Product Details

• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: March 11, 1997
• Run Time: 34 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304424434
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,154 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

"Pudding Hill" finds Little Bear and his father having an unexpected adventure on a camping trip. "Father's Flying Flapjacks" is a funny story in which Bear and Father Bear make a surprise breakfast for mom. "Little Bear and the Wind" finds Bear frightened at night by a howling wind and comforted by his mother. "Doctor Little Bear" is another cute one in which Bear takes charge when Mother Bear gets sick. Fine animation, thoughtful stories, that Maurice Sendak touch in the artwork--you can't beat it. A bonus: there's a segment in which Sendak (who illustrates the books upon which the Little Bear animation series is based) talks about family relationships." --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One part can be frightening for some toddlers, March 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Bear - Family Tales [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Overall, this is a great video, and we love the Little Bear series. However, you should be aware that there is one story- about the wind howling loudly at night- that can serve to inflate fears toddlers already have. My daughter became very scared of the wind after watching this video (she's 2) and even had trouble falling asleep at night, crying and saying that she is "scared of Mr. Wind." I'm referring to the part in the video where this menacing dark-grey face appears in the sky and blows wind fiercely at Father Bear, threatening to capsize his boat. The Wind is personified here as a frightening character who yells spookily "These are MY seas Father Bear!" Apparently this terrified my daughter. It may not have this effect on all kids, especially if they are a bit older and can distinguish fantasy from reality. But my daughter doesn't understand when I tell her the wind is not really a person with a face- it's just air that blows around. She thinks there is this scary person in the sky that wants to hurt her, ever since watching the video- she even cries when wind blows on her too strongly while she's playing outside. We've really had to work at overcoming this fear. She's an outgoing, brave kid in almost all other ways, but she is very sensitive. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with other parents who think their young ones might react similarly. You know your child best. I wish I had waited until my daughter was a couple years older to show her this particular episode. (It's still a great video)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars poor tape quality spoils a wonderful story, December 6, 2000

By 

A. Wang "acwang" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Bear - Family Tales [VHS] (VHS Tape)

the original "little bear" stories are marvelous. This video preserves the sense of warmth and love that distinguish the books. This is a family that does things together. The Little Bear character embodies many of the traits of a typical toddler/preschooler. Mama and Papa Bear provide structure for a little bear discovering a wonderful and sometimes complicated world out there.

Unfortunately, the tape is of very poor quality. I exchanged it once, but the new tape is just as bad. Luckily, my daughter doesn't seem to mind. My 3 year old daughter really loves these stories. She can identify with many of the concerns and delights that Little Bear experiences.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Video - Awful Recording Quality, November 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Bear - Family Tales [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I would have to agree that "Little Bear" is one of the best children's shows on television. However, the recording quality of this tape is awful. It was intentionally recorded in EP/SLP mode to save on tape, and is grainy and has poor sound quality. Too bad, I would have spent an extra dollar to have it in SP mode. I would suggest that others write to Paramount, Nelvana or Nickelodeon to complain as I have.