Customer Reviews

Dora the Explorer - City of Lost Toys [VHS]

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My daughter has more Dora DVD's than I would care to admit. This one is not her favorite. As a matter of fact she never requests it. Come to think of it, it's not my favorite either.
I much prefer Dora's Rhymes & Riddles or Map Adventures to this one....

Dora and her friend Boots are visiting the place where lost toys are gathered. It is not clear why those toys are there. The plot is a little vacuous as opposed to other Dora's episodes. In this episode, more and new characters are stuffed, maybe to cover also little boys. Anyway, the formula that shapes Dora's and friends' adventures is still a success for children, especially girls, between 2 and 4. However, with this episode I have the impression that whatever Dora's story is, my daughter is going to follow her with vivid interest anyway. Also the second episode in this VHS does not shine as those in other videos. I hope next Dora's episodes on VHS are going to lift the bar a little bit upper.
Her striking resemblance with the French heroine Madeline is impressing. However, Dora has something fresher and wilder that my daughter of 3 love unconditionally. Maybe because there is no Madame Clavel around?

I just bought this video for my almost 3 year old son. We're big fans of Bear in the Big House, The Wiggles, Kipper, Clifford, Sesame Street, etc. I had never seen Dora before and was not sure if he would like it. This is a fantastic video! It is very interactive. Dora encourages children to get involved to look for stars, pop bubbles, jump up and down, etc. There is some Spanish in the video, though not as much as I hoped. Still, what little there is can be easily expanded upon (i.e. counting stars). This is a great video for kids and their parents! I will definitely buy more Dora videos!

All four of these stories are very cute, especially the first one which teaches counting and addition in a fun, creative way. The music is quite impressive. My daughter loves the Dora videos and this one is my favorite.

For children 1 to 5 Dora the Explore has to be one of the best educational shows. This DVD includes 4 episodes, so it is a very good deal.

Very good educational program for kids,but the quality of the DVD-CD is not as goos as I expected. The picture quality of all bonuses features is fuzzy!
That made me give it three stars only. the The producers need to pay special attention to this very negative point of the CD on their next releases.

We bought this Dora DVD for our granddaughter,Kiersten.She loves ANYTHING that has to do with Dora.I(Grandma)babysits Kiersten three days a week and we seldom miss a Dora episode.Although we had seen all 4 episodes on this DVD on the Dora series they were not frequent ones.We have watched this DVD so many times already,but she never tires of it.Dora is not annoying to watch and does teach colors,numbers,shapes,etc.We just bought another Dora DVD today and I'm sure she'll love this one,too.We also plan to buy her several more for her second birthday in September.

I have a 2 y/o and 4 y/o and they love this video!!!! I would definetly recommend this to anyone with little ones. It is not one of the shows they have played a million times on TV as well, which helps keep it special for them. It is well worth the $, and I have had no problems with the picture quality at all.

My 2 year old just loves this DVD.. She already knew how to count but hearing dora and boots count through their travels is reinforcing her skills. The songs and colors keep their attentions while the repetition helps them learn. All the episodes are cute and they teach the same concepts.

I think this is a great DVD for Dora fans because the episodes are very good, and they are ones that we have not seen on TV before. The City of Lost Toys is beautiful, with really nice color and design.

My daughter would watch this DVD all day if we let her.