Product Details

• Actors: Mallory Lewis
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000SIWH14
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,276 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Phonics 4 Babies Where Little Minds Grow Big! Join Mallory Lewis Emmy Award® winning performer and daughter of the legendary Shari Lewis (Lamb Chop) as she introduces your child to the first 300 key words and phrases which will be a springboard for all speech. Your child will have fun with Giggles and the rest of the Tummy Tots in a magical world full of playful puppets, sing-along songs and phonics fun as they learn new words including Hello , Goodbye , Please and Thank You . Early Communication Development: Helps address children s needs at an earlier age Can enhance family bonding Can become the basis of social and emotional well- being Developed in association with prominent clinical advisors from UCLA, speech pathologists and child educators, Phonics 4 Babies is designed specifically to engage babies and toddlers in early speech skills. It s unique blend of music and entertainment will introduce your child to vowel and consonant formation, letter and shape identification, counting games, basic manners and more that will unlock their imagination like never before.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I thought it was okay..., October 21, 2007

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dee (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phonics for Babies: First Words (DVD)

I know this has great reviews but I just thought it was alright. My 11 month old was uninterested and my 3 1/2 yr old was only mildly interested. I cannot imagine who the format is aimed at. The video shows 3 pictures in a bubble and then says, "can you find the duck?". Then the duck is a highlighted. However, for little ones learning new words the background is too busy for them to focus on the objects in the bubble. And for older ones the concepts are elementary. I just wasn't overly impressed with the the way it was set up. But like any other children's video, what works for one child may not work for another. So maybe it is just better suited for someone else's children.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Title, August 27, 2007

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Ranny Levy "rannykf" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phonics for Babies: First Words (DVD)

If you liked Shari Lewis, you'll love her daughter Mallory. Mallory has lept off from where her famous Mom left off. She is an outstanding ventroloquist and performer and introduces her new puppet Giggles in this well constructed program teaching vocabulry to pre-schoolers. Recent studies have shown that the key difference in school readiness between low and middle income children is vocabulary. I think the more we can expose our kids to an expanded vocabulary, the better prepared they are for school and for life! And, on top of that, it's fun.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational but also entertaining, February 7, 2011

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Katherine Woods (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phonics for Babies: First Words (DVD)

I bought four DVDs aimed at teaching babies words: Brainy Baby, Bee Smart, Baby Babble, and this one. My daughter quickly got bored with the first three but continues to love Phonics for Babies. The others are slow paced and, for the most part, use just one basic technique: a word (for ex. "train") is repeated several times while the item is being pictured. Baby Babble is a little more complex as it also has clips of speech therapists making various sounds and some interesting toys. Phonics for Babies is much livelier than the other three DVDs and has music, puppets, and teaches more than just words - also phonics, counting, manners, etc. The stars of the show are a puppet named Giggles, which my daughter adores, and the actress Mallory Lewis, who is the puppet's "mother." They sing a variety of catchy songs together which really makes this DVD enjoyable in addition to educational. If you watch the entire DVD you will find that after the credits there is a second show about as long as the first one. So you are essentially getting two for the price of one. We also bought another DVD with Giggles and Mallory Lewis, which is about colors and counting. My daughter loves that one just as much.