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• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000JT9V
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,814 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Don't be concerned that this video doesn't have familiar characters on the cover (no purple dinos, no brightly colored space alien babies). This proven series of colorful musical videos is a winner, and the latest, Baby Songs ABC, 123 is no exception. Designed for toddlers to 2- to 6-year-olds, this video combines color and movement--and, importantly, other children--to help young viewers remember their numbers and the alphabet. Children's music writer Hap Palmer has provided songs that are genuinely catchy and, like the classic "ABC" song, which helped nearly every English-speaking child learn the alphabet, kids are learning as they're singing. Palmer specializes in purposeful but engaging rhyme and alliteration to encourage kids to sing along, sing on their own, and prepare for reading skills.

Mostly nonprecocious children highlight each segment, often dressed alike in brightly colored garb. Featured songs include "Alphabet in Motion," "Tap Your Sticks," "Shapes That Surround You," "Colors in Motion," "We Are All Alike," "Bean Bag Alphabet Rag" (which also helps kids identify body parts), "Jig Along Shapes," and "Numbers Can Tell About You." --N.F. Mendoza

From Parents' Choice®

Use this video as the yardstick against which a flooded field of mediocre preschool videos should be measured. Basic learning skills are introduced in an environment of pleasurable songs and colorful visuals. A steady diet of Hap Palmer, the expert on preschool learning through music and movement, is highly recommended. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Gold Award Winner. (Yvonne Coleman, Parents' Choice®)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it 10 stars if I could!!, February 18, 2003

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S. Lipson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Babysongs - ABC, 123, Colors & Shapes" [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hooray for you for finding this gem video in a sea of commercialism. My kids and I are a big fan of many of the famous groups, but this little video is definitely the bomb-diggity! I'm so glad that I decided to try this video because it turned out to be exactly what I hoped it would be and even better, my kids LOVE it!!! It's simple and very engaging. My kids love watching it again and again. They participate in the song and dance activities as if they are part of the group of kids in the video. The alphabet, color, numbers, and shapes are all covered in a totally engaging format. This video will get your kids singing and dancing, and more importantly, LISTENING to the instructions of what to do when as they follow the lead of the little kids on the video. For instance, (kids are wearing different colored shirts) "Yellow stand up and walk around red, blue stand up and hop on one foot..." So not only does your child learn colors (numbers, shapes, or the alphabet), they learn to listen to directions, and then are given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to participate in coordinated activites.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment!, February 17, 2000

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This review is from: Baby Songs: ABC, 123, Colors & Shapes Video (1999) (VHS Tape)

I ordered this video for my daughter, age 2, after she showed an interest in the alphabet and numbers. The fact that this was a Parent's Choice led me to believe that it would be the perfect educational video. Was I wrong! The 2 songs that deal with the ABC's go by so fast that my daughter couldn't keep up. Don't even expect that this video will help you child learn numbers. The first counting song only repeated "1-2-3" over and over and the second just showed a little girl randomly counting to 5, 6, 7, and 8. The songs didn't even keep my daughters interest. All the video contains are songs that are boring to a 2 year old and seem like they would be trivial to a 5 year old.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our baby loves it., December 4, 2005

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A. Raven "Book Junkie" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby Songs - ABC, 123, Colors & Shapes (DVD)

I got this ages ago for our older son when he was a toddler, but I don't remember him ever getting that into it. I tried showing it to our one year old recently and he absolutely loves it. I think he'd watch it all day if I let him. The video has kind of a dated look about it. It shows different kids acting out songs about the alphabet or about trying to get to sleep, etc. The music is obviously all written by the same guy and the songs all have a similiar sound. My husband jokes that the music sounds like the theme song from "Three's Company", which it kind of does. In any case, our little guy loves it and I don't mind him watching it, because it is strangely soothing. No saccharin (think Barney) type kids, nothing harsh or overly commercial. It's just a nice little kids video