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P.D. Eastman Are You My Mother? (plus Go, Dog. Go! and The Best Nest)

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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.

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?

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.

Our little granddaughter, who is amazing us with her vocabulary, is constantly asking to watch "Mother". The book has been one of her favorites and she was delighted to receive the video from Santa this Christmas. It is delightful.

These are probably the three most famous P. D. Eastman books written. This video makes them come alive. Are You My Mother is the tender, heart-warming story of a baby bird who has hatched while his mother was on an errand. He asks animals and other things if they are his mother. He even asks a car! This is also very funny. In Go, Dog, Go!, dogs of all shapes and sizes run around the pages with funny little phrases. The Best Nest is a lesson-teaching story. Two birds are fed up with their old nest and try to find a new one, a bell tower in a church! They learn that old things can matter, but I'm not telling how! These stories are all a bit different, but they all have that same Begginer Book silliness. Are you a buyer?