Video
By Staff -- Playthings, 5/1/2007
From its cover, Bop-Along With the Bop-A-Lots (Volume 1) could easily be mistaken for just another sing-along DVD, but its content has a higher purpose: to get kids thinking "productively," the same way the Edisons, Einsteins and Da Vincis of the world did—by looking at a question, situation or challenge from several perspectives. The DVD does that by exposing kids to traditional children's songs in progressively non-traditional renditions that illustrate, step-by-step, that there are multiple and vastly different ways to look at or think about the same thing. ($19.95) Wonderfun, Hollywood, Calif.
James Marshall's Cinderella…And More Beloved Fairy Tales is a collection of animated short features based on illustrator Jim Marshall's best-selling picture book adaptations of classic fairy tales. The DVD is enhanced with optional Read Along captioning and features narration by actors Kathy Bates and Patrick Stewart. ($14.95) Scholastic Media, New York
Kids ready to leave the diapers behind can get a grasp of the potty-going process on Go Potty Go! The animated DVD stars twin pandas, who, along with a cast of animal friends, engage kids' imaginations with snappy rhymes and original songs while demonstrating the steps and skills needed for a successful trip to the grownup bathroom. Available separately in Spanish. ($14.95) Mazzarella Media, Bristol, Conn.
