Customer Reviews

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

We bought this in addition to our collection of Eric Carle board books for our two year old son. The narration and animation are beautifully done, and true to the books. The stories are simple and quiet but held my very active toddler's attention completely. I wish there were more of these stories available on DVD.

We have scholastic books-on-movie format, such as the "Goodnight Gorilla", and this by far is the best I have seen. I love to watch it with my 2 year old before bedtime. It is the perfect way to wind down for a good night's sleep. She is enthralled by watching her favorite stories that we read together come to life. This is beautifully done with music, animation, and you can even have the words show (you need to choose the option for the hard of hearing, and the words will come up on the screen).

Absolutely well done, Disney! I wish there were more out there like this one!

This is similar to the Scholastic Video Collection series but it's not the same. It's made by Disney. I'm sure you already know what the stories are. They are nice and slow. The scenes are very true to what the drawings in the books are like. The animation is nice.

Most of the reviewers seem to have bought this for kids about 2 years old. My daughter is 4 and enjoys it. The back of the dvd says ages 5 and under.

My daughters favorite part is the bonus feature. It's a game called Eating Through the Week. There's all 7 days of the week and you have to help the caterpillar choose the food he will eat for that day. Each day has 3 choices and the child moves the arrows on the remote to move the caterpillar to the correct choice. Then they press the enter button. As an example, a pleasant voice says, "Today is Monday and on Monday the very hungry caterpillar needs to eat one apple. Can you help the very hungry caterpillar find one apple? Just move the highlight over the picture of one apple and press enter on your remote control. Great! You helped the very hungry caterpillar eat through one apple on Monday! But he's still hungry. Now it's Tuesday and.........", etc. It's actually a very cute game and the best part of the entire dvd, in my opinion. It's too bad that there isn't at least one more game to choose from. I wish there were games like that on the Scholastic videos, it would enhance them so much. This is the first time my daughter has played a game on a dvd and thinks it's the best.

So, just an fyi....if you are reading these reviews and decide you would like to purchase this, go with the dvd not the vhs. You can find the vhs for cheaper....but I would assume you'll miss out on the game. We got this dvd from the library. I had planned on buying a vhs if we liked it. Because my daughter enjoys the game so much, I'll have to make sure I spend a little more and buy a dvd. I know she would be terribly disappointed to receive a vhs and not have the interactive game.

I was going to give this 4 stars, simply because it is very good....but I don't personally think it's excellent. But, I decided to go with the 5 stars because Disney was smart enough to add in the interactive game.

I promote BOOKS for my children, not videos. However, this video is exceptional. Beautifully done, it is very much in keeping with the spirit of the books. 'Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me' is wonderful. The music is serene.

We love the books, and this video is wonderfully true to the stories. It is very quiet and great for naptime wind-down.

I have had this 4-story in VHS since I got it through a book club when I was teaching. My classes were absolutely caught up and I would not hear a sound during each story, 6-10 minutes each in length. Ever since my grandboy was 20 months old he has asked to see it many times over and is still mesmerized by it. The narrator and music are captivating and presented in a soothing, quiet way. I now have purchased all the hardcovewr books that are part of the DVD. My, my what a wonderful surprise those books are in the way they are arranged with flip pages and fold outs helping the words combine with difficult concepts like directional up and down, and concepts like visul perception (looking at the moon as it changes size with distance.) People who watch this DVD compilation see something new every time they view it. The most fun part of that is when the child points out a feature, fact, or some other underlying surprise that even adults haven't noticed, or have assumed that the child is too young to understand that one, therefore passing over it. We show it especially on difficult days. We all three snuggle down with warm vanilla milk and watch with quiet appreciation and let ourselves travel with Eric Carle. For all of us, O-ma, PaPa, and the Mr. it provides an interlude to the day and we all feel refreshed. This DVD is Excellent from the conception of a child to the geriatric years!!

My two-year-old has to watch this DVD every day. He loves the colors and the cute animation. He always enjoyed The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, and I think it amazes him that he finally gets to see the caterpillar move.

Another favorite story is the one with the chameleon in it. The chameleon visits the zoo and takes on a characteristic of every animal he has contact with. Pretty soon he has a goldfish fin hanging from his chin and eventually wings, etc.

All of the stories are entertaining and calming.

My wife is a kindergarten teacher from Berlin Germany who now lives in USA. Eric Carle is a native German and is famous in Germany with Kindergarten types of teachers. He was also an accomplished marketing exec before turning to his real love - children stories. The quality of this DVD is similar to Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. It's surprising so few are aware of Eric Carle's ability to relate to small children in the US. This is a real gem. Delightful, brilliant! Julian Nott composes the music which awsome. If you have small children and like fine classical music, give yourself a special treat and order this DVD!

GREAT LEARNING TOOL---DVD AND THE BOOK ARE WONDERFUL FOR THE LITTLE ONES!!

He loves his Eric Carle books, so when Is aw this DVD I had to buy it, and it is a success! My son (2 1/2) wants to watch it every night. We watch it together before bedtime. He loves it!!!