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Dr Seuss's My Many Colored Days (Notes Alive!) [VHS]

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My toddlers are rarely allowed to watch TV or videos. This video is one of the few that I have found to be entertaining and educational. The combination of classical music and poetry is just fabulous. I only wish more videos were of this caliber.

I rented this from our local library and found in one week both my children wanting this video over all our other favorites. It highlights the wonderful book by Seuss but also presents the Minnesota orchrestra. The music in this is so wonderfully done and Holly Hunter's narration is perfect. This truly brings to life the different moods color can play in our lives. There is additional footage on the making of the video and a look at the author seen in the eyes of his wife. Enjoyable for the entire family. My 2.5 year daughter has been reciting lines from this story. It has been so much fun and I just had to buy a copy!

This DVD is an excellent way to introduce kids to concert music while exposing them to Dr. Suess. It is very creative. The voice over and animation are very cute and the music is excellent. My 3 year old has no trouble sitting through the 45 minutes and is thoroughly enchanted. I am pleased to put this DVD on whenever she requests it. I feel she is getting something out of the experience and not just "zoning out in front of the tube."

The quick and at times slow pace of the music and animation grabs, and holds the attention of even very active children unlike anything I have ever seen. The vast array of emotions expressed and portrayed by the boy illustrates reality. It shows children that it is OK to not have "pink days" 24-7. The interactive games teach about the animation, music and instruments used in the production and promotes interest in these topics in all ages. The games also promote excellent observation and comprehension skills. It will be a family favorite.

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 2 TO 102!

Great video to watch with your kids over and over! Beautifully animated to keep kids interested! Teaches children of the arts -from animation/graphic arts, to classical music and the ability to express how they feel by way of color and the emotions and mood of the music.

The Minnesota Orchestra performed this piece brilliantly. Instruments were introduced with each color and expressed boldly by drums or softly with violins. Involvement of the orchestra demonstrated clapping, stomping and smiles among the musicians.

Narration by actress, Holly Hunter was a treat! She explains the way each color reflects a 'mood' or emotion from gloomy blacks, and browns to happy pink and sunny yellow.

The compilation of this video is creative, intelligent, and fun! 'Fantasia' eat your heart out.

An absolute perfect marriage of music, text and animation. Richard Einhorn's musical setting of this wonderful Dr. Seuss story is pure genious! This musical story takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. It's a must for any serious Seuss collector!

My K-2 class loved this video. We read the book first and then watched the show. They were completely enthralled and were easily able to sit through the 45 minute show. The animated characters read a page from the book and then the orchestra plays music to accompany animations about that color. The kids loved watching the musicians and how each color was illustrated.

I think I love this video as much as does any child who has ever seen it. It is just wonderful! Taking Dr. Seuss's last completed book, My Many Colored Days, and making it into a short three-dimensional movie with colors that leap with absolute beauty was a stroke of genius. And I love the music that accompanies it, too! Holly Hunter is a perfect choice for narrator. This video is a rare example of how magical a project can be when everything is gotten just exactly right! No matter how many times I watch it, this video still reaches something in me and makes me happy.

Like other concerned parents, we own only a handful of videos for my daughter. I bought this one specifically because I think very highly of the book of the same name. I am a musician, and I was drawn to the use of a real (not synthesized) orchestra. The original classical music is wonderful! However, the animation and overall "look" of the video is quite disappointing. It bears no relation to the beautiful illustrations in the book (other than the colors!), and has a very "computerized" look to it. I find the face of the boy to be harsh and expressionless, and there is nothing about the animated characters that is warm or appealing. The art in the book is an integral part of its appeal, so it is unfortunate that the art in the video does not do it justice.

This movie is scary the kid is always smiling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Except when he is lost on purple days! i would buy this movie just to make fun of it. Suess would be ashamed