PBS certainly knows how to educate as well as entertain its viewers. Five separate DVDs have been released catering to children and the results are just delightful. Each program contains easy-to-digest stories designed to teach basic morals to youngsters helping them on their path of life and learning. The first DVD is Star Light, Star Bright and it is a fun one. It contains The Sounds of Silence, Parts 1 & 2, The Tooth, the Whole Tooth and Nothing But the Tooth, The Winter of Quack’s Discontent, In a Bind, Star Light, Star Bright, Bedtime Story and finally, The Deep Duck Woods. The second DVD is Seasons of Adventure and it is also rather amusing. It contains The Mystery of the Thing That Went and Came Back, Peep’s Color Quest, Snow Daze, Flower Shower, Who Stole the Big Wide World, M-U-D Spells Trouble, Quack Quack and lastly, One Duck Too Many.
The third DVD is Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Fresh Foods 101 and it is a fun little program that helps educate children (and parents) about certain foods and nutrition. It is a highly informative and definitely worth a peek. The fourth DVD is Arthur: The Good Sport and it features everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic aardvark. The disc contains The Curse of the Grebes, Arthur Changes Gears, Room to Ride, The Good Sport, and finally, Arthur Makes the Team. The fifth and final DVD is Arthur: Hooray for Health! and it continues PBS’ animated cuteness. It contains Arthur’s Chicken Pox, Sick as a Dog, Arthur’s Tooth, D.W., the Picky Eater and last but not least, Just Desserts. The programs PBS cranks out continue to impress this reviewer. If you have kids or know of kids who are thirsty for knowledge and entertainment, then any of the above DVDs I mentioned would be perfect for them. The concept of infotainment is alive and well in PBS’ products and we and the kids of the world are lucky for that reality.
"Peep and the Big Wide World - Star Light, Star Bright, etc." is on sale November 8, 2011 and is not rated. Animation, Children & Family, Education.
