VeggieTales – Silly Little Thing Called Love

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Big Idea has released three of their popular kids’ stories into one DVD collection, Veggie Tales: Silly Little Thing Called Love. The three stories in the collection are “The Story of Flibber-O-Loo, Duke and the Great Pie War, and “Madame Blueberry”.

Each of the stories in Veggie Tales: Silly Little Thing Called Love has a theme about love. Flibber-O-Loo learns what it means “to love his neighbor”, Princess Sweet Petunia (the star of Duke and the Great Pie War) learns that true love means thinking of others first, and Madame Blueberry learns that accumulating more and more stuff can’t make her happy the way God’s love can.

Because there’s a religious element to VeggieTales, I think some people might be disinclined to buy the DVDs. But to do so is to miss out on some of the best programming made for children, hands down. We are not a religious family, yet I’ve been buying VeggieTales for my kids since they were toddlers. There’s just something hilarious about talking vegetables, and the music…oh, the music. Quite simply, the music that accompanies VeggieTales stories is AWESOME. This DVD in particular has four of what VeggieTales calls “Silly Songs”, which are short music videos in between episodes. I dare you to listen to “His Cheeseburger” or “Love My Lips” and not have it stuck in your head for days afterwards!

If I still haven’t convinced you, here’s the trailer for the DVD. Watch it with your kids and see if they don’t ask you to get it for them! You can find VeggieTales DVDs at Christian Bookstores and also usually at Target, probably at Walmart too. You’ll love this!

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Holiday Gift Guide-Scholastic Treasury Of Storybook Classics: Animal Antics and More

About the Collection:

Scholastic_Animal_AnticsSCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ presents a menagerie of make-believe mayhem with the release of a new gift set for preschool children with TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS: ANIMAL ANTICS AND MORE! Offering more than seven hours of quality children’s entertainment, whimsically animated to charm children who love the world of animals, the new set collects the most sought-after animal stories in the series.

50 award-winning and classic children’s stories are faithfully adapted and brought to life for this 7-DVD boxed set, priced for holiday gift giving! And from the beloved stories Harry the Dirty Dog and Make Way for Ducklings, to newer family favorites Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and I Stink!, kids and parents alike are sure to enjoy these storybook treasures, featuring celebrity narration by Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Lithgow, and others. Together, these stories have won more than 80 awards including the Carnegie Medal from the American Library Association and the NAPPA Gold Award for excellence in children’s video production.

TREASURY OF 50 STORYBOOK CLASSICS: ANIMAL ANTICS AND MORE includes the following DVDs. Each one features several stories, providing more than an hour of fun and an innovative read along function:

* ANTARCTIC ANTICS
* CHRYSANTHEMUM
* CLICK, CLACK, MOO… COWS THAT TYPE
* HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
* HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
* I STINK!
* MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS

Run Time: 8 hrs., 2 mins.

Format: DVD/7 Discs

Price: $49.95 msrp

Where to buy: Scholastic’s online shopping cart is available at www.newkideo.com.

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My Little Pony Twinkle Wish Adventure

My Little Pony Twinkle WishBefore I had a daughter, I had always heard that some girls hit a certain age, discover ponies, and fall madly in love. That is exactly what happened with my daughter last year when she received a collection of My Little Ponies for Christmas.  She carries three of her ponies everywhere we go, and when we discovered that there were My Little Pony DVDs, well, we knew she would love them, and we were right!

My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure was released on DVD on October 13th by Shout! Factory in collaboration with Hasbro. MY LITTLE PONY: TWINKLE WISH ADVENTURE follows Pinkie Pie and all her pony friends on a fun-filled adventure as they discover that friendship can make wishes come true. All the ponies can’t wait for the Winter Wishes festival where the Wishing Star grants each pony one special wish. But when the Wishing Star disappears, they go on a journey to find it. Will they make it back in time for the festival? Find out by joining Pinkie Pie and all her pony friends on this magical journey of discovery.

The DVD is jam-packed with fun extras including a new animated short “Elefun and Friends,” the “Waiting for the Winter Wishes Festival” prequel, six sing-along songs, downloadable coloring sheets, cut-out pony ornaments and four fun activities.

I found a trailer for the DVD on YouTube, created by Randy for Shout! Factory. Enjoy!

The DVD also includes 4 downloadable activities – a coloring sheet, a note to give Santa, how to make a snowman, and cut-out pony ornaments, making this a wonderful pre-Christmas surprise gift! The My Little Pony fan in your house is sure to love My Little Pony Twinkle Wish Adventure!

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