Customer Reviews

Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I have a 16 month old and a 6 year old. At the beginning of the DVD it is quite boring and the kids have no interest at all. The letter A starts with Elmo singing a song and the kids are interested again. I guess because it says "All Star" in the title, I assumed it would have more actors/Sesame Street characters in it. The Special "All Star" guests were only on 6 of the letters (Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Norah Jones, Larry King, Martie Maguire, Natalie Pasdar and Emily Robinson- I don't know who the last 3 even are). The Sesame Street Characters were on about 5 of the letters and some with hte actors. My kids had no interest and both love watching Sesame Street videos all the time. My 16 month old loves watching the "Sing Yourself Silly" DVD over and over. I think this DVD was thrown together and didn't have much thought put into it at all. I know I wish I could return it at this point because it was a waste of money. Nobody wants to watch it.

I rated this video three stars, which is amazing because I generally want everything from Sesame Street to have 5 stars! We bought it today in hopes that it would be a good way to introduce the alphabet, and I must say I was very disappointed that we chose this for our 16 month old. It isn't a bad video, but it is best suited for older children - maybe 3 and up. There isn't that much Elmo, which would be okay. My child will sit and watch most Sesame videos from start to finish, but understandably he began wandering away after the first 15 minutes and continued to do so throughout the show. Mostly there is the letter "A" and "Z" doing interviews and some celebrities adapting some of their songs to the letters (ex. "I wants to soak up the sun"). No Sesame Street video is ever a bad buy, but just beware it isn't typical video and isn't really geared toward toddlers. The songs they put together were really catch, but I would be a little concerned that some of the sarcastic humor of "A" and "Z" would be lost on little ones. Then again, if you are looking for an out of the ordinary Sesame Street video, this might be for you. If not, I would suggest the Sesame Street Anniversary Video or Elmo's World - The Street We Live On.

I was surprised to read so many reviews saying that this video is not for toddlers. My 21 month old is addicted to this video. The first time we put it in, she watched it all the way through and wanted us to start it over again. Unfortunately for her, it was bath time.

This is a DVD that I don't mind watching with my daughter. So far it hasn't gotten on my nerves like so many other children's videos do. The celebrity appearances are really sweet. My daughter's favorite is the Dixie Chicks singing about the letter "B", but I think Larry King's interview with the letter W is pretty special too.

As a first alphabet video, this is fairly sophisticated, but the music and fun make it something we can all enjoy. It might also help if your toddler/preschooler is already familiar with the alphabet before watching this, as it is more of a "fun with letters" than a "learning your letters" type of DVD.

I know that parents brag all the time about how smart their kids are, so please excuse me for a moment while I brag on mine. :) My son, who is now almost 3 years old, was given this DVD when he was about 16 months old. He LOVED it and wanted to watch it all the time. Here's the bragging part. We were out in the car one day, about 2 months after he had started watching the video, and he said "O". Sure enough, there was an "O" on a sign that he was pointing at. This continued over the next 2 months until he was pointing out every letter of the alphabet on signs, in books, on labels at the grocery store, etc. Now, I am a an elementary school teacher, so everyone thinks he knows his alphabet because I have drilled it into his little head, but I promise I have not. He is just really smart, and I believe that my child knew his alphabet at 20 months, in large part, because of this video. The songs are even catchy enough for me to often be caught singing them around the house. We love learning, and we LOVE Sesame Street!

My 22 month old son absolutely LOVES this video. He has watched several Baby Einstein and My Baby Can Talk videos, but once we got this one, he only wants to watch it. He was very interested in the alphabet, so I bought this for him and he jumps and dances with the songs and shouts out the letters. He is even singing the alphabet song when he isn't watching the video. I highly recommend it.

I bought this on impulse because I saw Stephen Colbert on the cover and I think he is funny. We have so many Sesame Street dvds and I knew the kids would love this, which they did. All three of my children enjoy this dvd, even my 10 year old, who loves to see Sheryl Crow.
I must say, I grow weary of people who complain that Elmo is not in every skit of every dvd on the shelf. While Elmo is a wonderful addition to the cast of characters, Sesame Street was thriving long before the red monster arrived and the older, classic characters taught a whole generation of children, the very ones who are parents now. Elmo is fine, but give the other characters a chance to grow on your children too.
This is a fun dvd, just as I expected it would be...fun for ALL AGES!

One of the things I love about the Sesame Street DVDs are the songs and the liveliness of the characters. This video starts off REALLY boring with the A and Z walking around the mall talking to people about the letters. My son wants to see characters and singing. The parts with the Sesame Street gang and the songs are fun, but the rest is boring. He lost attentinon with this video and normally he is enraptured by Sesame Street videos. I might have to try another alphabet DVD.

I rate this DVD a five because it has served it's purpose for my child. She will be two years old (on September 29, 2007) and she has known her alphabet since she was 20 months, thanks to ALL STAR ALPHABET. Yes, the music is corny at first, but after hearing the songs everyday I found myself singing right along with her. If you show intrest in the DVD, then so will your child. Everyone is amazed at how my daughter can identify EVERY letter of the alphabet on our refrigerator or when we write it on paper. I would recommend this item to anyone who wants a smart baby like mine ;-)

My 2 year old loves this video, and watches it straight through. She already knew her alphabet, but this video is helping her make more word connections. She sings all of the songs, and talks about the letters and words at other times, so I see that she's learning from it. And like all Sesame Street products, I enjoy it too. One of our favourites!

This dvd is great! It's not too long, and not too short. Best part is it has music that the adults will like (hopefully). I personally loved the Letter U song with Melissa Etheridge. Nora Jones and Sheryl Crowe are also in this. Good stuff!!