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Little Bear - Halloween Stories

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"Little Bear: Halloween Stories" is the only "Little Bear" DVD release for 2006. Although it's not immediately evident, this DVD is actually just a rerelease with additional stories of content already released on VHS. The main four featured stories that are part of the Halloween theme were all released on the VHS "Little Goblin Bear" (which I own) way back in 1999.

That said, this is still a great show. There's actually lot of content on this DVD --- around 75 minutes worth. In a smart move, each individual story is accessible from the main menu and the full opening and closing plays for each story --- so you / your kids have the choice of whether to watch it or fast-forward through it. Unfortunately, other than promos for other Nick Jr. releases, there are no special features.

Besides the Halloween-themed stories (which are "Goblin Night," "Moonlight Serenade," "How to Scare Ghosts" and "Thunder Monster"), there are also eight other stories. I'm pretty sure most of these have been released before, but there may be one or two that haven't previously been seen on home video. "Exploring" is a very early and nice "Little Bear" story in which Little Bear heads up an expedition. Two other particularly noteworth ones are "The Campfire Tale" (in which Little's Bear's Uncle Rusty tells a story) and "Duck Loses Her Quack" (in which Duck tries to teach ducklings quacking.) The other stories are "Under the Covers," "Night of the Full Moon," "Up All Night," "Little Sherlock Bear" and "Detective Little Bear."

One bit of warning --- the stories on this are so wonderfully relaxing that you or your kids might end up falling asleep! Not because it's boring --- it's anything but, but just because the overall tone, coloring and characters are very pleasant and relaxing. The only other show like this that I think offers real competition in this category is "Maisy."


Oh, and I didn't notice any changes in the theme music.

I love Little Bear for my 3 year old. It DOES calm down little boys. But I was disappointed that they changed the theme music. Don't "they" realize that children need routine - my little boy jumps for joy when he hears the old theme music. We put this on today all excited to see the Halloween episodes and he was quite upset the music was different - en fin....it is still Little Bear but just a little different.

If I didn't already have a special place in my hear for Little Bear, this DVD would put him there. I have it in the DVD player from September through Thanksgiving. It is worth the price for the segment called "Moonlight Serenade". I get goosebumps every time I hear snippets of the music.
I should also mention that my children like it too. :)

My 3.5 year old daughter loves Halloween and Little Bear so getting this DVD was a no-brainer. The DVD contains 12 stories in all, and at 10 mins each, they are a quick watch and play one after the other [i usually hit the next button to get to the following episode]. The episodes are: Goblin Night, Moonlight Serenade, How to Scare Ghosts, Thunder Monster, Under the Covers, The Campfire Tale, Night of the Full Moon, Up All Night, Little Sherlock Bear, Duck Loses Her Quack, Exploring, and Detective Little Bear.

Little Bear and his friends - Owl, Duck, Cat, etc are lovable and cute - the stories are engaging and make for fun viewing for little ones.

very sweet little video, but my 3 year old found it a little scary...wouldn't get it again

light hearted, not overly sweet though or pretentious.
Nicely animated artwork that resembles Maurice Sendak's style.
This is a must watch for our entire family over the halloween/harvest season.

I bought this one to introduce our 2 year old to Halloween and eventhough there is only one Halloween story, there are lots of Fall and seasonal stories so that's ok. What I really found wonderful is that Father Bear plays a major role in most of the episodes. YAY! My husband plays a large role in our son's life so it was nice to see an increased role on Father Bear's part. Moon Monsters they are reading together while MB is out, Bead Bugs FB plays with LB- etc. The other LB DVD's I have (Rainy Day and LB's Band) MB plays the main caregiver role so it was nice to see Father in the mix.

a very nice collection of toons for younger kids. these cute and kind characters are a good watch to calm down wild little boys.

Little Bear is a favorite with my daycare children. We also love Fall and Halloween and the episodes are a perfect way to get the real feeling of the fall season! Little Bear also calms down all of my daycare boys which is a REAL plus. The stories are entertaining and sweet.

We all had fun watching these Little Bear stories. Our favorite was "Goblin Story." The Halloweens stories are the best of them, though there are others included.