Customer Reviews

Little Pim: 3-Pak Spanish for kids

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My son showed interest in Spanish while watching Dora so I bought this video to take him one step further when he was almost 3. I was amazed to see that not only he sat there watching with interest but he also repeated words and small dialogues in Spanish. He would never talk Spanish with us (we don't really speak anyways) but when we met a couple of Mexican friends this summer he could exchange greeting with them and answer simple questions such as what color is your shirt or what do you want to eat. They were amazed at his accent and said he did not sound American at all (however it did not work on me who is trying to learn with him, I'm probably too old to get the native's accent).
On a technical point of view, the program is very well done, A succession of short sequences keep the interest and attention of the young viewer alive. A little gap after each word or sentence enable the child to repeat or internalize the vocabulary. The same words are presented in different scenes. I guess I don't really need to develop on this with all the awards it received.
In short I really recommend it and I'm delighted that I have discovered it.

My 2 year old son loves to watch this series. We've had it for a month now and he still asks for it daily. He's said one word in Spanish so far, but I think is really taking it in. Although I speak Spanish almost fluently, I didn't know where to begin with teaching my son so I think this is a good beginning. It's far better than some other programs I've seen which are either boring or just a word here or there so they don't learn much. I'd like to try the other languages too.

I recently heard my three-year-old daughter telling my younger daughter, "I know another way to say 'milk'. You say 'leche'." That was after watching the first DVD about four or five times. My children just love Little Pim! They seem to learn from him so quickly. He is cute, funny, and informative; he does a great job keeping them riveted. I like that he is the only one that talks because then the accent and pronounciation are uniform for the child to copy. The immersion idea is great, though I've been very thankful for the English subtitles when watching them for the first time. My only complaints are that on one occasion, Little Pim acts like a dog in a crude effort to be funny, and that sometimes the mothers' necklines are a bit too low for viewing-comfort, but I would highly recommend these videos as the best thing I've seen for children learning Spanish. I wish they would make a follow-up set for the next age-group. This set of videos was well-worth my money.

I really didn't have any expectation when I borrowed these videos from the library, but my baby LOVES them. He watches them all the time. Because Panda is black and white he has been watching Little Pim since he was about 5 months old. When I need 15 minutes to myself I can turn on the video and I hear my son squeel with excitement. It will keep him entertained for an hour+ if I let it, but in my attempt to retain my Mother of the Year title I try to limit his television watching. I hope your baby likes Little Pim as much as mine does.

My son is only 11 months, but I put only 1 dvd on a day (30 minutes), while I do errands around the house. He sits still and watches it, he even claps along and waves! I love that he enjoys seeing the panda (Little Pim) and the friends.

I borrowed this product from my local library and decided almost immediately to purchase it for my son. It also refreshes my memory and teaches me some new words and uses as well, great for improving the Spanish in my Spanglish speaking home.Little Pim: 3-Pak (Spanish for kids)I plan on purchasing more DVD's in the future.

I have Chinese, Spanish and French collections. Infant daughter loves it!!! Dont buy from Supermart. They took about 3 months to ship my product. Some of the other DVD's I purchased from other vendors and Target and it all shipped OK.

Love the short episodes and little Pims gorgeous voice. My 16 month old has never watched tv and is not usually interested but this held his attention for the right amount of time and encourages interaction.

Videos are ok. Not very exciting. My child still prefers Yo Gabba Gabba.

The producer's name is Pimsleur, but this is misleading because she has absolutely no affiliation with Paul Pimsleur, the language scholar, nor the world-famous Pimsleur approach to learning languages. Julia Pimsleur piggybacks off of his name alone to sell these language videos for kids, and does not use any of the Pimsleur techniques, such as graduated interval recall. Don't buy this set for the name, it is a sneaky, underhanded dirty trick.