Product Details

• Actors: Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston, Tracy Ryan, Dan Hennessey, Elizabeth Hanna
• Writers: Clive Endersby, Else Holmelund Minarik, Jed MacKay, Jennifer Pertsch, Maurice Sendak
• Producers: John B. Carls
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Run Time: 33 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305469962
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,476 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

The spirit of Halloween is in the air! And Little Bear is preparing for the ghosts and goblins faster than you can say "Boo!" Here are four bewitching stories of Little Bear and his friends.

"Goblin Night": It's Goblin Night, when goblins will play tricks on you... unless you can scare them away first! Little Bear's not afraid... he's wearing a frightful costume of his own!

"Moonlight Serenade": Strange things happen in the light of the Harvest Moon, beginning with a friendly scarecrow who invites Little Bear to explore the night with him.

"How to Scare Ghosts": Is that the wind whistling through the trees, or is it music? When Little Bear gets out of bed to investigate, he makes a very surprising discovery.

"Thunder Monster": Thunder and lightning are much less frightening when Little Bear, Mother Bear, and Father Bear sing a song together to make the storm go away.

Based on the books written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting! Beautiful stories! Unusual! Loving & Gentle!, October 15, 1999

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A C Flaherty (Montague, MA USA) - See all my reviews

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

Little Bear explores Fall traditions - pumpkins dance up a hill towards the moon to Moonlight Serenade, ghost squirrels play funky jazz, Autumn leaves and acorns falling. I have always loved the Little Bear videos and books because of Minarik's ability to create engaging stories without good v. bad conflicts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Autumn Stories for Kids, July 31, 2001

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M. Lilliquist (Bellingham, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Bear - Little Goblin Bear [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Like all of the Little Bear videos, this charming collection of four seasonal tales is so good that it almost justifies watching TV instead of playing outside in the falling leaves! These stories are about kids just being kids (or rather, animal kids just being animal kids): exploring, playing with friends, laughing, and using their imagination to make up playful games with eachother. In this way, they are like A.A. Milne's original "Winnie the Pooh" stories, in which the characters' games and discoveries are the main attraction, and we come to love the characters not despite their flaws but because of them. And, in the Little Bear stories, mom and dad are supportive presences, mirroring the real world in which mom and dad are usually the most significant people in young children's lives.

My 3-year-old daughter loves the stories, and all other Little Bear videos. The stories are neither too simple, nor too complicated. Similarly, the action unfolds at the perfect pace for young kids, neither too sluggish nor too fast. Little Bear won't insult your kids' intelligence, and you may enjoy them yourself, too!

Unlike so much of TV/movies for kids, the Little Bear stores are not about conflicts with bad people [who, invariably, are bad for no reason other than to move the plot along (e.g., the wicked queen or stepmother, etc.)], or are about loud-mouthed kids who argue with eachother and avoid adults at all times (Rugrats and the like). I recommend all of the Little Bear stories, and the Little Bear show on Nicklelodeon, for any parent who wants a positive alternative to the brain-rotting noise that one usually finds on TV.

Hurray for Little Bear!

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for October!, January 25, 2009

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C. Lawrence (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Bear - Little Goblin Bear [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My two year old son loved everything about this video. We found it so entertaining. I love the music, and I never got tired of watching it in spite of all the requests. My son did not find it scary in the least. He would laugh and laugh.