Product Details

• Actors: P. D. Eastman
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Closed-captioned
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Random House Home Video
• Run Time: 25 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630227642X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,826 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To share with your little ones, December 2, 1999

By 

Maria Herrera (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P.D. Eastman Are You My Mother? (plus Go, Dog. Go! and The Best Nest) (VHS Tape)

I remember reading this story as a child, and recently viewed the video with my nephews who are 3 and 5. This is certainly one of the best works that P.D Eastman has to offer. Fear of losing a parent is one of a child's greatest fears, and this story allows them to explore their fears in a safe and entertaining way. The video moves at the pace of a small child,not unlike the Spot series of videos,which is nice. The story has been translated to video direct from the book so children can recognize the familiar characters immediately.I found it a nice wayto initiate discussion about trust and strangers. Also, to provide reassurance that no matter where they are in the world, and how big they get, they can always find their way home.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book and Video combined- NOT a good idea, July 21, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: P.D. Eastman Are You My Mother? (plus Go, Dog. Go! and The Best Nest) (VHS Tape)

You have all read this story, am I right? You have shared this story with your child, am I right? You walk into the store and say, "Hey they actually made a video out of that," Before you put it in your cart, let me give you a breif warning of what is to come. Your experience will change forever. IT changed mine. Orginally you would think that the dog on the cover is sweet and calmly told the bird, "I am not your mother, I am a dog," this video changes this scenario. The dog has a ruff, gruff, mean voice and will scare your child. The "SNOOORRRT" is now a lot more disturbing then it was when you read it. Your kids will laugh no more. This video sucks all the enjoyment out of the book and makes a mockerey of it. Along with "Go Dog Go" and "The Best Nest" this video will ruin some of the three best child books ever created. I advise you now. Buy the book. NO VIDEO! Got it?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To watch with your brother or son, or sister, or daughter, September 13, 2003

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C. Krush (New Egypt, N.J. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P.D. Eastman Are You My Mother? (plus Go, Dog. Go! and The Best Nest) (VHS Tape)

I am a thirteen year old boy and I got this video when I was 2. It delighted me. I watched it very often. Now I watch it with my little brother. There are three storys on this video.

1. Are you My Mother?: This is a story about a little bird who hatchs wihtout is mother here so he hops down and asks a: cat, hen,dog,cow,car,boat,an airplane and a snort,a constrution vichle. In the end he finally finds his mother. A sweet story preparing you for the craziness of the next story.

2. Go Dog Go. This story is crazy. But enjoyable. It talks about dogs acting like humans, by teaching them oposites. Stuff like red means stop and green means go. And at the end the all have a huge party. And one dog always asks another dog. "Do you like my hat?" he responds. "No I do notlike your hat." Until the end when they ride away in the sunset. Now you see what I mean by crazy. But don't worry this video ends with a sweet story.

3. The Best Nest. This story is about a bird couble you wants a new nest. Well Mrs. bird. Mr. bird wants to keep his old nest. Every day he sings, "I love my house I love my nest and in all the world my nest is best" So they look for a house in a: tree hole, a shoe, and a mail box. Then they finally found a nest on a bell in a curch. So they make their nest and mr. bird goes out to sing. Then the bell rings and Mrs. bird flys away. Mr. bird looks for her and he thinks a cat ate her. So then he goes in his old house. And he found Mrs. bird who just layed an egg and the video ends with the egg hatching. So sweet.

Overall: The music is good and the animation stinks. But it is the best childrens video I ever watched.