Sweet, charming, perfect
Review: Parents know that once you buy a video for your child, you will probbaly have to see it yourself at least 12,000 times. While Barney and the Teletubbies make me want to bury an ax in my own skull, I actually look forward to seeing this inventive, wonderful, whimsical video. The songs are first-rate, with funny, engaging words and gentle melodies. And they do actually impart educational information about, among other things, shapes, body parts, numbers, manners, and the alphabet. The art is utterly charming, and the voice actors give every character an appealing and vivid presence. There is really nothing not to like about this video. Even the length is right for a child's attention span, and for limiting daily TV time. What I like about it most of all is that, while many kids videos are overbearing and insistent, this one is low-key and laid back. We tried one of the other Richard Scarry videos (the counting one) and it was okay, but the magic of this one is unique.
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Summary: Simple and sweet
Review: Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs video brings together catchy songs, both familiar ("Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" for instance) and new. Huckle and the gang are putting on a variety show for family and friends which highlights all the things they know. (This implication that a kid can be an expert on a lot of subjects is a nice confidence-booster.) The material is illustrated and sung in a very clear way. A song about shapes has the viewer identifying circles, squares and triangles in Busytown storefronts, and then those shapes are isolated and outlined so your child can see a direct correspondence between objects and geometric shapes. All the songs are done in a similarly clear manner without a lot of overload. The children's voices are robust and refreshingly non-professional. Well, I guess they must be professionals or they wouldn't be on this video--but none of them sound like they're auditioning for "Annie."
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Summary: A Must Have Video/DVD
Review: This is a fabulous video/DVD. It is both entertaining and educational. Both my children (ages 4 and 2) love it and can watch it over and over. It teaches shapes, colors, alphabet and more.
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Summary: A great learning experience
Review: This is a great video for children and parents. It is very entertaining and educational at the same time. It keeps the childs interest the whole time. It covers shapes, numbers, letters, directions...and so on. My first child received this as a gift and now my 2nd and 3rd watch it as well. This is by far my favorite video of my children's. It's a must.
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Summary: A great learning experience
Review: This is a great video for children and parents. It is very entertaining and educational at the same time. It keeps the childs interest the whole time. It covers shapes, numbers, letters, directions...and so on. My first child received this as a gift and now my 2nd and 3rd watch it as well. This is by far my favorite video of my children's. It's a must.
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Summary: Excellent Video For Teaching All Kinds of Concepts
Review: This is a really cute, fun video that my preschooler loves watching. This video has been very helpful in teaching her several major concepts; such as shapes and opposites [as well as please and thank you!]. She enjoys the characters and loves to sing the songs over and over. This Video is far and above better than most of the "teaching" videos available, and I'm really glad we got it!
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Summary: Recommended!
Review: This is my 2nd Richard Scarry DVD - I also have the ABC DVD. Of the two, I think the ABC is better, but this one is quite good too. It covers a series of concepts with a song each, like counting, shapes, prepositions, alphabet, opposites etc. Of the songs, I don't find any of them memorable except the one teaching the alphabet, which is super (A is for apple, B is for bed, C is for crown that you wear on your head etc). The DVD is about 30 minutes long, which I find ideal - you can get a bit of housework done without making the TV too much of a babysitter. Be aware that the Richard Scarry DVDs look a bit low-tech, they are not flashy and polished like Sesame Street DVDs.
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Summary: Recommended!
Review: This is my 2nd Richard Scarry DVD - I also have the ABC DVD. Of the two, I think the ABC is better, but this one is quite good too. It covers a series of concepts with a song each, like counting, shapes, prepositions, alphabet, opposites etc. Of the songs, I don't find any of them memorable except the one teaching the alphabet, which is super (A is for apple, B is for bed, C is for crown that you wear on your head etc). The DVD is about 30 minutes long, which I find ideal - you can get a bit of housework done without making the TV too much of a babysitter. Be aware that the Richard Scarry DVDs look a bit low-tech, they are not flashy and polished like Sesame Street DVDs.
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Summary: Not very entertaining or inspiring
Review: This video is the one that my child of 32 months is the least interested in. It is rather one-dimensional and does not engage the child. I found it to be boring and not fun. If I could return it, I would. Strangely enough, she and I prefer Barney's Let's Play School much more, even though it is choreographed.
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Summary: Our Son Loves It!
Review: We bought this DVD based on reviews read here and it was a great purchase. Our 8 months old son has loved this DVD since the first time he saw it. We've had it for about 4 months and he still loves it enough to spin his head around when he hears the intro and then actually sit still for the entire 1/2 hour. It is old fashioned animation, but our son prefers this over many newer kids DVDs including Elmo. We also have the Counting Songs version and he loves that too. The Learning Songs version is a bit more enjoyable the 100th time you've seen it, but both are great.
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