Customer Reviews

Little Bear - Little Bear's Band

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I have been waiting for this set about music to come out on DVD, and I am happy that the bonus episodes they added do not include any of the scarier Little Bear stories. Not that Little Bear is at all frightening for the kindergarten crowd, but my preschooler does not need to be introduced to new fears (like the wind with a spooky face in "Good Night Little Bear').

This DVD contains 12 episodes that play on a loop, 4 about music, 4 about kisses, and 4 about friendship. There is one almost irritating story where Chicken squawks a lot (it's actually pretty funny) and one particularly endearing story where Mother Bear kisses a skunk and he is overwhelmed with joy that someone would kiss his smelly self. They are all happy and sweet and my 3 year old loves them, but I was surprised when a friend's 8 and 10 year olds came over the other day exclaimed over the DVD, "Little Bear! He's great!"

All in all, highly recommended.

The main episodes are: "Little Bear Sings A Song," "Diva Hen," "Clever Cricket," and "Little Bear's Band."
+ there are bonus episodes: The Painting, The Kiss, The Wedding (these 3 are supposed to be played together); Valentine's Day; Emily's Visit; I'll Be You, You'll Be Me; Lucy Needs a Friend; Princess Duck
Hope that helps someone- I wish someone would post the episodes on some of the other (discontinued) DVDs, so I would know if they were worth the hassle to get.
We have 5 kids ages 15 down to 2 and they all enjoy Little Bear's gentle stories.

I would tell anyone who has kids from 1 on up to buy these dvd's They are great for kids I have a 22 month old great grandson that has watched them on noggin for the last 8 months and I just brought him the 4 dvd's that I found to buy I would love it if they would come out with a box set of all the episodes. It is well worth the money

My 2.5yr-old daughter loves to watch Little Bear on TV and usually cries when it's over, so I knew it was time to buy one of the DVD's. We rented Little Bear - Rainy Day Tales, Little Bear's Band, and The Little Bear Movie before deciding to buy Rainy Day Tales. I give this one 3 stars because it's true, my daughter loved it. I didn't give it 4 or 5 stars, though, because as an adult some things annoyed me. Three of the episodes make up a 3-part story about a skunk looking for love, and I didn't like his character as much as the regulars - he's kind of weird and spacey. Also, my daughter would lose interest during these episodes - I think the content was not so interesting to her. The episode "Diva Hen", while admittedly very funny, got on my nerves after awhile, with Hen squawking opera for most of it. Both my daughter and I just enjoyed Rainy Day Tales better - I recommend renting each ahead of time if you can, before purchasing - it really helped us decide.

(We also rented Little Bear - Feel Better Little Bear but it stopped after one episode, so I had to select an episode and push PLAY for each episode - kind of defeated the purpose for a mom trying to get things done. I don't know if it was just that one dvd, though, or if they're all like that. We did like the episodes we saw, but it was too much hassle.)

It's time to start dinner, and your 4- and 2-year-olds are, well, being 4- and 2-year-olds, and the baby is in the backpack. What do you do? Let "Little Bear" help! These stories are completely engaging and innocent, demonstrating the abiding value of family, humor, friendship, selflessness, and imagination. This title contains twelve stories, each about 10 minutes long, so even the 2-year-old will stay put! This set has particularly endearing. I've been collecting "Little Bear" for 10 years because they're that good. And if dinner isn't ready right on time, it'll be because you're watching the show with your kids!

My two year old loves Little Bear. I have to admit that I do to. He is not nearly as annoying as Dora. They don't ever try to save Christmas or the world in general. It is just a little bear and all his friends having fun. What could be better than that?

My son and I adore this and all the Little Bear dvd's. I can see myself watching them the rest of my life.

My son turned 15 August 22. As a toddler his favorite show was Little Bear. He would sing "Little Bear, Little Bear Sing a Song" all day. It seemed, at the time, to be his favorite episode. A tradition in our family is for the birthday person to choose a restaurant for the birthday dinner. After dinner the family gathered round the tv. I had setup the dvd to start right when the song comes on. The expression on my son's face was priceless. I could tell that he was filled with emotion and he was overwhelmed with the memories of his early years. After watching Little Bear we continued talking about the past and how much "fun things were when you don't have to deal with the drama and stress of high school life." Little Bear is a treasure for my son but that evening it became a treasure for us all.

My child loves Little Bear and I can see why. The stories are nice and heartwarming, although somewhat different from the original books. The characters are rather charming. There are many stories on the disk to keep your little one occupied for a couple of hours.

The Little Bear series is perfect for those times when Little Daughter wants to watch television, yet you want to confidently know what she is watching.

Little Bear and friends learn the basics of life and social adjustment... without being drummed into an overt moral message.

Best of all, the music, character temperaments, and overall themes are presented in a relaxed, even-tempered manner. Except for Duck's wackiness and Owl's aloofness, you can rest assured that Little Bear and friends are the types of friends you want Little Johnny befriending.

As an added bonus: our daughter often falls asleep while watching the DVD (either in the TV room or in the SUV).